The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-07
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boon known in Chicago for the past
twelve years, and for much Of the time
has been conBidered as moro than hall
insane. He may have had French blood
In his veins, but was 10 all appearances
an American. He wore his hair brush ed
look. When he first arrived In Chicago
he began practicing law. lie married q
| sister of George 3coyille, q weli-known
layer here. and lived shout the Union
place. But being OF shiftless character,
no became u nuisance, and was finally
! forbidden his house by ScoIiIle. After
living in precariouS fashion hero for
some time ho went to New York only ia
return in 1873. He thon profoased TO
have been converted, and begen lecturing
| under tho auspices OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. lie was next
buy out the Inter Ocean and run IL after
the pattern Of tho Now York Herald. AS
Guitteau had TO capital and no backing,
his eche,ne collapsed, and nc returned to
his former practice of ''deaG beating"
! His reputation has never been of the best,
and his name was connected with several
scandals, until Inc sank 30 low that no
notice was taken of him whatever
About six months ago he disappeared
from his usuel haunts, and has not been
seen In Chicago since. Guitteau Is de-
| scribed by lawyers here as having been
Whatever practice he had being I'm tho
lower criminal courts. He was regarded
as weak-minded, and mt one time was q
fanatic on temperance. and delivered Il
lecture at the First Methodist Church on
that subject. Failing 10 pay the Tribune
for its advertisement of the lecture. that
paper wrote him up as fraud and was
sued by him for libel, the suit mover COM
Ing to Issue. He then wrote a pamphlet
on the Second Coming OF Christ, which
was published by jansen q McClurg as n
curiosity. Very little is definitely
known of the man, and ,nat little is un-
favorable in every way.
Another Account OF the Shooting.
| WAsHINoToN, July 2--11 A. M.-Pres-
ident Garfield wGs shot twice this morn
| ing In the ladies' room OF the Baltimore
| and Potomac station. He had just left
his carriage and was walking arm in
| arm With Blaine. Ono shot entered his
| side and In very dangerous location.
| The ball has not yet been extracted, but
The other shot entered his arm.
Tho assassin, who Ia uDquestionably
| insane, is young lawyer from Chicago,
| named Guitteau, an Italian. He said
| that he was q Stalwart. and that Arthur
! was now President. His action was de-
for the heart and next for the stomach
Blaine tried to seize him, but could not.
and cried out TO tho bystanders 10 stop
| him. He was at onco taken In charge,
and In the most deliberate manner wrote
| his name on the station house register
The first heard OF It uptown was the
Presidents horses and carriage tearing
| along P9nnsylvanin Avenue at fright.
| ful speed, and it was thought the horses
| were running away, but the coachman
| drove with great presence Of mind TO the
| Surgeon generals Office, and summon
ing that gentleman, drove again on the
run TO the station. Gen, Garfield had
been removed to bed IN ono OF tho up
per rooms. He was surrounded by
! Blaine. Window, Hunt, and James and
many ladies Of tho Cabinet. His little
son stood by his bedside holding the
Prosidents hand and crying bitterly.
Several physicians were summoned.
| The departments at one proKe out aud
the streets wero full of terribly excited
people. The military were called out by
Gen: Sherman and the streets arc full of
soldiers.
Soon after the catastrophe an ambu-
lance WAS sent to the station and the
Preaident was removed to tho White
House.. A dispatch was sent to Mrs.
Garfield at Long Branch, and the Presi-
been shot but not dangerously so. The
White House Is surrounded by the mill
tary.
The President has not lost conscious
| ness and is full of pluck. He says him
self that he will get we'll, but the doctors
are Respondent Secretary Blaine has
prepared an official letter recounting. the
| circumstances, the original of which was
telegraphad to Vice President Arthur.
and copies were also sent to ali the Amer.
icap Ministers abroad.
| WARRINGTON, July 3.-All Of the Cabi-
net have been ut the Executive Mansion
to-day, and most of them have remained
|
ing, sleeping few hours last night on
couches In the library No one, however.
has been permitted to enter the room in
which tho President lies, except Mrs.
Garfield, his nurses and the attending
physicians. ~
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, informed
the Cabinet that vice-President Arthur
had arrived and WAS hic guest, and would
like to SEQ the President If he could be
permitted 10 do SO. The physicians did
not think 1t best at present to allow any
one to SEQ the President except members
ofhis family.
The district commissioners have pub.
lished O card requesting tho people to re-
frain from all noisy demonstrations to-
moriow, cad the municipal regulations
relativeto cannon and explosives will he
st!tvti- enforceu throughout the city.
The .apse Of time since the bullet did
Its work, without large loss of blood,
renders it probable that no large artery
or vein has been severed. Had this oc-
cured, there would doubtless have been
fatal hemorrhage before this time.
| WASHINGTON, July 3.-The examira.
ton yesterday afternoon, disclosed the
| fnct that the bullet entered the Pre3ident's
body between the tenth and eleventh
ribs on the right aide OF the spinal col.
umn, and passing forward and down.
ward .ato and through the lower end OF
the right lobo of the liver finally lodged
In the anterior portion of the ebdonien
It was determined not to make any at
tempt to extract the ball, owing to The
fact tbet tho reaction which should fol-
low the shock of the injury had not Ia
ken place.. and besiGos great fears were
entertained that the President would not
rally. Careful but delicate examinations
made later In the afternoon revealed the
fact that the location of the ball as deter
mined was such as to mako any effort
for its removal unwarranted. This
morning the physicieus decide ths. nc
effort Will be made at present to extract
4 the ball, as its presence in the location
determined does not necessarily inter
fere with the Presidents ultimate recov.
1 coNKLINa AND ARTHUR. IS
/ New YonK, July 2.-Gen. Arthur and
Senator Conkling arrived this morning
and PVT up at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
The Hice- President was found in The
lobby ofthe hotel. Ha aspid that iie hat
not received any private dispatch in re
gard to the shooting OF the President anC
know nothing more than was announcst
In the bulletin. II It wore true, he said
Ao Jeh exceedingly sorry. for Sfrs. Garfield
whose present state OF health Is precari
0n5. Senator Coukii1g remained In hi
room and refused TO be interviewed.
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