Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-28
GUITEAU.


states.e.s e Dissrset Attorney cs-shln-
How the Assassin Preaeitsafrd and De-
nbersteiy Planned fer the Murder % sss
Fresideat-Ths 0sesstss ef1nssnisy.
WASHINGTON, July IA
United States District Attorney Corkhill
furnishes the following for publication:
Tho interest felt by the public in the de-
stories pub.ishcd, Justify me Ia stating thst
the following il q Cor, ect statement G nccrn-
ing tie points TO which reference - made:
"The assassin. Charles J. Gu teau. came to
Washington sunday evening. March 6. ISL.
and stopped at the Ebbitt House. remaining
only ONE DAY ,h ne chen s seSu h e. saa a
roomed I'm various places. fun detail. OF which
have. On Wednesday. May II. Isl. the ss-
He had neither money nor pistol ~ the time.
About the last day OF May he went into
streets in this city' and examined some p,s-
tolls. asking for the largest caliber. Tic was
shown two similar In calibcr and only different
I'm price. On "wednesday, June :. he purchased
the pistol which he used. for which h. paid ten
dollars, he having In the meantime borrowed
fifteen DOLLARS of n gentleman in this city. on
the plea that he wanted To pay his b ard bill.
On the same evening. about seven o'clock. he
took the pistol and went to the foot of seven
firing ten shots. He then returned TO his
boarding place and -.ped the pistol dry and
tunfty.
"Sunday morning. June n, he VIVA sitting In
Lafayette Park AMI saw the President icavs
for the Christian C,urch. on Vermont avenue:
and he nj once rciurne TO his rUpn Obtained
b : pistol put IL in his hip pocket, md follow.
ell the President TO the church. lie catered
there without danger of killing some one else.
lie noticed the President sat near window.
After church he made an examination OF the
window, and found that he could ~ ach IL with
out any trouble, and that from this point he
could shoot the President through the head
without killing any one else.
THE following Wednesday he went TO the
church. examined the Iacdtion and window.
and became satisfied that he could accom-
10 make the attempt mt the church the follow
Ing sunday. He learned from the plpers that
the President would leave the city saturday.
the 18th OF June, with MIR. Garfield for Long
Branch. He therefore determined TO meet
He left h s boarding place about fyo % clock
Saturday morn ng. June IL. aud went down
to the river at the foot OF Seventeenth
aim and be certain his pistol was Ia good or
der. He then went to the depot. and was in
the lad O.. waiting-room of the depot. with his
pistol ready. when tn. President and his par
~ entered. He saw that Mrs. Garfield looked
so weak and frail that he had NOT the heart TO
he knew he would have another opportunity.
he left the depot. He had pr evious y engaged
a carriage to take him 10 the jail.
"wednesday evening the President and his
son, and. I think. United States Marshal
Henry. went out for ride. The assassin took
his pistol and followed them and watched
them for some time. in hopes that tn carriage
would stop. but no opportunity was given.
Friday evening; July !, he was slti,nT ON
when he saw the President come ont alone.
He followed him down the avenue to ftecnth
street. and then kept on the opposite side OF
the street up Fifteenth street. until the
President entered the residence of
of MIR. Mortons late residence. corner
of Fifteenth and ii streets, for some time. and
then. AS he was afra no would attract atten-
ton. he went into the alley I'm the rear OF Mr..
Morton's residence, examined his pistol and
waited. The President and Secretary Blaine
CAME out together. and he followed them over
to the gate of the White House. hut could get
no opportunity to use his weapon.
On the morning OF Saturday. July 2. he
breakfasted at the Rigs House about seven.
He then walked up To the park. and sat there
for an hour. He then took a one-ho sc avenue
into the depot and lotercd around there. He
had his shoes BACKED engaged a hackman for
two dollars TO take him to the jail. went into
hip-pocket and unwrappcd the paper from
around It. which he had put there Tor the pur-
pose OF preventing the perspiration from his
body dampeninE the powder. examined his
pistol carefully. trie i the trigger. and then
and took a seat In the ladies' waiting
room. and rs soon as the President entered,
behind him ana fired two shots.
These facts. think. can he pslie,i upon as
traaes certain false rnm E IN Ss
this most atrocious OF atroctous crimes"
A Washington special of the i4th says:
"Coloncl Corkhills succinct statement OF
sonal examination OF the prisoner aud his pa
pers, settles beyond all question Guitcau's
sanity. man who could plan the nssassina-
ton as he did, az long ago as May IL and
steadily adhere 20 his bloody resolve. through
ali the intervening time, acting with the do
liberation he did. ~ no Insane man. u ~ pos
sibe that Guiteau's imprisonment may he
!engthene1 one year beyond what he would
receive as n sentence for his Grim nal assault.
[ nd"r the law q q eau can I've h. III for a year
and n day after the attempt To- xiii lcforc
II the victim should die before
that time. according 10 u local legal authority.
Iiuitcau could b. prosecuted for murder The
District Attorney IL inclined To- keep him ~e-
cuded to the fullest limit OF the time allowed
under the law