Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08
The Case OF Guiteau.


THE INDICTMENT SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.
Ihis morning. on the assembling of the grand
jury, District Attorney COrkhil sent to their
room an Indictment against Charles ]. Guiteau
LOT tne murder of James A. Garfield president
OF the United States). by shooting him at the
baltimore and Potomac railroad depot on the
I'd of July, 1881
The flrst count is as follows grand
Jurors oil the United States of America in and
for the county and District aforesaid mon their
oath present that Charles j. Guiteau. late of
the county and District aforesaid. on the I'd day
of July. in the year Of our Lord 1881 with force
and arms at and in the county and District afore-
said. in an upon the body of one James A Car
field, he the said James A. Garfield. in the peace
of God, and of the United States of America
then and there being. feloniously wifully and
of his malice aforethought did make an assault:
and that the said Charles j. Guiteau a certain
pistol, of theyalue of IS. then and there charged
with gunpOwder and one leaden bullet. which
said pistol he, the said Charles j. Guiteau in his
right hand then and there had and held then
and there feloniOusy, wilfully and of his
malice aforethought, did discharge and
shoot off, to, against and upon the said
James A. Garfield; and that the said Charles J.
Guiteau, with the leaden bullet aforesaid. out of
the pistol aforesaid. then and there. by force of
the gunpOwder aforesaid. by the said Charles J.
Guiteau. discharged and shot off as aforesaid.
then and there feloniously, wilfuly and of his
malice afOrethought. did strike, penetrate and
wound him, the said James A. Garfield. In and
upon the right side Of the back Of him. the said
James A. Garfield, giving to him, the said James
A. Garfield. then and there, with the leaden bull
let aforesaid, so aforesaid discharged and shot
out of the pistol aforesaid, by the said Charles
j. Guteau, in and upon the right side of the
back Of him, the said James A. Garfield, one
mortal wound Of the depth Of six inches, and
of the breadth of one inch of which said NOR
tai wound, he, the said James A. Gar
held, from the second day Of July in the
year last aforesaid until the 10Th day of Septem-
Der, IN the wear of our Lord 1881. at and in the
county and District, aforesaid, did languish and
langulshlng did live; on which said 18th day of
September in the year of our Lord 1881. at and
inthe county and district aforesaid. the said James
A. Garfield of the mortal wound aforesaid died
And so the grand jury aforesaid upon their oath
aforesaid, do say that the said Charles ]. Guiteau
him the said James A. Garfield in the manner
and by the means aforesaid, feloniously, wilfullv
and ofhis malice aforethought. did kill and muir
der; against the form Of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and
government of the United States of America"
The substance of the other counts, stripped of
their legal verbiage, is as follows: The second
count, after recounting the circumstances of the
wound as in the first count. closes in legal form
with the phrase "Of which said mortal wound
he the said James A. Garfield then and there
instantly died.
The third count is similar to the first, only it
alleges death in the county of Monmouth and
state of New Jersey.
The fourth count closes by saying ION which
said nineteenth day of September in the year of
our Lord 1881, at and in the county OF Mon
mouth and state OF New Jersey, to wit. at and
in the county of Washington and District of CO.
lumbia, the said James A. Garfield, of the NOR
tai wound aforesaid died"
The fifth count, after the usual formula, closes
with the words, ION which said 10Th day of Sep
TENDER, in the year of our Lord 1881 at and i'm the
county of Washington and District of Columbia,
to wit: at and in the county of Monmouth, and
state OF New Jersey. the said James A. Garfield
of the mortal wound aforesaid died"
The sixth count rings another charge in the
mOnOtOnOus formula by describing the place OF
assault as follows SIN certain building known
as the Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot,
situated at the southwest corner of B and 9th
streets northwest. in the city of Washington. in
the county and District aforesaid, the said build
ing standing and being on ground the exclusive
title to which is, and on the said I'd day of July.
IN the year last aforesaid was, vested in the
the said I'd day of July, in the year last afore-
said was. under the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States of America"
1t alleges death in Monmouth county. N. j.
The seventh count is a repetition Of the pre-
ceding one. with the exception of the final
clause, ION which said 10Th day of September,
in the year of our Lord 1881, at and in the
county of Monmouth and state of New jersey,
to wit, at and in the county of Washington and
District of Columbia, the said James A. Garfield,
The eighth count likewise differs from the two
former ones only in the final clause which saws:
son which said 10Th day of September. in the
year of our Lord 1881, at and in the county of
Washington and District of Columbia, to wit, at
and in the county of Monmouth and state of
New Jersey the said James A. Garfield, of the
mortal wound aforesaid died."
The ninth count after the usual legal repeti-
tfOns alleges son which said nineteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord 1881 at and i'm
comfy NTH ap cfafa of
the said county of Monmouth and state of New
Jersey being situated in and forming part of
judicial circuit Of the United States, other than
the Judicial circuit of the United States consist
ing of the District Columbia, the said James A.
Garfield, of the mortal wound aforesaid died"
The tenth count alleges death in Monmouth
count, n j.. and differs only from the preceding
count by introducing the fact that the place Of
death was in United States judicial district
other than the District of Columbia, in the pre-
liminary clauses of the count.
The eleventh and last count closes as follows:
ION which said 10Th day of September In the
year OF our Lord 1881, at and in the county of
Monmouth and state OF New Jersey, aforesaid,
aforesaid died; and that thereafter, to wit, on
the 21st day of September, in the year Of our
Lord 1881, the dead body Of him, the said James
A. Garfield, was removed from the county Of
Monmouth and state of New Jersey and brought
into the county of Washington and District of
Columbia, within which said aforementioned
county. the said dead body of him the said James
A. Garfield, lay and remained from the said 21st
day of September in the year.of our Lord 1881
until the go day Of September, in the year Of
our Lord 1887
THE INDICTMENT RETURNED IA TRUE BILL"
At 1245 pm. the grand jury came into court
and presented the Indictment endorsed "a true
bill. Caleb Churchman foreman" and it hav-
ing been examined by the court and delivered
to the clerk, marked, filed and numbered II, O56,
the grand jurors retired 1t is endorsed with
the names of the following as witnesses: Joseph
K. Barnes, DR.. d. F. Lamb, George w. Adams,
Sarah v. E. White, Patrick Karney. George w.
McElfresh, Robert A. Parke, Jacob P. Smith,
Edwin A. Bailey and Edmund L. DuBarry.
THE PRISONER SOMEWHAT DEPRESSED, BUT HIS
APPETITE STILL GOOD.
Since the brOther-in-laW and counsel of Gui-
teau visited him about week since, q marked
change in his condition has been noticed, and
he evidently is beginning to think that he is not
SO much Of hero as he supposed he was. Al
though he has suffered from slight fever dur
ing the week, he has not lost his appetite. Yes
terday when an officer connected with the judic-
larry of neighboring state was being shown
through the Jail, mOmentary stop was made at
his cell door. The prisoner was then
at his dinner and the visitor remarking:
hat no<