Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-29
The Imprisoned Assassin.
HIS ADAMkNTINEC CHEEK

Yesterday Guteau sent for District Attorney
Corkhill, telling him he had something of import
ance to say. The Colonel went to the Jail. and
Guiteau called his attention to what he calls the
attack on him by the guard, McGill, and asked if
it was not cowardly for guard to enter as Nc
Gill, with pistol. and if he did not think McGls
conduct should not be inquired into. He claimed
that Mctiill intended TO shoot him. and there
was no excuse for McGill's actions. Col Cork
Hill attempted to explain that Mr.. McGill may
have been a little too jealous. Col. Corkhill
THAT Guiteau is looking very well. talks
intelligently, and gives no evidence whatever OF
insanity. He has found out that the President
is still alive"
GUTTEAU's OPINION OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAw.
A few days since Col Corkhill received a letter
from George Scoville. of Chicago, brother-in-
law of Guiteau, i'm which he said that he would
undertake Guiteau's defence. 81 showed the
letter to Guiteau," said the Colonel, land he
said:-1 do not want to be bothered about these
things till the time comes. am not a pauper.
am comfortably provided for. When 1 want a
lawyer | want an eminent criminal lawyer. and
George Scoville is no better lawyer than / am
AN INVITATION TO GUITEAU TO COME To TEXAS.
The District Attorneys mail, which includes
all letters sent to Guiteau. still contains many
humorous ones. There is one from a Texan.
who evidently did not like the refusal of the
governor of Texas to recommend day of thanks
giving and prayer for the Presidents recovery.
1t reads as follows:
F" DALLAS. August 19.-Dedr Gustedu: Come
down ana Kill our governor.
(SignedD TEXAS BILL"
JUSTICE on GUITEAU.
"It is curious" Col. Corkhill observed, show
| that story about arrangements to lynch Guiteau
got about 1t is made out of whole cloth. There
is, however, an extensive. formidable and earn
est organization, the object ofwhichs is TO make it
certain that, if the President dies Guiteau shall
not escape punishment. Word of this came to
me accidently very early after the shooting from
member of the organization. 1t does not pre-
tend to be particularly secret or to have the nom
sense of passwords and grips. IL is an organi-
iZation composed of men who are bound together
by common sentiment. They do not contem-
plate breaking into Jail or violating the law or
anything of that sort. But it is their purpose i'm
case Guiteau shall be acquitted on the ground of
insanity, to see to it that he is not to escape
with residence in an insane asylum. They do
not propose that he shall ever be taken TO the
insane asylum alive. / do not believe that a
regiment of soldiers could prevent them from
accomplishing their purpose.
A DEFENDER OF THE ASSASSIN HANGED IN EFFIGY.
On the 11th inst. the editor of the Quincy
Daily Herald. in leading editorial. used this
language: ''We believe Guiteau TO be just as
IL
less dangerous to the country at large" The
Herald editor has from time to time since that
date reiterated and aggravated this statement
by such assertions as ''When the doctors finish
Guiteau's work. as they seem likely to do. there
will be no national sorrow" He also added
that he had the support of all reputable demo-
Gratis everywhere. Public indignation against
the Herald ran high among reputable democrats
as well as republicans. and the feeling of anger
eliminated Saturday night in the hanging and
burning in effigy of the editor of the Herald. to-
gether with a companion ef1igy of Guiteau. In
this demonstration both republicans and demo-
Gratis were engaged. but no personal violence of
any kind was attempted or proposed.
THE FEELING IN PHILADELPHIA AGAINST GUITEAU.
The Philadelphia Ne,cs Of Saturday says: The
feeling against the WOuld-be assassin Guteau.
in this city to-day is more extreme than at any
time since the shooting of President Garfield Oc-
Cured. and as bulletin after bulletin was posted
up this morning. showing the gradual sinking of
the President. the pent-up feeling against the
author of all the trouble could not be pent up
longer Many gentlemen. well-knOwn through
out the city for their advocacy of moderate
measures in all things, openly and fiercely ex-
pressed their opinions upon the punishment of
Guiteau. Rumors reached a reporter of the
Ne,cs that a large number of men left this city
last evening for Washington. and it was stated
that the belief was that they had gone with the
sworn purpose of not returning to this city, if
the President shall die, until they kill his muir
derPr