The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
A LOng.COncealed Story About an At
tempt to ASSasSin0te Gen Grant.

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[ was related very interesting Incl
dent yesterday. which has never been
made public through any of the jour
nails of the day. If at the time of it's
occurrence it had been published it
would have furnished one of the sensa-
tons OF the time. double loaded"
type and display headlines would have
been called into play to do honor to the
Importance Of the news. This, then, is
nothing more nor less than the history
of an attempted assassination of Prasi-
dent Grant. The attempt was 40 very
near success that, had it not been for
the pluck and personal bravery of one
man, Gen Grant would long ago have
been gathered to his fathers, and per-
haps the third term question would
never have come up for discussion.
The truth of the incident admits of no
question, and it is a great wonder to me
how such bit of news never became
known at the time. However, circum-
stances explain this in measure.
The attempted assassination was
made when Grant was General of the
Army, short time before he was
elected President of the United States.
| At the time he occupied the house lately
used by Gen. Sherman, on I street, be-
tween Second and Third streets.
Gen. Grant came walking along home
one day unaccompanied. The neigh
borhood of Massachusetts avenue and
Sixth street, where the attack was made,
is one OF the quietest and most retired
portions of the city. AS the General
came along to cross Sixth street, DR..
Charles FL. Bowen, q we'll known physi-
clan of this city. was standing in front
of his Office on Massachusetts avenue.
AS DIR. Bowen was looking at the
General pass by, he saw nam dart out
from behind the bow-window with a
revolver in his hand, shouting out to
Grant terrible imprecations, and then
he said. "Hold on, you Yankee son of
-! With this he raised his re-
volver, and was about to fire, when DR..
Bowen, who is very large and pow
full man, placed himself between the
would be-assassin and the future Presi-
dent.
The Doctor cried out to the man,
The man replied, CT am after that
Yankee son of -! am going to
blow his brains out"
The Doctor, cool-blooded man, who
has seen four years of service in the
late war, said Gin order to shoot him,
you will have to shoot me. Come, now,
put up that pistol
The man replied in frenzy "Stand
out Of the way, or will kill you, too
[ am al Alabamian. The war has
robbed me of every cent had in the
world. I am going to get even with
that man there, and then don't care
what becomes of me-"
During this parley Gen. Grant slipped
out briskly, turning his head back every
now and then. The doctor engaged
the man until Grant was around the
corner On I street. Then he went bold
ly up to the man, and quickly placing
his right finger under his nose, throw
ing his head back, the athletic physi-
clan then "let out his left" as the
sporting phrase goes, and the man tam
bled to the ground. He also lost his
revolver in the fall. The doctor picked
it up. and then said to the man cit
would be good thing for you to get
out of this town as quick as you can.
Tt will not be good place for you after
this"
The man at this ran away, and the
doctor never saw him afterward. The
revolver he still retains as souvenir
of the attempt upon the life of Gen.
Grant. = Washington Letter to the
Pittsburgh Leader.