Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-27

have large sale on account Of the notoricty
that the act Of removing the Presidens
would give me, and ] wished the BOOK 70
go out to the public In proper shape. Inst
was one preparation for IL. Another prep
aration was to think the matter all out IN
detail and TO buy q revolver and to prepare
myself for executing the idea"
PURCHASE OF THE REVOLVER.
Guiteau bought the revolver before the
President went to Long Branch. II called
at O'Meara's, corner OF Fifteenth and +
streets, opposite the Treasury, about Two o.
three weeks before the removal. stepped
out to the showcase and said: Let me look
at that saw it was large bore. ana ne
pulled it out, 1 saw IL marked British Bun
Dog and saw that IL was an unusual re.
volyer, and he said, THAT Will Kill horse,'
or something Ia that effect: There wore
two just alike, except one bad an IVORY nsn-
die, for ten dollars, and the other plain
wooden handle for nine dollars. 1 got the
best one for ten dollars. was very tinid In
holding IL. knew nothing about weapons
mt all; looked at IL In an unsopnistica.e1,
way, snapped IL, and i said: Thai VIII
make good noise.' and he said: .0h, yes,
that will kill q horse:' he said: Il never
want bullet like that In me- j said: 'fer.
haps may get that some OF these days:
Three or four days afterward stepped IN
there and selected the revolver with tho
ivory handle, and got box OF cart
ridges and n little penknifc, and no
said he would give me the entire
purchase for ten dollars. ! did not have
the money when first went In, i got u from
gentleman In the interim. lie loaded
the revolver, and said: Put that right
into your pocket Said I: is there any
law here against carrying revolyerP lie
said: Yes, there Is, but they don't enforce
it except against drunken people, 'Where
can i shoot thisY says 1. He says: Wen,
you can go down TO the foot OF seventeenth
street and fire IL of into the river In the
course of two or three days q remember u
fhn Caft rslar aftrhf aff Qr T. ii
went down about seven O'Clock In the even
ing and shot IL of twice-tbat IL, i shot on
ten cartridges. At the first shot l was
about ten feet from sapling three inches
in diameter, that was stuck into the mud,
and pulled and struck the sapiing, and IL
trembled like leaf and IL made fearful
hollow; l was terribly excited nj the noise
and power Of the weapon; thought i; that
is a terrible weapon;' IL sounded like lit
tie cannon; It startled me. fired ten
shots, and they went OF with tremendous Ell
feet every time; 1t made terrific noise.
One or two men came around, hearing the
colored woman and several other people.
ibid you hear that nniseY They said:
oh, yes; 1t made terrible noise,
- went down again the saturday morn.
when he went to Long Branch and Mrs.
Garfield deferred me. 1 got up about 4:u
that morning and / went right down 10 the
same place. i got down there about nve
O'Clock. 1t was bright, splendid morning,
remember, and / shot it on twice, using
ten cartridges. 1t made a terrible noise, rs
usual. Those are the only times that have
practiced with n revolver. then took IL TO
the house, wiped 1t nicely and took the
cartridges and rubbed them of, and
loaded 1t and put IL into my drawer In my
room, and IL was I'm that condition
when used IL on the President. i took
great pains; put IL In my coat and wrapped
1t up nicely, SO that no moisture could get to
The nOwler- in order that IN would DE in m
nice condition when wanted 10 use IL.
took it out several times and carried IL In my
hip pocket; but IL was not bred OH after that
until 1 used ii on the President on Saturday
morning. July ,"
HOW THE PRESIDENT FELL.
"There was quite a large crowd OF ticket
purchasers ut the gentleman's ticket Office
be quite full OF people. There was quite
crowd and commotion around, aud the
President was In the act OF passing from the
ladies' room to the main entrance through
the door. should say he was about four
or five feet from the door nearest the ticket
office, In the act Of passing through the door
to get through the depot to the cars. lie
was about three or four feet from The door.
stood five or six feet behind him, right In
the middle Of the room, and as he was In
the act OF walking away from me 1 pulled
out the revolver and fired. He Strengthened
up and threw his head back and seemed to
be perfectly bewildered. He did not seem
to know what struck him. looked Mt him;
he did not drop; thereupon pulled again.
He dropped his head, seemed TO reel, and
fell over. do not know where the first
shot hit; i aimed at the hollow OF his back;
did not aim for any particular place, but
knew IL got those two bullets In his back
direction from the President. to the north
west, and supposed both shots struck.
THE ARREST.
Guiteau then gives detailed account of
his arrest after the shooting, and adds: "I
told him (Mr. McElfresh) in brief who
was and why 1 did it; that ! had some
papers at the news stand; that wished him
TO get those papers and take them up to
Byron Andrews and his co-journalists: that
the papers would explain NIL about the
matter. 1 also told him that wished TO 20
TO jail at once, and he came In and put the
handouts on me. There were five or six
policemen and detectives with him when no
came In TO see me, and he went away, and he
came back in a few minutes and said that
they had decided to take me right TO JAIL,
and said: "That IL Just what wants
And he and his brother officers took mo
right out into the room and down the stairs
and into q carriage, and he and three other
The Jail. met Mr.. Russ, the deputy war
len. McElfresh told him that had shot
The President OF the United States, and he
assigned me to cell No. 2. and have been
he Warden's room TO be interviewed by q
OF the New York Hsraid.O
Mr.. Conkling he saw one day In the Vice.
room ut the Capitol. The exc
Senator was In conversation with a gentle-
nan. 81 sat within n few feet of him.
Iays Guiteau, ION the sofa eyed him and
ne eyed me, and when he got through with
bis friend ! stepped up 10 him and said:
Good morning, SENATOR and he said good
morning. said: Il hope to get an APP
>ointment, Senator, and / hope when the
natter comes up you will remember me,p
md he simply said, perfectly and I bowed
md he bowed and we parted"
LOOKING FOR A WIPE.
In bringing his autobiography 10 an end
le says: "And now Ispeak OF two matters
trictly personal. First-I am looking for a
wife, anil see no objection TO mentioning IL
lere. / want an elegant Christian lady of
wealth, under thirty, belonging to first.
lass family. Any such lady can address me
the utmost condolences. My mother died
when was only seven, and have always
cit 1t great privation 10 have no mother-
I my mother had lived never should have