The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-07

with General Grant and the rest of
the our men at Albany during the
I am going to jail. Please
order out your troops and take pos.
session of the Jail at once.
"Very Respectfully,
CHAs. GITTEAu."
In the prisoners pocket was found
the following:
July 2, 1881.
To the White House The Presi.
dents tragic death was a sad necessi-
ty, but it will unite the Republican
party and saye the Republic. Life is
as spflimsy dream, and it matters little
when one goes. A human life is of
small value. During the war thou
sands of brave boys went kown with
out tear. l presume the President
was q Christian, and that he will be
happier in Paradise than here. It will
be no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear
soul, to part with her husband in this
way than by natural death. He is lia-
BILE to 60 at any time, anyway. / have
no i'll will towards the President. His
death was political necessity. am
lawyers the0logian aud politician.
1 am q stalwart of the stalwarts.
was with Gen. Grant and the rest Of
our men in New York during. the
canvass. i have some papers for the
press which l shall leave with Byron
Andrews and his co Journalists, at
l420 New York avenue, whore all the
reporters can see them. I am going
to jall.
(Sisned.) CHARLES GlTTEAU.
HIS APPLICATION FOR OFFICE.
He made his appearance at tho State
Department In 3 few weeks after Gar
field was inaugurated, and made. ap-
plication for appointment as United
States Minister to Australia. After
wards he applied for COnsul-Gsneral
at Prris, without having Withdrawn
tho first application. He had no rec.
ommendatien or Endorsement whatev-
or. He filed no paper with bis appli-
cation except q speech which he claim
ed he had made in the Presidential
canvass last year. He said he accom-
paniee Grant and Conkling on their
can vassing tour last fall, and was
stalwart of stalwarts. In his appllca.
ton he gave his name as Charles j.
Guiteau, of FreepOrt, ILL.,, and his age
30 years. He says Director Of the
Mint Burchard knows all his family.
something Of tho Assassin.
The Inter Ocean has an editorial ON
Guiteau, extracts from which are as
follows:
There is ne lesson to be learned from
such thing as Guiteau. He is not
the fruit of despotism nor the fruit of
republicanism. He is not . fruit Of
anything. He is simply worm. eaten
windfall. His friends cannot be charg-
ed with neglect of duty, for he has
never been idl0tlc enough to be sent
10 an asylum for the feeble minded or
crazy enough to be sent to O. hospital
for the insane, and his vices have, not
heretofore. been vigorous enough to
land him in the penitestiary. He was
never ruined by bad cempaniens or by
strong drink. He was not pointed at
as Q Sabbath breaker. or as u scoiier, at
relig on. He ran no course of crime.
He has had no, downfall. All that he
ever was, he continued to be up to the
day Of the Assassination. lie WAS sim.
ply an. intellectual weakling without
moral sense. He came near killing
his own sister once, to whom he was
under every obligation for care and
support but still he did not, usually
manifest q murderous disposition, and
was not considered an unsafe man to
have at large. 1t matters little what
becomes of Guitsau. Hanging would
be compliment to his intelligence,
and would very likely seem to him .
heroic way of going out of the world.
His predecessor in assassination, six
teen years ago, was shot like q dog in
the street, and his crime was never
dignified- by trial. If Guiteau's
worthless life had somehow been
|,snuffed ont in the depot 1t Washing
/ ton vest terday morning, it wsnld have
been TAXING Haman nature too much
to ask any regrets over his speedy dis
solution,
WHAT HIS BROTHER AND FATHER SAY.
BOsToN, Mass, July 9'-Guiteau, the
assassin, has q brother in this city,whe
|.is All insurance agent. He resides on
Appleton street In an interview he
referred to the vicious and irresponsi-
BILE character Of his brother, W ho seem
ed to have no moral attributes what.
ever. Paid ne bills, his brother said,
and was a source of great trouble to
his family, from whom he estranged
himself, aud who seem to regard HIM
40 vicious and immoral.
The following is an extract from q
letter dated March 30, 1878, from ths
father of the assassin, TO ] John w. Git
eau, his brother, in this city, in which
he writes referring to Guiteau's abom-
Unable and deceitfal dealings: 81
| have beeu ready to believe him capa-
| Bile Of almost any folly, stupidity or
rascslity, The ene possible excuse
can render for him is, that he is in
sane. Indeed, if was called as .
witness upon the stand, am inclined
to think should testify that he 10 ab-
sOlutely insane, and hardly respsnsi-
ble for his acts." ,
hrY APPLIES FOR A PENSION. .-s I
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Dr. Hood,
Medical Examiner at the Pension Of
flee, recalls that Guiteau made appli-
cation for pension some two months
was a soldier during the civil war.
DR.. Hood investigated the claim, and
the papers were filed away with the
Endorsement, :. Insane" ..
Il who Gniteau Is.
CHICAGO, July S.-Charlss Guiteau,
the man who attempted to assassinatc
the President, has been more or less
known in Chicago for the past ten
years. He was q disreputable lawyer,
and has generally been considered hall
insane. He went to New York seven
or eight years ago, and upon his re-
turn in lS7ti professed to have been
converted, and delivered seveEal lee.
tqres under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. He next
appeared at the head of q scheme to
buy the Chicago Inter Ocean aud RUN
| it on the plan of the New York Her.
aid, but as he had neither capital or
backing, the matter was soon dropped
by him. He left for Washington sey.
eral months ago. !t.. ..-..... ....
ONE OF HIS REMARKABLE SCHEMES.
(!uycAGO .Tulv "A man hv fhs