New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
A SHOT AIMED AT GUTTEAU

hHiiN foI IN EVIDENCE.
While being conveyed back to tho
jail yesterday, Guiteau was fired at
by man on horseback, who had
followed the prison van for some distance af-
ter it had left the Court House. The
ball grazed his left wrist, inficting q
slight scratch only. The horseman,
though pursued Immediately after firing the
shot, was not caught until late in the evening.
He proves to be one "Bill" Jones,
resident of the District of Column
bia, and a farmer. A number of wit
nesses was examined at the trial yester-
day, among them Colonel Rockwell, General
Swain and DR.. Bliss. The fractured portion
of the vertebre of the late President was put
in evidence, and the nature of its injuries ex-
planned by DR.. Bliss, whose cross-examinatiOn
was tedious in the extreme.
A SECOND ATTEMPT ON GUITEAU'S LIFE.
THE ASSASSIN SHOT AT WHILE BEING CONVEYED
FROM THE COURT HOUSE TO THE JAII.-NoT HUR1
BUT CONSIDERABLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF TIE SCENE BY EYE-wITNEssEs-ARREsr oB
THE MAN THAT FIRED THE SHOT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEf
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-When the Guiteau trial
adjourned at halfpast o'clock to-day, at least
ID bHCusduu ptTsOH5 WtIc WdllHR Oulsiuc Tue COurb
house to the prisoner get into the van and start
for the Jail Upon the outskirts of the crowd was a
upon horseback. He was noticed by several
persons and is described a countryman in appear
ance smOoth-faced, wearing small moustache and
mounted upon a sorrel horse of good build but look
ing little overwOrked and run down" Guiteau
hooted and hissed by the crowd as
usual but cast back looks of defiance having learned
that Kisses and hootings do him injury. Ha
jumped lightly into the van and, Officer Perry
Carson, a tall, strongly built, colored deputy
marshal, slammed tho door and quickly locked it.
James Leonard, a broad-sbouldered colOred officer,
held the reins. Policeman William Edelin, mounted
beside the driver, and Perry Carson took his ac-
customed place upon the step at the of the
1t was driven rapidly away toward the Jail, the
mounted cOnntryman following as if from nero
curiosity. Subsequent events are best described
the language Of the witnesses and participants.
James Leonard, the driver, said to TRIBUNE cor
respondent:
THE first / seen of that fellow was
at the corner of First and East Cap
itOl-st. He had followed us from the court
house, but | had him till then.
He had looked into the van through the opening
and seen where Guiteau was. Then he rode up be-
side the and Jerked out his pistol and fired.
Then he rode up front and drew up to fire at me,
believe. but he seen officer Edeliu draw out his
pistol and he just laid down his horse and rode
away down First-st. Edelin fred at him. and we
whipped up the horses and followed him with the
van, but he was too fast for us, of course He was
a smooth-faced man and looked like farmer. Do
you want to know what Guiteau didf lie hOllered:
Where's the escortl You ought to have
an escort and have that fellow caught and
properly dealt with. Go at once and inform
Major Brock He said that from within.
He was pretty badly frightened. The bullet
injured him in the right arm. 1t a little flesh
wound. The that fired tho shot looked
about twenty-five or thirty years old He lay down
on his horse ne rode away"
Officer Perry Carson said: al saw the man follow
ing us from the court house. usually ride with
nv face toward the van, but this time turned my
back to the van. The man followed down to
DIST. carelessly When reached First-st. he rode
off, turning thought down First-st to the south.
then turned my face TO the van, and looked In at
Guteau. When turned back the man fol-
lowing on behind, rod or two away He
probably knew that generally faced the van and
turned off 20 deceive me. He rode up and asked,
Have you got Guiteau in there = l replied that
we had lie then looked in through the ventilator
as if to get sight of the prisoner. When reached
the corner of East Capitol and Frst-sts. he rode up
beside the van and fired. Then he went up in front
and drew up to fire at the driver, as think.
don't know, of course. what be was up to, but had
an idea that he meant TO kill the driver and have
the team run away and overturn the van so that he
could finish Guiteau. Perhaps he expected Guitcau
would be alarmed by his first shot and would come
to the ventator and he could then get a shot 1T
him IN the face. He meant business, and knew
what he wanted to do. He was no Washington
man. | never saw him before, and have been
here a long time. He a stranger. o, yes;
would know that fellow again wherever might
see him."
"Was Guiteau alarmed y
"Oh, yes; he jumped about like monkey.
What is the matter he yelled out who shot that
pistop told him the officer fired his pistol. You
know Edelin, did fire at the man he rode OFT ]
could not make Guiteau believe the officer fired He
Thought both shots were fired at him. Somebody
ia shooting at me- he screamed, and came near
hitting Ell M nnd Williams Want them TO-
put on more force The evidences of the prisoners
fright were more apparent when nc was taken from
the van.
General George B. Carse, of New-Jersey, accom-.
panied by General Roberts, of Nebraska passed tha
City Hall in a carriage this afternoon q few mo-
ments before Gniteau was brought out TO be- TAKEN
back to the Jail. In conversation with TRIBUNE
correspondent, soon after the shooting occurred,
General Carse said " As we drove past observer
man on horseback on the outskirts Of the crowd
that had assembled to catch glimpse OF tine PITS
oner. NV attention attracted TO the horsemaa
m0mentary by the manner in which he manaeed
his horse like an old cavalry-nan but as we passed
ON thought no more about it, We stopped few
moments at the Baltimore and Ohio Depot. AS we
drove out toward the Capitol the prison van was
few, Yards ahead of us, moving in the same direc-
tion. | hen observed that the same horseman was
riding immediately behind the van
"General r berts and my driver both noticed THAI
the man held pistol in his hand. l thirk that wa
all got the impression that he was one OF those IN
charge of the van. He passed on with the van qg
nj MD al ShnrflN j
heard of the attempt on Guiteau's life" 49,
"Can you describe the man and his horse
know tbe man If / shonld meet him now. IL this
were market morning could point our dozen men
who would resemble him in general appearance.
He wore a brOwnish or graylsh oVorcoat aho =
slnnch hat hnth rather dingy and seedY ana IOokeu