The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-05-06


Attempt 20 Assassinate General Jacksen.
Asw shss sn s'-ssrin hsr deprived tLr
sssion cf iss Chief Msyis,rsie. the foiIo~ins
Jsckson, du,ing his s~c.nd term. will BE-
tourd interesting. We extract il fr.m the
ass, volume Of Col. BsntoD's Thirty Yssr.'
vssw.
On Friday. the 80 h 81 Jsnusry 1885. the
Psss,dsnt with so,ns members Of hir Csbi.
not. attended The funss 81 ceremonies Of War
ven K. Davis. E-q in The hsil Of The House
81 Rspres~nisi,ves-of which body Dir. Ds
We bed beena member from shs State of
South C.soIins. The procession had moved
ut 9Th shs body. aud ~s front hsd reached
tho ieo, oi the broad stops oi the eastern
psssieo. whsa the Pfssid-n', With NJ. Wood
bssy. sS~rresssy Of The Irsssury, snd Mr.
MshseD Dscksssos. Secretary Of the Navy,
wsss ivsusag from the door u the great rn-
sssds-wbich opens upon the por,ico. Al
sAss 'sssan' perscn s'eppsd from The crowd
isse the little epea spse, in from, of the
psssidsni, ievslied pistol a. him. ~ ilr
sIisisnes % about sght ise', sst attempted
~ IRE. II wss : prscus-icn t,ck. and the
eap exploded. without firing shs powdr 10
shs bssrsL rrh- rxpIosiop = the cap was
90 loud shss many psrscr- shou.ht the pi.'o
hsd fired: hssv4 il q she voot o. the sieps,
fss iron. ssss tfscs, and yr~ss cr"~d be
s~sen. Instantly th- p~rson dropped tho
pistol which had ms.~s Gre. took sr"'her
which he held ready rs.eked ~ The Ieis hand.
>"nesslrd By : siock-irvsiied it-and pull
led The trigger. Il ws- also percussion
l.~k. I'D ,he csp exploded without 6rius
rhs posd-s in the barrel. The Pres,dent IN
sssnily ssshed upon him ~iih his upIiiled
~sns: the man shrunk back; Mr. Woodbury.
simsd blow ., him; Lieut.. Gsdney Of the
Navy ksceked him do~n; he wss serured
- the tys'sndess. Who delivered him 70 the
sfieess os justice for judicial examination.
The examination took place before the chiei
justice Of the district. Mr.. Cssnch; BY whom
he wss commiissd 10 default Of bail. His
ssas 80 sscerssinsd to Be Richard Law.
venee. - EagIishmsn BY birth. end house
painter ~ trade, q preseu, ont o. employ.
1ens. melancholy and irrsscnbIs. The pie
ssIs we're sxs0ined, end found 10 be loaded;
end fired siisswsrds without tsil. carrying
their bullets true. snd driving them through
iseh bsssds q thirty feet distsnce; nor could
any reason Be found for The TOO failures q
che door of he ro,unds. On HE exsmins'
sion The prisossr seemed 70 b q bic ease. q
IL u~eouseous 81 having done sayshina
wrong-ssiusing % eross sxsmins the Wit
ssssss who testified sgainsi him, or 70 eivs
say sxplsnsiion Of his conduct. The ides
ct % onsossd mind strongly impressiua
tssslf spos public opinion. the marshal Of The
Iissics isvited TOO Of the mont respectable
physiciaps Of the city lDr. Cousin and Dr.,
Theass SswelI). 70 visit him ssd examine
isse Ais ossssl cosdilioa. They did %; sat
shs islIewisg b shs report which they made
upes the ease.
We emit The report o. the physicians
which = y .hs sfsss that Lawrence wss d
= morbid. nsIsnchoIy Opposition. Who bed
essu induced 70 bslisvs that the financial
eosdisios q shs essstsy wss owiLg 70 Gen
Jsstsoa's veto q The bssk and bic var o.
.shs eosseaey. and shss u BE- wss oncs out oI
de vsy % nsssss vho might b his suc.
ssssss. Business would Improve and money
bsesos plsaty.l
Il u clearly % bs sess iron sbis medical