Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-07-03

that he had contemplated the killing o
; the President, and it was for the good
of the country.
About 9 O'Clock the assassin went t.
the hack-stand adjoining the station
and engaged a hack from Barter, a
colored hackman. He said he wanted
to go to Glenwood Cemetery in short
time and wanted The hackman to drive
very fast when he should get in the
hack. He agreed to pay 81 for the
hack on condition that the hickman
would drive fast. When stopped the
assassin was going to the hack he had
engaged, and insisted that it Was i'm
portant for him to go and deliver a
| message to General Sherman. When
the officers refused to let him go he
begged them to take the letter to Gen.
eral Sherman.
THE AssAssIN's LETTER TO sHER-
MAN.
Following is a copy of the letter the
assassin wanted delivered to General
Sherman;
July I'd, 1SS1.-The White House
Presidents tragic. death was a sad ne
cessity, but it will unite the Republic
can party and save the Republic. Life
is tiimsy dream and it matters little
when one goes. A hnman life is of
small value. During the war thousands
of brave boys Went down without tear.
l presume the President was a Chris
tian, ahd that he will be happier in
Paradise than here. 1t will be no
worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to
part with her husband this way than
by natural death. He is liable to go
ut any time, anyway. l had no i'll
will toward the President. His death
was Il political necessity. / am law
yer, theologian and politician. l am
in the interest of the Stalwarts. l
was with q .nerl Grant and the rest
Of our men in New York during the
canvass. l have some papers for the
press, which l shall leave with Byron
the Inter- Ocean's cores
pendent, and his co.journalists, at 1920
New York avenue, where all reporters
can see them. l am going to the Jail.
(Signed): CHARLES GIrrEAU."
MRS. GARFIELD FRANTIC.
LONG BRANCH, July 2.
Mrs. Garfield Was almost frantic over
the news. Her physicians allowed her
to see none of the serious dispatches,
but dictated hopeful one: for her. She
eft on a special train for Washington
It one o'clock. She WIS then much
collected.
DANGER OF LYNCHING.
WASHINGTON, July 2.
The District Jail, which is in the
EASTERN extremity of the city, Was
listed by a reporter after II o'clock
or the purpose of obtaining an inter-
7ieW with Chas. Gitteau, the assassin
If President Garfield. The officers re-
used him admittance to the building,
md stated as reason therefor that
hey were acting under instructions re-
.eived FROM the Attorney General, the
,urpart of which were that no man
hould be allowed to see the prisoner
1t first, indeed, the officers emphati-
ally denied that the man had been con-
eyed to the Jail, fearing, it appears,
hat should the fact be made known
hat he was there the building would
e attacked by mob. Information
ad reached them that such a move
nent was contemplated. A large
uard composed of regulars from the
arracks and the metropolitan police ,
,rce are momentarily expected to ar :
i've at the Jail, to be in readiness to re-
Il any attack. The statement that .
ne assassin is Gitteau was verified by
he officer in charge of the Jail. The !,
risuner arrived and was placed in the !:
ell about half-past 10 O'clock, just one
our after the shooting occurred.
low CoNKLING RECEIVED THE NEWS.
NEW YORK, July 2.
. A reporter visited the Fifth Avenue
[otel this morning about an hour after