There wasn’t much doubt what the outcome of Guiteau’s trial would be, even though the issue of insanity was brought up: He was sentenced to death by hanging. His last words included a poem he ...

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by issuing subpoenas to the following witnesses for the Government in the case of the "United States against Charles J. Guiteau." View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

President James A. Garfield lingered for weeks after his assassin, Charles J. Guiteau, inexpertly shot him on July 2, 1881. A cadre of doctors aiming to save the President's life tried every cure ...

President James A. Garfield. Photo: Library of Congress Charles J. Guiteau, a mentally unstable 41-year-old lawyer, had stalked Garfield for months before shooting him at the Baltimore and Potomac ...