The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-08
THE wouLD.BE ASSASSIN.
He Is a Political Adventurer and a Boarding
House hummer

WASHINGTON, July 2.--Chas. Guitteau
came here in February with recommends
tons from various parties to secure the
| United States Consulshp to Marsaillas
! France. He went In March to the well
known boarding house of Mrs. Lockwood
| formerly Mrs. Ripes, Twelfth street, and
tried to secure board. Mrs. Lockwood did
not like his appearance and gave him an out
Of the way room In the house In hopes Of
Getting rid OF him. He pretended to know
Gen. Logan and Others boarding there. Mrs.
Lockwood states that he acted strangely al
times, and about the middle of the month.
when she presented her bill he could not pay
10. He afterwards left the | ouse and sent
Mrs. Lockwood note saying he was expect-
| ing $4,000 position and would soon nav his
bills. Mrs. Lockwood showed this note TO
Gen. Logan, who said the man was crazy.
Three weeks ago he met Mrs Rockford at
Lockwood's, and requested her not To say
anything about the bill he owed, as il would
hurt him in his efforts for a position. Mrs.
Lockwood says that Guitieau was a great
bother to Gen. Logan, so persistent was he
In his efforts To secure that gentlemens in
tldence In his behalf. He told some of the
boarders at Mrs. Lockwood's that he expect
ed TO be appointed Minister to France. but
did not desire II known. Up to the day be-
fore yesterday, when he registered NJ the
Riggs House, he had been stopping at 900
Fourteenth street with no baggage save n
paper box.
New YORK, July 2.-Thurlow Weed or
the Albany Erening Journal, saws Guitteau.
the man who shot President Garfield, called
upon him last Octoberan asked for chance
to speak on the stump for the Republican Ma
tional ticket. Guittpau said he had been
employed by the Republican State Commit
tee TO do work at their rooms in New York,
and that he was on his way there. Barnes
questioned him closely at the time, aud not
liking his looks, told l.. w. johnson, SecIe-
larry of the State Committee, that he believed
Guitteau to be fraud. johnson made a
memorandum, aud said he would look into
the case. Barnes was Chairman of the
County Committee. Guitteau said he came
from Chicago.
WASHINGTON, July 2.--It Is worthy of
note To state that some two or three weeks
ago GuItteau went to the Jail for the purpose
of visiting It, but was refused admittance on
the ground that IL was not visitors day. He
gave his name as Guitteali, and said that he
came from Chicago. When brought to iail
to-day he was admitted by the officer who
had previously refused him TO enter, and a
mutual recognition took place, the prisoner
remarkng, "Y on are the man who refused me
admttance some time ago" The other re-
hidih INC maui DtIOlt ne was p!attu Ill MS
cell was that General Sherman would arrive
at the Jail soon. Two jailOrs who are now
guarding his cell state that they have seen
him around the Jail several times recently,
and that on one occasion he was under the
influence Of liquor.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Guii eau lndi-
Gates he firmly believed change in the
Presidency would be credited to HIM and he
would receive reward for it. In his de-
pravity he could not appreciate the feeling of
horror his act would arouse in the breast of
every true man. He imagined he would be-
come great hero. While his mind is not
sound. those who are admitted to see him do
not, as a rule, consider him insane. 1t Is
plain no jury here will pronounce him i'll
sane. Ii tried before the courts here, he
will undoubtedly be held accountable for the
crime.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The evidences that
Gutteau is a dead-beat are continually COM
ing to light. Nearly every boarding. house
keeper in the city has bill against him, and
nearly every restaurant has his |. o. U. and
all the hotels have records to his discrediL.
The accumulatve evidence Is rathert to the
effect that he is All innate scoundrel devoid
Of morality or decency. Nobody here CON
sidered him insane, but all attributed his ac-
ti"ns to moral obliquily. IL is said he was
hung In etfigy at Flint, Mich, with the
hearty eyecrations of the citizens who took
part in the ceremony.