The Evening critic., 1881-10-31


Tho following letter was written by Ma
son to Guitcau, who, IL will be remembered,
he attempted to shoot IL was sent In care
of Mr.. Scovillc, but, Of course was never
placed In Guiteau's hands. Judging from
the letter, which we publish verbatim,
Mason Is 1T subject for the Insane Asyltm
WASHINGTON, u. G..
October "a, 1881.
"Chorics Guiteau, at U. s. jail,
"In care Of Mr. scorile:
"Wcll Pam 1t has bin some time since |
sent you Note now will have to say that
| am in MS bad fix as your self, and in q
free country like this two insane or crazy
person aught to be allowed to cxchanc few
words. and as you and are the only two
that is crazy at the present time, that Is in
the minds of some not all
will brake the Ice by writing to you am
too be tried in few days and you are tho
one that knows more In the case than anyone
that know Of yet thay not let you come
If called on altho you ought to be present
you must not be frightened no
one will hcrt you scnce Mason the soldier
has been locked up for shooting ut you on
Sunday evening Of September IL, 1SS1-if
you had of bin on Duty at the Window you
would have got that shot. | must tell you
that fooles think that shot hit
you and passed through your
Body and that the Lord saved yon
to be mobed by tho Good Law Of the land.
this is Wourd of Good & Bad luck. 1t
would have bin better for Masons shot to
have killed you than to waite so long.
see that your trile is to come Off or to COM
cnce on November IA that giving your hare
n chance to grow & you will get a new suite
of clothes from Boston then you will look
better than you do now. You ought not to
have called on them soldiers to keep mob
away tharc is no mob in Washington that
would bert you yet tharc is some that
would like to SEQ you killed 4 thay
have not tho Grit to try the rea-
son is Youar one that Is Chris
ton and your Lord will helr
you in need. Your removing the
President has made some cxtry work ia
many and some have made money by It.
Well | must tell you that your shot last
July has made men pray that never prayed
offered up to your Lord Don you good
hope O @@ must tell YOU
that you will get fare trilt
yet the sympathy is with the People and
the people is the law. your crime is one
that has never been in law your plee is that
the Lord told you to shoot that is bad in
you to say that. you are Christion and
ought not to say that
Don't blame God for all tht
Bad, this is "a. land of chance
they will have to get something new up in
your case think that You will be treated
like the Witches of old y you are
crazy will tell you thay will put you in
the Potomac River flats and tye you if you
will be mobed If not you
| will hn loft hin Mt biUI
pressure of the tide and at the same time
there will be an under current Electrician
light that will strike you at the rate of 4C
times per Second. you will wish that you
was in your cell thinking Of your Bright
and Happy home SO far away
You will have the Sympathy of all Good
Chrston at lest you ought. Well have
Writing & told you all that crazy man
can yet Person Dos not liked to be cal
crazy it is grating on the mind as assassiOn
the Word Removed is mild. yet it is al
the same in your case o o Now
must say that l will do all
can to have you at my trilt
You must look Bold trust in your Lord
law he will do all he can for you. You
must Wright to ME you know me and
would ike to do you all the Good can
yet / am like yourself Poor and in
Prison no one allowed to see me. all have
is papers yet have to buy them.
think of you crate Deal can't help it.
you may think this a strang letter yet it is
from one who would like to embrace thee
Good Bye Write Soon.
JOHN A. NosAM,
Washington City, ID. G.
1t will be observed that the writer, fol
some reason or other, spells his name back
ward in signing the letter. Col. Bigelow
Mason's counsel, says his client is unques
tionably the author of the letter.