The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-09

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WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE assassin
4 I still confined aud guarded as herstoEor
/ reported. His daily jail life eonHists Il
. reading such newspapers as he can &c
hold Of. His appetite Is good, aud hi
Audscity unparalleled. A pawn'broker Ii
this city, who recognizes the assassin b.
his photograph states that about hV'
weeks ago, In the afternoon, GuiteAu AuC
companion were seen looking In hi
shoW.windoW, where he had Q number O
pistols on exhibition. In few minutes
they entered the store, and GuiteAu 70
marked that be Was looking for q pistol
an "Epglish bull dog" The paWnbTokel
replied that he did not have that style o.
pistol on hand, but one lust 90 good
handing out one Of the Eureka pattern,
Guiteau examined 1t carefully, and 60 did
his companion. The pAWnbroker remark
ing thai Il was the came character Of pistol
as the "Bull Dog" Guiteau answered:
"Yes, II appears 90, /" and asked II Il was q
strong shooter. His companion, looking
In the muz1le, BOid: at carries large
ball" GuiIeau asked II It was not q A.
CAlibsF, and said, "it ought 10. kill man
at once" His companion remarked:
"Yes, that ball ought to kill" and the
pAWnbrokeF and his clerk both assured
them that there was no doubt that the
pistol would kill, They then left, Guiteau
remarking: III we can't fud bull dog
we'll come back and get this one"
Smith d. Atkins, OF Freeport, Illinois,
an old school mate OF Gutteau, SAYS OF
him; "He 10 no more crazy than ! am.
He 10 just amply q scoundTed. From
what | have seen and heard OF him, how
ever, ! do mot think he has q Well'halanced
mind"
There is but one feature OF the case, 60
far as the aSsisGin Ia concerned, which has
not been given 10 the public. These are
the letters and papers left by him directed
10 Q newspaper correspondent They
we're turned over 10 Colonel Oorkhill,
District Attorney Tor this diStrict, who
now has them. In an interview 10, day
this officer Was asked;
"Is there nothing new 10 be said about
the caPeH"
"The newspaper press," replied the
Colonel svasively, "has secured about all
the information that has been obtained"
"Oan't the man kill himself II be wants
tot Don't they allow him knife and
fork2'
mo, he has no chance, and l do not
have the remotest idea he would do any
thing ol the kind II The chance was offered
10 him, II he don't die until be kills
himse' the will live . mighty long time,
No cir; nobody need entertain any fears
that he will kill himself"
Here the conversation was interrupted
BY the postmAn, who brought the District
Attorney a copy o" The Truth, " forwarded
from Boston, with the compliments OF II.
O. Durham. Ga the title page are the
wordsi "A OompRnion'to the Bible, by
CHARLES j. Giteau, theologian, Boston! D.
teau
"Prsiacs-A new line OF thought runs
through this book, and its author asks for
II careful attention 10 the end, that many
sonls may 6nd the Saviour"
On the next page 10 the following table
of contents.
Firs!-An oration on Paul, the Apostle,
presenting IN enlarged view ot this won
dertul character and giving a vivid &C.
count Of hislife, suaeflngs and great work
for the Master.
sscond-Ohtist'S second coming Of the
destruction Of Jerusalem, A. D. 70.
Third-Chrstianity reviewed from the
destruction oi Jerusalem TO the present
time.
Fourth-Soms reasons why many per.
sons are going down TO perdltion, includ.
ing reply to the attack on. the Bible.
Appendix.
First-Siege and destruction OF Jerusa.
lem.
secoud-The predicted Fate Of the
Earth.
WHAT U1L ooRBIN SAYS ABOUT TIE PISTOL.
Col. Corbin, the Assistant Adjutant
General, speaking Of the shooting OF the
President, said; There Ia a curious fact
about this shooting, and that 10 where
the ret bullet went. There 10 a bsllet
cutting Of the sleeve oil the coat and
inh cted the wound in the back as we'll.
Il was possible tJr such thing TO hap
pen, Tor the President vas walking, % is
his custom, with bis hands behind him,
and with the shot fred from behind,
somewhat downward, that right sleeve
might have been cut, and this would
reduce the striklng power Of the ball
and materially effect lie powers OF pene.
tration. / have an idea that ball does not
have lie greatest power Of penetration di.
Tpptly upon leaving the muEEle, and VIZ
are Busy nov 10 trying 10 discover some
data TO bear on this question. saw the
pistol and | Sssute you II ls an ugly Wsap.
on. ! could Just insert the end oil my
anger 10 the muzzle OF the phott barrel.
II 70 reported nov that Gniteau had been
practising for some tlmg past With pistols
Of various makes, going down 10 seclud.
ed place near the riyef 10 carry on bis ex.
petimeniv. He tried YariopS email soGlt.
bfes, bat TREY did mot please him, as they
we're not destructive enough. He
then got this English weapon car.
Tying spGh . large ball, and when
he ated IL at . yo4uR. apple itee
and II gave the tree . good shaking, hs
dststpined 10 use II. II appeared 10 be q
new piStol. There came very near being
another accident With v alter GuiteAu wAs
Cs2tufed. Several personB were auge log
II, raising the hammer and working the
ysrious parts, when noticed that e was
loaded and said 10 those Ia charge! "For
Code sake, have sons Ss1Se and renem.
Der thatth weapon Ia loaded" A careful
search Of the depot has been made for the
other bullet OF lie mark, but though every
inch Of The vale, aoor and ceiling Of The
room hiss been examined over and over
again, not o trace Of the other bnllet, II
Que was afed,, can be detected, and there