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September 8, 1. 84. Freeport, Illinois. Died. June 3. 0, 1. Washington, D. C. Occupation. Preacher, writer, lawyer. Criminal charge. Assassination of President James A. Garfield. Criminal penalty. Death by hanging. Criminal status. Executed. SpousesAnnie Bunn divorcedParentsLuther Wilson Guiteau, Jane Howe Guiteau. Charles Julius Guiteau September 8, 1. June 3. 0, 1. 88. American writer and lawyer who was convicted of the assassination of James A. Garfield, the 2. 0th President of the United States. Guiteau was so offended by Garfields rejections of his various job applications that he shot him at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D. C. on July 2, 1. 88. Divx Movies Download Tarzan II on this page. Garfield died two months later from infections related to the injury. In January 1. 88. Guiteau was sentenced to death for the crime, and was hanged five months later. Early life and educationeditGuiteau was born in Freeport, Illinois, the fourth of six children of Jane August ne Howe and Luther Wilson Guiteau,1 whose family was of French Huguenot ancestry. He moved with his family to Ulao, Wisconsin near current day Grafton in 1. Soon after, Guiteau and his father moved back to Freeport. He inherited 1,0. Ann Arbor, Michigan, in order to attend the University of Michigan. Due to inadequate academic preparation, he failed the entrance examinations. Despite cramming in French and algebra at Ann Arbor High School, during which time he received numerous letters from his father concerning his progress, he quit, and in June 1. Oneida Community, in Oneida, New York, with which Guiteaus father already had close affiliations. According to Brian Resnick of The Atlantic, Guiteau worshiped the groups founder, John Humphrey Noyes, once writing that he had perfect, entire and absolute confidence in him in all things. Despite the group marriage aspects of that sect, he was generally rejected during his five years there, and was nicknamed Charles Gitout. He left the community twice. After leaving, he went to Hoboken, New Jersey, and attempted to start a newspaper based on the Oneida religion called The Daily Theocrat. This failed and he returned to Oneida, only to leave again and file lawsuits against Noyes. Guiteaus father, embarrassed, wrote letters in support of Noyes, who had considered Guiteau irresponsible and insane. By 1. 87. 5, Guiteaus father was convinced that his son was possessed by Satan. Conversely, Guiteau himself became increasing convinced that his actions were divinely inspired, and that his destiny was preach a new Gospel like Paul the Apostle. Guiteau then obtained a law license in Chicago, based on an extremely casual bar exam. He was not successful. He argued only one case in court, the bulk of his business being in bill collecting. His former wife later detailed his dishonest dealings, describing how he would keep disproportionate amounts of the bill and rarely give the money to his clients. He next turned to theology. He published a book on the subject called The Truth which was almost entirely plagiarized from the work of Noyes. He wandered from town to town lecturing to any and all who would listen to his religious ramblings, and in December 1. Congregational Church in Washington, D. C. 1. 2Guiteau spent the first half of 1. Boston, which he left owing money and under suspicion of theft. On June 1. 1, 1. 88. SS Stonington when it collided with the SS Narragansett at night in heavy fog. The Stonington was able to return to port, but the Narragansett burned to the waterline and sank, with significant loss of life. Although none of his fellow passengers on the Stonington were injured, the incident left Guiteau believing that he had been spared for a higher purpose. Guiteaus interest then turned to politics. He wrote a speech in support of Ulysses S. Grant called Grant against Hancock, which he revised to Garfield against Hancock1. Garfield won the Republican nomination in the 1. Ultimately, he changed little more than the title and any mention of Grant in the speech itself. The speech was delivered at most twice, and copies were passed out to members of the Republican National Committee at their summer 1. New York, but Guiteau believed himself to be largely responsible for Garfields victory. When on trial, Guiteau stated that his speech elected Mr. Garfield President of The United States. He insisted he should be awarded an ambassadorship for his vital assistance, first asking for Vienna, then deciding that he would rather be posted in Paris. His personal requests to Garfield and to cabinet members as one of many job seekers who lined up every day were continually rejected. At this time, Guiteau was destitute and forced to walk around snowy Washington, D. C., without a coat or boots. On May 1. 4, 1. 88. Secretary of State James G. Blaine. Guiteau is actually believed to have encountered Blaine on more than one occasion. Assassination of GarfieldeditGuiteau felt that God told him to kill the president he felt that such an act would be a removal as opposed to an assassination. He felt that Garfield needed to be killed to rid the Republican Party of Blaine. Borrowing 1. Mr. Maynard,2. Guiteau went out to purchase a revolver. He knew little about firearms, but did know that he would need a large caliber gun. He had to choose between a. Webley caliber British Bulldog revolver2. He chose the one with the ivory handle because he wanted it to look good as a museum exhibit after the assassination. Though he could not afford the extra dollar, the store owner dropped the price for him. He spent the next few weeks in target practice the kick from the revolver almost knocked him over the first time and stalking Garfield. The revolver was recovered after the assassination, and even photographed by the Smithsonian in the early 2. On one occasion Guiteau trailed Garfield to the railway station as the President was seeing his wife off to a beach resort in Long Branch, New Jersey, but he decided to postpone his plan because Garfields wife, Lucretia, was in poor health and Guiteau did not want to upset her. On July 2, 1. 88. Garfield at the since demolished Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, getting his shoes shined, pacing, and engaging a cab to take him to the jail later. As Garfield entered the station, looking forward to a vacation with his wife in Long Branch, Guiteau stepped forward and shot Garfield twice from behind, the second shot piercing the first lumbar vertebra but missing the spinal cord. As he surrendered to authorities, Guiteau said I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts. Chester A. Arthur is president now2. After a long, painful battle with infections, possibly brought on by his doctors poking and probing the wound with unwashed hands and non sterilized instruments, Garfield died on September 1. Most modern physicians familiar with the case state that Garfield would have easily recovered from his wounds with sterile medical care, which was common in the United States ten years later,2. Candice Millard argues that Garfield would have survived Guiteaus bullet wound had his doctors simply left him alone. Garfields biographer Allan Peskin stated that medical malpractice did not contribute to Garfields death the inevitable infection and blood poisoning that would ensue from a deep bullet wound resulted in damage to multiple organs and spinal bone fragmentation. Guiteau holding a gun and a note that says An office or your life The caption for the cartoon reads Model Office Seeker. Trial and executioneditOnce Garfield died, the government officially charged Guiteau with murder. He was formally indicted on October 1. Guiteau pleaded not guilty to the charge. The trial began on November 1. Washington, D. C. The presiding judge in the case was Walter Smith Cox.