The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-02-15

on the DoX. tne women
of Ohio" Among other curiosities
saved by the district attorney is a
miniature scaffold and coffin very
neatly constructed, and gailows
tree with an efligy six or seven
inches longsuspended upon it. There
is also little coffin, the open lid
of which exposes deaths head.
The coffin is inscribed,
''sTRASGULATus PRO DIABoLo, 1882.
All sorts OF pictures, cartoons and
letters have been received and de-
stroyed. During the early par. of
the trial a great many gags Of
various patterns, the common form
being.
A CORN COB
with strings tied at each end, were
received. with q request that they
be applied to the prisoner. Some
of these have been preserved. In
the same connection may be men
toned various pots of glue and mu
cilage, sent with n suggestion that
Guiteau's mouth be glued up.
Many patent medicine firms, doubt
less with n view of advertisement,
sent the district attorney samples
of their wares, proposing that he
dose himself with the mixtures, so
that his health should not fail him
until he had convicted Guiteau. The
district attorney has also received a
large amount OF @ n
CONFEDERATE MONEY.
to be turned over to toe prisoner.
One imposing testimonial letter.
signed Citizens" contained one
copper penny, TO be given to Mr.
Scoville, to aid in the defence. 4
letter received from New Waterford,
Conn, yesterday. from arope maker.
proposes to make for the assassin
a red white and blue rope, out of
silk, or any other material the dis
trict attorney might select. One Of
the most ghastly curiosities in the
museum Is a black cap, sent by an
unknown friend of justice. A paper
printed in Italian, received by the
district attorney yesterday, contain
ed portrait OF that official, with a
sketch of his career over the title
III Colonello Georgia B. Corkhill."
Yesterday another rope was receiv.
ed by the district attorney. This
one was from Versailles, Ky. A
letter that came to-day from Chica-
90 suggested as the proper mode OF
execli on, that Guiteau be fastened
TO a rope 800 feet long, the other
end being attached to a balloon,
which would give him n veritable
flight to glory"
Guiteau, though he still keeps up
his bravado before visitors, is said
by the jail officers, who see him at
all times, to be quiet and rather de-
pressed. He appears now to thor
oughly realize his situation and to
be losing what hope ne had of de-
cision in his favor in the Court in
Banc. John W. Guitean made a
farewell visit to his brother to-day.
He will leave for his home in Bos-
ton tonight. $500 IS
A sad case of shooting occurred
last week on New York Avenue.
Mrs. Annie Conner, wife of Mr..
John Conner was shot while at her
front parlor window, with her baby
in her arms, by some unknown
person. 1t is supposed to have
been done by man named Nicho-
las Miles who was known to have
been near the scene in an intoxica-
ted condition. She was in the act of
turning away when the pistol ball
struck her in the back between the
tenth and eleventh ribs not far from
spinal column. She made but one
or two steps when sitting her baby
down fell to the floor with a groan.
1t was found that the wound resem-
bled that of President Garfield.
except that it was on the opposite
side of the body, especially so far as
the symptoms were concerned, for
the attending physician saws she
constantly complained of tingling
sensation of the feet, even to the ex-I
tent Of believing that it was there
she was woanded-poii.tingclearIvt to
injury of the spinal column. She
died from internal henorrhage. four
hours after being shot. She Ieft
four small children.
Miles has been arrested and placed
in Jail with ,Gui.eau. He protests
his innocence of the crime. Stree
.hs death of Mrs. Conner her child
has died W aisfssisiis ilaa,
Mr.. Edward Waller, Of Somerset
County has been in Washington
lately pressing his claims 4. he
Patent Ofiice in connection with the
famous hay fork of lii inyen.ian
and which is now used extensively
throughout the country cslpeci.iis
in the West.