Document: Invitation to Chales Guiteau Hanging
Chuck Henry sent this copy to the Alumni of Hiram College
Transcription:
Warden's Office D. C. Jail, Washington, D. C. Mr. C.E. Henry: U. S. Marshal + Deputies, You are respectfully invited to witness the execution of Charles J. Guiteau, at this jail Friday June 30, 1882; between the hours of 12 M., and 2 o'clock P. M. John S. Crocker , Warden.
To the Alumni of Hiram College: Charles Guiteau was the man who shot James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. I found the invitation addressed to my grandfather who was then Marshal of the District of Columbia among my father's papers a few years ago.
Since Hiram alumni everywhere will always be interested in anything connected with the illustrious career of their fellow Hiram alumnus, James A. Garfield, I thought that you would like to see this replica of the invitation, gruesome as it may be.
Did my grandfather accept the invitation? I never have known the answer to that question. Somehow, I hope that he did not.
Chuck Henry
Updated 24 days ago