The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1877-02-24

Ellis duu CprluSct. ASs"ss "oy
action-Brown aud Durham, Of
Kentucky.
Attempt to Kill Packard.
A Times Extra of the 18th has
the following: At half past eleven
o'clock the vicinity OF the Cover
nor's room in the St. Louis street
Statehouse rang with the sharp
report OF two pistol shots, fired
almost simultaneously, and in an
instant there was intense excite
ment abroad and rapid hurrying
Of a crowd toward the gubernato-
rial department. Here it transpi-
red that Packard, while seated in
his chair, surrounded BY half a
dozen callers, had been suddenly
approached by one Of the parties.
who, drawing pistol and lcveling
It at Packarsi's heart at almost
point-blank range, pulled the trig-
ger. At that very instant Packard
struck the weapon down, aud sim
ultaneOus with that movement the
weapon exploded and the shot
struck Packard on the knee. AT
that instant Packard closed with
the man and threw him heavily to
the floor. Packart's wound Is
very slight.
STATEMENT OF AN EYEWITNESS.
Shortly after the occurrence two
mon-onc of them the wounded
man, who gave his name as Joseph
Huttlc, but whose real name Is u.s.
certaincd TO be VIM. II. Weldon,
and a slim, onc-armcd man, who
gave no nsIne-called at the door
Of the State capitol, and asked to
see Governor Packard. There was
some demur about admitting them,
when one proclaimed himself ia
J be IN cx-Federal officer, aud the
other a discharged soldier. They
were brought to the head Of the
stairs, where Weldon represented
that he was correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press, and desired te
sec the governor. A card with thu
name OF "Joscph Huttlc" was sem
In, but the onc-armed man declined
to enter. Weldon reached the ex
ccutive Office, where he found gov
ernor Packard seated at his desk
talking TO Judge Boarman, Of Cad
do, who occupied u chair on hi
right. Weldon sat dow In a va
cant chair Immediately on Cover
nor Packard's left, and after an in
stant somewhat sharply asked
"Whcn can see your" Packar'
turned and found pistol pointc'
ut his head he Immediately strucl
1t down, aud the weapon was dis
, charged, the ball striking him u
the right kncc-cap, and inflicting
I. slight wound. Packard immedl
ately dealt the man o blow wit
his fist, striking him between tn
eyes and knocking him down. Scy
cral parties In the room drew thei
pistols and fired, w0unding tn
would-bc-assassin, but not fatal!
: or course scene of intense o,
citcment Immediately FOLLOWED
0 The onc-armcd man was arreste
1 and conveyed to the Office OF III
: superintendent of police (; WcIdo
was kept a close prisoner in I'll
d executive office. Packard was col
e vcycd to his private apartment Q
L the second floor Of the building.
9 STATEMENT OF THE SHOOTER.
} The man who shot Packard 81.
d that his name is William Hem
Weldon, and that his home Is
9 Philadelphia. He says that he III
j. mother and sisters living ther
With regard to his attempt to X
l. Packard, he says that there we
1T four others with him who weic
y have assisted him in the undert
IS king, but that when reaching Il
il door of the Statehouse they refuse
he to 20 in, and left him to carry o
IN the intended plan of assassinati'
q. alone. Weldon, II such be ]
d, name, is not, as 1t turned out,
ne riously hurt. The ball struck hi
r. in the left arm, just below I
It. shoulder, and seems to have col
IS, out at the elbow. It was thong
at first that lie was killed, but
seems that hc was only sti'nll
and faint from the loss of bloc
81 At half-past twelve he was so mu
10 revived as to converse with the
!, about him.
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