The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-13
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
Two Shots Fired, One Taking
Effect In the Liver, the
Other Producing a
Flesh Wound.
The President Ssriously injured. but the
Wornd Not Likely to Prove Fatal
The wOuld-be Assassin Captured and
Safely Lodged in JAN.

Baltimore railru1G at SSO Ak. 20 50 70 Long
waiting room. arm IN arm with Secretary BlSine,
when be wSs shot from behind by Gitteau, who
was within thrce feet Of him.
The frst ball. struck rear the hip passing
through ms BODY, and piercing the liver, the
second struck his shoulder. The assassin turned
10 run. bat Was Immediately scared.
The President was removed 10 the White House
where he lay all day in n critical condition. Al
though at Pr. II was announced that he could
lc< survive two hours q change for the better,
soon after set IN and &c Is still ivin this morn
ing. Lates; July 81.
wASuNgroS, July Sd. sPln.-The President is
resting comfortably. the attending Physicians Say
from the nature and severity Of the wound, il Is
impossible 10 predict the result Time alone will
determine
WASHINGTON. July 2nd--The President had
alightsd from his carriage aud was passing
thr1urh The ladies roolu 10 the cdrS, When about
i've feet inside of the room, the assassin who
within thres feet Of hirn, fired one shoi. The
President was daxed and made no attempt at self
protection. Blaine had turned towards one door,
when the assassin fred the second shot In ten
seconds the President FELL and Mrs. Whit, who
attends the ladies' vaitlng-rOOln. rushed to HIM
and raised Up his head. Blaine also rushed to the
assistance of the President. The assassin passed
out towards b street. bur Captain Parke, the
ticke; agent, jumped through the window and
caught the assassin, who made resistance.
Oficer Coraey, the depot Polioenlan. rushed up
took Eulu OF assassin. anu illle<tlAtSAN
aftsruard Officer Scott also took hold of him.
Parke let the officers have him and turned his
attention to the President Help came and the
President VAS taken up stairs He sid not
word until he Was laid down he asked that his
shoes De- taken Of saving be felt pain in his feet
As soon as the shoes were removed be said 10
Secretary Window . Go right away, and send
telegram 10 Mrs. Garfield, saying that feel con-
sirerahly better, and II she feels we'll enough tell
her to come to Washington immediately" This
dispatch was sent. and special train was az once
sent to Long Branch for Mrs Garfield.
Captain Parke says both shots were fired while
the assassin was behind the President. When
Offers Scott and Carver got hold OF the assassin
and were taking him TO the police headquarters
he sid voluntarily to them did 1t. and will 90
to Jail for it. i am stalwart and Arthur will be
President be had a letter in his hand, and
wanted the officer to take It 10 General sherman,
saving il would be all right. The prisoner made
no resistance, saying that he had contemplated
the killing of the President, and it was for the
good of he country. About O'Clock the assassin
vent 70 the hackstlnd adjoining the depot and
ensaced a hack from Barton, the colOred hack
man. BE said he wanted 70 20 TO Glenwood
cemetery in short time. and wanted the hack
man 70 drive very fast when he should get in the
hack. lie agreed TO pay So for the hack, on con-
dition that the kackruan would drive fast. When
STOPPED the assassin going 20 the hack he en-
gagged Rnd he insisted that Il was important for
him 70 90 and deliver message 10 General Sher-
man When the officers refused to let him 90 he
begged them 20 take the letter which be had to
General ShernSn.
Blaine was not going with the party. but went
down 70 bid the President goodbye. He said.
:. The President and we're walking Srm-in-arm
towards the train he3rd two shots and saw a
man run; started after MIN, but seeing that he
vas grabbed lust as he got out Of the room. came
to the President and found him lying on the door.
The floor was covered with the Presidents blood
A number Of people who were around shortly
Afterwards have some OF that blood on their per-
sous. I think know the think his name
Is Gitteau. The assassin Is about hve feet seven
inches In height, of strong though not stout build.
The weapon used was a revolver about seven
inches long. II had an ivory handle. The caliber
was very large. Il Is what Is known as CalIfor-
MIA pistol
STATEMENT OF AN EYE-w1TSEss-
A gentleman who was an eyewitness Of the
attempted ASSASSINATION gives the following state
ment of the occurrence: / vas coming down
Pennsylvania avenue when / sSv q carriage
coming up the avenue The horses were running
50 fast that | thought they were running away.
As the ca rage arrived IN front Of me- a man put
his head OuI Of the window and said; Faster,
faster. faster-itr' After hearing this remark,
thought there was something wrong, and ran
after the carriage. When it reached the depot 4
man Jumped out and entered the ladies' room.
He had rot been there more than three minutes
when the President arrived stepped out Of his car
rage, aud entered the ladies' rOOm- The PreSl-
dent. after passing through the door. WIS Just
turning the corner OF seat when the assassin,
who WAS standing on the LETT OF the door, nred-
The ball struck the President IN the back and he
fell forward l ran inio the depot, and Just then
the man fired again, while the President was fall
ing The moment the President fell policeman,
Who had been standing al the depot door keeping
the way clear for the President and his party,
grabbed the assassin BY the neck and as he pulled
him out OF the depot ano-ker policeman came 10
his assistance. Just aftss firing the shot the
assassin exclaimed: Il have killed Garfield;
Arthur Is President / am staivart-
WASHINGTON, July 2nd--The following is a copy
Oft tie fzHre- -rfrH the r7auted delivered
= ----'-' Julyand, ISL
To TIE White HOUSE The Presidents tragic
death was a sad necessity, bat II vii unite the
Republican party to save the Republic. Life Is a
irnsy drsstn and II ma tiers little when one goes
4 human life Is Of small value During the
thousands Of brave boys vent down without a
tear. / presume the Pre- dent was Christian,
and that lie vii be happier in paradise than here
Il viii b. 10 worse Tor Mr.. Garfield, dear soul,
part with her husband this way than BY natural
death. be Il liable % 90 az any time, any way.
had ill-feeli1s against the President. bis death
vas political necessity. am a lawyer, theOlOgi-
an and politician. l an a stslvart Of the
stzlwsrts. / was with General Grant and the rest
of our men N NeE York turing the canvass.
have some papers for the pless which shall leave
With Byron Andrews and his company Of Journal
ISIS. 1t I4s0 New York avenue where ali reporters
can see them am going % jail
The following letter was found on the streets
shortly after Guitteau's arrest. The envelope vas
unsssled and vas addressed: Please deliver at
once To General Sherman his first assistant IN
charge Of the War Department" The contents
Eens as follows:
General szeTmaH I have Just shot the Presi-
dent shot him several times as wished him TO
90 as easily as possible. his death vas political
necessity. am 4 lzvFer- . theologian and pOllti-
cizr- 1 am a stalsart Of the staiwarts- vas With
General Grant and the rest Of our men IN heE
York during tne canvass 1 an going 70 JAN
Please order out the troops and take possession Of
- - CH1EIzs GuruEaU.
FrErTTTTE MAEsIos-9a0 P. M.-The President
has rallied little within the past three-quaTters
Of AZ hour, and bis symptoms are little more
favorable He continues brave and cheerful
About the time he began 10 rally he said 10 Dr..
Bliss: Doctor, What are the indications = DR..
Bliss replied: There Is a chance Of recovery
- Well then" replied the President cLeerfullT,
. re VII take that chance The President Is nov
sleeping.
THE B0LLET POUND.
I0-i0 ?. u--The bullet passed through the liver,
and has Just been discovered lodged BENEATH the
surface Of the skin His bladder Il uniniured,
which fact together EIth the finding Of the bullet
has encouraged the physicians more than AZ any
previous time They nOE speak hopefully. Under
The ELECTS Of morphine the Prsgidsnf Is resting
quietly.
ooUolI1ss SEEs-
30 A. st.-Ths President has been quietly
sleeping much Of the time since O'Clock ?. 4,
Awakening for fe= moments every half hour.
De has not vonlittsd since O'Clock AZ, and Is
u0T taking some u0urssh1leut for the hrst TINE
since his injury. his pulse j. Ia, Temperature
normal; respiration, L. D. ". BLIss, II. D.
EzEc-7T7z HAzz1cG-5 l. a.-Ihs attending
physieiln feels Lolsf1l nOE that another bale
fia all not Be iss1sd TIL O'Clock AZ.
W4sEz0zOs, jay 2nd--Ihe prisoner arrived
and placed II ths cell about 100 O'Clock, iust
one h0zr after the Shooting occurred. he gave his
nzrne as Charles Guitteau- Of Chicago, III In
appsarancs he Is . nan about % years Of age, and
i srrnr.-ei u b of French desceEf. BIS heirht