, 1877-02-16
Bold Attempt to Murder Gov.
Packard, of Louisiana.
A Patriotic Democrat Un-
dertt.kes the Bloody
Business.
he Fires Upon the Governor
at Short Range in His
Private Office.
The Deadly Purpose 1'lIwartcd
by Remarkable Courage
and Agility.
4 Slight Wound in the Knee Gov.
Paekard's Only Injury.
Tho Assassin Secured, nnd
q Full Confession
Anticipated.
What the Leading Business Men
Of Chicago Think of It.
Many Democrats Deny that 1t Had
Anything to Do with
Politics.
While Others Dcprecatc II as a Most
Unfortunate Occurrence.
Tho Assassin Secured, mud
q Full Confession
Anticipated.
What the Leading Business Men
Of Chicago Think of It.
Many Democrats Deny that 1t Had
Anything to Do with
Politics.
While Others ncprccatc II as Most
Unfortunate Occurrence.
THE ASSAULT.

FIRST DISPATCH.
Srecidt Dfspotta to 7as 7fteurc
NHw ORLEANS. Feb. 15.-An atsa*ast', at .
few minutes before 1loosl, eteppcf1 intn uny.
Packarl's Office and fired at the fiycrnor, lit
ting him In the leg. The Governor graspcd the
rould-bo murderer by the throat and dasticd
hls head against tic side OF tho ronnt. The fcl-
low shot again, and was himself shot by sotno
ono In the otllcc. Both will probably diu.
Nor 30 HAD.
Sptcfas Dispdfch to me Tt4bune
New ORLEANS, L., Feb. l5.-TllE TRIBUNE
correspondent Just Waited the Governor, wlio Is
not so seriously Injured as at first reported. Ills
wound Is In the knec.cap. The bold assassin,
WHO gives Ills name as William II. Weldon,
states that 1le had four accotnpltccs. and that
they backed out. 1Io stated to the doorleepcr
that lic was n stranger froIn tho North, an ut
tachc Of the Philadelphia I'ress aild d former
army officer, aud tl,nt he tles!rctl to pay Ills re-
spcets to tov. Packard. TIC was fmnc-
llatrly admitted to tho Governors prtrate
o1llco whcre there wcro several Ecn-
ttencn. 1Ie sat down Il few minutes,
md then asked the Governor how long It would
.c before !le euud speak With lin. Tic Gov
.rnor looked NJ, and replied, "fn Il moment"
rhc assassin was standing cloac beside lllsu, and
ac Immediately
PRESENTED 4 rfs1oL
to the Governors hcwl. Quick as flash tue
Governor brouyllt his l,anA down Just rs thu
pistol went OF, and the ball Instead Of entering
Ills head struck lise kncc-pa,l, as statvf. The
Governor, wllo'wns not armed, caught tho fc-
low hy tho thsoat and threw him agntnst
the wall before he hal MI opportunity to fire
ngasp, And strncl; him.
During Tho excitement TINT followed tho
assassin ris slIot In thu arm, and w0nll lavc
lren Ei'lr,l hall not the t;ovcrnor interfcred.
The assassin stated that lit cano
yoH THE Exy1tEss ruMposE
OF killing CIV. Packard, and that tia motives
wrrc purely patriotic. lle WIS a Democrat, anu
u vlerk In II drY.goods atosu III Philadelphia.
IL stated that lie had levn fur three months III
Mobile, and l,al bccn III New Orleans hut two
or three days. T1lis Is, however, regarded by
Republicans III part of .l,r plut wlivl. 1as bec,l
cu,,Mon talk ou thu strrets and III tho Denlo-
cratic newspapers for montbs-that Packard
could not bu Governor aul live. a.,
The Governor states tint II ras pretty close
call. but GoA Almighty Is evidently Oh tue silu
Ut the Republicans. lie aay1 t!lai he believes
the liau
HAD pEAwH LOTS
to 10 the killing. hccnusu ti'eru was not one
chance IN thousand that man could do surll
thing a,ld esrapu alive.
The assasala himself stated that lie expected
to bu killed bcfore fc got out nj thu building.
When told that tie Governor had saved l,is litr,
lie excl:dulcl, "My God! did HUT nlau saye my
lie wloln attempted to klllF' unl burst lnto
tcar9.
Third DISPATCH,
6psctds DiEpateh 10 7Hs JftbaA&
NEW ORLEANS, fcb. l5.-uuy. Packard Is
doius well Tonight anil has received the ton.
grusulatons u his friends. Ills woul1-bo as.
sassln Is very weak from loss OF blood a.ll tbs
rough handling which i,o received at thu l,anls
Of tile Guycrnor. ilu states TINT he ram,c heru
from Mobile two days ago with tho intention Of
killing Gov. Packard, anu hail four accompllccs.
lie wus Democrat, unl Ills motives wcro
patriotic. Upon bcnx asl;cd why le did nut
XII! Huy. Hayes instead of Gov. Packard,
he said lie uisl intrn1 to, put lfayrs was
too far away. 1lo scut tic maine of
Joseph Hattie into tbs Governors office,
!nstca1 ot his own when fIo was admitted,
Hattie Ia q one.arnIcd ma1. wlu accompanied
Weldon up the State-llou stairs. !lc was mr.
rested aud IL now locked up. liz giyes contra-
aivtofy statements.
=, ~ 1. oy no !neans certain that Weldon viii
live, but he l.as promised to ,,afie full COLI
icsslou after 10 llas l!al !lttlu scst. Oplnons
of Republicans arc divided ~ to tho extent vi
tho cunspFraey-wi!etle It ID a,I authorized net
fined tU fuur 0r live, as Weldon intilnutes.
lhe fact that it occurred Just at this
"tuie wtn thc ELECTORAL! trtbuna! lima tho l4,ust'
at!a case Under consideration would lead to tho
latter theory, a. tho DesnutTata would nut bo
SillllX, probably, to aayc such an event occur
when 1t mfgAt plcIudlre their rass In Washing
toa.
cH1Ep-lusTIC6 LtEpELtN0
atases that ht tlus been Wur,Itl that an organt-
tatlon exits In this State which haa sworn 10
~! six cau!g Republicans, the lirst Oh tho list
lelug 0or. Packard, a.4l tho last Aimsclf. III.
y talked of so freely that Weldon
son would achlcyu tlc honor anu hs be fore
stalled. Thu statement has btca telcgraplel
y thc Democratic Louisiana Congressman tAut
Ine attempt ut assassination Is 4 put-up job Ut
r FrackaEl's tn lnhucnco tho Electoral Tribunal.
lAat y, however, pEcpuateEuus. Weldon u
aeaFly dead and tho wonder y ha Ia not quilts
so' Cor. raeknrd, who Wcgha about ~
down, an.l
,c, AfAnLY STAMPED TUE LITE OUT or ulM.
lhe uoyesnof showed all tue nerve u,u cool
Aest tArougl!out ths affair for which 4e 10 re-
a!AafGa1le, 4nl after LIS WoAnu wls dressed,
naen lux TRIBUNE correspondent visited l4iM,
ne Was Aanokang cigar.
WELDON.
ru 70 tAs Nsatsfa Axsoctatsd Frtsa
We" OALEAAs, Feb. 1t.-IAp extra E<p1sNt-
sI"t ~ 0d1t!oa to IT. account Ut tho 91u!s ut
tae state House this u,urulue, Which agrces sul,-
aanntt9iiy with That heretofore telegraphrd, xaya
VI Weldon: WAen told that Gov. Packard had
T!ih Eulp: ''Dil uoy. Packard save .ny luoi
Aaoald IKE to sec f.iln. Tell hIu l want to
see hin" liz Was utccly dressed, good. tutellI.
EcGt'loukips face, dark hais aud brown mus
sxa. aas. iece cleanly ahaven. lie wore large mud