West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-07
GuTEAU IN coon sp,n,rs.
The AssasSin,s Views ON American
Northumberland TO Die.

The AssasSin's Views ON Americas
Nihiiism--F repaired TO Die.
The assassin Guiteau WIS VISITED in
his cell and interviewed by a reporter one
day this week. Guiteau WAS .loosing
stout and was in good SPIRITS, and st ated
that he thought hat by the time he was
released he would weigh two hundred
pounds.
Then you do not believe" said the
reporter, THAT the sentence onoun
by Judge Cox will be carried QUIZ
81 haven't the slightest idea that it
will be-"
Upon what do you base your hopes?p
queried the reporter.
why, upon common sense, of course. F."
said Guiteau. "You see," continued the
assassin, Judge Oox's rulings IN many
instances were faulty in the extreme. and
L know that the court in banc will deal
justly with the case when 1t comes before
them. Judge Cox In charging the iurv
showed That he was simply catering to a
bloodthirsty element in this country
which cried aloud tor my blood, but with
out reason. That very same element of
which l speak constitute railroad wreck
era, railroad strikers, and, in fact, Com
munists and9Nihilists. Did you know
quickly continued Guiteau, ''that there
are American Nihilists?'
The reporter said he had never heard
that there Were Nihilisits ia this countrv
when the assassin said: 81 tell you, it is a
fact. There are thousands of them in
Chicago, New York, st. Louis and other
large cities, and mark my words that
some Of theae days you will fad tn It one
of this class Of which | nave spoken
Will commit IN act that will cause a per.
feet reign of terror in this country"
"Will another President be murdered
by what you call American NililistsP o
asked the reporter
II won't say just now what / mean by
that observation, but I will say that the
American Nihilist ia q more dangerous cit.
Zen than you or any other ordinary man
would imam. Old Schwab, the beer
seller of New York, is a pronounced Nihi-
list, as vel as a Communists. Some of
'hese days hat old brute will do some
thing to startle the country. He ia IN old
ag'tator' aud ought to he put out Of the
way, He is a bad citizen, in fact"
The reporter Stood gazing with astonisb
ment Mt the assassin during the delivery
Of this little speech, when Guiteau
Enlightened himself out, ana said in a
loud ono Of voice:
Sir, o lo~k astonished. Do Won
think because | am confined on the charge
OF removing President Garfield that | am
not still a good citizen, and ever anxious
10 see the country rid OF bal people?
That is why / tell you that this country is
infested with certain classes who are not
good American citizens, and ought, i'm nv
opinion, to be driven out OF the country.
When am released from jail / intend 10
pursue the Communists and Nlhilists until
they leave the country"
The reporter having become tired Of
Guiteeu's moral observations fired the fol
lowing parting shots at him:
"ln case the curt in banc sustojns
JIdge Cox, then. of course, the sentence
OF death would he carried out?"
Il suppose so said Guiteau.
Are you prepared 20 dep asked the
reporter.
The assassin again straighten~d himself
up, his eyes ~lIshing fire, and gazed full
hVe minutes at the reporter, when he ex.
claimed, Prepared to die! Whv. certain
~, J am ready Ia. die when the Lord Calis
Tor me. Ihave al ways lived a correct and
7irluous life, and know that | will be
saved."