The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-07-07
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WssmEGr8S Imr 2-Tta Pa
lent BAD n'iratei from hls carr q
ind was passing through he iai..8 /
room o. tle eafs When alou
feet inside Of Tie room. fhe assassin. +
Hho was within three feet ct him /
Cred one shot TUs President was
dazsa ard made aa attempt t sel /
Str kaiH hri ur
toward one door. ghfu fha assas 10
Cred a second shot ln zen sf.onds.|
the President fgll and Mf While
who attends Che ladies' waldn1 room.
rushed o hm and raised aH Dis head
Mr.. Blaine also rushed 90 We Br--
dents assistance TheAe-r--in mass
ed out loSrd b street. hui Capt
1affsE, tho ticket agent iumnld'
through ihc window and caught flo
miscreant, who made no resistance.
Officer Carney, the depot policemen.
rushed up aud took hold Of the assas
sin, aud Immediately aflcfward Officer
Scott also hadhoid fh.m. Parke bet
the officers have him, and turned Dis
attention % the President Help
came, and the President was taken
Up stairs TIE said not q Uord until
he was laid down, wien BE asked that
bis shoes De taken OF, saying he feit
pain IN bis feet AS soon as his
shoes were removed BE said 20 socrc-
tary Window eco right now AID
send q telegram 70 Mrs Garfield
saying that ! feel considerably better,
and il she feels wen enough, tell her
10 come 20 Washington immodi-
ately" This dispatch was sent, and
a special was sent 10 once to Long
Branch for Mrs Garfield. Secretary
Blaine was not going With the party,
but went down TO bid The President
good bye He said The President
andIwcre walking arm in arm toward
the train. Iheard two shots and saw
man run / started after him, but
seeing that he was grabbed just as lie
got out of the room, ] came back 10
the President and found him living
on The floor The door was covered
with the Presidents blood. A number
Of people who were around shortly
alterward have some of Chat blood on
their person lihink Ihnop tha maa
/ think BIS nam IS Ga.tpu TIE
assassin is abou 1ye f,ol 4en i1ths
90 height of strong. Enough NOT
stout build. Tic veau0a usod aaa
o large revolver auoUt seNen iaclH
long J had al ivory hagi'e Tr
oaibfo VAS v,rv large Ills what IS
kuowuasa Cali'oru.api pistol I.made
q very loud report Parkg say both
shots were fred while the assassin
was behind the President. WHEN
Officer Scot and Carney got hold OF
the assassin, ana were taking him b
the police headquarters, he said, vol.
unfairly. 20 them ~ Old It and win
90 to Jail for it. am Slalwart and
Arthur will be President He had
letter in his hand, and wanted the
officers to take it to Gen. Sherman,
saying it would be all right. The
prisoner made no resistance, saying
he had contemplated the killing of
the President, and it was for The good
Of the country Atout9 O'Clock the
assassin went &c q hack stand odioin.
ing the depot and engaged q hack
from Barton. a eolored hickman lie
said he wanted to 60 TO Glenwood
Cemetery In a short time, and wanted
the hackman to drive very fast when
he should get in the hack. lie agreed
TO pay two dollars for the hack on
condition that the hackman would
drive fast. When stopped he Yves
going to the hack be had engaged
and he insisted that it was important
for him to 60 aud deliver a message
10 Gen. Sherman. When the officers
refused to let him 90 he begged them
to take the letter he had to Gen. Sher.
man. The following Is the letter
To Gen. sherman - bafe just Shot ire
President shot him several times, as
wished him 90 go as easily as possible.
Ills death was q political necessity. ! anal
lawyer, thcologian and politician. am
Salwari % ihe StalWar I yes with GEN.
iimni end The resi- Of our men IN NeW York
during the canvass ] am going % jail. Please 1
order ont your troops % take possession Of dc |
Iail at ouee. Very respectfully,
CHARLES GUfTEAU.
On receiving the above, Gen. Sher T
man gave it the following indorse-
ment
HEADQUARTERS or I'VE ARHY,
WAsnrNGr0s, July 2, lssi-ll'35 A. wf
This letter WIS handed me this minute bv
iaior VIM. J. Twinine United States Engineer
Commissioner of tie District Of Columbia, and
laior VIM. g. Brack, Chief Of Police. don't
now the writer never heard Of OF saw him, to
ly knowledge, and hereby return Il d the keep
BIZ Of lie above named parie rs testimony Ii {
lt case. WI SHERMAN, General.
The following letter Vas taken from /
be prisoners pockets at police head {
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July ., 1881 G