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CHARLES GUITEAU (1840?-82) Assassin of President James Garfield. Autograph Statement Signed, 1p,...

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CHARLES GUITEAU (1840?-82) Assassin of President James Garfield. Autograph Statement Signed, 1p,...
CHARLES GUITEAU (1840?-82) Assassin of President James Garfield. Autograph Statement Signed, 1p, nd (1870's), 4to, his law firm letterhead, Chicago, interesting content re a libel suit brought against a newspaper. "Facts touching Miss Early's case. I was present on the trial. Two of the best lawyers in Chicago defended the Times, & the Jury gave $25,000. Story is worth only $25,000.00. Income $50,000.00. The morning after the libel was published all the other Chicago papers denied it, so that in fact Miss Early may not [be] Indemnified a $1. Suit now brought the day after...every body said 'It served the Times right'! But Miss Early did not have 1/20 the trouble I did. The law seems to be well settled, that if a great newspaper libels a virtuous woman, or a professional man, you can always make it respond heavily..." Small marginal fold tears, o/w VG. $2,000-3,000