Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-04

the President as any disappointed lunatic
might have done. He is crazy. He is as
crazy as loon. He is from 3 family in
which there has been insanity. 1t was q
clear case Of crazlness. There was no con-
spiracY. There are all the letters and papers
of his, which the District Attorney has.
They contain nothing but the balderdash
and imaginations Of one whose mind is Sc
riously affected.
THE ASSASSIN INTERVIEWED.
Stringent orders have been given against
allowing any one to see the prisoner, but the
correspondent Of the NEWS was enabled
this afternoon to secure q short talk with
Guiteau. When the reporter reached his
cell the prisoner arose from his cot, and
peering through the bars of the door anx-
iously inquired Chow is the President ?"
Being told that he was suffering great pain
Guiteau replied: I am very sorry to hear 1t.
wish had put another ball into him, for
that would have ended his suffering"
Reporter-"What was your motive for
this actt'
Guiteau-"I had been contemplating this
thing for six weeks, aud what did l was
forced to do By an Inspiration from God. 1
did it for political purposes and through
patriotic motives. went to the depot to
do the deed two weeks ago, when the Presi-
dent went to Long Branch, but he came
arm-in-srm with Mrs. Garfield, who looked
so delicate that had not the heart to do II. Z"
Reporter-"Wss any one connected with
you in this affair ~
Guiteau-"No sir; conceived It myself
and executed It myself. 1 alone am re-
spOnsible for it. No soul on earth knew Of
1t but myself. I considered it a political
necessity to retire Garfield, and thus save
the Republican party. 1 had no murder in
my heart, for had nothing against the
President personally. helped to elect
| him"
Reporter-"Had you no fears Of the con-
sequences OF your actG No fears of future
punishment
Guiteau-"Not at all. What 1 did was
for the benefit Of the Republican party and
the public. / have no fears but that l will
be liberated. am q stalwart Of the stall
warts. 1 know Vice President Arthur and
General Grant very WE'LL"
Replying to a question as to his sanity,
Guiteau said: "I had two cousins who were
incarcerated in an insane asylum once. Ny
only other relatives are q sister In Chicago
and brother in Boston,"
Reporter-"Dld you think your act would
make a martyr of yout"
Guiteau-"I had no such thought.
knew that 1t was necessary for some one to
retire Garfield, and 1 made up my mind to
| do it and leave the results to the country
and the party. l am truly sorry that my
act has caused the President 60 much pain,
| but knew of no easier way to rid the Re-
publican party of him than by the bullet.
| My only motive was to have stalwart
President"
In reply to a question as to how he had
rested, Gulteau said; "This is the first rest
| have had in six weeks. This thing has
been on my mind and l could not sleep.
Now that 1t is over my only wish is that the
President may not recover and make nay
act fruitless. NY mind would be perfectly
at rest II be died, and do not fear any con-
sequences"
| PERIToNITIs SETS IN-BUT LITTLH HOPE.
The cheerful character of the news issued
from the White House by the physicians in
attendance, which has been a most encourag-
ing feature of the past twenty-four hours, dis
appeared at IL o'clock tonight. The official
bulletin then issued said that the symptoms
of the President were not so favorable, and
that he was suffering pain in his lower ex-
tremitIes. This was the bulletin. Il was
learned, however, from one of the physi-
clans in attendance that peritonitis had set
in. -r
There now seems TO be no hope whatever
for the Presidents recovery. Unless the
peritonitis can be checked he Is q dead man,
and to-morrow's sun will shine on his
corpse in the breezy south bedroom of the
Executive Mansion.
The crowd in front of the White House
has increased. Every one coming from the
building iS seized upon and made to tell
what he knows before he is allowed
to proceed. While the anxious throng is
great in numbers the most perfect quiet
prevails. The anxiety increases every mo-
ment. There are many strangers In the
city who have come on to learn for them
selves the Presidents condition.
GUITEAU ALONE GUILTY.
An investigation by the secret service
men and detectives from New York, to
ASCERTAIN IL Guiteau had any accomplices in
this deed and whether he was instigatei to
1t by other parties, was flushed this even
ing and an official report made to the Attor-
ney General and the Presidents private
secretary. The result Of the investigation
is simply that the man 'fis crazy and did
crazy deed, being instigsted by no one, and
by nothing except an over-excited, insane
mind"
GLOOM AT THE WHITE HOUSE, TALK WITH
BLAINE.
At half-past eleven o'clock the scene at
the White House was very gloomy. Every
once and a while a message, which never
contained more than grain of hope, was
received from the sick room. The Cabinet
officers and several others were In the pri-
vate secretary's room. Nearly everybody
who got into the grounds by passes were
not allowed to ascend the stairs OF the
White House. The News correspondent
was one OF the few who were allowed up.
The faces of the Cabinet officers looked
very grave. James and Hunt were con-
versing In low tones near the fireplace.
McVesgh was looking over the kilograms
at the private secretary's table. Blaine's
face was picture OF distress. In response
to the question of the correspondent Blaine.
with his head bowed down, said: "He is
worse. The doctors say the favorable signs
continue, but we know there is the greatest
cause for our deepfelt anxiety. His condi-
tion is very critical"
ARTHUR AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Secretary Hunt said that, after convers-
ing with all the physicians in attendance,
he thought there was possibility for the
Presidents recovery. 1t has been impossi-
BILE for the President to see Vice President
Arthur. This evening, however, he called
at the White House, upon receipt Of note
from Secretary Blaine that Mrs. Garfield
would see him. The Vice President
first spoke with the members
of the Cabinet, expressing q fer
vent hope that the President would