Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
The Ofhcial Account of the Shoot
 ing of the President.

The Ohicial Account of the Shoot
 ing of the President.
 United States District Attorney Cork hill has furnished the following state ment for publication in order to correct certain erroneous assertions which have been made relative to Guiteau, the would-be assassin of President Garfield:
 "The interest felt by the public in the details of the assassination and the many stories published, justify me in stating that the following is a correct and accurate statement concerning the points to which reference Is made:
 "The assassin Charles Guiteau came to Washington city on Sunday evening, March 6, 1881, and stopped at the Eb- bitt House, remaining only one day. He then secured room in another part of the city, and has boarded and roomed at various places, the full details of which have. On Wednesday, May IS, 1881, the assassin determined to murder the President. He had neither nor ey nor pistol at the time. About the last of May he went into O'Meara's store, at Fifteenth and F streets, in this city, e"AO OA"AAAAC0 oOAO I1SbO1o, ssohA4S 4OA the largest calibre. He was shown two similar in calibre and only different in the price. On Wednesday, June 8, he which he paid $1O, he having in the meantime borrowed $15 of gentleman in this city, on the plea that he wanted evening, about o'clock, he took the | otr1 &o 4h0 of teenth street and practiced firing at board, firing ten shots. He then re- turned to his boarding house and wiped and waited his opportunity.
 "On Sunday morning, June 12, he was sitting in Lafayette Park, and saw the President leave for the Christian Church, on Vermont avenue, and he at l pistol, put it in his hip pocket, and fol- lowed the President to church. He entered the church, but found he could not kill him there without danger of killing some one else. He noticed that the President sat near window. After church he made an examination of the window and found he could reach it without any trouble, and that from this point he could shoot the President through the head without killing any one else. The following Wednesday he went to the church, examined the loca- tion and the window, aud became satis- | fled he could accomplish his purpose, and he determined, therefore, to make the attempt at the church the following Sunday.
 "He learned from the papers that the President would leave the city on Sat urday, the 18th of June, with Mrs. Gar field, for Long Branch. He therefore determined to meet him at the depot. He left his boarding place about five o'clock Saturday morning, June IS, and went down to the river, at the foot of Seventeenth street, and fired five shots to practice his aim and be certain his pistol was in good order. He then went to the depot, and was in the ladies' waiting-room of the depot with the pis- tol ready when the Presidents party entered. He says Mrs. Garfield looked so weak and frail that he had not the heart to shoot the President in her pres ence, and as he knew he would have another opportunity, he left the depot. He had previously engaged carriage to take him to the jail.
 ssOn Wednesday evening the Presi- dent and ms son and, think, United States Marshal Henry, went out for ride. The assassin took his pistol and followed them and watched them for some time, in hopes the carriage would stop, but no opportunity was given.
 "On Friday evening, July 1, he was sitting on the seat in the park opposite the White House, when he saw the President come out alone. He followed him down the avenue to Fifteenth street, and then kept on the opposite side of the street up Fifteenth until the Presl- dent entered the residence of Secretary Blaine. He watched at the corner of MT. Morton's late residence, at Fifteenth and H streets, for some time, and then, as he was afraid he would attract atten- tion, he went in the alley in the rear of MT. Morton's residence, examined his pistol, and waited. The President and he followed them over to the gate of the tunity to use his weapon.
 On the morning of Saturday, July 2, he breakfasted at the Riggs House, about o'c clock. He then walked up into the park and sat there for an hour. He | Gu0u GOOk u OuO-uOrS0, dV0uu0 CdF duu rode to Sixth street, got out went into the depot and loitered around there; had his shoes blacked; engaged hack man, for $2, to take him to the jail; went into the water closet and took his pistol out of his hip pocket and unwrapped the paper from around it, which he had put there for the purpose of pre- venting the precipitation from the body dampening the powder; examined the pistol carefully, tried the trigger, and then returned and took 8 seat in the ladies' waiting room, and as soon as the President entered, advanced behind him and fired two shots.
 "These facts, think, can be relied upon as accurate, and give them to the l pubic to contradict certain false rumors in connection with the most atrocious of atrocious crimes"
 HumOrs of the German Army, Days of kit insDections reviews or