Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-22
Guiteau's Papers.

District Attorney Corkhill says no ac-
ton will be taken regarding Guiteau's
case till the result of the presidents
wound is finally determined. Refer
ring to the papers taken from Guiteau,
Col. Corkhill is reported in the Star Of
this evening to have said These pa
pers are not SO very important The
only important thing | have is full,
detailed history Of the crime from its
inception to its elimination, which
believe is correct That in Que time
will be given TO the public. He is an
egotistical, presuming, dishonest man,
attempting to borrow money from peo-
pie, claiming acquaintance with per-
sons whom he only knew by the fact
of his going to them and speaking to
them speaking of persons as his
friends whom he had no acquaintance
with at all; attempting to obtain money
by representing himself as man of
great political influence, both here and
in New York. To mention the names
of these citizens in connection with this
man at this time is improper and un-
Just While everybody who has known
anything about this man at all has
been perfectly willing to detail to me
his entire relations With Guiteau, still,
there is scarcely one of them but has
requested that his lame be kept from
the public
The statement 10 which | refer is Il
detailed statement Of the crime, why
it was done, when II vas done, and Just
how it was done, given to me by the
prisoner himself after | had told him
certain facts that had obtained. | then
got from him what believe is correct
statement. He was SO solicitous about
its being correct that he even sent IL
messenger to me TO return to the Jail
as he wanted to say to me something
which had escaped his memory. He
was afraid | would learn it somewhere
else and then think he had concealed
something from me. There is ncces-
sarlly, and very properly, a great
anxiety on the pSrt of everybody to
learn the minutest detail in connection
with the commission of this crime |
am met on the street; people come to
my residence day and night; have not
minutes leisure il my office. | have
said but very little, but l think it pro-
per to say that there are no startling
revelations that vii. be developed, from
present indications; that the assassiua.
ton was a -bloDded, meditated at
tempt at murder ty man that knew.
what he was dong and the conse-
quences of his act. have no ques-
tion that the man is rational and
sane"
MEMBER OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
New YORK, July 12.-Guiteau joined
Plymouth Church Brooklyn, in 1867,
and his name is No. 2,422 upon the
rolls of the churcL. He remained in
the church until 1869, when his con-
nection was discontinued. He took a
letter with him VIXEN he went away,
and 1t Is though that it was the one
upon which he was admitted to the
Calvary Baptist church in this city, of
which the Rev Mr. Macarthur is pas
tor. Some of fhe attendants of Ply
mouth church recalled him to mind
when they saw his picture, and say
that he was in the habit of speaking at
Friday evening meetings. His talk was
rational, and nothing is remembered
about il that pointed to insanity. Gui-
teau was admitted to the church by
letter
GUITEAU's PHOTOGRAPHS.
The photograph dealers find that
there Is no appreeable demand for the
pictures of Guit.au. Said one Of them
to-day: This circumstance is due, in
the first place, uppose, to the horror
that every American feels of Guiteau
and his crime. there was nothing in
either upon whih even the most i'm
aginative womau-and women are the
best customers fo photographs-could
hang a thread of ronapce. In the sec
ond place. Guite.u. judging from the
photographs tha have reached US, is
very ugly. The tase was entirely diff
ferent with the sl4yer of President Lin
coin. There was great demand for
Boo.h's photographs, and to-day you
will find them preserved in lady's al
buns all over tie country. Our infor-
nation is that there is no demand in
other cities for photographs OF Guiteau.
There Is large all for the photograph
of President GaIield"