, 1881-07-15
THE sKULK1NG ASSASSIN.
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WASHINGTON, D.. G., July. 4.-United
States District Attorney Corkhlll furnishes
the following for publication:
Tho interest felt by tho public In tho details OF
tho assassination. aud tho many storlca published,
justify me Ia stating that tho following is a cor
rect md accurate statement concerning tho
points 10 which reference ls made:
The assnslu, Charles J. 0uteRu. cano 10 WASH
tngton Sunday evening. Maroh 0. 1851, md
stopped at tho Ehbstt House, rcmalnlnx only ono
dRy.
Ho then secured q room Ia another part Of tho
city, and has boarded and roomGd At various
places, tulI details Of which havo.
Wednesday. Mny 1a, 1881, the assassin deter
mined to tuurder the Pros!dcnt. lte hMd neither
money nor pistol at the ttmo.
About the last OF Mny he went into O O'HIcara's
store. corner Fifteenth anl b gtruots, In this
city, md examined. aomn pstosa. asking for tho
largest cllLbrg. Hc was shown two similar In
calibrc, and only diNorent In prce.
Wednesday,, June ., ho purchased tho pistol
which he usol, for which ho paid $40, ho having
In tho moontimo borrowed SIG Of Il gentleman
In this city on tho plea that BIO wanted to pay
Lila board bill. = 50 -
On tho sumo evening, about o'clock, he took
tho pistol and went to tho foot OF seventconth
s.teet IT.. IT,. sna pra0''e9. firing ut poa' hiring
He than returned to Ibis boarlng- -placo and
wiped tho pistol dry, and wrapped It in bis coat,
and waIted b!s opportunity.
Sunday morning, Juno L. he was eittlng In
Lafayette Park. aud saw the President leave for
the Christina Church, un Vermunt avenue. ntil
he at once raturnod' to bis room, obtRtncl his
pistol. put It in bis htprockot, and followed tho
Prcaldont to church. 1ia entered tho church,
but found ho could not kill hlM thorc without
danger Of killing sonlo one else.
Tie noticed that tho rroaldent sat near VIM
dow. :,
Aftor church ho made an examination Of tho
window, and found thAt ho could reauh II With.
out any trouble, aud that, from this point, ho
could shoot tho President through tho hcal
without killing AnYbody etso.
Tho following Wednesday ho went to the
church, examined tho location and window, md
bocatng satisfied thAt hp could accomplish h!a
purposc. and determined, therefore, to make
tho attempt Mt church tho following Sunday.
Iio learned from tho papers that tho President
would leav0 the city Saturday, tho 18th of June,
with Mrs. uurivld, for Ling ilranch.
He therefore determined 70 nluet hM at thu
depot. Ae loft bis boarding. place about & Sat-
urday moruirx, June H. ai.d WON'T down to tho
river at tho foot of Seventeenth street, aad
Grad Ave shots 10 practice hls ain aud bo ccr-
tain hIs pistol was In good order.
Ho than wont to tho depot, and was In TIN
lad!ea' waitlnR-room OF tho depot, with bis
pistol ready, whom tho Prcs!dent aud purity
eptcrcl. e.. -.
he saw Mrs. GARFIELD looked % weak and tratI
TINT 10 lad not tho houtt to shaot the, Pres.Ia,t
IN her prcseuce, and as ho kntw ho would hnye
apother o,portuuity hu ioft tl,a t,cnor.
liz hud previously cnvaRoc u carrlnee to tnko
him to 1aII, ~ ~ r.,
"Wednesday oycnlnr thu rrc.,i1ant ond hin nm,
and. thiuk. uuittyi stntus Murshai Hnnry woni
out for ride. "3'''
Tho assassin too. h,s pt.tot md rolIowo,, tnor
and watched then, SONG time tu hopoi the ppr.
Friday eyoninr, Juiy i: bo was s!tti,,9 o1; sua
In tho park opIinst fbc white f1ionse. when h,
INV tl,e presiilonf c;,Inc mr. a1ono..'s. -
Ha fo,lnwci hi,, down tt., ycf;,,n & FIffecMnet M
stscst. and thoa ,kspt. On tho .o,,poalt; s!de q
tho street up Fifteenth ssroet until the prcst
aeas entered the residence oe Secretary n!a'ne'
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