The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-06
sAAusrrs eer. mectinr on the night OF tho

on the night OF tho
Sth Rev. II. w. Bcechcr said: lin the MS
tory of this country there has never been
such week of prayers as this last week,
and hope the families Of this Christian
church have, been united In that prayer Tor
{da Pm idert, and now when from day TO
div we have been cheered with growing
hoDes. and to-day cheered more and more,
I hone the brethren will not fail to give
thanks to God for the benefit received. In
the assault ,rpon our President the Nation
received a shock which was on large scale
All equivalent Of the shock which President
Gartield's system received from the bullet.
The Nation was fOr \ moment i'll the condl-
lion of 1 child that wakes at midnight and
cries for nurse or mother and finds neither
of them"
MRS. GARFIELD.
Saws Colonel Rockwell to IA reporter: 1t
would be impossible for me 10 describe this
brave, heroic wife and mother. she. TOO,
realizes the restraint which the mr,lira! adj
yiscrs have been compelled to pu. upon her
visits to the Presidents bedside. The SYM
pathv between them. the union Of their
hearts, impcls the President to wan; to
exert himself, and then we have to protest,
and The good woman. rc,ires."
When asked how Mrs. Garfield WAS bear
ing up under the trial Captain Henry an
swcrcd: "Splcndidly. She is hopeful and
brave She remains by his side nearly I'll
the time, encouraging him and those around.
Her bravery and strength of character under
this terrible blow have been the wonder OF
her nearest friends, and would seem l." be
4 new phase in her character. She comes
of Il pecularlamiIy. When her father lay at
the point OF death, her mother hung over
him day and night, regardless Of her OWN
personal needs, and by her encouraging
words aud strong faith dragged him back to
LIE by sheer force. Mrs.s Garfield shows
this same trait of character In . marked de-
gree, and many times in this affection il has
been of inestimabIe value to her friends.
She has been General Gartield's shect.an.
cher in his whole political career.'
Mrs. Garfield went out for drive on The
morning of the Sth, with Mrs. Colonel Rock.
well. This was the first time she had been
away from the Executive Mansion SINCE her
arrival from Long Branch on the previous
Saturday.
THE assassin.
Washington telegram of the 9Th says:
"Thcre is general commentator of the
course pursued in regard to Guiteau. What
lie would like would be that the newspaper
reporters should have access to him, that
hts opinions and doings should be spread
abroad, and that ne should be allowed to
| feed his love of notorie Y by g!oating over
the papers daily. Instead Of this, no infor-
nation is allowed to reach him, and no one
| is allowed to visit him save the law olccrs
of the Government and District. This seclu-
sion Is the worst punishment that could be
inflicted upon him, and he chafes llnderit. A
company Of artillery is stationed inside the
ail-wall, and an officer is constantly on
guard in the corridor in front OF Gllileau's
cell. One OF the Deputy-Wardens is also
| there constantly, but they are forbidden to
speak to him. They are placed so that they
could see and instantly Illustrate any at
tempt at suicide or escape. There is no
possibility of his breaking out, or of mob
breaking in to him. The outer wall Of the
prison is three feet thick. Within that is a
corridor eighteen feet wide. Then comes
another three feet Of masonry, and inside
this are the cells. - ........... ..5-y
! A New York dispatch Of the 9th says
Guteau joined Plymouth Church, Brook
Ign, in 1857, and his name is No. 9. 422 upon
the rolls OF the church. He remained in the
church until 1869, when his connection was
discontinued. lie took a letter with him
when be went away. Some OF the attendants
of Plymouth Church recalled him to mind
when they saw his picture, and say that he
was in the habit Of speaking at the Friday
evening meetings. His talk was rational,
and nothing is remembered about it that
pointed to insanity. Guiteau was admitted
to the church by letter. ... .-
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service Divis-
ion, and who has been investigating With
view TO a>ceraining whether du,teau was
member Of conspiracy, has come to the
conclusion that there had been no con-
spiracy. but that Guiteau acted alone
Chief Brooks does not think Gulteau Is m
sane. He i, only eccentric but his cccen.
tricity is of Il fanatical ard exceedingly Inean
and dangerous variety.
Mrs, Theodore buns more of Lcatlv!ilc,C Col.
the divorced wife OF Guteau, says he was
very cruel to her from the line OF their mar
! rage. When he was a member OF Henry
Ward Reecher's church he would lead il
PRAYER, and as so0i, as the meeting was dis
missed would tell her of some Of his swiNd
ling schemes, among others. that, Whct
given note to collec, for client. he wou(
turn over one half Of his collection and re-
rol3 that it was impossible 10 collect the re-
lna!ndcr. She thinks the attempt to assassl
nate the President was simply prompted b,
his morbid desire for notorictv, for whicl
he would, she thinks, give his life.
Spesking of a report that h" had loaneC
Gui eau the money with which he Dough
the pistol, Colonel Bob lngers0ll said: ~,
asked me to loan him money, Nut did no
Go it. OF course, no man would loal
him money to buy pistol to shoot any one
The mean little whelp just crilIged al,
fawned until he begged it, of some enc
avoVilS some great need or meritorious oh
ject for its suses ION being asked ii HI
thoughts @li,ealI insane, tie Goouel re
Piled: "NO more Than am. DO you know
he has not yet given his true reason 10
shooting Garteld!. He Shot him, said TIL
Colonel. "because he had been pu
out OF The White House. The cursed lilli
egOtist believed that he was mainly RESPONSE
big for the e LECTION Of Garfield, and hs Wanted
pt6sial reoOkIilon and reward for his labor
room, and he was put out of it BY his order
THIS touched his vanity, and so prayed o,
his ego,ism that he resolved on revenge
Having made up his mind to kill the Pres
dent, he sought for Il reason that woul
give Il color of justification to the act. Il
| is lawyer enough to know that il he avowe,
any personal hostility to the President hi
act would show malice; so he carefully 1e
Trained from any expressions on the subjec,
! The quarrel between Conkling and the Pres
, ident gave him the desired reason. He p,l
it on the ground Of patriotism, and eagevl
avOws that he had no personal reason 70
, shooting the President. Have you notice
that never since his arrest has he alluded t
, the fact that he was elected from the Whit
I House"' '.''
!, '.+s. GUITEAU's PISTOL.
! WASHINGTON, July 9.
! The report of o. NJ. Poe and James NJ