The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-24
attempt to Assassinate the AS
SaSSin!

on Saturday a vast crowd attended
he trial Of Guiteau at Washington.
and hundreds of so-called ladies"
showed and squeezed themselves among
the vulgar crowd to ge: in. The Iuu-
attic was noisy and o~bstrepul0us IS US
ual. When a witnes. testified TO loan
ing him S25, Guitelu shouted that
those We're his private Affairs and no.
hodys business. Many letters which
ne wrote to Garfield were read. Sever
al OF them assured the President that,
he must ship Blaine, and make up
with C~onkling, or the Republican par
~ would 80 to the dogs, and the
Rebels come into power. RegeatedIs
he remarked that If Hancock had kept
his mouth Shut on the Tariff question
he would have been elected. One or
two of Guiteau's letters are amusing
enough to be copied. as it displays the
sublime assurance Of the skunk.
Private.
Gen. GARFIELD: | am sorry you
and Senator Conkling are apart, but |
stand by you Oh the ground that his
friends, Morton, James, Pearson. and
the rest Of them. have been we'll pro
vided for, and Mr.. Conkling ought to
have been satisfied. Very respectfully.
May 1. CHARLES GUITEAU.
To Gen. Garfield:
awe got . new idea about 81. IF
Ii you work your position for all its
worth you can be nominated and cleo
ted il "a. Your opponents will proba-
bly, be Gen. Grant and Mr.. Blaine. Gen.
Grant will never be SO strong again As
he was just after his trip around the
world. Too many people are dead set
againt a third term, and [ don't think
he can be nominated, much less elected
again. Two national conventions have
slaughtered Mr.. Blaine on % of
his
At this point the Diatrict Attorney
had some difficulty in decipherimg tbs
writing but was helped out by the
prisoner, who finished the sentence by
adding. "of his railroad record and
connections.
The letter was then concluded, as
follows:
The Republican party are afraid to
run him. This leaves the way open
for you. Run the Presidency on your
Own %accou.t. Strike out right and
left. the American people like plnck,
and in 81 vetwill pat you in again.
(signedD c. q.
White House, May 10.
Il. 81 will see YOU about the Paris
Consulship Tomorrow unless you hap
pen to send liz my nam to-day.
Private.
Gen. Garteld:
Until Saturday | supposed Mr. Blame
Was my friend in the matter of Paris
Coasulsnip, but from his tone Satur
day | judge he is trying TO run the
State Department in the interest of the
Blaine element in "a. You are under
SMALL obligations to Mr.. Blaine. He
almost defeated your election by the
loss of Maine. Had it net been for
for Hanceek's blunder on the tariff,
and the decided efforts of the Stall warts
you certainly would have been defeat
ed after the loss of Maine. You recall
Ell Mr.. Moves for Mr.. Morton, and |
wish you would recall Mr.. Walker for
me. am in with Mr.. Morton and
Gen. Arthur, and | will get them to
60 on my bond. Gen. Logan and Sen
ator Harrison and the rest Of my friends
will see that it is promptly confirmed.
Never speak to me agaia." said Mr..
Blaine, Saturday, son the Paris Con
sulship as long as you live" Hereto
fore he has been my friend, but now
hi. eyes i, on a blaine man" for the
position that will help him in 'S4. Two
national conventions have slaughtered
! Mr.. Blaine, and he ought to see that
there is no chance for him in 81. |
want to get in my work for you in 'S4.
| am sorry Mrs. Garfield is sick, and
hope she will recover soon.
May e. CHAs. GUrrEAU.
Among other things Guitv2u ciaimed
to originate the idea Of harping on the
Rebel War Claims aad b. refXarks
complacently that the Republican e,i-
tors caught it up, and made 1t win the
election.
Gui;eau announced to the Court thai
he had John b. Townsend, .: New
York, aud Leonard sw e ana \. S.
Trure, of Chicago, to assist .lins
There was plenty OF brains ~ the other
side, and interest and justice desired as
much on his. 'An)thcr matter" lie
continued Il desire 10 cal to the Itten-
ton of the Court that there are a mum
Der ofd.srcputible characters about the
coult, and some threats OF violence have
been made during the week past. !
have no fears for my personal safety.
The Chief of Police has kindly promised
me a boiyguardt, and | wish to notify
all evil disposed persons that il they at
tempt to harm ME my body guard will
shoot them down; that S ali there it about
lit" Then nodding to the reporters
tables, he added, Reporters, put that
down"
Col. Rockwell began to detail the oc
currences at the depot, but Mr.. Scoville
interposed, acknowledging the killing,
when Guiteau quickly shouted, mo,
your Honor, we acknowledge the shoot
ing, but not the killing"
DR.. d. w. Bliss related the events
from the time he was called to the time
of the Presidents death was hemorhage.
Witness then explained the character OF
the wound, using the upper portion OF
a wired skeleton for the purpose Of il
lustration, and detailed at great length
the progress and symptoms of the case
Quite a sensation was produced whet
the District Attorney SUDDENLY drew from
a pasteboard box a section of a human
backbone, and, holding it up, enquireC
"Do you recognize this, DRIP The
audience hung breatbless upon the an
swer, as the witness, in measured tone
replied, Il do; it is a portion ofthe yer
tibrate Of the late President, James A
Garfield" The vertabrae were ther