The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-07

W. i"uioHec al thi1S Viimthai, uu'
i satisfied me that he was getting
10 be 4 Nuisance, to say the Leaf 2
Somehow all the crazy people who
c,me 10 the city are attracted to the
White House, and we see SO much Of
them that we are more l,nient with
them than people are elsewhere OF
than We should be. Scarcely a day
passes but some one comes along that
shoule be in an insane asylum. They
don't do anything but talk, and we
don't like to put them under arrest,
for you know we have two policemen
on duty here all of the time. This
man Guiteau passed 10 the east walk
about five o'clock on Thursday after
noon. Heidi not attempt to come in
the House, bit stopped in the drive
way. l happened to be standing on
the poftico and he inquired if the
President had gone out riding. /
told him he had and at the same time
supposed he had gone in company
with Governor Foster. But it turned
out that be was in the house. Gui-
team simply said. $50 | thought" and
as far as | noticed passed down the
east walk agaia and went out Of the
gate. 1t transpired however, in a
few moments that he had not. Soon
after | answered his question some one
in the house called me and after
staying 10 there for few moments
| went to see where Guiteau had
gore. just then / noticed the Pres
ident's carriage coming 10 the gate
and as usual I went to the driveway
to open the door Of the carriage as
soon asits came to . standstill. And
the President was n 1t in ii, although
his son James, son Of Colonel Rock
well and Secretary Hunts son were.
The watchman at Lyfayetts Park
says that Guiteau after leaving here
went 10 the Park and took 9 seat
from where be could see this portico.
What he was after then no doubt was
to soc if the President would 60 out
riding that afternoon. He did not
aud that fact alone . what saved him,
from being shot at hat time Il ap-
pears that Guitsau hss for The past
two weeks spent the greater part Of
each day sitting in Lafayette Park
which faces the White House, Penn
sylvania avenue separating them. -
Though the watchman had seen him
there time and time again he never
paid any attention to him, regarding
him BY his dress and manners as q
gentleman Of leisure, who preferred 70
spend his time in the park to else.
where.
"The President knew him, them"
was the next question.
every well. Guitsau has talked
to him now AMI then---at least half
dosen times 10 ell. Once seen he is
not man whose face can be easily
forgotten, though thsre is none Of
that horrible look about Il thst has
bssn spoken off,"
"As they stepped op 10 the parsiso
! saw GuiteaH standing behind one
Of the pillars Of the porticc. He had
evidently taken that p sition to Oh.
serve who were 10 the carriage He
was about ten feet distant and in such
covered position that be could not
be seen BY any one in the carriage.
As soon as Guiteau saw that the
President was not in the carriage he
walked rapidly away l am firmly of
the opinion now, in view Of what hiss
happened, that if the President had
been in the carriage Guiteau would
have shot him right there. He
noticed that | saw him IS he. showed
himself from behind the pillar, and
went away very quickly. Indeed, by
the time the young men got out and I
closed the carriage door he had dis
appeared"