Daily Republican., 1881-07-13
FOURTH EDITION.
GUlTEAU's LIFEIN JAIL.
Now Engaged I'm Writing Hts Life
Tho Question OF His Punish.

Now Engaged I'm Writing Hts Life
The Question OF His Punish.
ment.
Colonel Corkhill continues to receive a
miscellaneous assortment ofpostal cards
and letters sent to Guiteau. Most OF
the communications come from the
West. One letter is from Chicago, writ.
ten poorly both as to penmansbip and
orthography. The writer addresses
Guiteau as "Villain" and then proceeds
to assure him that there are $500 peo-
pie in that city who have determined
that he shall die, no matter whether he
is insane or not. They propose that
he shall be executed as soon AZ he
makes his appearance in public by
being drawn joint from joint till he has
been divided into ten thousand bits.
The bloodthirsty writer signs himself,
"Yours, Nengions." Some write in an
rninteligible cipher, while others write
protesting to be criminals themselves
and commiserate him in his trouble.
One man says: "You know how we
csed to shove the queer" and Processes
to recognize Guiteau as an accomplished
counterteiter. Most of the writers,
however, adopt the denunciatory style
and threaten violence to the prisoner
when they get a chance at him. On
the other hand, som. inquire what
could have moved him to such das-
tardly act, and a few attempt to impress
him with the necessity of making his
peace with his Maker and resorting to
prayer for repentance and change of
heart. The autograph hunters are not
behind the rest, and large number of
applications have been received for a
sample Of Guiteau's handwriting.
SHOWING NO TRACE OF INSANITY,
Colonel Corkhill, the District Attor-
ney, said to-day: "Guiteau shows TO
trace of insanity. He is Just as sane as
at has been proposed that
he be called insane and put in an asy
lnm, whore he can be cared for for life"
suggested a gentleman present The
District Attorney looked with ill-favor
upon the proposition and replied: "Do
you know how long an insane man is
usually kept confined" Not over year
unless he is a raving maniac, adjudged
to be dangerous. If he should be de
cided insane, even after his attempt
upon the Presidents life, he could not
be held to be dangerous lunatic
and could procure his release in u short
time through a writ OF habeas corpus, |
DO not think that a practical scheme.
We had much better try and send him
to the Penitentiary for sixteen years on
account Of the firing of two shots, al
though that may not be feasible. You
will soon lind, however, that the pas
sions of the public will be allayed, and
they will demand that this man be d ealt
with according to his right under the
TEE BOOK WISHES TO PUBLISH.
Colonel COrkhill to-day received a let
Ter from Guiteau, which shows that he
has an eye to the commercial aspect of
his case. He says 81 am engaged
upon The Life and Character of Charles
Iiuiteau, written by Himself, with an
Exposition of his System of Theology"
He explains that ''it will be in two
parts of 800 pages. The first part will
,e the life of Guiteau, shoIt, pointed
md graphic, and the second will be his
to civilization" He re-
luests Colonel Corkhill to arrange for
is publication, saying he knows ten
Der cent. is the usual royalty, bit in
new OF the circumstances under which |
his book is written it will have very
arge sale, so that the publisher ought
o pay twenty per cent. He requests
hat the newspapers make extracts
md comments upon it, but be not al
owed to print il entire. Col Corkhill
$ hunoring him about this book in or
ler to procure as fully as possible IA de-
allied statement from him relative to
he commission of the crime. He has
old it several times and without any
'ariation, but is irritated at questions
.s to detail. He claims that the shoot
ng of the President is only an incident
i his life, and wants to give it alto
ether, in order not to destroy the con.
lnuity OF the story. The coenel has
lowed him to 60 on, therefore, in his
wn way, and when he reaches the
hootlng his narrative will contain a
jrcumstantial statement. District At
orney's Investigations are dissipating &
lany ofthe stories told at Sthe time of
he shooting One was that the would
g murderer was seen to drive hastily
, the depot about half an hour before
he President started from the White
louise, and that as he was passing the
.iggs House he opened the door of the
arriage and swore at the driver because
e did not go faster. Guiteau rode to
ne depot in a three-cenl car, taking it
Lafayette Square, where he lounged
II an hour after breakfast, waiting for
ne time to arrive for his work"