The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-07-13

an effort to secure the appointment Of
United States consul to Marseilles,
France. At the Jail, to which he was
taken at half-past 10 o'clock this fore
noon, about one hour after the shoot
ing, he gave his name as Charles
Guiteau, of Chicago. In appearance he
is man about thirty years of age and
is supposed to be of French descent.
His height is about five feet five inches.
He has a sandy complexion and isslight,
weighing not more than 125 pounds.
He wears mustache and slight chin
whiskers, slightly tin1ed with gray.
His sunzen cheeksnn widely separated
eyes give him a sullen, or, as the iailer
describes it, "looney" Appearance.
Colonel Burnside, the disbursing Of
fcer at the postofiice department., says
he knew Guiteau when he was baby
in his mothers arms. His father, J. w.
Guiteau. was an old resident and re-
spected citizen of Freeport, ILL.,, where
he held many offices of trust. He mar
ried a very beautiful woman, with
whom and the younger children he
joined the Oneida community. Heater
ward returned to Freeport, where from
1894 up to last September, the time Of
his death, he served as cashier of the
Second National bank. There were
three children. An older brother, VIII
liam Guiteau, for long time practced
law at Davenport Iowa, but is now
practicing his profession in Boston,
Mass, where also he is at the head of
large insurance interests. A younger
sister, Flora, was a very promising girl,
having very decided talent form music.
! Charles julius Guiteau, who to-day is
/ in Jail for the murder of the President,
was an odd boy. When the family left
the Oneida community Charles, then
fifteen or sixteen years old, was left be-
hind.
He afterward went to Chicago and
studied law, being cared, for and sup
piled with money by his father. After
completing his studies Guiteau went to
Europe, where he travelled several years,
imbfbing socialistic and other eccentric
doctrines. A few years ago he returned
to this country and lectured on the sec
ond advent of Christ. He published
q pamphlet, in which the egotism
of the man was plainly shown. He
spoke of himself as messenger Of God
to announce His coming. His lecture
here in Lincoln hall on this subject was
failure. Julius-we used to call him
julius, but 1 see he has dropped that
part of his name-is now about forty or
forty-two years old. From what knew
of the boy, his education in the Oneida
community and his utterances on re-
ligion, 1 was not at all surprised at
his committing the act this morning.
| understand from people employed at
hot ,, -.
himself upon the President before. He
was an applicant for the consulsEip at
Marseilles and few days ago obtained
access to the President and acted so
rudely that the President had him re-
moved. have no donbt that, feeling
offended by this act, he determined on
the course which eliminated in the
terrible tragedy of this morning Gui-
teau was hanging around the Republican
headquarters, No. 241 Fifth avenue,
New York, during the campaign last
fall He made few speeches, but his
efforts did not seem to be appreciated by
the committee. He was poor and seedy
looking, and borrowed some money
from Mr.. Jewell after the election and
few days before the committee broke
up he asked Governor Jewell for a recon-
mendation for consulate. He espe-
cially urged that if she could secure a
consulate certain rich lady would
marry him.
WHAT HIS LANDLADY SAYS OF Kim
Mrs. William s. Grant, who keeps
boarding house at Nos. 800 and 924 Four
teenfh street, northwest, and with whom
Guiteau boarded for the last thirty days,
took the following advertisement on
Saturday morning to be Inserted in the
Post:
XTANTED - CHARLES GUITEAU, OF
w Illinois, who gives the President and
Secretary Blaine reference, to call at 9z4
Fourteenth street and pay his board bill.
What is remarkable about this is that
when Mrs. Grant called to insert the
advertisement, which was about couple
of hours after the President had been
shot, she was ignorant of the occurrence.
CHICAGO, July 2.
Guiteau's idiosyncrasies while resi-
dent of Chicago brought him into un-
enviable notoriety on more than one
occasion. He was of unwholesome APP
pearance, and was regarded as of weak
mental capacity and partially insane
His manner was a queer combination of
obsequiousness, humility and querulous
self-assertion. He was disliked, and
nobody seemed to want him around.
He was constantly trying to get him
self before the public in one form OF
another. He was insanely anxious to
get into print without apparent object
He was expert only in one line Of bust
ness, and that was beating boarding
houses. He came to Chicago ten on
twelve years ago, and did little shyster
law work around the Justices courts
Those with whom he came in contact
speedily rated him for what he was
worth and their estimate of him may
be summed up in the expression
that he was cracked That ehere
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