The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-07
THE AssAssIN's LETTER.

THE AssAssIN's LETTER
The following is copy of the letter
the assassin wanted to have delivered to
General Sherman:
July 2, 1881. To the White House
The Presidents tragic death was q sad
necessity but it will unite the Republi-
can party to save the republic. Life is
but a fiimsy dream and it matters little
when one goes. A human life is of
small value. During the war thousands
of brave boys went down without tear.
presume the President was Christian,
and that he will be happier in Paradise
than here. 1t will be no worse for Mrs.
Garfield's dear soul to part with her
husband this way than by natural death.
He is liable to go at any time. ANY way
had no i'll will towards the President.
His death was a political necessity. /
am a lawyer, a theologian, and poIiti-
clan; am Stalwart of the
Stalwarts. was with Gen. Grant and
the rest OF our men in New York dur.
ing the canvass. have some papers for
the press which shall leave with By
ron, Andrews s. Co., Journalists, at 1870
New York avenue, where all reporters
can see Them am now going to the
Jail. .f.s - O.. .,l5.-
(SigneO CHARLES G1TrEAU. =
AT THE JAIL.
WASHINGTON, July 2d.-The district
Jail, at the eastern extremity of the
city, was visited by associated
press reporters after eleven O'Clock for
the purpose of obtaining interviews with
Charles Gitteau, the wouId-be assassin
Of President Garfield The officers re-
fused admittance.to the building, stating
as reason therefore, that they were act
ing under instructions received from the
attorney general. the. purport of which
was that no one should be allowed to
see the prisoner. at first, indeed, the
officers enphatically denied the man
had been conveyed to jail, feariag, it ap-
pears, that should the fact
be made known that he was
there the building would be
attacked by the mob. Information
had reached there that such move
ment was contemplated, and large
guard, composed of regulars from the
barracks and the Metropolitan police
force, are momentarily expected to ar
rive at thejail to repel any attack. q
|. 5si GTTEAU's APPRARANCK
The statement that the assassin is Git
teau. was verified by the officer in charge
of the Jail. The prisoner arrived
and was placed in a cell about
1880 O'Clock, just an hour
after the shooting occurred. He gave
his name as Charles GiEteau, OF Chicago,
His In appearance he is q man about
80 years Of nge, and is supposed to be of
French descent. His height is
about gu feet, 3 inches. He
has sandy complexion and is
light, weighing not more than 1e5 pounds.
He wears a mGsiache and light CHA
whiskers anj<his sunken checks and eyes
far apart from. each other gives him
sullen, or as the officials describe il,
q "loony', appearance. The officer in
question gave il as his opinion that Git
team is Chicago communist, and states
he has noticed il to be peculiarly OF
nearly all murderers that their eyes set
far apart and Gitteau, he said,
proves no exception 70 the rule. When
the, prisoner arrived at Jail he was attir-
ed in q suit of blue, and wore drab hat
pulled down over his eyes,
giving him the, appearance Of
an ugly character. Il may be
worthy of note to state that some two or
three weeks ago Gittcau went to the jail
for the purpose of visiting il, but was re-
fused admittance on the ground that it
was not visitors day. -