The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-06
And the AtrOCIOus Project Believed
to HaVb Originated
10 Gultsau's Own Wicked Hart,
Inspired by HE Love Of
ROtOrIety.
SCsnSs and Incidents of HIs Con.
tlnsmsnt.

WARRINGTON, July 5-Col. Anger, city
Postmaster, this morning had an invest.
EAIiOn made to trace the lmonsy orders
that came Tor Guitsau. Only one money
order addressed to him in his proper name
could be found, and that was sent from
New York City on tho 2slh day Of last
March by Charles A, Bryan, and was for
S2b. The superintendent Of the money
order Office remembers GuitOau as being
in the Office several timsa OF late, and
thinks he must have received other letters
UNDER A DIFPEREST NAME,
Last night the PostottiCe officials were
positive that not lsss than three or four
money orders have bsen received by
Guiteau in the past four weeks, but they
could not then make 40 investigation, 90
1t was holiday and the clerks having
charge Of the orders were absent An In,
voStiSation iS being made TO learn II any
orders were paid to Gniteau under another
name. A regiatered letter came several
weeks ago addressed 10 Charles Guiteau,
and II appears that It was for Guiteau. II
Gulteau was planning an assassination
and had any N ... :,
CoHFEDERATEs
tits likely be would have got hiS mail under
an assumed name. The official authorl.
ties, however, are still convinced that hs
was not In any conspiracy, that he had no
CopfederAtes. lbs III IN. alh IN
Guiteau's brothsr.in.lAw, who 10, here,
said this morning that Gui.eau 10 90
egotistical that he would not have con.
tded In any body, had he known persons
who were willing 10 join with him; that
hSimAgined be was going 10 commit
r A HERoIc DEED, ic .a
and he wanted oil the notoriety.
The Postmaster at New York city hAh
bss8 laioinsd by telegraph Of thO money
ouisglsssc chat city, and steps will be
taken there at once to hunt up Bryan and
ascertAin what relations he had with Gut.
eau and how he came to send him twenty.
I've dollRr1 90 taF back % last March. II
10 not probable that 6uiteau had ever
thought ol asssBBinating the President.
He was then tryiDat to obtain an appoint.
ment. .. III.
Guiteau 10 reCeIV ing some abusive lot.
ters, denouhClng him 10
AN ASSASSIN DESERVING DEATH,
aud 90 on, from men, but no letter written
in friendly lines has come to him. His
story that he fst conceived the idea. Of
killing the President about six weeks $40
seems, 90 far as can be learned, 10 be cor.
rect, and since that time Sthere 10 no eyi.
dence that be has been In cummunicatlon
with anybody. He pretends 10 have been
moved BY what be choices 10 clll q patriotic
impulSe to save bis party, bat
SELFlsHNEss is AT THE B;rToM on THE DEED.
He judges oil men by himself and his
talk indicates that he firmly believed that
q achRnRe In the President would bs cred.
itedto him and he would receive reward
for It. In his deprAvlty he could not up
preciate the feeling oi Horror that his deed
would arouse In the breast oil every true
man. He imagined that he would bs.
come great hero. While his mind is mot
sound, those who are admitted 10 see him
do not, as q rule, consider him inaane. II
10 plEiu that no Jury here will pronounce
him insane. II tfied. before the courts
here he will undoubtedly be held account.
able for the crime. "A,
THE ASSASSIN PHOTOGRAPHED I
There has been sue b demand Tor pho.
tosraphs oi Guiteau by the police and the
pictorial papers that arransem ehts we're
made yesterday to photograph him.
Guiteau was taken out in the rotunds Of
The jail for that purpose. Several mega.
tives Ia different positions were obtained,
Guiteat appearing very anxious that the
pictures should represent him 10 natural.
aud easy position. He was dressed In q
dark sult aud wore a standing collar, black
lie and black slouCh hat.
outrEGu AS DEAD BEAT.
BosroS, July 5.-Duting the winter Of
1879 80 Gutteau applied to prominent
lie insurance company here Tor position,
aud he was given some work 10 do, but Il
soon appeared that be was professional
"dead beat" and he was discharged. He
manifested no symptoms Of insanity, Sub.
seQuently he hAbiLually haunted the
House oi Representatives Of the Legtsla.
tuFe, representing himself % 4 New York
lawyer The impression was that be was
beat, and articles Of wearing appafei ffe.
quently disappearing, The assistant door.
Keeper took BIN aside and invited him 10
adjourn ttn1 de. Since that time he has
not been seen At the Stale House,
CHiUAs9, July 6.-Evldence Of Guiteau's
daadAbeatism 10 continually comipg TO
light. Nearly every boarding housO
keeper in this city has q bill sgalhe! him.
Nearly every restaurant hae bis !. U. ",
and oil the hotels have records 70 his dis.
credit. The accumulttiVe evidence 70
rather 10 the effect that he. is An innate
pcoundtel, utteFy devoid OIL morality Of
decenoy than that he is SINE. Nobody
aVaf coneideEed him insane, but ell com
lfibuts hlS actions to moral obllquy.
oUt4RAU HANGED in RTViaY.
A special says he was hung ia SGiay d
Flint, Mich, with the beatty t&ecration
Il the cilisSnG who took part in the eere
mony, '.. ... .