Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02
THE LETTER FOUND ON HIM.

count of the Shooting.
About 9.25 O'Clock this morning president
Garfield, accompanied by Secretary OF State
Blaine, drove up to the Baltimore and
Potomac depot, on 9Th street, and
sat In their carriage near the dnee:.,
Officer Kearney standing near by. President
Garfield asked the officers how much time he
had tmeanlng before the train started) The
officer replied, ABOUT ten minutes, your
honor" The President after converting a
minute or two longel then got out Of the car
rage and with Secretary Blaine walked
slowly up the steps into the depot.
Officer Kearney states that he was
standing close by. and saluted the President
by raising his hat; the President and Mr..
Blaine walked through the ladies' parlor and
had entered the large reception room In the
main portion of the depot, when two pistol
shots were fired in rapid succession. The
crowd screamed sHes shot the President!
Arrest the man." The assassin was making
bis way as fast as possible out through the
ladies' parlor towards the B-street door,
carriage being there to take him away.
Kearney threw himself before him, seized him
by both arms between the elbows and shoulders
and held him as With wise. The pistol was in
his hand when he first saw him, and he had
just put it into his coat pocket when the officer
had him. The would be assassin said: 'rYes, l
have finished Garfield; now Arthur is
President l am a stalwart." Kearney
secured the pistol. heavy hv,
barrel English bulldog" and hustled the
man to police headquarters, where he was
hurriedly searched and thrust into Cell.
The Letter I'm the Prisoners Poke.
The following letter was taken from the pts
oneI's pocket at Police Headquarters, showing
conclusively the intention to kill the President
July 2, 1881.
To the White House:
The Presidents tragic death was sad ne
cessity, but 1t will unite the republican party
and save the republic. Life Is fllmsy dream,
and it matters little when one goes. A human
life is OF small value. During the war thousands
CT brave boys went down without tear
presume the President was Christian, land
that he viii be happier In Paradise than here.
1t Will be no worse for MIRA Garfield, dear soul,
to part with her husband this way than by
natural death. he Is liable to 60 at any time,
any way. had no Ill will toward the Presi-
dent His death was political necessity. 1
am lawyer, theologian and q politician. I
am stalwart OF the stalwarts. / was. with
Gen. Grant and the rest of our men in New
York during the canvass. have some papers
for the press which shall leave With Byron
Andrews and his cojournalists, at 1920
New York avenue, where all the reporters can
see them. am going to the jail.
CHARLES GIrTEAU.
Medical Opinion as to the Wound.
DR.. woodward, of the Surgeon Generals
office, says that he did not examine the Presi-
dents wound, but DR.. Bliss and D.. B arne
gave him the exclamation OF It The President
was shot from the right as he entered the la
dies reception room OF the depot with Secre-
tary Blaine. The Dali entered above the third
rib, but whether 1t has taken its course toward
wound was probed by DR.. Bliss, who reports
that In inserting the probe the course OF the
ball did not extend toward the spine. Still it is
not certain 1t did not. It was the unanimous
opinion Of the physicians that'what was nee1ed
for the President was not the probing of the
wound but rest.
More can be told as to the seriousness OF the
wound after the President has urinated and
had a movement of the bowels. It Will be
some hours yet, may be day, before 1t can be
definitely settled whether the wound is or is
not mortal.
What Col. Iugers0ll Says.
Col. Root. Ingerson told STAR reporter, at
five minutes after ten O'Clock. that he. had just
left the President, and had talked with him.
He said the President told him he felt strong
The Colonel says the President Is wounded in
two Places in the arm and In the bach. He
says he has hope that the President may re-
cover. but that at ten O'Clock he complained OF
pricking sensation in the feet, which the ply.
sicians thought was an indication that the ball
which entered at the back had touched the
spinal marrow.
WHAT THE ASSASSIN SAID.
The assassin, when seized by the oficer,
threw up his arms and shouted: If did 1t; Vice
President Arthur il President 1 am q stall
| waTt
RIMoyAL OF TIE PRESIDENT.
| Shortly after ten O'Clock the President was
taken to the White House In an ambulance.
| guarded by mounted police.
THE ARREST.
The assassin made no special attempt to get
away. Station Agent Keazney called out,
Guard the windows and let no no man es-
capen Kearney then seized the assassin.