The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
% TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENCEI
NEW ORLEANS.
Attempted Assassination Of
Governor Packard.

CINCINNATI, o., February 15.-The
New orleaus operator just reports thai
Governor Packard has been assasinated
New ORLEANS, February l5.--About
noon to-day, in an alteration in hii
Office with man who is unknown
to the police on duty in the State
House, Governor Packard was shot
in the knee.cup. The party who did
the shooting was fred on by a bystandCr
and wounded in the arm. Shortly after
the occurrence two men, one OF them
the wounded man, who gave his name as
Jos. Tuttle, but whose real name is W. II
Weldon, and slim one.armed man, who
gave no name, called at the door Of the
State Capitol and asked 10 see Mr.. Pack.
ard. They were brought to the head Of
the stairs, when Weldon represented that
he was u correspondent OF the Philadel.
phia Press and desired to see Gov. Pack.
ard. Weldon was sent in, but the one
armed man declined to enter. Weldon
reached the executive Office, where he
found Packard seated at his desk talking
10 Judge Boardman. Weldon sat down in
chair and in moment somewhat sharp
ly asked, "When can see your Pack
ard turned and found u pistol aimed
at his head, He Immediately struck
it down and the weapon at this moment
was discharged, the ball striking him on
the right knee cap and inAiCting slight
wound. Mr.. Packard dealt him blow
with his fist, knocking him down. Sev.
eral parties tn the room drew pistols and
tired, wounding the would.be assassin Sc.
riously, but not fatally, on the arm. lie
was arrested and taken to the office Of the
Superintendent OF Police. Weldon was
kept u close prisoner in the Executive
Office. lie made statement, aud said
his name was William Henry Weldon,
his home in Philadelphia, where he has
a mother and sister living. With
regard to his attempt to Hill Packard, he
says that there were four others with him
who went to assist him, but when reach
ing tho door OF the State House they re.
fused to go in and left him to carry out
the plan Of assassination alone. Weldon
Is not very seriously hurt. The ball hit
him in the left arm, just below the shonl.
der, and seems to have come ont at the
elbow.
2:2O p. M.-Packard's wound is very
slight, being only flesh wound.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Republican Extra.
New ORLEANS, February l5.-An addi.
ton to the account OF 1.-THE affair at the State
House this morning, which agrees with
that heretofore sent, says OF Weldon, when
told that Gov. Packard had saved his
life, he seemed to break down, saying,
"Did Gov. Packard save my life? l
should like to see him; tell him | want
to see him." II was nicely dressed; good
intelligent face; dark hair and brown
face clean. He wore a large
and evidently new Masonic badge. The
man was evidentlya stranger. Marks on
his clothing indicated the truth of his
story concerning his name, as did also
papers in his pocket and Masonic di-
ploma.
The assassin gained admission to the
Governors parlor by representing him
self to be correspondent OF the Phila-
delphia Press. A comrade was arrested,
and is now in custody, and another sue
ceeded in escaping. On the person Of the
assassin was found letter from Charles
Schwartz, dated Bethlehem, Pa., Septem-
ber 80, 1865, recommending William
Weldon as having been pupil in his
school. Another dated the same place
February lG, 1867, recommending Wei.
don as an energetic business man Of good
morals. Another dated Cincinnati, Ohio,
April 20, 1872, recommending W. H.
Weldon as an honest and careful bust.
ness man, and signed by F. NJ. Brown,
formerly OF Brown & Coleman, Spring.
field, Ill.
UNKNOWN TO THE PRESS.
PHILADELPHIA, February 15.-Inqul-
ries made at the office Of the Philadelphia
Press disclose the fact that VIM. II. Wei.
don, the person who gained admission TO
the Executive mansion ut New Orleans
to-day under pretense that he was cor
respondent OF that journal and then shot
Gov. Packard, has no connection what.
ever with the Press and nothing is known
Of him at the office Of that paper.
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.-There
was no blood drawn by the bullet said
10 have been fired at Packard. The re.
suit was only slight bruise. Weldon
claims TO be the son Of Lutheran min.
lster in Pennsylvania. Being asked his
motive, he replied, "Only patriotism" :"
He had only been in New Orleans q
hours.
WAsnNoToN, February 15.-Tho fol.
following dispatches have been received
tonight from Governor Nichols relative
to the attempt to murder Governor Pack.
ard at New Orleans this morning:
sew ORLEANS, February Is.
10 Z. 4. Burke, Washington:
In answer TO your telegram, | have
taken steps to acquire full inform alton.
Boylan's reported entrance to the 81.
Louis Hotel is denied to our police, and
they have not ascertained who he is, but
it is reported that he is correspondent
Of Philadelphia paper. The circum.
stances, time, place, ETC.. point TO act as
that OF Il lunatic. Will telegraph fully
as soon as get definite information.
+. T. NIcHoLIs.
New ORLEANS, February Is.
70 I Z. A. Burke, R. Burke, ". NJ LerS
Washington.
Everything is perfectly quiet and
peaceable here. An extra OF the RepuJ.
Iican Of this evening, says that the man
who attempted to shoot Governor
Packard, was evidently stranger here:
he stated that he had only been in New
Orleans "a hours; that Packard was
slightly grazed by ball, but the would.be
assassin was shot in the arm. Our police
attempted to obtain access for the nur.