The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-25
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
A Shooting Episode.

As the examination of witnesses
proceeds. and the court seems dis
posed 10 allow great margins for
leyity and interruptions with slnSu'
lar c0mpoSurr. the faith of III" pub
lie in Il Straightforward, speedy trial
and finding al gully, wcdkenS
psrceptibly. dag by day. 1t may he.
and indeed il Would not be regarded
IS very unnatural. if some other
agency should Unexpectedly take the
ease in hand and relieve peoF.s
ALREADY sickened 10 nauSea by the
plea Of "insanity," and apply the old
Mosaic Law 70 this wretch, Guiteau.
So. we were not shocked beyond
recovery, and the public at large
seems TO have endured the aGuOgnce.
ment without Il sluddcr or even an
unusual quickening Of their heart.
beats. when il was hcralded on Satur-
day last, the 18th instant. just Two
months after President Garfield
breathed his Last. that &aG,l.,r in.
effectual attempt had been made 10
rid the world of The monster.
Guiteau. Tie court aujrdrnth Al
2:l5 u. NJ. aaI Is Gultrau WAS being
conveyed Ia the ;ail III the closely
covered carriage. among the crowd
who thrOngcd the way 10 get 4
glimpse at HE prisoner, was nal!
on horse back vino followed the
vehicle closely and when meaning the
Jail he urged his horse forward rs If
TO pass il. when the report If a pistol
was heard by the officer in front
Guiteau screamed i'll terrified tones,
..0h, am s!.0t. ana Eel! IL The
potion of the Y.In.
The horses attached 10 the
vehicle rrInced with fright. ana
officer EdeIin. drawing his pistol. saw
the horseman Er had previously
noticed in the act 81 r--cocking his
pistol. The officer quickly drawing
his revolver. WAS seen by tie rider
and he wheeled his horse and dis
appeared. hut WAS followed 10y the
carriage as srpn as IL could he
%hesied around, bat ihis pursuit WAS
soon ab~ndUMci d!1 .he carriage
driven hari. 70 the jail. No immr'.i.
ate attempt to ascertain the result
OF Guiteau's iniuri"a WAS made. He
could IL seen hy he Officers crouch
ing on the floor OF the VIII, Snl he
seemed to DC unhU!t. The news OF
che attempted shooting reached the
police headquarters long before The
van reached the jail. and information
was tc!evhnned Warden Croker
He Summoned Dr. williams. III. jail
physician. who was in attendanc'
when Guitelu arrived. He took off
his coat. the left sleeve of which WAS
cut ia two places hy the ball. Iii,
shirt which was not injured. Wa
removed and the sleeve of his under
shirt slit with pen knife over The
spot where he aver:ed he had heei
hit. An examination disclosed :
slight abrasion Of the skin about the
size OF a one-ccnt piece where th'
bullet had struck in its passage. NJ
blood came from the wound, and the
assassin WAS given ii piece of ice t.
hold upon lii" bru!se 100 reduce Il
slight swelling.
The police were soon on the move
and captured the man who fired The
shot. and brought him back 10 The
city, His namG was William Jones
and is represented is being Fefy reti
cent touching The affair.-Of course
additional precautions will be impro
vised to protect til" precious bird
Guiteau, precioTs 10 lawyers and
witnesses. biii an expensive enter,
tainment 10 the government, whose
treasury Will have To foot the bills
The only reg:rt felt hy the majority
OF people Will be that this william
Jones pistol had not sent GuiieaI
to "Davy Jones Locker.