The daily gazette., 1881-07-05


my friends, and I'll have you made
Chies Of Police. When you get back to
the police you will fiod that l LETT two
bundles ofpapers at the news stand,
which will explain all"
"Is there anybody else with you In
this matter?n
"Not Q living soul; contemplated
this thing for the last few weeks"
On reaching the Jail the people there
did not seem to know anything about
the assassination, and When inside the
door Mr.. Russ, the deputy warden, said,
"This man has been here BEFORE" The
detective then asked him, "Have you
ever been here befores" He replied,
NO, SIR"
swell, the Deputy Warden seems TO
identify you," said the officer.
.Yes," replied Guiteau, III was down
here last Saturday morning and wanted
them to let me look through, and they
told me that could not, but to come on
Monday"
"Wbat was your object In looking
through"
81 wanted" he said ,"to see what Kind
Of quarters would have to occupy"
The detective then searched hlm, and
when he pulled of his shoes he said,
"Give me my shoes, will catch cold on
the stone pavement" The detective
then told him he could not have them.
Pursuant to his orders from the At
torney General the officer In charge of
the jail declined to give any further IN.
formation, nor would he state In what
cell the prisoner was confined. This
officer was an attendant at the old city
Jail ct the time of the assassination of
President Lincoln.
TIE MURDERER's FoRETHOUGHT.
The following letter was taken from
the prisoner pocket at police Leadquart-
ora
JULY 2, 1881.
To TEE WHITE HOUSE,
The Presidents tragi death was sad
necessity, but 1t will unite the republl-
can party and save the Republic. Life
is dimsy dream aud 1t matters little
when one goes-a human life is of small
value. During the war thousands OF
brave boys went down without tear,
presume the President was CHRISTIAN,
and that lie will be happier in Paradise
than here. 1t will be- no worse for M rs.
Garfield, dear soul, to part with her
husband this way than by natural death
He 10 liable to go at any time, any way.
had no ill-will toward the President
His death was . political necessity. l
am lawyer, q theologian, and politt i
clan. ! am stalwart of the B.alwarts.
was with General Grant and the rest
of our men in New York during the
canvass. have some papers for the
press, which shall leave with Byron
Andrews and his company, journalists,
| at No. ], 1,420 New York avenue, where
all the reporters can see them. am
s'''k w CHARLES aUiTEAU.
On his way TO jail the prisoner sale
that the Presidents assassination wa
premeditated, and that he went u
Long Branch for the purpose of shoot
ing him there, and was deferred BY
the enfeebled and saddened conditicr
Of Mrs. Garfield, which appealed 81
strongly to his sense of humanity that
he came back without carrying out
his intention. Those by whom Gui-
teau has been examined since the
shooting say that he shows no symp,
tams OF insanity, and it is understood
that the letter ITO the White House.
Is the only document in the collection
which supports the theory of insanity
Byron Andrews, who is the Washing
ton correspondent of the Chicago
Inter OCEAN, says that while 1t is tru'
q package of papers are In the hand
of the police, accompanied by q not
addressed to himself (Andrews), b.
has no personal acquaintance will
Guiteau, and never heard of his ex'
istence until this morning. From
what he has gathered from the polio
Andrews believes that Guiteau's hom
is in Freeport, Ill.
A LETTER TO GENERAL SHERMAN.
This letter was found on the stree
shortly after the arrest. The envelopt
was unsealed and addressed =
aPlease deliver at once to Genera
Sherman Cor his first assistant il
charge If the War DePartment)" =
To q Geuer al SHERMAN
have last shot the President she
him several times, a. l wished him u
90 as easily as posi- BILE. His death wa
a political necessity. / am lawyer
tbeolopian and politician; L am a stal
wart OF the stall warts. l was with Gen
epsl Grant and the rest OF our men II
New York during tho canvass. an
going to Jail. Please order out You
troops and take possession OF the jail
once. Very Respectfully, r,ru.u
THE PRISONER ISOLATED.
The District Jail was visited by tn
press reporter shortly after eleven o
clock for the purpose of obtaining 81
interview with Guiteau. The officer
refnsed admittance to the building
stating as the reason therefor tina
they were acting under instructions re
oeiyed from Attorney General Mac
Veagh, the purport OF which were Ina
no one should be allowed to see TN
prisoner. At first, indeed, the officer
emnbat,calN denied that the man hae
heen conveyed to the Jail, fearing, !
annears. that. should the fact be madt
known that he was there, the building
would be attacked by mob. lnfor
nation had reached them that such
movement was contemplated. A larg'
gnard, composed Uf regulars from thu
BARRACKS. and a metropolitan poiic'
force. are at the jail, to be in READINGS
to repel an attack.
Letter Written by Guiteau's Fa
ther About his SON.
BOSTON, July s.-The following is q
extract from a letter dated March 81
1879. from the father Of the assassin, +
John W. Guiteau, his brother, In tbi
city. In which he refers to his so
Charles as follows:
have been ready to believe him cal