The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-06

inquiries were at once becuu IS to bis
; lnleccdcnto> aud business. There are
many >rscolIectiuns Of Charles A.
Gultcau: which Is bis correct name,
I)|ho lived here several years aud ae-
luircd al uncnviable reputation. He
Was at Onc tlDc On the poiut of marry
lnE u" estluaJIe young lady on the
South Side, but his character became
known Just 10 time to prevent such
calamity to the lady and her family. q
Gulteau left town Immediately after [
this for some months. |
One g"ntleman remarked: i re. Il
member ChaS. Guiteau well. He vas G,
here two or three years ago and 7,
seemed to have no visible means Of .
support. lie preached or lccturcd on .
religious or social subjects, upon III
which be was an enthusiast. He til
started here as lawyer, but taied an
utterly, and then tried again to HIT Bt
himself into notoriety by lecturins on vi
roliyiop one evening in each "ecA' ,ur
~: r,I !, the "~,vsnrperSS Is PS-----r, Pr
US ueueu s to-day and is literary Curves
Il ity. lie bored the newspapers by
y trying to have his manuscript print
y ed lie failed as a lecturer and
: then began life as tramp Of Il more
, respectable order. He Was branded
~ ~ by the Hotel Keepers Association as
10 dead beat, his appearance being
that Of a dandihed NAH of small luen-
y y tai calibre. He was unusually fond
u, of notoriety, and would go to al
10 10 most any length to get his nanei in the
~ - papers. He was arrested here once
~ ~ for embezzlement. He got an idea in
" =" his head that he was fit for official po-
:, = sition, and has been trying with all
'o' his power to get the consulate to
- - Marseilles. Another characteristic of
* him was his proclivity to follow and
'o' pcrsccu,e with his attentions respect
able young ladies to whom be had
ne obtained a casual introduction, or ou
en- whom he forced his attentions At
- one time he found himself in an ugly
De predicamcnt with the attorney of a
III young lady whom he had thus pes
ad tered beyond endurance. The attor-
U.s. ney found him in his Office one day
1e and threatened him with sound
It, horse-whipping if he did not promise
IN to dcsist, aud Guiteau desisted. He
IN has not been heard of for some time
IS in this region. It is said his father
'n is president of the Second National
e; Bank of Freeport, III. The family is
ne of Italian descent, but Guiteau has al
O. ways claimed to be American born.
er He was finally compelled to quit the
re city on account Of an accumulation of
w financial difficulties. In other words
le Chicago had become too hot for him. "
" - GUITEAU INSANE.
,,s WASHINGTON, July 3.
~ DR.. Hood, the medical examiner Of
40 tho pension Office, recalls the fact that
N Guiteau made application for pen
,a sion some months ago upon the repre-
~ seutation that he was soldier during
,;e the civil war Dr. Hood investigated
n J the claim, aud the papers we're filed
- away with the endorsement "insane." ."
IN Citizens of Newberry sent the fol-
n lowing telegram yesterday:
be NEwBERRY, S. G., July 4, 1881.
as Hon. Ihos. L. James, P. N. Gen.,
ix Washington, d. c.:
NJ People all deeply concerned for
ID Presidents safety. Pray answer con-
is ditiop. r. W. BOONE,
as And wany others.
is The following telegram was received
er at Newberry last (Mouday) night
er from Postmaster. er.General James
I'd WASHINGTON, July 4, 7.30 PM.
1e r. W. Boone: The President is
ID not So comfortable lie does not
st suffer so much from pains liz his feet,
It. but is more restless. The tympanites
is is again more noticeable. Pulse l26,
at temperature l0l, respiration "a.
Tuos. i. JAMES.