Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-20

get the president when he was out
horseback riding, but he did not go out
that morning l sat there in the park
for two hours
WATCHING FOR HIM,
with my papers and revolver think
ing that might get a chance at him,
but he did not go or. that morning, so
| went back to my room and took
breakfast, put up my papers and my
revolver, and let the matter drop until
night. In the evening, after dinner, at
five o'clock, l went up 10 my room. got
my revolver out, and carried it in my
hip pocket. This was either Wednes-
day or Thursday. | don't remember
which, but think Thursday night. He
went out riding that night, and was in
Lafayette park, opposite the White
House, watching for him, and about
6:10 o'clock the White House carriage
drove up to the White House, and
waited few moments, and the presi-
dent and some gentlemen, and young
man eighteen or twenty years old,
whom presume was the presidents
son, got into the carriage. The young
man sat with his back to The driver,
anu the president and his gentleman
friend whoever he was sat on the back
seat.
THEY DROVE OFT
/ Of the entrance nearest the treasury
building, and passed right along Lafay-
ette square, toward Arlington. They
drove by Arlington, and out on Yer
mont avenue. / walked out of the
park pretty rapidly and saw them from
the corner of the park. | went out on
the street on the east side of the square,
and / looked and saw they were going
down Vermont avenue. | hung around
the park about half an hour or SO and
they did not return, snd Ii was very
warm, and concluded to let the mat
ter drop for that night, so that after
sitting in the park for some time, l
went rs usual to my home and went to
bed. went to the Riggs house and
took room in the afternoon of Thurs
day. The event mentioned in this talk
happened, | am quite certain, on
Thursday night. On Friday. after got
my dinner at the Riggs house, went
up to my room and took out my re-
volver and put it in my hip pocket. l
had my papers with me, and | thought
possibly might
GET A CHANCE AT HIM.
Friday night, and / went into Lafayette
square, and sat there opposite the
house. had not been there minute
before saw the president walk out of
the White House Now, l thought to
myself, have got splendid chance
at him. He is all alone; there is not
any one around him, He walked along
the east side of the square and down
III street. ! followed him. He went to
Mr.. Blaine's house on Fifteenth street.
He walked along, and when he got on
the sidewalk opposite Mr.. Blaines
house he looked mp as if he did not
know the place, exactly, and then he
saw the correct number and walked in.
| followed him along, and was about
half way between II street and Mr.
Blaine's house on the opposite side OF
the street when he entered the house
l went into the alley in the rear of Mr.
Morten's house, got out my revolver
and looked at it, wiped it off, and put il
back into my pocket. Invent over to
the II street stoop at Wormley's and
WAITED THERE
half an hour, ] should say, for the
president to come out. He came out,
and Mr. Blaine with him, and l waited
at Wormley's until they passed by me
on the other side of the street, Mr..
Blaine and the president seemed to be
talking with great earnestness. Mr..
Blaine was on the left side of the presi-
dent as they walked along the street
Blaine's right arm was looped in the
presidents left, and they were engaged
in the most earnest conversation. Their
heads were very close together. Blaine
was striking the air every few moments,
and the president was drinking it all in,
and occasionally the president would
strike out his hand, thereby giving as
sent to what Mr.. Blaine was saying
| They seemed to be in very hilarious
state of mind and delightful fellowship
and in perfect accord. This scene made
a striking impression on me. 1t con-
frmed what had felt for long time
to wit: That the president was entire
" under Mr.. Blaine's influence, and
that they we're in perfect accord. !
may have remained in the park per
haps half or three-quarters of an hour,
and then / went dowr to my room at
the Riggs house, and took a towel bath
in my room and went to bed and asleep,
I woke up about 4 o'clock Saturday
morning, and felt well in mind and
body.
Guiteau IN closing, thus relates how
he shot the president, after waiting for
him some time in the depot. There
was quite a large crowd of ticket pur-
chasers at the gentJemen's ticket office
| in the adjoining room, and the depot
seemed to be quite full of people.
i There was
QUITE CROWD
and commoton around and the presi-
den. was IN the act of passing from the
ladies room to the main entrance
through the door. Ishon,d say he was
about four or five feet from the door
nearest the ticket Office, in the act OF