Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-04
the enfeebled and saddensd condition of Mrs.
Garfield, which appealed so strongly TO him.
Hungry for Position.

$50 for board, and hypothecated with bis |
landlady an expectation Of foreign appoint
ment. He applied for the place of United
States Minister to Austria, then the Consul
Generalship to France, but had no indorse-
ments whatever, fling only a copy OF one OF
his speeches during the Presidential cam
paign last year. He claimed that he was
with Grant and Conkling in their canvassing
tour last fall He says he is from Free
port, Illinois, aged 80. and Director of the
Mint Burchard knows his family. He evil
IDENTIFY planned the assassination, but without
providing for his escape. He believed he
could convince Sherman that he did right.
He was hurried to Jail so fast there was no
time for lynching.
Graphic Description Of the Scene ut the
Depot.
| WASHINGTON, July 2d--Before the Presi-
dent was removed from the depot this morn
ing no one was permitted to enter the build
ing except those whose presence was
absolutely required. By some unaccountable
means news was conveyed to the multitude
1 III tllS Slr66Je W bilC cuCCe edob viz
President was not dead, he was mortally
wounded. Then a gloom seemed to settle
down upon the city like great pail. and the
vast concourse of people waited patiently out
side the depot for news from within. They
reminded one strongly of friends and rela-
tives of dying man waiting in an ante-room
to the chamber of death. The suspense was
dreadful Business men and ladies, with
faces pale with excitement and eyes blood
shot and straining, stared fxedly at the
door of the depot, and strove painfully to
learn or divine something about the wounded
man within. At last the door opened and some
of the doctors came out. The throng pressed
around them and begged for Information.
The medical men said, He is not dead. He
is not in any immediate danger, and in fact
there are hopes Of his recovery" The pur-
port of these words was conveyed to all the
people present, and was transmitted from lip
to lip and from lip to wire, all over the
country. The city drew long breath, and
the excitement, which had been at white heat
thus far, cooled off. Then there was stir on
the outer edge of the crowd. and the people
were moved off right and left and every way.
It was to make room fer an ambulance, which
had been summoned to transport the suffer
ing President to the White House. Ten
DERBY was he borne from the building to the
vehicle, and carefully and gently was he laid
on the mattress therein. Then the vehicle
droveloff slowly to the White House, followed
at respectful distance by the crowd.
When he reached it ne was borne inside, and
was followed by the Surgeon-G General, Dr.
Bliss, who had attended him from the first,
and other physicians. The friends of the
wounded chief so-rowfully gathered about
him, and the doors were closed about him
and lis future, and the thousands who stood
in the highways and byways of the city
awaited the end.
statement OF An Eyewitness.
WASHINGTON, July 2i.-Benson, exChief
of the Secret Service, who happened to be
standing near heard shot, rushed at the
assassin, and just as he was about to raise the
pistol, with three chambers still loaded, to
shoot Secretary Blaine, it is thought, throt.
tied him and threw him to the ground. The
pistol found in the assassin's hand is a muir
derous-looking weapon. 1t was fve-cham-
bered, heavy navy revolver of "A calibre. 1t
makes hole as large as musket ball. The
balls remaining in it were designed for self
defense, or, as some think, for Blaine. Those
who stood near say that Guitteau made a
movement when stricken down as if to shoot
Blaine. The latter was very calm and col
summoned by telephone and telegraph,
and DIR. Bliss speedily appeared
upon the scene. There soon followed him
several of the most prominent physicians 10
the city. DR.. Bliss at first said, 1T is safe
wound" After he had watched the Presi-
dent for few moments he said with great
thoughtfulness, g It is not necessarily NOR
tai wound" After that Colonel Robert In
gersou was admitted to the room. The Pres
ident stretched out his hand, and in voice
not strong said, 90 l am glad you have come.
Colonel Irgersoll said, Are you in pain p
The President answered, 81 feel prickling
sensation in my feet. :" One of the physicians
said that prickling sensation was not a good
symptom.
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A gentleman, who was an eyewitness of
the attempted assassination. gives the fol-
lowing statement of the occurrence l was
coming down Pennsylvania avenue, when 1
saw carriage coming up the avenue, the
horses running SO fast l thought they were
running away As the carriage arrived in
front of me a man put ont his head from the
window and said, Faster faster,' After
hearing this remark I thought there was
something wrong, and ran after the carriage
When it reached the depot man jumped
out and entered the ladies' room. He had
not been there more than three minutes when
President Garfield arrived, stepped out Of his
carriage and entered the ladies' room. The
President, after passing through the door,
was just turning the corner of a seat wher
the assassin, who was standing at the left Of
the door, fred and the ball struck the Presi
1 dent in the back, and he fell forward. ran
into the depot, and just then the man fired
again, while the President was falling The
, moment the President fell policeman who
: had been standing at the depot door keeping
the way clear for the President and his party
, grabbed the assassin by the neck. and as he
| pulled him out of the depot another police
l man came to his assistance. Just after firing
the shot the assassin exclaimed, II have
: killed Garfield. Arthur will be President
! am stalwart." While the President was
lying on the h)or in the ladies room he was
surrounded by Secretary Window, Postmas
ter General James and Blaine. Mrs. Hunt
Miss Window and Mrs. James were
also standing near the President. In three
or five minutes after the shooting DIR. Bliss
arrived. The President was then put on q
bed and carried up stairs, where an examina-
ton was made by the doctors. General Sher
man then came and called an ambulance to
convey the President to the White House.
The spectator thus describes the removal Of
the President to the White House The
President lay in the ambulance, propped up
with pillows, and with his right arm thrown
over his head His face was ashy white, but
bore calm. placid look. He seemed per-
fectly conscious, and opened his eyes fire.