Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case

Subject(s): Cemeteries, Criminals--Public opinion, Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882, Justice, Presidents--Assassination

Justice, holding a large sword and carrying a lantern, and with a cloth labeled “Justice” over her mouth, searches a cemetery, among tombstones labeled “Formed no opinion died 1660, Formed no opinion 1600, Haven’t read papers 1776, [and] No opinion died 1670,” for jurors who are uninformed of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. The image includes an insert showing a man hanging from a gibbet labeled “Verdict of 50,000,000 Illustrated.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1881-10-26

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case. [October 26, 1881]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287977. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case. [26 Oct. 1881]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287977.

APA:

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1881, October 26]. Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287977.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.