The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-07
MURDERS RED:HAnD1
Once More it Aims q Savage Blow at
the Life Of the Nations Chief
Magistrate.
President Garfield Twice Shot and Des-
perately Wounded While About
to Depart for New York.
The Tragedy Enacted in the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Depot
in Washington.
Two Shots Fired, One Entering the
Liver and the Other the Arm
Of the President.
Charles Julius Gitteau, q Whilom
Lawyer of Chicago, the Would
be Assassin.
He PrOClaimS Himself q StalWart and
Boasts Of Having Made Arthur
President.
Speedy Arrest and Incarceration of
the Wretch---His Career in the
Northwest and Elsewhere.
Charles Julius Gitteau, q Whilom
Lawyer of Chicago, the Would
be Assassin.
He PrOClaims Himself StalWart and
Boasts Of Having Made Arthur
President.
Speedy Arrest and Incarceration of
the Wretch---His Career in the
Northwest and Elsewhere.
SHOT THE PRESIDENT!
A SAD TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON

SAD TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tho president has
been assassinated! He is now lying At the
point Of death in the White House, and his
physicians say he cannot recover: That the
deed was we'll planned and long premeditated
there can be no doubt. Some persons 20 so
far % to assert that it WAS the result Of 4 con-
spiracy, but there appears to be no evidence
to sustain such belief. The assassin, Charles
lodged in Jail It has been we'll known
for several days past that the president, &C.
companied by several members Of his cabinet,
and their ladies, would leave Washington this
morning for two weeks trip in New England
Gen. Garfield had been looking forward to the
himself the route the party was to take and
the details Of the trip were entrusted to Mr.:
Jamson, assistant superintendent OF. the rail-
way mail service Mrs. Garfield was to be ono
Of tho party: Her sojourn at Long Branch had
completely restored her to health, and Gen.
Swain had been sent to the Elberon to oscor.
her to New York, where she
WAS TO HAVE JOINED THE PRESIDENT
this afternoon. Two sons and daughter Of
Gen. Garfield were with their mother The
two elder boys, James and Henry, were to have
accompanied their father. To- day Was mag
ni6cent one for travelling. The president arose
1t an early hour, attended to considerable OK
ecutive business, left his instructions with
Private Secretary Brown, and WAS preparing to
start when Secretary Blaine came to the White
House. The other members Of the party, it
appears, had gone to the depot some minutes
ssfofe the time for the train to start; $50
=. m Secretaries Window, Hunt, Lincoln aud
Postmaster General James, accompanied by
Mrs. Window, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. James. had
taken seats in the special car attached to tho
train. 1t WAS within five min
utes Of the time 0: starting
when the presidents carriage drove up to the
B street entrance to the depot. Mr. Blaine &C.
companied Gen. Garfield to the train and
both gentlemen slowly alighted from tho car
riage.
THE SCENE OF THE ASSASSINATION
Of President Garfield was in the ladies' recep-
ton room. This room is situated on the Dorth
side Of the building and has one main entrance
in the center Of the B street from, and two
doors on the opposite side that connect with
the general reception room. The ladies' room
is provided with wooden seats arranged 20
IS to he perpendicular to the B
street front and leave an aisle from
tho B street entrance and . pas
sage way by the end Of tho
seats, through either tho right or loft door,
which arc about fifteen feet spart Tho pres l.
dent and Secretary Blaine, arm-in-arm, and
walking slowly, had taken but two or three
Gitteau entered by tho loft door from the gen.
eral reception room, and passing quickly
around the back Of tho benches, came behind
the president and fred tho shot that struck his
arm. Tho president walked about ten feet to
the other end Of tho aisls and was in tho aot Of
turning to face his assailant whom tho second
shot struck him in tho small Of tho back,
and he
FELL DlAooNA1LY ACROSS THE A1sLk
A scene Of the most intense excitement fol-
lowed. There was larger crowd present at
tho depot than usual, many persons having
been attracted there to see tho president and
members Of the cabinet Az soon - the re-
ports Of the pistol were heard rush Wa made
for the ladies' waiting ROOM Somebody
shouted 'Blaiue 10 murdered" but tho secre-
tary Of state rushed franticslly into the main
room shouting for Col Rockwell Nm. White,
tho woman in charge Of the waiting room, VS.