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THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881.
THE HURON SIGNAL
FRIDAY, JULY S. 1881.
Ws are glad to be able to announce
that the latest despatches indicate that
President Garfield may yet recover from
the cruel wounds inflicted upon him by
the scoundrel Gitteau. The feeling of
mingled sorrow and indignation that fill-
ed the people of Canada at the news of
the attempted assassination, shows that
the President of the adjoining Republic
hu not enemies on this side of the line.
THi ramal Mackie, alive Tooke, who
sold bogus examination papers to Col-
legiate Institute students, was sentenced
at Brantford on Monday to three
months in the Central Prison. The
sentence was too light. Mackie should
Tuve been treated with the greatest
severity, as a warning to like swindlers.
ABRArottrttsltes are being made by the
Chinese to send missionaries to America
and Europe to preach the doctrine of
Confucius. Well, well, it's strange; but
we can rind no great fault with the
worshippers of Joss if they imitate their
European brethren, and send out their
missionaries to draw proselytes to their
religion. We merely draw attention to
the matter so that if, one of those fine
mornings, a noble Celestian, with
breadth of skirt and length of pigtail,
moon -eyed and yellow, and with an odor of
opium pervading the atmosphere' around
him, should see fit to hold religious ser-
vice in the Park or other public place,
none of our Christian brethren will
shower brickbats, or ancient eggs, or
foul epithets upon him. Remember
that be is a missionary in the interest of
his religion; that he is doing the work
for conscience sake; that when he goes
back to Chins he will lecture about you
and the treatment which you accorded
him; bear in mind that he will not retort
in kind to any indignity you may see fit
to subject him to, because he is at present
in the minority. Be kind to him, for he
is a misionary endeavoring to, do you
good, according to his light. More than
that no man can do.
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Wa present elsewhere a report of the
proceedings at the Liberal -Conservative
Association meeting at Seaforth recent-
ly, from the Seaforth Sun. From the
report we learn that everything was love-
ly. Mr. Jackson, the defeated of South
Huron, aired his eloquence. He dilated
on the merits of the glorious N. P., and
conclusively proved to his 'hearers that
Tory administration was always of the
economic and inexpensive kind. He
then contrasted the present immaculate
Administration with the iniqutous
Family Compact of 1837, and thanked
goodness that that great monopoly was a
thing of the past. We are not told in
the report that Mr. Jackson represented
that the Family Compact was a .Grit in-
stitution, but we presume he did, or it
would not be necessary for him to make
invidious distinction between it and the
present Government. Mr. Jackson is
what our neighbors down South would
call a "right smart inan," but to our
mind, when he halide the above compar-
ison, he "bit off more than he could
chew," if we may he allowed to use a
• westernism The Prmily Compact was
a creator of monopolies—so is the pre-
sent Government, The Family Compact
was not the tribune .,f the people—
neither is the present Government,
nothwithstanding the snatched verdict
of 1878. The present Government is
supported by the class of men, who, had
they lived when the Family Compact
cursed our Province, 'would have sup-
ported the iniquity. Mr. Jackson
would have made an excellent Family
Compact touter. Moat of the gentlemen
who applauded Mr. Jackson's denuncia-
tion of the Family Compact, are of the
the kind who delight to stigmatize the
patriots who broke its power as "rebels."
Mr. Jackson surely lost his string of
beans when he made the comparison.
Riartae News.
ARRIVALS,
Friday—Str. Josephine Kidd, Wal-
laceburg, hoops; schr. Jennie Rumba!),
Michael Bay, lumber for Secord k Coe.
zens; Kolfage, Port Albert, cordwood.
Saturday — Schr. Admiral, Wailace-
burg, hoop for J. fecubie; str. Manito-
ba, Sarnia, passengers and freight; schr
Niagara, Sarnia, light.
Monday — Rehr. Wave -Onset, Bruce
Mines, ties; F.. W. Rathbun', Detroit,
light; Evening
scar. Inverhuron, wheat for Otilvie
Hutchison.
Tuesday - Steam barge VanAllan and
s h. Lewis Ross, Milwaukee, wheat.
WecIneaday Schr. E. Blake. Chicago,
wheat; eche Jennie Rumhall, Michae
Bay, lumber for S. & ('. >t,
Thursday Prop. ()titan". Hernia,
passengers and freight.
PRPA RTT'RRs.
Friday- Str. Josephine Kidd, excur-
sion Kincardine.
Saturday St.r. Manitoba, Rehr. Jen-
nie Ruinhall, Michael Bay Iight; schr.
Goldhunter, Bruce Mines. light.
Sunday Schr. Admiral. in%erhuren,
light.. streets the officers of the law thought cy,,,,a, t„ he assistance Jost after firing
Monday Schr. Jane McLeod, Chive- t would he a wise precaution to the .hot the aaaaasm exclaimed "1 hat,
go. tan hark. take their pria.ner to the District killed Garfield' Arthur a President '
Tuesday Schr. Wave -Crest. Brace Jail, where he would he sarurele venni- ,
GAIRFIELD.have nu doubt he is orally. When he
I was turned over to the gaoler, thelatter,
without knowing anything of the aasaas-
inaiva, imwedutely after putting him
Shot by a Disappointed Office in hu cell, wed : '•This wan is crapy."
Seeker. Aa=n-AL nr MEe. GAxrIRLD. D
At 7.40 Mrs. Garfield, attended by
He Receives Two Bullets but her son Harry and Mrs. James, ar-
t riven from the depot, at the White
Still Survives. House, and was wet at the south
p& rtal by her was James, Mrs. Rockwell
land .Attorney -General MACVeagh; the
Greet Excitement Everywhere latter mewed her from her carriage.
Over the Dastardly' Crime. She embraced her sun James, and at-
tended by the latter ascended the Steps
•'71e "g"1"+Astro ea 8.*szdsx ♦nesse` hastily. It was an affecting scene. No
ti that the rnaNeat are tae t afire Staseswords were spoken. Mrs Garfield at
Yawl fleen sea taut leraua• t■ • (sw are• once went to the bedside of the Prea-
Ir r•aaaerb, aareaadrrl \ae.rJ611araa. adept, who warn stall conscious. She was
prepared for the wore. The crowd at
the depot and on streets, the throng of
Careful inquiry has obtained most of Pe"Pie gathered about the entrances to
the details of the terrible event from the Whrtr House grounds, the tiles of
eye -witnesses and frompe sons acquaint- 'soldiers near at hand, all told her of the
ed with the circumstances mentioned be- ; terrible event.
low. During the consultation of the
Pre identGarfieldand Secretary Blaine surgeons this afternoon the President
was quite cheerful. He said to Dr.
Bliss: "Skirmish around there, and see
if You can tied it, referring to the bul-
luggage, end the colored man, George, let. At ats.ut 7 .,'chock he asked Dr.
the driver, who has occupied the posi- Bliss to tell Ann frankly what his condi-
tion since early in Grant's adninistra- non was between men and man. The
tion, remained un the carriage. The doctor said to him. ••Unless there is a
President sat in the carriage some m- reactien soon you cannot live long."
meats with Secretary Blaine, indulging i The President was not discomposed at
in a farewell chat incident to their asps- I this announcement, but expressed be -
ration for a time. Finally the President lief in his recovery.
bade the Secretary good-bye, the latter The following is the letter taken from
remained in the carriage. About ten Gittau's pocket July Lead,'81.—Tu the
minutes previous to this Mrs. Smith, an I White House—The President's tragic
elderly lady, who has charge of the L- death was a sad necessity, but it will un-
dies' room in the depot, saw a man come ite the Republican party. and save the
into the ladies' room, through which per- I Republic. Life is a flimsy dream, and
sons arriving in carriages to take the it (natters little when one goes. A hu-
trainenerally paw
She was struck I man life is of small value. During the
with his singular m vements. He paced war thousands of brave boys went down
up • and down the aisle facing. the en- without a tear. I presume the President
trance, and appeared restless and anx- was a Chnstian,and he will be happier in
ious about something. He was in the I Paradise that here. It will be no worse
room when the President came from the for Mrs Garfield dear soul!) to part
e. Secretary Windom had just
through the room. The Presi-
ent was alone, when Mrs. Smith saw
Gitteau step alongside of him and fire
the tint shot. The President did not ceesity. I airs a lawyer, theologian and
turn, but kept on his course through
the room, and the next moment Gitteau,
who then stood but three feet.away, tired
the second shot. At that time the Pre-
sident was nearly across the room and
near the door leading into the main
room of the depot. When struck by the enue. where all the reporters can see
second shot he wheeled quickly around, them. I am going to jail.
looked at Gitteau, staggered and fell. 'Signed) Chas. Gitteau.
Mrs. Smith was instantly at his side. The papers referred to above have not
She lifted his head and called fur water,
which was brought by some of the depot
employees. She bathed his face. The
President.said nothing. In a few mo-
ments he vomitted the contents of his" pen are in the hands of the police, ac -
stomach and ctneideiable blood, and companied by a note addressed ton him -
groaned heavily. In the meantime his self, he has no
p.eric.nal acquaintance
with Gitteau, and never heard of his ex-
istence until this morning.
The following letter was found on the
streets shortly after Gitteau's arrest, en-
velope unsealed and addressed : "Please
deliver at once to Gen. Sherman or his
First Assistant in charge of War Depart -
reached the Baltimore & Potomac Depot
a little after 7 o'clock in a carriage. The
porter attending them got off with the
with her husband tha,way than by a na-
tural death. He is liable any time and
any way. I had no ill will towards the
Preaideut. His death wasa political ne-
politician. I am a Stalwart of the Stal-
warts. I was with Grant and the rest of
our men in New York during the canvass
I have wine papers for the press which
I shall leave with Biron Andrews and his
co-journaliuts at 1,420 New York Av-
yet been given out fur publication by An-
dreds, who is the Washington correspon-
dent of the Chicago Inter -Ocean He
says that while it is true a package of pa -
eon and Secretary Windom had come to
him.
The son asked him, "Whn was it e"
The President replied, "Gitteau," and
added, addressing his son, "Take me
harem."
The son, then in great passion and dis-
tress, exclaimed, "Somebody shall suffer meet.
for this t To
Gen.
vejust.stshot the President. I shot
A mattress was brought fmm one of
the rooms of the depot, and. the Presi= him several tnes, as I wished him to go
dent was carried to a room on the se- as easily as ,possible. His death was a
cond floor of the building.. Around the p"tlitica) necessity. I em a dawyer,'theo-
mattress were gathered Postmaster-
logien and politician. 1 am a Stalwart
General James, Secretary Windom, CoL
of the Stalwarts, and was with Grant and
the rest of our men in New York during
the canvass. I au going to jail. Please
order out your troops and take possession
of the jail at once. Very respectfully,
who had rallied somewhat, sail: "I don't • CHAS. GnryAr,
think this is serious," and he appeared Sherman gave the letter the following
endorsement :
to be quite cheerful. A few moments This letter was handed
later he remarked : "I will live." me this minute by Major Wm. J. Twin -
Secretary Windom bathed the .Presi-
dent's face constantly, aided by Mr. inner, of the District uf, Columbia, and
James In response to the sumtn. ns Mal. Um. G. Brock, Chief of Police. I
Drs. Lincoln and Bliss were not long in don t know the writer, and never heard
reaching the depot. They found a of or saw him t.. my knowledge."
mere flesh wound through the arm, New York. July 2.—The Post's Wash -
made, it is supposed, by the first shot. rngj"n s credal says : The tint ball aimed
The other wound in the right side, just at the eresident entered immediately
above the hips, they did not probe in the above the kidneys on the left side. The
then condition of the Preei lent. I'rt-sident was stunned by the shock and
Dr. Bliss said said, after examination, instantly turned donut when the villain
that he would out say the second wound ' shot a second time. The bullet struck
was necessarily fatal, and he did the front of the shoulder, chasing out be
not feel justified in saying it would not neath the shoulder blade. Those who
be fatal. After the examination the at." immediately- around the assassin
President began to be flighty and vomit ani} the President say that the man
blood—a most dangerous symptom. He I ani a stall
want it had
trtagi be doc ne ''I Arthur
will
complained to Col. Ingersoll of a feeling now }tie President Benson, ex -Chief
like needles pricking his feet -a most of the 6ecret .lerrice, who happened
to
serious syintom. It was
decided to bebe •standing near, heard the t
best to remove the President to the I►h
White House. • This was done in a pub—
lic ambulance. An immense multitude
of grief-stricken people Joked sorrow-
fully on as the vehicle passed up Pend-
sylvania avenue.
The pistol in the assassin's hands was
a murderous looking, five -chambered,
heavy navy re"olver, 44 calibre. It
makes a hole as large as a musket ball.
The halls remaining in it were designed
for self-defence, or, as some think, for
Blaine. Those who steal near say
Gitteau made a movement when stricken
Ingersoll, the President's son, a police
officer and one or two other persons A
despatch was sent for surgeons.
After a few moments the President,
was about to raise his pistol with three
chambers still Laded t" shoot Secretary
Blaine, it is thought, throttled him and
threw him to the ground. The balls re-
maining in the pistol were designed for
self defence,or, as some think, for Blaine.
Those who stood near say that Gitteau
made a rnorement when stricken down
as if to shoot Blaine. The latter was very
calm and collected, but intensely pale.
A eentleruan who was an eye witness
of the assasematien roves the following
down as if to shoot Blaine. The latter etate•nent of the occurrence : "I was
was calm and collected, hut intensely coming down Pennsylvania avenue when
pale. I saw a carnage coming up the avenue,
ARRLIT or GI TRAr. the horses running so fast that i thought
When Ticket Agent Parks beard the I carriage werearunning
fnwnt ofJ me, t as man
tshots fired in the ladies' waiting n.om, ' put his heath out of ththe
e wind w an said jumped through the window from hie ; "Faster ' faster '
isatrr "' with an .sift.
ticked alcove in the norm and rushed to After heanng this remark, i thought
the door and seized Gitteau as the latter their aam a••mething wring end ran after
was leaving the building. Gateau meld
nothing whatever to Parks, and made no
attempt to escape. Policeman Kearnepr-
who was near by. carne up and took
the pistol from Gitteau. it is a
weap„n "f large calibre. Kearney
took Gitteau in charge, and as haste-
ly aa possible c.onv-eyed him to the
the canine When it reached the dept.!
a man lumped out and entered the ladies'
rr,ner He hail not been there more
than three minutes when the President
anted, stepped out of his carnage and
entered the ladies nom. The President,
after passing through the deer. was just
turning the corner of the Neat when the
police station, a hl -k form the depot. easaaum soh„ was standing at the )eft ,.t
The assassin male ne resistance. and marl the 41..e. find a ball which struck the
nothing to Kearney. He was turned
over to Sergi Pierce, of the state se
To Pierce he said nothing in regard to
his terrible deed. The report that he
exultingly exclaimed to theodficen, 1 ass
a stalwart and Arthur is President, • ..r
that he made such exclamation in Elie
depot nn firing the shots,. erroneous
With en excited populeee in the
President in the back and he fell forward.
1 ran into the (tepee. and just then the
man tired again while the President was
falling The menient the President fell
a p..'teerwan, wh.. ha.1 been standing at
the stept deer keeping the way clear for
the President and his party. graphed the
ass•s.n iy the neck, and as he pulled
hist out of the depot aneth"r policeman
"I am" he relied, "a native born
American, born w Chicago."
Gitteau said he was a lawyer and a
theologian. McElfresh asked. "Why
did you do thief" and h replied:
save "I did it tove the Republican
..
party
" What are your political" said
McElfresh. He answered: "I ata a
stalwart among the stalwarts. With
Garfield out of the way we can carry all
the Northern States, and with hint its
the way we can't carry a single one."
He then said to McElfresh: "You
stick to me and have nae put in the third
story front at the jail, and Gen. Sher-
man is coming down to take charge.
Arthur and all those men are my friends,
and I'll have you made Chief of Police
when you go back to the depot. You
will find that I left bundles of papers at
the news stand which will explain ell."
McElfresh asked him: "Is there any-
body else with you in this natter?" and
he answered, "Not a living soul. I con-
templated this thing for the last six
weeks and we uld have shot him when
he went away with Mrs. Garfield, but I
looked at her and she looked so bad that
I changed my mind." On reaching the
jail Mr. Russ, the deputy warden, said:
"This man has been here before." He
said: "Yes, I was down here last Satur-
day morning and wanted them to let me
look through, and they told me that I
couldn't but to come Monday."
He was asked: "What was your object
in looking through 1"
He said: "I wanted to see what sort of
quarters I would have to occupy."
The prisoner was placed in a cell about
10.30 o'clock, just one hour after the
shooting occurred. He gave his name
as Chas Gittau, of Chicago. In appear-
ance he is a mat about thirty years of
age, and is supposed to be of French
descent. His height is about five feet
five inches. He has sandy complexion,
and is slight,weighng not more than 125
pounds. He wears a mustache and light
chin whiskers, and his sunken cheeks
and eyes far apart from each other, give
him a sullen, or, as an official described
it, a "loony" appearance. The officer in
question gave it as his opinion that
Gitteau is a communist, and stated that
he has noticed it to be a peculiarity of
nearly all murderers that their eyes are
set far apart, and Gitteau, he said, proves
no exception to the rule. When the
prisoner arrived at jail he was attired in
a suit of blue, and wore a drab hat pulled
down over his eyes, giving him the ap-
pearance of an ugly character. It may
be worthy of note to state that some two
or three weeks ago Gitteau went to the
jail fur the purpose of visiting it, but
was refused admittance on the ground
that it was not visitors' day. He at that
time mentioned his name as Gitteau, and
said he came from Chicago. When
brought to the jail to -day he was ad-
mitted by the officer who had previously
refused to allow him to enter, and mu-
tual recognition took place, Gitteau say-
ing: "You are the man who wouldn't let
me go through the jail some time ago."
The only other remark he made before
being placed in his cell was that Gen.
Sherman would arrive at the jail soon.
The two jailors who are now guarding
his cell state that they have seen him
around the jail several times recently,
and that on one occasion he appeared to
be under the influence .of liquor. On
one of the visits subsequent to the first
one mentioned, three officers say that
Gitteau succeeded in reaching the rotun-
da of the building, where he was noticed
examining the scaffold from which the
Hirth i:ourderers were hanged.
"LYNCH HIM
NEW YORK, July 3.—The 'cm's
Washington correspondent says: Gitteau,
when arrested, said "It is all right."
The expression was heard incorrectly,
and was supposed to be. "I am a Stal-
wart." The prisoner was not long ie
the police head -quarters before it became
evident there was no safe place for him.
A wild, angry mob collected outside,
surging, and hooting, and mingled with
other cries were, "Lynch him ! Lynch
him !" He heard these cries, but paid
no attention to them, and of all persons
in the police headquarters, none seemed
lessconcerned than he. Apassing cab was
hailed and in a moment Gitteau was
hustled into it and the driver directed
to make all haste to the jai). The wild
mob followed the carriage crying "Lynch
him ! Lynch him !" The driver lashed
his horses into a foam and succeeded in
getting ahead of the mob. In a few
moments Gitteau was safely lodged in
the jail. v The President yesterday ask-
ed Blaine what he supposed was the mo-
tive which actuated Gitteau. The Se-
cretary replied it was evidently the act
of maniac, and asked Garfield if he had
any explanation. The President smiled
and replied: "I Supp" se he thought it
would be a glorious thing to be a pirate
king.
When the physicians saw a great re-
action going on, they determined to
make an effort to ascertain the exact lo-
cation a the ball and treat the patient
accordingly. They began by administer-
ing stimulants, but nothing would stay
down. However, a hyperdermic injec-
tion was given, and the examination
proceeded with. It was found that the
ball had fractured the eleventh rib and
passed into the liver, but could not be
traced further, though it is supposed to
have lodged in the spinal column, the
result of which would be hemorrhage of
the liver. Now that the haul
has been located in the liver, it is
thought there are slight chances of say-
ing his life. There are only thirteen
cases ani ireOO ie the medical books
where the persons recovered after being
shot in the liver. The physician stases:
"After i made an examination of the
wound, the President Locked up and
asked me what 1 thought of it." T ans-
wered "1 did not consider it serious."
He continued, "T thank (}sou, Doctor,
but T am a dead man." R hen we ar-
rived at the White House, and just be-
fore he was removed from the ambul-
ance, he asked me to call to Major itmck
to cheer the hall, as there might he
another assassin around. Mrs. Garfield
in the sick room did not betray the
slightest evidence of emotion. The
Prraident spoke to her in an audible
whisper heard to the other end cif the
rce,m The physician decided it unwise
for the interview to les bernnd a kw
motes, and persuaded Mn. Garfield to
care for the time being. When she lee
he room he completely broke down cad
.hb.d aloud, most piteously Ma
larfiald pleaded for a siirtond interriew
Mins*, light son. w axatwart
g M. This was done with perfect safety,
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Wednesday Schr. Ni.tgar. Parry though the jail was nearly two codes aTTRAI s array. 11
mound, salt.. from the policy. stwtien. Detective McElfresh. whn took (lit t
Thursday Schr Admiral. aarnis All the police officers who :,ave had teau t.. nal. says he asked hire s
salt prop ?interim Duluth a ething to de wit► Ginnie say they 'Where are ran from
with her husband, which was seceded
to by the physicians. The room was
cleared, and she, with wine other uiem•
bars of the family, remained half an
hour with the President.
rHa WvIY5ua-ORNIJAi WISH.
WAsatruroN, July 3, 1 in.—The
members of the Cabinet re ed at the
Executive Mansion throughoutthenight,
A message of sympathy from the Goren
nonGeueral of Canada says he was
greedy shocked at the dastardly attempt
the President's lite. He trust
theon wound is not woman. An avada,ehthate
of telegrams, expressing sympathy with
the President and family have been re-
ceived, a very large percentage originat-
ing in the South.
CONDoLANCE FROM ENOLANIp.
Sir Edward Thornton and Mrs. Victor
Drummond called upon.the Secretary of
State, who was in attendance upon the
President at the Executive Mansion be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock and delivered to
him a copy of the following despatch,
with nuiny expressions of deep sorrow
at the great tragedy:
L, July 2, 5 p.m.
THoaxroN, Washingtondonon:
Is it true that President Garfield has
been shot ? If so, express at once the
great concern of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment, and our hope that the report that
he has sustained serious injury is not
true.
(Signed) GasievieLx,
Foreign Office, London.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S CONDOLENCE.
Washington, July 2.—The Secretary
of State received from Sir Edward Thorn-
ton, British Minister, the following tele-
0S, dated London, 10:06 p.m.:
0 SIR EDWARD THORNTON,
Washington:
The Queen desires that you will at
once express the horror with which she
has learned a attempt upon the Presi-
dent's life, and her earnest hope for his
recovery. Her Majesty wishes fur full
and immediate reports as to his condi-
tion.
(Signed) Gewer LLa
THi A8MA3aI:4'a EARLY CARRIER.
As a youth Charles was a good, tract-
able boy, with nothing to mark him as
either better or worse than the average
of his associates. Several years before
he became (f age, and while { relwring
fur college at the Uuiversity of Michigan
he conceived the idea of joining the
Oneida community, and did so. He
dwelt there some years, and finally left
because he could not live up to the re-
strictions of the order. Full of anger he
threatened to issue a publication expos-
ing the peculiarities of the community,
but was prevented doing that by an arti-
cle written by John Noes, the recognis-
ed head of the community. It is report-
ed that he was prosecuted and fell into
bad odor in Chicago on account of col-
lecting suns of money, which he failed
to turn over to the owners. In numer-
ous,places Gitteau lectured to very small
audiences. His brother says he never
knew Charles was a drinker or given to
ruinous dissipation. He has long con-
sidered him crazy, and expected that
sooner or later he would bring up in a
lunatic asylum or meet a worse fate.
CONDEMNED BY HIS FATHER.
Boston, July 3.—Gitteau, the assassin,
has a brother in this city who is an in-
surance agent. In a letter dated March
30th, 1873, the father of the asaassin
writes to this brotherconcerningCharles'
abominable and deceitful dodges. He
says : "I have been ready to believe him
capable of almost any folly, stupidity or
rascality. The only possible excuse I
can render is that he is insane. Indeed,
if I was called as a witness upon the stand
I am inclined to think I should testify
he is absolutely insane, and hardly re-
sponsible for his acts. My own impress-
ion is that unless something shall stop
him in his folly and mad career he will
become hopelessly insane and a fit sub-
ject for the lunatic asylum. Before I fi-
nallygave him up I had exhausted all my
powers of reason and persuasion, as well
as ether resources, in endeavoring to con-
trol his actions and thoughts, but with-
out avail. I found he was deceitful and
could not be depended upon in anything.
He was stubborn, wilful, conceited, and
at all times outrageously wicked, appar-
ently possessed with the devil. I saw
him once or twice, when it seemed to me
he was willing to do anything wicked he
should happen to take a fancy to. You,
remember, perhaps, at the last conversa-
tion we had about him, I told you to keep
clear of him and not have anything to do
with him. Should anybody ask about
him now, I should be cumpelled to say to
them I thought he tdas insane, or at least
a monomaniac, and there leave it and say
no more about him. His insanity
such a character that he is as likely to
become a aly, cunning desperado as any-
thing. I regard his case as hopeless, or
nearly so, and of course I know no other
way than to dismiss him entirely from
my mind --leave hint entirely in the
hands of his Maker, with a very faint
hope that he can be changed either it;
this world sir the next,"
Among those who knew Gitteau in
Judge Mallory, in whose court he had
practiced for some time. The Judge
stated that he was a swarthy, ill-na-
tured looking fellow, who was certainly
not entirely sane. In the Municipal
Court it was stated that he was known as
the defender of vile women, and never
was known to have a respectable client.
He was, in every sense of the word, a
pettifogger. The reverter was ahown his
attorney's card, and the following is a re-
production of it :—
('HARLES.1. GITI'ZAU,
t.A W YJCR,
!.:41. He Broadway Milwaukee, Wis.
eucorestur Attention ('liven to Aay Cat of
Law a:rTcn years Prectllcei n BusNnessew York sad
oilmen.
Another person whn knew him was
Adolph Herdegon, a practicing attorney.
He describes him as a dark and swarthy-
looking
warth -
looking individual, who was evidently
troubled with hypochondria and all man-
ner .of visions concerning every imagin•
able subject. While here he was busied
a portion of the time writing a book on
soma His mind evidently went by
contraries, fee he was known thrnughnut
the eity u a ticinns-willed character.
His place of hnsineaa was, however,
afterwards changed from Hrsdwav to '
Wisconsin street, where he remained per•
eia) months. Ho finally left the city,
having. it is nndentood, been debarred
from practicing in the courts The next
place he struck was Chicago What he
did there and what afterwards is not
known iter. His soyusiutalwe was limit-
ed, for he was mot a u,ai to make friends.
Cul. Robert Ingersoll rays he knew the
assassin well and had always regarded
him as a quiet, sober and sate can. He
had no special protesaion, but had been
an ethos -holder and oftloe-seeker. Col.
Ingersoll is of the opinion that his insan-
ity is feigned. The assassin's resolution
to murder President Garfield was evi-
dently intended by the clow watch he
kept upon his movements for the peat
few days.
utrrasu AS A LEtTURRIt.
Poi ii&EaraIll, N. Y., July 2.—The
aassssiu of the President, Charles Git-
teau, was in this city in July last, and
advertised to lecture on the political sit-
uation on the evening of July 2, one
year sgu to -day. An admission was
charged, and as people would not pay to
a ppelttieal meeting, the lecture was not
delivered. He afterwards wanted to be
engaged as a speaker by the Republican
Committee, but leading Republicans
then thought his mind was unsound and
would have nothing to du with him. He
afterwards wss amounced to speak at
other places in se,
The Tri6tanethistat
saps: "Garfield has
been shot down, not by a political fac-
tion, but by a spirit which political fac-
tion has begotten and nursed. But for
stherehardly than in
thithats countrypirit who svrwasuted at suanrise yes-
terday more safe from wuden,us assault
Garfield was immeasurably more popular
yesterday than when the ballots of the
nation made hint President. Booth put
into his bloedy deed the malignant spate
of thunaands of beaten rebels His
deed stands in history as the cap sheaf
of the rebellion. So the spirit
of faction which fired the shotsyeaterday
gave in that act the most complete revel.
anion of its real character.
Never again will any man
cry "I ant a Stalwart of the Stalwarts;"
never again will the bling and furious
fanaticism of faction seem to sane men
a thing to boast of. This horrid flash of
light which show° how narrow is the di-
, riding line between factious frenzy and
auasination, will bring an end, let us
hope, to the most shameful phase of par-
tizanship in this country."
secileTABY BLAINI'S STATEMENT.
Secretary Blaine °n Saturday said he
parted with 1'resident Garfield last even-
ing and left him in an unusually happy
and cheerful frame of mind. He spoke'
with almost boyish glee of the pleasure
he anticipated from his coming and much
needed rest. The conversation turning
on his departure in the morning, he
asked Mr. Blaine if he would nut go
down to the train and see him off. It
will be remembered that Mr. Blaine was
not to be one of the Presidential party.
"Unless you promise faithfully, said
the President jocularly. "I'm afraid
you will not oome, for I think you are
notat early rising." Then he
added mor earnestly: "Do come, I
should like to sae yeu, u I may have
some parting word for you."
To this Mr. Blaine replied : "I will
certainly go. I will call at the White
House and take you to the train in my
carnage." The President thanked him
heartily, and the two gentlemen parted
for the night.
Mr. Blaine said that he called this
morning, according 14promise. It was
then arranged that the family and party
"should precede them in the President's
carriage, and that Mr. Garfield and the
Secretary should follow. This they did.
lir. Blaine described the con-
versation on the way as they rode slowly
to the depot. Mr. Blaine said the Pre-
sident was unusually cheerful and dis-
posed to talk very pleasantly. During
the ride down the avenue, the President
conversed freely regarding the condition
of the Administration, expressing his
belief they were getting on singularly
well; that notwithstanding allthe report-
ed discord among the members of the
Cabinet, they were becoming better ac-
quainted with each other, their relations
of cordiality and mutual confidence and
respect were improving, and that the
Administration was becoming solid and
strong,
"Yes, Mr. President," said the Sec-
retary, "and you and I know further
that in ell the consultations and inter-
changes of thought between the mem-
bers of the Cabinet and yourself there
has never been one severe or unkind ut-
terance across the Cabinet table."
"Ah, that is n source of great comfort
to me, Blaine," said the President, who
seemed to have fallen into a musing
mood. So they talked on, riding slow-
ly, until the depot was reached. The
President, who was seated next to the
sidewalk, got out first and asked one of
the policemen stationed at the depot
(Mr. Kearney), "How long will it be
until the limd es out?"
e re•
spectful reply,
"About fifteeniteminutexpresse.go," sou thltitrninq to Mr. Blaine
the Prudent said, ' •Then I'll wait here
with you. "
ho," said the Secretary with good-
humoured positiveness, "we will go
in." They walked into the depot arm -
in -arm, and i{,r.,ceeded through the
ladies room. Just as they were passing
from the ladies' nom into the larger
room adjoining Mr. Blaine was startled
by a report—a very loud report—of a
pistol, and then immediately another.
Scarcely had the second report rang out
on the air, when the President exclaimed,
"Oh, my God ' ' Just then some one
from the rear of the President rushed
past and *head of the President. Mr.
Blaine, supposing him to he the person
who had fired the shot started in pur-
suit, but had proceeded only a few yards
when he was recalled by President Gar -
field's groans, and, tnrninRjt saw him
lying on the floor, the blood flowing
from two ugly wounds in the arm and
groin.
It all happened with such startling
rapidity that, strange se it may seem,
this was the first intimation that the
President had been the target for the
twe shotsin his own mind he attri-
buted the President's exclamation to the
fact that he rat, startled by the shooting,
and he did not dream of his being hurt.
After the President had been convey-
ed to the White Hosie, Mr. Blaine ap-
proached his Weide, and, relieving one
of the attendants whn was fanning him,
performed that labor .4 love himself.
Suddenly the President seemed to arouse
from his stupor, and lnnking up, smiled
pleasantly. How gond you are"' he
mid gratefully Then in a moment,
Mr. Blaine, bowing his head toward
him. the President placed his arms