The National tribune., 1882-05-27


prisoner. *On being admitted to his cell, he
found that Guitcau had just arisen from his
dinner, which consisted of the usual prison
! fare, and had eaten heartily. He was dressed
with his usual care, and was looking well. He
had not heard from the court, but received his
visitor with a smiling salutation. Mr. Reed
then said: 81 have just come from the court
| in banc, which has affirmed your sentence Of
conviction"
"On what grounds?" asked Guiteau, calmly,
and without the slightest appearance of nerv-
ousness "They sustain the right of jurisdic-
! ton on the common law, and they did not pro-
fess to find any statute which supplied the
defects in that law" replied Mr.. Reed.
"Well, what do you think of it?" asked
Guiteau, coslly. Mr.. Reed then held a whis-
| pered conversation with the prisoner, in the
course of which he explained TO him what steps
he proposed to take next. Guiteau listened
attentively, and expressed his satisfaction.
A NEW MOVE TO SAVE GUITEAU.
Mr. Reed declines to disclose at present what
steps he proposes to take, for the reason that
he does not care to have the matter discussed
before it is undertaken but says he viii make
his next move sometime during the present
week. 1t is believed, however, that he expects
by some proceeding to secure a hearing before
the United States Supreme Court
Dir. Reed says that during his entire inter-
view this afternoon Guitcau did not bctray the
slightest fear or nervousness, but that he seemed
to have the most perfect faith that he is COM
ing out all right in the end. There will be no
especial change in the care of the prisoner in
Of h,-t ri in
banc, except that fewer visitors viii be per-
mitted to see him. The death-watch which
was placed over him on the day sentence was
passed viii be maintained until the day of exc
cution, which is fixed for June Both.
THE AssAssIN's LATEST EFFUsIoN.
Guiteau's last appeal to the American peo-
pie" written before the decision was rendered,
is characteristic efTusion. He says:
tell the American people and its officials,
from the Executive down to the court in banc,
who are reviewing my case, that l tell the
truth, and lie not" when l say am Gods
! man in the matter of President Garfeld's re-
moval, and that if a hair of my head is harmed
the Almighty will make the officials that do it
pay well for it, They can stake their life on
this statement. 1fIwas outside would lecture,
under the auspices of some bureau, on religious
| subjects. One would be, paul, the Apostle,
and kindred topics" If my time has come to
leave this world, am willing; but l want the
officials that murder me on the gallOws to
understand the issue. If they murder me they
viii incur the wrath of Almighty God, and it
will be long time before he lets up on them
and this Nation. The devils that erucified the
despised Gallcan thought they were doing Gods
service; but that did not release them from
liability. They and their Nation incurred the
wrath of the Almighty by that act, and He got
even with them at the destruction of Jerusa-
lem, and He will get even with this Nation and
with the officials if 1 am murdered on the gal
lows. want an unconditional pardon or moth
il G and / want the Executive to so understand
it, | have set forth my views fully on this in
my book, "The Truth and the Removal" If
the honorable jurists representing the Wash
ington court in banc decide this case according
to the lar there is only one decision they can
make, and that is that they have no jurisdic-
tion. If they decide contrary to the law the
matter will rest with President Arthur, and
they will have incurred the wrath of Almighty
God. CHARLES GUITEAU.
U. S. Jail, Washington, d. c., May 49, 1882
THE ASSASSIN STILL UNCoNCERNED.
Guiteau on Tuesday exhibited as much un-
concern-whether assumed or natural-regard
ing his fate as when he was informed of the
action of the Court in Banc affirming the
sentence Of Judge Cox's court.
Mr.. Charles H. Reed, his counsel, in company
with a notary public, paid a visit to him and
spent an hour in his cell. Three papers which
had been previously prepared were submitted
to Guiteau, who subscribed and swOre to them.
He was very cheerful, apparently, and read the
papers, one of which was quite long, very care
fully and critically.
A reporter accosted Mr. Reed after he left
the cell, but that gentleman steadily declined
to disclose what was the nature of the proceed
ings which he now proposes to institute. Il
don't intend to say anything about it" he said.
"Here are the papers which Guiteau signed"
he continued, holding up scroll Of manuscript.
81 suppose you would like to have them, but
you can't / have always said Guiteau was
wonderful man. l now say he is a human
phenomenon. Why, when he was reading the
papers he stopped and said there ought to be
a comma in a certain place, and put it in.
Then, again. he discovered the word said had
been repeated in a certain place. He said he
thought il would look better without it, and
struck it out Now, the idea of a man SEN
fenced to be hanged the Both of June, after the
court in banc has affirmed the sentence stop
ping at a comma!"
as he not concerned about his fate?" asked
the reporter.
"He has no idea that he is going to be
hanged said Mr.. Reed. He doesn't seem to
give any thought to it.
Mr. Reed said he is going to New York in
few days having some notion Of settling there
"a don't know when the proceedings | intend
to take will be instituted" " he remarked; "nor
whether they will be instituted before | so
away not
1t is generally assumed that the proceedings
which Mr. Reed has in view are habeas corpus
proceedings. 1t is stated by some that the pro-
ceodngs viii take the form of a petition FOR
writ de hnatico isquireado.
GENERAL CRAFTS COWARDICE.
At the marriage Of john Russell Young to
Miss Coleman at Hartford recently, says the
correspondent Of st. Louis paper, General
Grant was a guest, and when the ceremony was
over the company waited FOR the General TO
t,be precedence in extending congratulations
The General went forward, leading his pretty