Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-07-22
THE FACTS.
District Attorney CorlthiIi Gives ths
n True History Of the Assassination.
.l1r if M WASHINGTON. July Il.

True Frtsfnrv Of the Assassination,
~ I-l w.su,soroS. JuIv "a.
Ir,,,sa s,ates Dls,rct Attorney Corkbill
,,rnisho. ,bc following for nuhlication,
rrha ,,,orns, toi, h, ibe ,nh,,o l., III d.taus
NJ Tho assassIna,jon, and many s,orIes pub.
ilshed. tustifv md in s,atjno that the follow.
inc a correct an,, accurate statement ron.
cerningi the ,ointa IN which, refe,ence IA
made. hT '1F itl I7.7T
The assasain fborIoa cuiteeu came IN
WashIngton civ SUNDAY evening March q,
1891 and stonned ~ Tho Ehbott Uopse re'
maIning onlv ono dav. Uc then securcd a
room in another part OF the eity.
and has boarded and roomod at van
QUA places. the full details of which
have. "Wednesday. Nav 1s. 1881. the assas.
ain deter,nped 10 murder the President. He
had neither money nor pistol at the time
About the last of NAV he went into OtMcars
store. corner Fifteenth and + s,reets. mi,
city, and examined some pistols, asking TO,
the largest oaliber. He was shown two simi.
lar in caliber and only different in price
Wednesday, June 8, he purchased the pistol
which he used, for which he paid ten dollars,
he having In the meantime borrowed nf
teen dollars of n gentleman I'm this city, on
the plea that he wanted to pay his board
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o'clock he took the pistol and went to
the foot OF Seventeenth Street and prac
ticcd firing at a board, firing ten shots. He
then returned to his boarding place and
wiped the pistol dry and wrapped II In his
coat and waited his opportunity. Sunday
morning, June IL, he was sitting In Lafayette
Park and saw the President leave for the
Christian Church, on Vermont Avenue, and
hi 1L& IA
pistol, put 1t in his hip pocket and followed
the President to the church. He entered.the
church but found he could not kill him there
without danger Of killing some one else He
noticed the President sat near window.
After church he made an examination OF the
window and found he could reach 1t without
any trouble, and that from this point he could
shoot the President through the head without
killing any one else.
Tie following Wednesday he went to the
church, examined the location and window,
and became satisfied that he could accomplish
his purpose and he determined therefore to
make au attempt at the church the following
Sunday. He learned from the papers that the
President would leave the city Saturday, the
| 18th of June, with Mrs. Garfield for Long
Branch. He therefore determined to meet
about five o'clock Saturday morning,
June 1S, and went down to the river at
the foot OF Seventeenth Street and fred
I've shots to practice his aim and be
certain that his pistol was in good order.
He then went to the depot and was in the
ladies' waiting room Of the depot with his. pis-
tol ready when the Presidential party en-
tered. He said Mrs. Garfield looked so weak
| a fr.u hat ha lol ~ tha frNa aIAn
the President in her presence, and as he knew
he would have another opportunity he left
the depot. He had previously, engaged a car
riage to take him to, Jail. ..rf .t..
| Wednesday evening the President and his
son and, think, United States Marshal Hen
ry went out for ride. The assassin took his
| pistol and followed them, and watched them
| for soma t;na in bonas that tho c,rria GO
,s,,,a ~, 10 ounor.,ni,r ,fos r,,,,a,,
mouiu SUPP ouU nv oppoi 'uniHs ""' ENen'
Friday evening, July l, ne was sitting on a
seat In the park opposite the White
| House when he saw the Presidep,
| -. ~, a,ono ua foIIovad sbir, dow, +bo
ooino ou. a'Un.' s. eu ~ uo"n 'ne
Avenue W ri'Ceeu'n c'ree. anu W 'hen hep' VI
the opposite side OF the street up Fifteenth
until the President entered the residence OF
Mr. Mortons late residence, corner of Fif
teenth and III, for some time and then as ht
was afraid he would attract attention. he
went into an alley IN the rear Of Morton,.
-o.iao,,oo ovor,inaa bis nis,oI ora ,a;,,d
m, -, soorot,nr pI o,,,o 60 ~,
& ho a"I $500 e"'.e ou ~
toee'ner, auu ne ,o',u"eu 'aeni o'e, 70 'ie
Ba1e oi 'he "hiee iiouse' ou9 eouiu Se' III
opportunity 10 use MS weapon.
On the morning OF Saturday, July =, h'
breakfasted at the Riggs House about seven
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4, for an hour. He then took a one horse Ave
nue car and rode To Sixth Street. got ont AMI
,rort i,to ,ba donot ondl,.ol,ed around tbare
"a III. -, hi.o1,oa o,,,.o,.a, :, h1ol,,,,o,
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in'o 'ne "a'et 'iose' Au'' 'ooA MS pis'oi ou
oi MS MP pocket anu unwrappeu tne pape
the purpose of preventing the perspiratio
from the body dampeniug the powder; exam
ned his pistol carefully, tried the trigger AM
then returned and took a seat in the ladies
waiting room. and as soon as the Presiden
entera5 advancad behind him and arcd tw
Shots shots al AAe'D ''''1 MN anu A 60 :"
, Ihese iacts, I mink, can pe reheu upon a
accurate, aud l give them to the public I
with this most atrocious of atrocious crime.
: Senior Commacho, Minister of Venezuel.
, eesident here, went before the District Alto
80 20 5o, o,d cove h,s ,,areion of tho shoo
my Pi ras suru s,andOa % Within q few @ foe, Of N
President the moment the shooting occurre,
saw Guiteau first before the first shot WI
: ared. He stood directly behind President ia
, aeld, close to him. The pistol pointed square
at his back, and the muzzle was but fe
inches away, so it could not possibly mi
him. l looked at Guiteau's face. His tee'
d were clinshed ana ms NOUN closed hrni
HIS eye was steaSy, ana n,s iaee ee
!. appea, pp. Sasuarata Nc aeod and ,neant 70 do
n oa,mlv "pTn and We'll when he afr fired the Preside
was struck and ouiyered al: over. His ey
o closed partially and his jaws relaxed. He b
e gan to fall forward and was half down VIII.
Guiteau fired again; ! don't tn think mkt 1t y, "
% oyer zen ace secg hnd now cbameeS Hs aVn ceI1