The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-14
NUMBER I5..

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70 % anuclpateo Irom tne Hilain,na1o.y , sGage.
ae ias oeen eiven slue.; oa.ioa ar auu n..ie @
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ths lis, n4se 4he. pte t pat
sno peho, .nas L; ta'ssH tL" las aSs.;.sot I;y
u!e m on@uoee ~ hio Iauoi '1u ua "eauae. I'M.
a as nae e," Deon uo % ~ ~ Uo
S nJ enpse ,,1e. - H., al, ~ e
The West arriveSd and sftar sneppd;no Some
ue.; 10 O., ~ a' go var, Sc;deS
opinion that he would recover"
Vice President Arthnr II in excellent sririts
Ha thinks, tha pres;dent will recover and
thenLs Cod for II -
The folIouine, ~ corres,o,t7e,ce has ,,.aaad be.
+veey, en.ts, GonIt;no and Attorrnev r Ga~-
er.1 MecVeoah. "'''- o---S'' sN'A-
% "a ~ ~ o"en .e,,-...s. -
7a e. re .rT,,a,, AtnNoI Va,sv I1IrE roih, 100,
$, ,r. AHA, .. 80 ? ~, Z
MY DEAR SIR-ln tne !a1norrence Win
which all decent men alike shudder at the at
tseHpt 70 niuIoer tue IIoniueu'' nave eison 1.
81, ,,ou ,no r,ot ho 70 bee, +,rr,sJ n,,, rim,
? inaf code treats premeditated homicide IN all
rbeinr yisited by the greatest penalty. perlSns
no disfinction between one case and another
could be founded ON the public relations held
~, A. ,o-,o,, a,.;,, pr+ 4, coea ~ on ottemnt
t9 mnrBer ' q broad distinction til @ can be made be.
tal. ,if f a,, Nd sv,
attempt to take the life of special value to the
whole people: Inc snocking occurrence OF
;sht - .nn ssa,t a;mad at h;nh execrtve Of
Hcers and whether successful or not should be
made thoroughly rigorous. The man who at
tempts the life of the President, If morally re-
sponsible, commits an oHense which the Na- M
'ion oueh. W suaiu asa.ns. aa ~ ,, w..
eAertloh ,,ost an 1a1 tbis 90 deserv;n@ Of con.
siderafion. E
"My profound sympathies are with the Pres
ident and with al OF you every 1our. Lne
conflict OF reports Keeps Iope };n aa stab1a ascant
faets e and trust that the worst is passed.
81 wish Won would express to the President
NV deenest sympathy in this hour which should
hush all discords and enlist all prayers for his
safe deliverance. Please also give TO MRS.
Garfield my most respectlui cohooiehce' 'lfas'-
ing tnat az aa;aM, VIII IG wen, a,,,.. p
ssRoscoE CoNKI1NG.n
MAcvEAaH's REPLY.
tz-,x "WAsH1NaToN, July Z, 1881.
uro Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York:
has inst reached me. Its suggestion will be
carefully considered, and its kind messages OF
sympathy will be conveyed to the President
and Mrs. Garfield at the earliest opportunity.
auRsrANr1A1 SYMPATHY.
post,,,as+.r c,.,or.1 J.mes received a tele
,,,., sse..-r - +ha
gram ironi uooiee "n'oA' 0ooa
New York Chamber OF Commerce VINO reques.s
| the Postmaster General to say to Mrs. GARFIELD
| that the members of the New York Chamber Of
| Co,,,,,,or,a ho,,a esrbsc,,bed s25O 600 to be
Ss - ,a.l 49,, ~ tboir a;n-
pfesehteo W heI' po'u 40 'onoA "a
cere esteem and sympathy ana as means oi
relieving the mind of the President entirely
from anxiety with regard to the future Of his
.aD.;,- onr ''AN''' "-'-' 'N'-N " '-
III .;.;u .o,, po,tr,.s+e- Genera, James
-. ~ ..n s...I eoua,a;nn ra,,ir. ~
Sent LILO io''"nie iep1
| ,r LAEoulsE wASsN' I.,i,.
l-l5 saE5 WASHINGTON, ouiy :. } .
"To George Wilson. Esq Secretary cnamOef 0i
"Your dispatch has been delivered to Mrs.
Garfield. p On receint M Of II she remarked there
80. ..,...,, a.. .e,,,,.;n.. .nd heort;frl in
was mncn tnat was toucnihs anu oe"u'ul
the sympathy of the people OF the whole
| country she did not dare to trust herself to
! think of H. .e ---sfasee sssss
.T p.a.,.o- c.,a-s,n
AhoS' Il eA"h'' 'o''ni"''o'
eu1TEAu's BRAyIbu.
Guiteau is a fastidious assassin. The gorge
~,ses .t ~ ,o.o;t, To sas nhn+ooranhe II,
sararsi ,,ns;t;n,,s o., TneSdarT 90 that the
sese sis Hosa"os un ,,a;t.o1oe ~ nf ths
Notiu H'she s'uuy .no .oun'enan.o
t1ah who attempted the life OF the Presldent'
He was g1teh the benefit Of the h1ghest styie
OF the art, though the crdde #ooa-c4ts winch
the newspapers use IN the haste @
| Journalism are better than ne deserved. - ne
TOOK great deal OF interest In the worK OF tne
pnotogfaposrl aho mace mace ireq9ent .;l erasfA ea,
amlnauons: ne assumed he,oc at,,sIues' ~ shu sl
stipulated that ms eyes most pe won y
eyes wnlcn emplazon nun as muruerel' ~,
the artist was patriotlc American cluzen' u,s
behayior OF dulteau must nave MAGE nl1
Wish that his camera was cannon and ne an
art1leryman. dultea1 evidently regards MN
self Us hero. He conducts himself with
disRtistinR bfafadu; he holds himself above
the common murderer, and Wants to be looked
on as man who immortalizes himself by kill
ing. He aims at the life of the man who hal
received the highest honor in the United
States, and wants to take rank al
An 6ssassif1 accordingly. He has
bloody vanity which fttosec hifn to picturesqu,
positions before the people Sayn popular
Journalist: s'He belongs to a class Of high
toned murderers who hold themselves abov'
| the ordinary punishment of assassins, wht
look tipon the gallows merely as q means O
punishing their asstitfied msrtyrdom to cause
| He belongs to class who need Intimidation
and discouragement. Why should not sucl
men, prior to their punishment. carry logs OF
their back, labor with balls and chains to thei
legs, and undergo fogging at frequent inter
vais1 The question OF insanity hasn
time to look out fof somebody be
siaes n Sne e., insane IN murderers r Inc me, me,
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