Guiteau

Charles Julius, an American a a in; born about 1840; became a lawyer in Chicago. In 1880, after the election of James A. Garfield to the presidency, Guiteau went to Washington presumably to secure ‘the office of United States consul at Marseilles, but did not succeed. On July 2, 1881; he shot the President in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington; and on Set. 19 the President died from the eff. ct of his wound. Letters taken from Guiteau after his arrest showed that he had _— to President. e was indicted for murder on Oct. 7, was found guilty, after a sensational trial, on Jan. 25, 1882; and was hanged in the District of Columbia jail, June 30, following.