Morris tribune., 1881-09-01


lesness and pain. which indicated internal hem
orrhaGp We immediately gave him one hypoder-
mic injection of quarter of a grain of morphia,
At half pastel O'Clock this afternoon, when I left
him. he was in a partially comatose
state and 49,, unconscious He u was not
TRACING THE BULLET AND ANNOUNCING THE
ASSASSINATION
At $50 O'clock when the physicians saw
great retchinS going OIL, they determined to
make an effort to ascertain the exact location
of the ball. and to treat the patient accordingly
They began by administering stmulants, but
nothing would stay down However, hypo-
dermic injection was given and tho exarflina-
ton proceeded WITH 1t was found that the
ball had fractured the eleventh rib and passed
into the liver, bat it could not be traced fur
Their, though it is supposed to have lodged in
the locality Of the spinal column; the result of
which would be hemorrhage of the liver. At
S:45 his pulse was 50, as near as could be
computed, for it was so faint it was scarcely
perceptible at the wrist At tins hour the doc
tors thought that he could not last beyond II
O'Clock, while some looked for his death mo
mentarily. and he had lost consciousness.
At 1880 O'Clock the following bulletin was
Issued:
Elk. MANSION, 1885 D. m.-The reaction from
the shock of the injury has been very gradual He
is suffering pain, but it is thought best not to
disturb him by making any exploration for the bal
' "''e' '''' @'''''''' =" D. ". BLISS, Id.
At this time the following physicians were in
attendance, viz: Drs. Bliss, Ford, Huntingdon,
Voc dward, United States army; Townshend,
Lincoln Reyburn, Norris, Purvis, Patterson,
Surgeon General Barnes, and Surgeon General
Wales As soon as possible after consultation
Mr. Blaine sent a cable message to this effect,
announcing the misfortune to Gen. Garfield to
our representatives abroad:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, July y, 1881.
James Russell Lowell, Minister, ETC., London:
The president of the United States was shot this
The weapon was a large sized revolver. The pres
idcnt had just reached the Baltimore & Potomac
station at abont 9:2o, intending with portion Of
his cabinet, to leave on the limited express for New
York. rode in the carriage with him from the
executive mansion, and walking by his side
when he was shot. The assassin Immediately
vate room in the station building and surgical aid
at once summoned. He has now, at 1920, been
removed to the executive mansion. The surgeons,
on consultation, regard his wounds very serious
though not necess lrily fatal. His vigorous health
gives strong hopes of his Recovery. He has not
lost Consciousness for a moment. luform our min
listers i'll Europe. JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Secretary os State.
The presidential patient was cared for at the
depot building until he had some
what recovered from the first shock and was
then removed to the White House, where Mrs.
Garfield was soon moved from 4 sick bed at
went alone into the sick room, where a sad
scene was enacted, from which the wife
emerged pailid, but firm and hopeful for the
best. Order was soon brought out Of chaos in
the sick chamber. The services of a voun-
dispensed with and Dr. Bliss given IN
charge of the case. He retained Barnes, Rev-
burn and Woodward. They have since acted
as the attendant physicians Drs. Agnew of
Philadelphia and Hamilton of New York, both
eminent surgeons, were. subsequently called
into consultation. The result,of their services
is before the public 60. e..
The first question asked after the tragedy
was, 'Who did the desperate deel, and why
did he do it." 1t was soon ascertained that
alleged Chicago lawyer aud this act was so
wholly unprovoked that it was attributed to
freak of insanity. This theory was in meas
ure sustained by the fellows act and declara-
tons after the assassination while on his way
to the Jail and during his incarceration there
pocket was accepted as tending to prove HIM
to be lunatic: I'd;
July2, lss1.-To the White House: The presi-
dents tragic death was sad necessity, but it will
Life is fimsy dream. and it matters little when
one goes; a human life is of small value During
the war thousands of brave boys went down with
out tear. presume the president was Chris
tian and that he will be happier in paradise than
here. 1t will benz worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear
soul, to part with her husband this way than by
natural death. He Is liable to 60 at any time any
way 1 had no i'll will towards the president. His
death was political necessity. am stalwart of
the stalwarts. was with Gen. Grant and the rest
Of our men in New York during, the canvass. I
have some papers for the press which shall leave
with Byron Andrews and his company, journalists,
at No. 1 1920 New York avenue. where all the re-
porters can see them am going g to the Jail
On his way to Jail the prisoner said that the
presidents assassination was premeditated
and that he went to Long Branch for the pur-
pose of shooting him there, and was deferred
by the enfeebled and saddened condition of
Mrs. Garfield which appealed so strongly to
his sense of humanity that he came back
without carrying out his intention. Those by
whom Guiteau has been examined since the
shooting say that he shows no symptom of in-
sanity, aud it is understood that the letter. ''To
the White House" is the only document in the
collection which supports the theory OF insan-
ity. Byron Andrews, who is the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean, says
that while it is true 3 package of papers are in
the hands of the police, accompanied by O.
note addressed to himself (Andrews), he ha no
personal acquaintance with Guiteau, and never
heard of his existence until the assassination.
LETTER GENERAL SHERMAN.
This letter was found on the street shortly
after the arrest The envelope was unsealed
and addressed: sPease deliver at once to
l.
charge of the departments"
To General Sherman: 9y
have Just shot the president. shot him several
times. as wished him TO go as easily as possible.
His death was political necessity. am lawyer,
theologian and politician; am a stalwart of the
stalwarts. was with Gen. Grant and the rest of
our men in New York during the canvass lam 60
ing to the Jail. Please order out your troops and
take possession of the Jail at once Vely respect
fully, CHARLES GUITEAU.
On receiving the above Gen. Sherman gave
it the following endorsements:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASHINGTON,
D. c., July 2. 1881. IL :35 a: m:--This letter
was handed me this minute by Mai. William J. Twin
ing, United States engineers, commissioner Of the
District Of Columbia, and Maj. William. G. Brock,
chief of police. L don't know the writer. never
heard of or saw him to my knowledge, and hereby
return it to the keeping of the above-named par
ties as testimony in the case q surn,,.r co,o,,;
80 IIE AssAssIN's ANTECEDENTs.
Col Burnside, the disbursing officer at the
postoffce department, Washington, says he
knew Guiteau when he was a baby in his
mothers arms.
His father, J. W. Guiteau. was an old resident
and respected citizen of Freeport, Ill where he
held many offices of trust. Some years ago he be-
came deranged on the subject of Perfection, and
lectured extensively through the North and West
on that subject. He married very beautiful
woman. with whom and the younger children he
joined the Oneida community. He afterward re-
turned to Freeport, where, from 1864 up to last
September, the time Of his death. he served as
cashier of the Second National bank. There were
three children An older brother, Wilkes Guiteau,
fora long time practiced law at Davenport. To-.
but is now practicing his profession in Boston,
Mass, where also he is at the head of large insur
ance interests. A younger sister. Flora,
was very promising girl, having q de-
cided talent for music. Charles julius
Guteau, who to-day is in jail for the murder Of the
President, was an odd boy He appears to have
been the only one Of the children tainted with his
fathers eccenricities. When the family left the
Oneida community, Charles, then fifteen sixteen
years old, was left behind He afterwards went to
Chicago where he studied law, being cared for
and supplied with money by his father. After COM
peting his studies Guiteau went to Europe, where
he Travelled several years, mbibing socialistic and
other eccentric doctrines. A few years ago he re.
turned to this country and lectured on the second
advent of Christ. He published pamphlet on the
subject, in which the egorism Of the plain.
" shown. He spoke of himself as q messenger of
God to announce his coming. His lecture here in
Lincoln hall was failure. Julius-.we used to call
him Julius, but see he has dropped that part Of
his name-is now about forty or forty-two years
old. From what knew Of The boy, his education
in the Oneida community and his utterances On re-
lRion. was not at oil surprised at his committing