The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-14
A Little Attenuated.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The following
communication has been published here !:

LlCLte ALtenuaIeu.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The following
communication has been published here:
ANNAPOLIS, July 10, 1881.
To tie Editor Of the Star:
AS l was an eyewitness of the shoot
ing of President Garfield, and being
able TO explain which shot entered the
Chief Magistrates body, and the course
and present Whereabouts of the ball that
missed him, l deem it proper To impart
TO you the Information ! possess OF the
tragedy, as il will clear away great
mystery, which newspaper men are try
ing to solve. In the Baltimore Sun of
Friday / noticed few lines that spoke
of the difference of opinion as to wheth-
er it was the first or second shot that
struck the President, and the mystery
that surrounded the bullet that entered
his coat-sleeve, as no trace of if could he
found, though a most diligent search
has been made for it. They might search
till doomsdaY, but without success, for
the bullet that entered the Presidents
sleeve, a second afterwards passed into
my possession, and is still retained by
me as n relic, not alone because of its
connection with the President, but prin-
cipally because it very narrowly escaped
entering my body, which IL would have
done had its progress not been checked
by large silver medal which / wore
suspended from my neck, and which
was presented me by Rev. Father Freit-
log, formerly pastor of st. Mary's Church
of this city.
On the morning of the End OF July,
being in the vicinity of the Baltimore
81 Potomac depot, and hearing that the
President and members of his Cabinet
would soon be at the depot, I and my
friend, Samuel Frazer, concluded to stop
and see the great man Of whom we had
heard so much but had never before
seen. We had not long TO wait, for soon
the President and gentlemen whom
was told was Secretary Blaine en-
tered the depot accompanied by a num-
Der of ladies. The gentlemen walked
to and fro, engaged in conversation
| while my friend and sat on a bench
| and watched them. Soon the sharp
crack of pistol shot burst upon the air,
which was followed almost instantly by
a second one. The instant that the re-
port of the first shot was born to my
! ears, l felt singing sensation ia my
chest. l left the place in hurry believ-
ing that I had been fatally shot. AS
soon as l could stripped my chest bare
and found that my life had been saved
by q medal that have worn for twelve
years. The spot where the medal had
| rested felt sore and was very red. The
| bullet I found in my shirt bosom. /
left Washington with my friend at neon
of that day, arriving in Annapolis at 2
p. m. enjoined secresy upon my friend
for knew that trouble would follow if
1 was detained as a witness. The loss
| of my situation would surely follow if I
was kept from my work, as my employer
would have filled my place with some
one else if l was detained in Washing
ton for one day. I will return the bull
let if 1 am assured 1t will be returned to
me after the district attorney shall have
no further use for it. Please have this
shown to Corkhill Any further infor-
nation you may desire which can give
shall be happy to furnish you with.
ISigned.l NICHOLAS JACKSON,
No. 20 Cornhill street, Annapolis, Mary
land