The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-15
HIS DAMNING DEED
As nAERAEED RI TAE ARoH EIEND
Who HOundsd the President week After
Week seeking Chance 10 Take
Hls LiEe-NAFroW Escape OF
the President while Al
tending Church.

\ w AhhANNAVNl Suly IL -ShAepA OA9hN
; Attorney Oorkhlll furnishes the EOlloWiu
for publication; The interest felt by th
public in the details OF the assassination
and the many stories published justify m
in ste ting that the following is q correct an
accurate statement concerning the point
to which reference Is made:
THR ASSASSIN, CHARLES GuITRAU,
came TO Washington City Sunday evening
March 9Th, 1881, and stopped at the Ell
bstt House, remaining only one day. H
then secured room in another part 3
the city, and has boarded and roomed 4
various places, full details OF which | have
Wednesday, May IS, 1881, the assassin do
termined to murder tue President. H
bad neither money nor pistol at the time
About the last OF May he went to Omeara'
store, corner Fifteenth and + streets, thi
city, and examined some pistols, Rskinl
for the largest CalibEe. He was showE
two Of similar cAlibrs and only difFsrsn
In price. Wednesday, June 9th, he pur
chased the pistol which he used, for which
he paid $40, he having In the meAntimt
borrowed Sl5 Of gentlemen In this city
on Q plea that he wanted to pay his board
bill, On the same evening about7 O'Clock
he took the pistol and went TO the loot o
Seventeenth street and
PRACTIeRD FIRING AT A BOARD,
firing ten shots, He then returned to biz
boarding place and wiped the pistol dry,
and wrapped It In his coat, and waited hIl
opportunity.
Sunday morning, June II, he was sitting
ln Lafayette Park and saw the President
leave for the Christian church on Yer.
mont Avenue, aud he at once returned 10
his room and obtained the pistol. put II 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 no.
ticed the President eat near q window.
After church he made an examination OF
the window, and iouud he could reach II
without any trouble, and that from lhis
point he could shoot the President through
the head without killing any one else.
The following Wednesday he went 10 the
church and examined the location Of the
window aud became Satisfied that
he could accomplish his pur.
pose, and he determined, therefore,
TO MAKE THE ATTENPr AT CHURCH TIE FOL
LOWING SUNDAY.
He learned from papers that the Presl.
dent would leave the city Saturday, June
18th, with Mrs, Garfield for Long Branch.
He therefore determined to meet him at
the depot. He left his boarding place
about 5 O'Clock Saturday morning, June
18th, and went down to the river at the foot
Of Seventeenth street, and fred tva Shots
to practice his aim and be certain bis
pistol was In good order. He then went
to the depot and was In the ladies' walt.
Ing room Of tho depot with his pistol ready
when the Presidential party entered.
He SAID MRS. GARFIELD LOOKED 50 WEAK
AND FRAIl frf
be had not the heart to shoot the Presi.
dent in her presence, and as he knew be
would have another opportunity, he left
the depot. He had previously engaged a
CarriRgs to take him to jail. Wednesday
evening the President and hts son, and /
think, United States Marshal Henry, went
out for ride. The assassin took his pie.
tol and followed them aud natched them
for sometime in hopes the carringe would
stop, but no opportunity was given. Fri.
day evening, July /, he was sitting on a
seat In the park opposite the White Houss,
when he cav the President come out alone.
lie followed him down the avenue to FIJI.
teenLh street and then kept on the op.
posite side, up Fifteenth street until the
President entered the residence OF Secre.
tary Blaine. He waited at the corner oil
Mr.. Morlon's late residence, corner FIJI.
teenth and II streets, for some tims and
then as he was
AFRAID NE WOULD ATTRACT ATTENTION.
He went into the alley in the rear oil
Morton's residence, examined his pistol
and waited. The President and Secretary
Blaine came out together, and he followed
them over 10 the gate OF the White House,
but could get no opportunity to use the
weapon. On the morning of Saturday,
July 2, he breakfasted At the Riggs House
about seven o'clock. He then walked up
into the park and sat- there for an hour, and
then took one.horse avenue car and rode
to Sixth street; got out and went into the
depot and ssloitefed around there; had his
shoes blaCked and engaged q haCkmGn for
two dollars to take him TO the depot; went
into the water closet and took bis pistol
out ol his hip pocket and uuwrsppsd the
paper from around It, which he had put
there Tor the purpose Of preventing the
Precipitation from his body dsmpening the
powder,
E1AMiNED tiis PISTOL CAREFULLY,
tried tho trigger aud then returned and
took q seat In the ladies' waiting room, and
as soon as the President entered, advanced
behind him and fred two shots. These
facts, l think, can be relied on as accurate,
and give them to the public to contra.
dict certain false rumots In connection
with this most atroCiouS Of atrocious
crimes.
HUITEAU AND MOODY.