South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
An Authentic Account of the
Crime.

Y NN'hSJ NOihHiiA has IGfDiSncl anu au.
thorized the Publication of n statement
OK the circumstances attending the at.
tempted assassination. as derived from
Gulteau himself and from other anthem
tic sources, as follows:
The interest felt by the public in The
details o. the assassination and the ma.
ny stories published justify me in sta.
ting that the following is a correct and
"ooaid'e statement concerning the points
10 which reference is made: The assas-
SIN. Charles Gui,eau. came 10 Washing.
ton city on Sunday evening, March q.
1901, ana stopped at the Ebbit House.
remaining only one day. He then Sc
cured room In another part of the ci-
", ahi has boarded AMI roomed at VA.
r'Nus places, the full details of which |
nave On Wednesday, May Is, 1881.
the assassin determined to murder the
fresident. lie bad neither money nor
plstoi ut the time. About the last of
May he went into O'Mcara's store. cor
ner oil Fifteenth and + streets. in this
city, and examined some pistols. asking
Tor the largest calibre. lie was shown
TWO similar in calibre and only different
In The price. GA "Wednesday. June 8.
he purchased the pistol which he used
'of "hich he paid $40, he having in the
meantime borrowed Sl5 of gentleman
| III thlS city, on the plea that he wanted
To pay his board bill. On the same eve
mag, about seven o'clock, lie took the
/ piStoi and went TO the foot of Seven
teenth street, and practiced, Il. ing at q
board, hnag ten shots. He then return.
II L..
ca TO ms boarding place, aad wiped the
pistol dry and wrapped il in his coat.
and waited bis opportunity. On SUNDAY
morning, juno u, he was sitting in Tn.
tAyette Park. aud saw the President
leave Tor the Christian Church. on Yer
mont avenue, and he at once returned In
his toom, obtained bis pistol. put il in
his hip pociet and followed the Presi-
dent TO church he entered the church.
out found he c)ult not kill him There
without danger of killing some one else.
lie noticed that The Presi lent sat noor
I It window; alter chnrch he made IN ex.
animation OF the window and founl no
could reach 1T without any trouble. and
mat from thIs poinL he could shoot the
/ ffesluenl through the head without kill.
/ ing any one else. The following We'd
nesIdy be wen 10 tile Church, cyamiaed
Tie location and The window, and be-
came satisfied he could ACCOMPLISH his
! purpose, and he determined, therefore
10 make lie attempt at the church tho
following Sul!er. lie learned from the
papers That the Pro sident would leave
the city on Saturday, the 18Th of Juno
With Mrs. Garfield Tor Long Branch he
therefore determined to meet HIM ~ tho
l 81 I, IL
. O'Clock SAurday morning., June IA
"hu went ""wn To the river at the foo.
OF Seventeenth street, and fred ) shots.
10 practice his aim and be certain his
pia.ol was in cool order lie then went
t. the depot, Gnd was in the ladies' wait.
ING room OF the depot, with his pistol rea.
~ when the presid initial party entered.
lie says MIs. Garfield looked 80 weak
and frat! that he had not the heart to
shoo. the President in her presence and,
As be knew he wonlI have another on
p)itun.ty, he lief. the depot. He had
previously engaged q carriage to take
him to the jul. On "Wednesday eye-
ming The PrcsIdeat and his son. and
think United States Marshal Henry went
out for ii l.. Tie assassin took his
pistol and followed them, and watched
them Tor some time, in hopes the car
mage would stop, but no opportunity was
gwen. Ga Friday evening. Jnlv lao
was sitting on the seat in the park oppo-
SIZE inc Waite .iOuse, when he saw lhe
, Iresijent come out alone lie followed
hlm Gown The avenue 90 Fifteenth street.
ana Then kept on the opposite side OF
tic street up Fifteenth, until the Presi.
. dent entered the residences Of Secretary
/ B'nine. lie waited 81 the corner Of Mr.
/ mortou's late residence, corner Fifteenth
ant II for some time. and then. az he
was afraid he woull attract attention
no went into the alley in the rear OF Mr..
/ horton's residence, examined his nistol
and waited. Tue President and Secrc-
Ihry Blaine camc oUt together and he
followed them over 20 th3 gate Of The
"hlte House but could get no oppor-
/ tunIty to use his weapon. On the morn.
I ing OF saturday, July 2. be brcakfasicl
/ at tho Riggs Bonso about seven o'clock
lie Then walked up into the ark and
sat there FOR an hour. lie ,hen took
I one horse avenue car and rode TO Sixth
street, got ont and went into tho deDot
! and loitered around there, had his Shoes
/ bl1cEod. engaged a hackmsu for 50 10
lake MIN 20 jhe jail went into Lae water
7 closet and took bis pistol out Of bis hip
poke, and unwrippod the paper from
around 70, which be bad put there for
Vie purpose of preventing The perspira-
( non from Che body dImpening the pow
Der examined bis pistol carefully tricd
ihe trigger nd then returned and took
. seat so Tie ladies' waiting.roon. aud
az soon as tIe President entere ajvan
cei behind him and fred to shots.
These facts, Think. can be relied upon
as accurate, AMI ! give them 30 the
+ pubic To- contradict certain ri-e rumors
. in connection with This most atrJc,ous
% aT0Cious crimes"
COL Corkhi.i say that Tho paper is By
no means ecu tsau's confession" but
merely narrative OF asccrtainod flcts.
derived sometimes from Ouiteau lnd