The Evening critic., 1881-09-20
r. Bliss Carried the snddcst Fac,

of all that were visible to the public.
He seemed almost broken up" was an
observation made at Elberon, which closely
fitted the case, and he looked haggard, OK.
hausted and full of trouble. AS the Prcsi.
dent sccond in the long fight with death he
had enormous responsibility and worry
md when the end came he showed all the re.
suits at once. His only wish seemed to be to
have the treatment of the case professionally
vindicatcd, and to have the public believe
that his whole case was dictated by patriot
ism and not by personal motives. This, In
one way or another, without attempting
to quote his words, he said to many people
with whom he talked While all
The Members Of the Cabinet
were wcaried and worried and showed IT, At.
torncy-General MacVeagh, upon whom the
immediate work of the last days had fallen
showed the effects in marked manner
Always pale, thin and somewhat nervous,
all the conditions were exaggerated, and
those who saw him write the by no means
not hopeful evening bulletin to Minister
Lowell knew now that he dreaded the end
with prcscicncc which was had by no other
member of the Cabinet, nor by any of the
attendant physicians, and which was sym
pathized with only by DIR. Boynton of all
those who had deep interest in
the case. As he sat down at
the square oak-pancled centre table
in the Office room of the Elberon he looked
even whittier, thinner and more anxious than
usual, and the fact was commented upon at
the time by score of those who saw him.
He wrote his words with nervous upidity.
He hesitated long between Them erased and
lrewr0te them, read over what he had writ
ten, occupied 90 minutes in writing bull
Iletin of one hundred words, and carefully
as be did 1t, half hour later he knew him
Is,lf all wrong in his expectation and tele-
graphed no disturbance is expected during
the night" That carefully written bull
letin, based on the best advice from the|
Surgeons should have been so wrong, will
account for tho
Surprise and Shock Felt
on the receipt of the first startling bulletins ]
Much surprise was felt by the Cabinet
Imembers at the fact that Gen. Arthur did
not reply to their dispatch advising him to
take the oath of Office, and requesting his
presence at Long Branch. The message
was the result Of formal official meeting of
all the members of the Cabinet, and all had
signed their names officially.
They remained more or less formally in
session until $50 o'clock, and when they
reached their residences, at $3.50 o'clock i
no answer was received. Many persons
were inclined to think
Some Crazcd Attempt Would bel
Made
on the life of tho new President and va |
rious means of protecting him were dis
cussed, ALL of course, idly aud without au-
thority.
The best opinion seemed to be that event
with no one, except probably one of the Cpl
posite party, to succeed him his life would
be In no danger. Still the topic was one of
frequent and almost constant comment
1The popularity of New Jersey laws and of
the common.law authorities of the c0roncrI
|were subjects of real anxiety, as n story had
gained wide circulation that the Monmouth
County coroner would insist on holding an
inquest and in exercising all the authority |
|he had, should it become necessary, to dctainH
the body. He has just the authority, if he
chooses to exercise it, despite the lawmak-
ling the county physicians responsible for -
holding all inquesis.
The Inquest Question.
Some days ago men who were intimate
personal friends of the President consulted
Attorney General Stockton on this point, in
formally and unoflicialTy, of course, and
found not only that his view of the com
mon law of New Jersey agreed with the
above opinion, but that the unrepealed laws
|of Maryland at the time of the cession of
the District to the General Government had
never been intcrfered with by congressional
Legislation, and would, probably, If appealed
Ito, be found to be in force to the same effect
giving any coroner almost unlimited power
During the conversation another and still
nicer point was raised that the law might
possibly be SO interpreted that no inquest
could be held without the presence of
|Guiteau. The laws of the State provide
that the man accused of fatal crime, who'd
lis In custody, must be produced at the in
Quest.
VIII the Remains Lie In state?
Special Dlspatch,io THE EVENING Critic
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20-10:30 a. MI
Crowds of people are nocking from all direc-
|tions to Elberon, and there will be quite al
|concourse before night. The Presidents
body is reported to be very much emaciated,
and it is among the possibilities that it will
be deemed unadvisable to have it lie inI
state The question is still unsettled. I'll
will be determined by the autopsy, upon the y
result of which also depends all the final
arrangements for the funeral.
The Route TO Washington
lis not settled. A strong effort is being}
made to have the remains removed by wayl
|of New York, 50 that they can lie in STATED
there. Philadelphia has also made a strongI
claim for the same purpose. The proba-
|bilitcs are that the remains will be takenE
direct to Washington. Al. G.
The Deatb-Bed Scene.
Especial Dispatch to THE EVENING CRIrIC.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20-1l q m.-Dr.|
|Boynton says the Presidents death was
peaceful, and he gives the following account
|of the death.bed scene:
Col. Rockwell stood back of the head of
1.-The bed, and ON the left in the order namedl