The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-11

A. an IneIdeniAl 10 lhe Terrible Cal
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BIAek-The -BuIl.DOE1 PiRtOl- PFeRar
tng for IheTTial.
WAsHNaToS, July 9-The mysterious
woman tn black, who has been haunting
the District Attorneys office, has at last
been identified. She takes the magic
name Of smith-Mn. Charles smith-And
was formerly q publisher and correspond.
ent in St. Louis, but nov resides in this
city. Her story is that while at q certain
house in New York In October last, o
party under the name Of Giteau with two
others called upon her. In conversation
they stated they had been informed she
favored the election fGen. Hancock that
something must be done to prevent the
election OF General Garfield, and that
they were In possession OF certain facts
that they desired she should put before
the world. She says after two or three
interviews with these parties, she became
aware that there were some seven or eight
persons connected with the businesa, and
ahe made up her mind they were engaged
in conspiracy Of some kind, and she had
nothing further to do with them. She be.
lieved thatthi conspiracy was abandoned,
but the Morey letter appearing within q
week or two after the interview, she now
believes the came parties got up the Mo.
Tey letter. The woman's statements are
not credited, and GuiteRu denies that he
knew Mrs, Smith, or ever called upon her
at any time or place.
The officers oi the Engineer Department
OF the Army have made report 10 the
District Attorney Of the experiments made |
with the British Bulldog" pistol to ascer.
tain the penetrating power Of the cart. |
ridge. This was done by making O target
OF six pine boards, each one inch thick,
one placed In the rear Of the other at In
tervala Of one inch. Six shots were fred.
The first went through three boards and
glanced on the fourth. The second went
through three boards and bedded In the
fourth. The third went through one beard
and lodged in the second, with the point
through. The fourth went through two
boards and bedded In the third. The hfth
went through two boards and half through
The third; aud the sixth went through two
boards and bsddsd In the third. In each
Ease, where the bullet bedded, 1t badly
lplintsred the rear Of the board. The
sVerSge penetration developed by the OK.
pertinent wss about three inChes In thick.
ness, In ordinary soft pine. The pistol
lssd was the precise pattern with which
Guitesu shot the President,
To-day the District Attorney had plat
AIKEN Of the depot ground aoor, and the
Ipot where the President was shot aud
ELL. This 10 intended for uae In the trial
1i the ass ssin. The trial, by the way, can
hardly be reached before the September
Term Of the Criminal Court.
The attendant at the Treasury elevator
lays that the very day bs!!jre the shoot.
ng OF the President Guiteau rode up and
Town In the elevator. Alter having made
IN unguccetslul effort 10 see the President,
10 said: "'rhis 10 q h-ll oi a Government! ,
Here ! have been trying Tor three days to ,
ee Secretary Window, Well, it won't
ast long, thank God" lie added. The
Impression left on the mind OF the eleva.
or attendant by the latter remark was
hat II would not last over four years be.
ore there would be political change. I