St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-22

weapon. On the morning of Saturday,
July ,, he breakfasted ut the Riggs
House about o'clock. He then walk
ed up into the park and sat there for
an hour. He then took one-horse
avenue car and rode to Sixth street.
got out and went into the depot and
lOitered around there: had his shoes
BACKED; engaged hackman for 81
to take him to the Jail went into the
water-closet and took his pistol out of
his hip pocket and mwrapped the
paper from around it, which he had
put there for the purpose ofpreventing
the perspiratiOn from the body damp
ening the powder; examined his pistol
carefully tried the trigger and then re-
turned and took a seat in the ladies
waiting room. and as soon as the Pres
ident entered advanced behind him
and fired two shots.
ANGRY AT HIS ILL LUCK.
Guiteau is reported as having said
"lf | had another opportunity | would
not try To shoot the President.
thought had an inspiration to remove
him, but | see | must have been mis-
taken. think it is ordained by God
that the President shall not be killed.
and for that reason | would not try it
again if | had u chance II it were
not decreed by God that he should not
be killed, how could he be alive now ?
held the pistol close to his back. and
my hand was as steady as iron. fired
point blank at him, and nothing but
divine interposition could have saved
saved him. He will not die, | am con
WINGED, and am sorry | caused him 50
much suffering. 1t is no use for any
one to try to kill him now, for if
could not do it with the chance had,
no bullet can do it. 1t is SO ordained
and we must abide by the will OF
heaven" Guiteau remains closely
confined, but is petulant and madly
disappointed that his purpose has been
thwarted by the will of God. He
knows that the President is better, and
his attendants say it annoys him so nj
times that he becomes almost savage
i'll his rage, and curses what he terms
his laundering luck i'll not making sure
of his dastardly work. No one outside
of the jail except authorized officials
has been allowed to see him yet
though hardly day passes without
the appearance of people at the portal
of the jail who ask to be admitted t.
see him.
GUITEAU's TRIAL.
Guiteau's trial is likely to be put of
for some time yet, since as long as
there is a possibility that the wound
may prove mortal, the district attOr-
ney will not present the case to the
grand jury 1t has been the common
law that, in order to make the killing
murder, it is requisite that the victim
die within a year and IA day after the
stroke is received or cause of death ad-
ministered, i'll the computation ot
which the whole day upon which the
hurt is done shall be reckOned the first
SO that if the President be alive one
minute after the stroke of twelve Oh
the night of July ,, 1882, Guiteau will
be free of the charge of murder. I'm
til the physicians officially declare that
all likelihood of death from the shot
has passed away. Guiteau will retain
his present quarters.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Mrs. Garfield the Presidents mother
has been very i'll with cholera morbus
and her recovery was despaircd of
She is 81 years old.
When informed by General Swain OF
the election of Warner Miller to sue
coed Mr. Platt in the United States
Senate, the President, after "A moment,
reflection, said with earnestncss
THANK God for that