Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-03
Guiteau's Papers.


lished in yesterdays STAR. They have no fur
ther important significance. II Is however
Col. Corkhul's purpose TO keep them TO himself
until they will be laid before the grand jury.
Where was the Pistol PurchasedI
Guiteau stated yesterday ID the ON cers that
he purchased the pistol the day before the
shooting at the store opposite the Treasury,
and the name OF oMeara having been sug
gested to him, he said he believed that was On
name OF the stoI ekeeper. Mr.. 0'Meara yester-
day afternoon denied that he had sold such
pistol A party answering Guteau's descrip-
ton made inquiries for a British Bull Dog
piston on the preceding day at the Remington
store corner OF 10th and ID streets. but was not
suited.
wild Excitement At Wheeling.
Lieut. Glenn, Us. A, who arrivei In the city
last evening from the west, says that the PEG
pie In his car first heard the news OF the shoot.
ing OF the President at Wheeling. about quar-
ter to ten yesterday morning. The excitement
at Wheeling was intense. IL Increased at every
station that was reached. The people Jumped
on board the train and demanded {, know
something. Every body was wild with excite
ment. and denouncing the crime There was
almost riot along the line OF the road, Lieut..
Glen says.
Died from the shock.
Yesterday, MIR. Lucius Palmer. an old gentle
man IS years old, died or nervous shock on
hearing the news or the shooting OF President
Garfield. He will be buried to-day, at Rock
Creek cemetery.
q Richmond Man Attacks a Colorsd
Man for (ursing the President.
Officer kearney took into custody this morn
ing and conducted to police headquarters a
white man. a stranger In this city from Rich
mond, YA.-Samuel Frasier-charged by col
ored man named VIM. Tinker with cutting him
with knife. Mr.. Frazier denied the charge,
and said this colored man was cursing and
traduciDg President Garfield, and he Jumped
at him to catch him, intending to administer
chastisement, when the fellow Jumped and
tore his clothing. Thinkers coat, pants and
shirt were cut but not his skin. The AFFAIR
occurred at the St James, opposite the Bal
timore and Potomac depot. Frasler was de-
| tanned for hearing.
THE NEW YORK PRESS ON THE
MURDEROUS DEED.
Especial Dispatch 10 The Evening SrarI
NEW YORK, July 3.
- Impossible TO Ignore the Causes
which Led TO the Act.,,
The Times says: 1.-THE Presidents life was
assailed by a wretch who represents as dis
unctly the evil in our system as Pi esIdent Gar
derer was obviously OF a dsordered mind &c IS
impossible TO ignore the causes which led I'm
mediately to this act and which directed his
ill-regulated Will TO Its final aim. He was
disappointed office-seeker, and he linked
the bitterness OF his present dsap-
Rointinen., WITH With the passionate animos
famed and Intensified by the assaults upon the
| President which have been common In too
| many circles for the past few months Ger
talbly we ale far from holding any party or any
| section {: party responsible for this murder
| Gus act, but We believe it our duty TO point out
that the act was an exaggerated expression OF
a sentiment OF narrow and bitter hatred which
has been only too freely indulged.n
''The Accused SpOIls System,
| The World says: 1.-The authorities at Wash
| ington will do well to make haste slowly In
accepting the tale or Guiteau's insanity. The
mans conduct before and after committing his
crime was by no means that OF a maniac. he
seems to have been hanging about the Presi-
Dental residence for some days 10 quest OF an
| opportunity 10 shoot the President, and he
provided himself before entering the railway
station on his attrocious erTand with a
team or swift horses and carriage, TO
which he was making his way as quickly as
possible when he was fortunately intercepted
| by prompt and reSolute officer. II was only
after bis attempt to escape had been thus frus-
Garfield. Now Arthur Is President. 1 am
stalwart' The letters which were found UPON
his person were not the letters OF man othsr-
wise than morally insane. His cold
blooded and hypocritical allusion TO the
probable Christianity OF the President and his
utterly brutal allusion to the woman whose
husband he meant TO murder would scarcely
have occurred to a mailman. A mailman com-
hitting murder under the stress OF an insane
conviction that he was doing thing necessary
and right to be done would scarcely have
wastes words on an attempt TO vindicate the
deco"
The World adds: .If Guiteau was frenz,ei
s souDrT bT the she iasf
Chief Magistrate to give Gulteau al office,
Guiteau should De tried. convicted and pun.
Own mo- e 0sy s Sy Say Of eapoD S s
whole country OF the inevitable tendency OF
| the accused 'spoils' system which has eaten
| its deadly way so far into the manhood ana
| the morals OF the American people,
s.Faction's Latest Crime,
The Tribune heads its editorial Factions
Latest Crime" and says:
do the leaders OF faction ever intend all the
mischief which grows from the wild and des-
perate spirit which they create, feed and stim-
ulate, week after week? Is it not their
that. by kindling such a spirit, they send
weak or reckless men beyond the bounds
| OF right or reason? This assassin, it seems.
President and TO make another. His language
and letters prove that he knew what he was
doing only TOO well. AS "a stalwart OF the
do the Thing which other reckless men had
wished were done. So the ass ASSN Booth
| pCC into Dl00oy QeeQ the malignant
| spite of thousands OF beaten rebels.
| His deed STANDS In history as the cap sheaf OF
| the rebellion. So the spirit OF faction which
| fired the shots OF yesterday gave In that act
the most complete revelation or Its real caarac-
| ter That political fanaticism has been show
1 ipg itself before us all In many phases little
| short of madness The country has seen the
wiic est rav'ngs OF abuse about the President.
| and has paid little attention-but not because
| IL thought the men who uttered them insane It
| has listened to malignant scandals which It
has seemed impossible that sane citizens would
| utter regarding the Chief Magistrate OF their
| country, but has listened with contempt fan
| cyiDg that the fanat1cism OF faction would 90
no further. But curses and threats are followed
at last by murderous shots, ana the country
starts with horror. Never again viii any sane
man cry, Il am Stalwart Of the Stalwartsiu
Never again will a blind and furious fansta.
cism OF faction seem TO sane men, q thing TO
boast OF. As Booth ended the rebellion by
showing what its real spirit was. 30 this horrtd
fash OF light, which shows how narrow Is the
dividing line between factions frenzy and
Mexican assassination, win bring an end let
US hope most shameful phase OF partisan.
ship IN this country"
81 he Tragedy Has No Political 1ela.
tfens."
The Herald says: ''It Is plain and clear