The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-07
July 2, 1881.

'.To the White House-The President's
tragic death vas sad necessity, but it will
unite the Republican party and save the
Republic. Life is fiimsy dream, and it
| matters little when one goes. A human
life IS Of small value. During the war thou
| sands OF brave boys went down without q
| tear. presume that the President was q
Christian, and 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 at any time anyway.
had no ill-will toward the President.
Ills death was a political necessity.
am lawyer, theologian and politician.
am stalwart Of the stalwarts. was with
General Grant and the rest of our men in
New York during the canvass. ] have
some papers for the press, which / shall
leave with Byron Andrews and his jour
nalists, at 1920 New York avenue, where all
the reporters can see them. ! am going to
the jail. CHARLES GUITEAU."
Another letter was addressed to Byron
Andrews. the Washington correspondent
OF the Chicago Inter- Ocean, requesti 4 him
to see that the letters in the package were
delivered as addressed. The letter to the
public was taken from the package and
copied before the District attorney arrived.
Col Corkhill took the other letters, and
declined to allow them to be published, for
the present at least. The letter to Mr.. An
drews says he does not know him personal
ly, but has sufficient confidence in his hon.
or to leave the letters in his charge. One
of the letters, the largest probably, is ad-
dressed to 1.-The American Press" and an
outside note on the envelope says it is for
publication. Guiteau, on arriving at the
jail. reminded the warden that he had at
tempted to inspect the jail several DAYS
iince, and the warden telling him that he
remembered the occurrence, Guiteau said {,
II was then on the lookout for the quarters
that would be given me, for knew would
come here. You told me could 60 through
the Jail if called on Monday, but you see
l could not wait till then. and am here
now" Again he said: IL have had this on
my mind for some time, and knew would
come here sooner or later.''
There are several versions given in regard
to what auiteau said when he was arrested.
Officer Kearney told the Sun correspondent,
soon after the arrest was made. that Gull
teau said, "Arthur will be President now.
did it, and knew what I was doing. + am
stalwart, and my letters will explain the
rest.'' The pistol is known as the Califor-
mia or bulldog pattern. The calibre is for
ty-four, the ball being as large as the ordi-
nary musket-ball.
Soon after the arrest of the assassin man
who gave his name as 7. J. ulton, and his
address Barb9ursyille, Knox county, KY, who
happened TO be in the depot waiting TO take
train North, called at police headquarters and
made statement to THE effect That he, saW
Auiteau and a large tall mar, III close CONVEX
Sutton in the waiting room of the depot some
minutes before The President arrived that
they both Appeared excited abqllrf sonIet liiHgg,
and looked anxiously up and down B street
as if expecting some one to come. He said his
first impression was that they were pickpock-
cts and were about to attempt to rob some
one. He says he noticed them constantly, and