The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-07-15
GARFIELD.
WASHINGTON. July

CONDITION OF THE SUFFERING PATIENT.
Yesterday was another day of favorable
symptoms in the condition of the President.
the most favorable being the discharge Of
"laudable" or healthy pus from the wound.
This gives the physicians great confidence that
there is no danger from blood poisoning. The
yellow color of the skin has to some extent
disappeared, and with it all fear of the effects
OF janndice. The President partook of more
| nourIshment than on any day since
the shooting. The weather was very favorable
to the condition, and the work of producing
artifcialy better atmosphere IN the sick
room is being pushed. The quickened pulse
arises from the process of suppuration, which
was expected, and which in the opinion of the
physicians ID progressing very favorably. The
President maintains his courage and hopeful
ness. and the chances of his recovery increased
| 100 per cent. yesterday.
The only message of sympathy which has
| been shown the President is the one sent by
Gen. Grant He has also been shown the
resolutions adopted by the Williams College
alumni He has been told, however, that the
public anxiety in bis regard has been interse
and that kilograms and letters of sympathy
were coming from all parts Of the civilized
world.
| SEEKING NoToRIETY.
1t Is stated that a number of prominent
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| Guiteau on account of the notoriety it may
| give them. Some of these persons have sought
/ access to Guiteau, but have been refused on
the instructions of District Attorney Cork
| hill Insanity will be the ground of defense,
but it Is quite certain that the prosecution will
try to show that Guiteau is sane and entirely
| responsible for his acts
- NO CONSPIRACY. 81
| Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service Division.
who has been investigating with view to as
| cerJainlng whether Guiteau was member of
! conspiracy, has come to the conclusion that
there has been no conspiracy, but that GIiiteau
acted alone. Chief Brooks does not think Gui-
teau is insane He is only eccentric but his
eccentricity is Of fanatical and exceedingly
mean variety.
CONCERNING GUITEAU.
"When will the mater be laid before the
Grand Jury?' asked reporter of District At
torney Corkhill.
''No action will be taken regarding the case
until the result of the Presidents wound is
| finally determined"
| What can be done with Guiteau if the Pres
| ident lives?"
''H the President lives, the crime will be as
sault with intent to kill" on
! taken from Guiteau?'
Ihat question Is asked me by everybody, as
II there was something very grave contained in
them. These papers are not SO very import,
| ant. The only very important thing have is
full detailed history of the crime from its in
ceptlon to It's elimination, which believe is
accurately true. That, In due time, will be
given to the public. will say in addition that
think it exceedingly cruel, considering the
feryld state of the public mind ON this subject
and the horror with which every man regards
0ar'o CHI i L.
mentioned in connection with him. He is an
egotlstlcal, presuming, dishonest man, attempt
ing to borrow money of people claiming &C
qua1ntance with persons whom he only knew
by the fact of his going to them and speaking
to them; speaking of persons as his friends
whom he had no acquaintance with at all
attempting to obtain money by representing
himself as a man of great political influence
both here and in New York. To mention the
names of these citizens in connection with this
man at this time is improper and unjust
While eYeEYh6dEFt ali has been perfectly willing
to detail tome his entire relations with Gnteau,
still there is scarcely one of them but has re-
quested that his name be kept from tie pub
lic." vs.. sses.5 r.
"He was in the habit" continued Col. Cork
hill, speaking of Guiteau, of going to the
Riggs House, to the Arlington, and to Wizards,
occupying the readmg-rooms and conyersinJ
with people occasionally, although he was not
generally communicate tive"
81 would like to hear more about that de-
| tailed statement" ftf .s5sl' t-.-. f..
"The statement to which refer is detailed
statement of the crime, why it was DONE when
| it was done, and Just how it was done given
| by the prisoner himself after had told him
certain facts that had ascertained. l then
| got from him what | believe was a correct
! statement. He was SO soicitous about its be-
| ing correct that he even sent messenger to me
| to return to the Jail, as he wanted to say to me
something that had escaped his memory. He
| was afraid would learn it somewhere else, and
then think he had concealed something from
me-" .st4t#G43 ts Ht#.sf rst5It
| LETTER FROM EX-SENATOR CoNKIINa.
The following correspondence between ex-
Senator Conkling and Attorney General Mac
| veagh has been made public -.s
coNKLING TO MAovEAGH. , III 50
FIFTH AVENUE HoTEL.( p
fsf ff.. EGt NEW YORK, July 8.
| MY DEAR SIR In the adherence with which all
decent men alike shudder at the attempt to murder
the President have given thought to a matter to
| which your attention may or may not have turned
Our criminal code treats premediiated homicide in
all cases alike, irrespective of the victim Murder
being visited by the greatest penalty, perhaps no
distinction between one case and another
could be founded on the public relations
the case Of an attempt to murder. broad distinc-
ton be made between assang the life of in
diyidual and attempt to take life Of special value
| to the whole people. The shocking occurrence of
| Saturday demands that the definition and punish
ment of assaults aimed at high executive officers,
| whether successful or not, should be made thor
| oughy rigorous The man who attempts the life of
| President, if morally responsible, commits an
| offense which the nation ought to guard
! against and punish by the exertion of all
| the power civilized nations may employ. sug-
| gest this deserving of consideration. My
profound sympathies are with the President and
with all of you every hour. The conflict of reports
keeps hope and fear striving with each other with
nothing stable except the facts and trust that the
worst is past wish you would express to the Pres
| ident my deepest sympathy in this hour, which
should hush all discords and enlist prayers for his
safe deivelance Please, also, give to Mrs. Garfield
my most respectful coincidence. Trusting that all
viii be well, cordially yours, ROSCOE CoNKLING.
/ vi MACvEAGH TO CoNKLING.
t3* WASHINGTON, d. c., July Z.
| The Hon. Roscoe Conkiing Fifth Avenue Hotel,
| New York: u
Thanks for your letter of the 9Th, which has just
reached me. Its suggestions will be carefully con
| sidered, and its kind message of sympathy will be
conveyed TO the President and Mrs. Garfield at the
earliest opportunity. WAYNE MACVEAGH.
MUN1FTcENT GIFT. E
Postmaster General James received a tele-
gram from George Wilson, Secretary of the
New York Chamber of Commerce, requesting
the Postmaster General to say to Mrs. Garfield
that the members of the New York Chamber OF
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sented to her, both as token of their sincere
esteem and sympathy and as q means of re-
lieving the mind Of the President entirely from
anxiety with respect to the future OF his fam
lily. To this telegram Postmaster General
james sent the following reply
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c.
5 a July Z. { &
George Wilson, Esq, Secretary of the Chamber Of
| Commerce, New York City:
Your dispatch has been handed to Mrs. Garfield
| On receipt of it she remarked that there was &C
much that was touching and beautiful in the SYM
pathy OF the people Of the whole country that she
did not dare trust herself to think of it
THOMAS L. JAMES, Postmaster General.
f M 4 GEN. SHERMAN. tstt~
In your opinion. General is there any
foundation for the belief that the shooting was
the outcome of conspiracy, however small Oh
insignificant, political or otherwise?p asked 4
New York Herald correspondent. a
mot at all not at all, said the General
with evident Impotence. "To talk of CON
spiracy of any kind in any way is to talk the
widest bosh. The dreadful act was commit
ted by fool. He don't even rise tx
the dignity of crazy man. and if he il
what may strictly be termed insane he is 81
because of his wonderful self-conceit and con
Stunning love for notoriety. Conspiracy! No
at all 1t was simply the act of an individual