Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-06
euiteau in Hartford and This City.
Figuring n Revfvalfst, a Lecturer an,
 Boarding HouEe Beat.

Figuring Revfvalfst, a Lecturer and
 Boarding House Beat.
 Yesterdays Hartford C0urGnt says: s'Gui- teau, the man whose vilIainous attempt to take the Presidents life has brought him into conspicuous prominence, has, it seems, been in Hartford several times, leaving a record behind him savoring so strongly of dead-beatism as not to allow of a thought of being insane. He first visited Hartford dur ing the Moody and Sankey meetings at the rink, representing himself as worker with the revivalists, sitting on the platform with the speakers and clergy frequent ly. He applied for board at the boarding house of Mrs. Campbell on the north corner of Pratt and Trumbull streets late one evening, introducing himself as clergyman and that he was to deliver series of addresses on the second coming of Christ as soon as the Moody and Sankey meetings were over if church could be pro- cured. He remained at Mrs. Campbell's about ten days, but one morning it was found that his room had been unoccupied the night previous and that his valise was gone. This confirmed the suspicious of the landlady that he was an impostor. Mrs E. D. Will Hams, the tobacconist, 8 boarder at Mrs. CampbelPs at that time saw Guiteau in a bill Hard room few days after his unexplained departure, and reported it to Mrs. Camp bell, who said she wished he would collect her bill from him if he saw him again MT. Williams day or two later, saw him on the street and spoke to him. Guiteau assumed nonchalant manner, and pretended that. he had never known him, but when his memory was logged about the unpaid board bill Gui- teau explained that he had been out of town and would call and settle it at once. As might have been expected, he failed to do Mr State street. shortly after the conversation about the unpaid board bill, apparently on the way to the steamboat. He hastened to the of flee of J. l.. Barbour, Esq, and soon had a civil writ drawn against him for fraud, which was placed in Deputy Sheriff Won Wettberg's hands to be served. The officer, accompanied by Mr. Williams, went to the steamboat, then about ready to start on the trip for New York The object of their search was seen at the end of the steamer, but before they got to him he had recognized MT. Williams and jumped from the rail of the boat to the dock and ran up State street. He was too lively for the sheriff and made good his es cape
 During his stop in the city this time he swindIed several concerns, including another boarding house proprietor and the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, where he had hsd some printing done.
 Guiteau afterward talked in Hartford to 
 gersoll's attack on the Bible" At his lecture in this city at the New Haven Opera House, one who was present on business says F'He had about 30 or 40 in his audience, half of whom were dead-heads." After the lecture he slid out the side door mighty sudden, and slipped out on to Chapel street from the side passage way. That was the last seen or heard of him in the city.
 Guiteau left Bridgeport, forgetting to pay his board bill He was there two years ago and delivered lecture on Hell" He had an audience of 25 persons. Judge Slade, of Bridgeport, boarded at the house where Gui- teau stopped in that city. He says ''He left Mrs. Allis', saying he would soon remit the balance of his board bill, which he never | did. One pecuiarity of this dead beat and assassin was his not wishing to see himself, for on first entering his room at the house he | immediately covered the mirror on the dress ing case in the room with newspapers, which covering remained until he left the house."
 A Narrow Eicape.
 | iJust after the 7:15 train from this city on the Derby railroad reached Birmingham, and while the engine was switching some freight cars, beach wagon came along. In it were MT. and Mrs. Pemberton, of Ansonia, and
 Mrs. Pemberton's father, Gerry Riggs, Esq, an old gentleman of seventy and upwards They thought the engine had gone. They
 brought the horse to stop right against the
 locomotive The horse reared and upset the
 wagon. All escaped with slight bruises. | Excursion of the Continental. | A large crowd went on board of the Conti
 mental on the Fourth to get sniff of sea ail
 and enjoy the advantages of trip to New | York and returr n1easant and cool breeze
 famed the heated pleasure seekers and soon
 made them comfortable. The boat reached New York at about 8 o'clock in the afternoon l and afforded the passengers an opportunity
 to absent themselves for eight hours in the
 city, or elsewhere where fancy dictated. Al | started on her return trip, arriving in thif
 city at o'clock yesterday morning. | Sudden Death of a New Britain Man.
 The New Britain community was very
 much shocked yesterday morning to hear o1
 the death of Christian Burkhardt, 8 repre- sentative German citizen, who was well knowr
 and much respected. MT. Burkhardt hac
 been intending to spend the day at Savir Rock, West Haven shore, and had gone tc the railroad station to take the train, appar ently in the best of health. He walked dowr | to the depot with a friend, remarking tha he was going to take his Fourth of July yes
 terday as he was prevented from doing so or | the 4th by business. He took his seat in the
 car to come to New Haven, and while talking
 with his son-in-law fell forward dead. Ht l was 60 years old.