The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-07-13


e Reliable which, when worked up
on by passion and intense feeling,
are driven into this condition. This
man is evidently of that class. 1t
would be absurd to suppose that he
was at all connected with any one
else-in other words, that there was
any conspiracy. The man acted on
his own responsibility. His mind
was unbalanced and the result was
natural. In the case of the assas-
sination of Lincoln, excitement was
running high upon the issues of the
war, and the Southern people were
embittered yet Booth acted on his
own responsibility, although his act
was an outgrowth of the excitement
Of the time.
"Do you think this act il possibly
phase of nihilism p
81 know nothing about it. / have
paid no attention to the question. /
do not suppose it is anything of the
kind, although have no opinion to
express upon the matter. Nihilism
rises from peculiar conditions, and
there can hardly be any comparison
in the matter. 1t is simply an un
fortunate fact that the President of
the United States has been shot
down in open day"
"In case of the Presidents death,
do You think it will have any bear
| ing with reference to the southern
people"
II cannot say. do not wish to
discuss it. The Southern people
have nothing to do with this matter
more than the North. The pre-
judices Of the war are dying out, and
there is no further occasion for
bringing forward the subject. In
case of the death of Gen. Garfield |
have no idea of what Gen. Arthur
would do. There is no need for
speculation. 1t is merely waste of
time"
MORE DANGEROUS CHARACTERS.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The effect
of the excitement showed itself on
two more persons to-day. The first
a clerk named Brooks, in the War
Department, who, while intoxicated,
wandered about the War Depart
ment cursing Vice President Arthur
and saying that if no one else shot
him he would He was arrested
finally and locked up. An old man
insisted on being admitted into the
PRESIDENTS room to day with a
salve which he said had been made
under spirit influences and would
heal the wound from which the
President suffered. He was driven
away, though orders were afterwards
issued to putunder arrest all persons
of the character that are liable to
cause annoyance in any way, even
to the policemen or soldiers at the
gate.
SAVE ALL THE PAPERS,
A little remark made by Mrs.
Garfield to-day inspired some Of
those about the building with more
confidence than anything that has
yet been said. Mrs. Garfield meet
ing Mr.. Brown, the President &
private secretary, said to him, "Mr.
Brown, save all the papers that come
to the house, so that the President
can see them after he gets we'll. He
says he is anxious to see what the
papers say" Mrs. Garfield proba-
bly, did not know it, but the remark
lifted weights from the minds OF
some that could not be lifted by a
dozen bulletins reporting the most
favorable changes,
A CALL FOR BEEFSTEAK.
Following this came the news
that the President had been hungry
all day, and had demanded a meal
of beefsteak. Dr. Reyburn being
asked if this was true, said to the
Sun correspondent: eyes, indeed,
it is true; and l am sorry we could
not consent to give it to him, but he
was satisfied on getting some more
chicken broth and some small pieces
of the chicken itself.
GUITEAU, THE ASSASSIN.
Boston, July 2.-Guiteau's broth
err, iii this city (Jnhn w. Gulteau),
in giving an account Ofthe assassin s
early history, says: Charles Julius
was born in Freeport, Illinois, in
1841 or 1912. He was one of the
children of L. w. Guiteau, late
cashier of Second National Bank, of
FreepOrt, Illinois. Mr.. Guiteau, ST.,
died recently, aged seventy years,
and was one of the Oldest and most
esteemed citizens of the place. As
a youth Charles Julius is reported
to have been good, tractable boy,
with nothing to mark him as either
better or worse than the average of
his associates. Several years before
he became of age and while prepar-
ing for college at the University of
Michigan he conceived the idea of
joining the Oneida Community and
did so. He dwelt there for some
years, and subsequently left because
he could not live up to the restric-
tons of the order. Full of anger he
threatened to Issue a publication ex-
posing the peculiarities of the Com
m'unity, but was prevented from do
ing that by an article written by
John III. Noyes, the recognized head
of the Community. Immediately
afterward he entered upon the
study of law in the office of George
Scoville,a brother-in-law, in Chicago.
He was admitted to the bar In that
city about eighteen years ago, but is
said to never have had other than
small Office practice in the way of
bill collecting and such like small
work. 1t is reported that he was
prosecuted and fell into bad odor in
that city, on account of collecting
sums of money which he failed to
turn over to owners. He eventual
ly had to leave town
The assassin has been travelling
through New England more or less