Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-02
RECOVERING RAPIDLY.
THE BULLET IN THE PRESIDENTS
BODY FINALLY FOUND.
Prof. Bells Electrical Indicator Proves
Highly Successful Guiteau Now
Wants the President TO Recover
and Also Wants 10 be Re-
leased on Bail.
THE BEST BAY SINCE He WAS SHOT.
TIE BULLET FOUND. Nn

fesin the Front Wall of the Abdomen,
rust Above the GROIN and About five
nches Below and TO the hight Of tie
wal.
ECUTivE MANSION, August l, ll:45
/ ..s The President is passing a quiet
am. mfortabIe day. Under the super-
visi.n 4 the attending surgeons Profess
sor- and Taintor this morning made
anu,u, applica ion to the patients
bod @ electrical apparatus, known
as al i. rtion balance. with q view to
complet he tests of Saturday, which
were not rely conclusive, and ascer.
tanning d, - ely and certainly, ii pOssi-
bic, the To- n OF the ball. Professors
Bell and L. r have been almost con-
stantly enga or two weeks on exper-
iments witht rduction balance, and
have made
Several Modh, as and Improvements
which greatlya D its efficiency. They
tried this imprO apparatus upon the
Presidents bod the first time on
Saturday, and ugh 1t indicated
family the locati, the ball, 1t was
Was not regarded conclusive. The
result of this morl tests, however,
are entirely satisfacl both to Profes-
sors Bell and Taintor to the attend
ing surgeons, and 1t i unanimously
agreed that the locatl the ball has
been ascertained witt FpOnslhie eX-
actness and certainty, hat 1t lies as
heretofore stated in the 'pAtches,
In the Front Wall oft odomeu.
Immediately over the gr about tive
inches below and to tn hit OF the
naval
The experiments this II ug were
repeated several times, and made
by professors Bell and Tainto epend-
emily, SO as to guard rs far Nsslble
against the errors arising the
faulty perception OF single il iual,
or from one persons mistaEenl rent
as to the comparative intensity nj.
In every instance, however, he
small disks attached TO the n le
were placed in such a position q ne
pltient's body as to indicate the 10, !
Ui the black and-blue spot whc.
peared On the lower right side OF
abdomen soon after the President
shot, the listener at the miCrophone
that he
Detected Evidences of Disturbance
1t made no dilleIcace whether the eN
peTimentor conld see the disk or NOT
Whenever they were placed in that par
ticular position he became instantly
aware OF the fact, and announced 1t.
TIE experiments were varied, and were
continued till all were convinced that
the bullet had been found, or at least
located in a straight line runninv
through the body from the front to the
back, lust above the groin, on the right
side. Ii was not possible To learn with
any degree of certainty the depth to
which the ball lies embedded on thus
imaginary line, but as the front wall OF
the abdorlen at this point is about two
and half inches in thickness, the ball
must be within that distrace OF the sur.
face.
The Results Fully Confirm the dag
nos
OF the case made by the attending sur
geons soon after the President received
the injury, and that fact Is rs gratifying
TO them as the complete success OF the
induction balance is to ProfS. Bell and
Taintor. This is the first instance in
which an embedded bullet has been ac-
curately and definitely located without
probing, and by purely scientific
merh1ds. There is no intention on the
part OF the surgeons to perform an
operation for the removal OF the ball at
present. so long as it gives no trouble
il will be allowed to remain in its pre-
sent place. The question OF the dispo-
s'tion to be fiual,y made OF it will be
considered when the President shall
have recovered his strength.