Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-08

his back be would certainly 60. ]
was in diagonal direction from the
President, to the northwest, and sup
posed both shots struck.
The Arrest.
"I was in the act OF putting my revol-
yer back into nv pocket when the de-
pot policeman seized me and said: You
shot the President of the United States.
He was terribly excited; be hardly knew
his head iron his feet, and i said:
Keep quiet, nv friend; keep quiet, my
friend. want 10 go to jail A mo-
ment after the policeman seized me by
the left arm; clinched me with terrible
force. Another gentleman-an older
man, | should say, and less robust
seized me by the right arm At this
moment the ticket agent and great
crowd of people rushed around me, and
the ticket agent said: That's him;
that's him? and he pushed out his arm
to seizs me around the neck, and l said:
Keep quiet, my friends; want 10 go to
jail; and the officers, one on each side
of me, rushed me right of to the Police
Headquarters, and the officer who hrst
seized me by the hand says, This man
has lust shot the President OF the United
States and he WAS terribly excited.
And | said, Keep quiet, my
friends: keep quiet, my friends; /
have GOT some papers which will explain
the whole matter They let go Of me
and held my hands up-oDe policeman
on one side and one on the other-and
hey went through me, took away my
revolver and what little change had,
nnYcomh and my toothpick, ali my pa
pers, and gave them my letter to the
White House; told them that wished
they would send that letter to the White
House at once, and the officer began to
read my letter to the White House, and
in this envelope containing my letter to
,he White House was my speech Gar
field against Hancock He glanced his
eve over the letter, and l was telling
him about sending it at once to the
White House to explain the matter. and
he said, We will put you into the White
House. So said nothing after that
They took me around little dark place
and put me into a cell; they locked the
door and went off; did not
see any one for ten minutes,
and then one or two parties
came and took look at me; they were
policemen and detectives and said, Il
don't know him; | don't know that
man; never saw him before
IL waited a. few moments longer and
a gentleman came-a detective, who
proved to be Mr.. McElfresh-snd he
was very polite and attentive. | told
him in brief who was aud why did it;
that | had some papers at the newsstand;
that | wished HIM to get those papers
and take them up to Byron Andrews
and his cojournalists; that the papers
would explain all about the matter. l
also told him that wished to 20 to
the Jail at once, and he came
in and put the handouts on to me.
There were five or six policemen and
with him when he came in to
see me, and he went away and came
back in q few minutes and said that
they had decided to take me right to Jail
and said, That is Just what | want
And he and his brother officers took me
riyht cut into the room and down. the
stairs and into a carriage, and he and
three other policemen got il and drove
me rapidly to the Jail, met Mr.. Russ,
the deputy warden. McElfresh told
him that I had shot the President OF the
United States, and he assigned me to
cell No. ,, and have been there ever
since, except when l have been to the
warden's room to be interviewed by
of the New York Herald"
Purchase OF the Revolver.
Guiteau bought the revolver before
the President went to Long Branch.
II called at O'Meara's, corner Of Fiji
teenth and + streets, opposite the Treas
ury, about two or three weeks before
the removal. stepped up to the show
case and said, Let me look at that.
| saw it was large bore, and he pulled
it out. | saw it marked British Bull
Dog and saw that it was an unusual
revolver, and he said, That will kill
horse or something to that etfe;t.
There were two Just alike, except that
one had an ivory handle for $40, and
the other q plain wooden handle for 50;
got the best one for $40. was very
timid in hslding it. / knew nothing
about weapons at all; | looked at 1t in
an uHSOpulSLlCdbcu way, ohnPpCd III
and l said, that will make good nsise,
and he said, oh, yes, that will kill q
horse he said, i never want bullet
like that in me- ! said, Perhaps / may
get that some Of these days Three or
four days afterward / stepped in there
and selected the revolver with the ivory
handle and got box Of cartridges and
q little penknife, and he said he would
give ME the entire purchase for $40. i
did not have the money when first
went in; got it from gentleman in the
interim. He loaded the revolver and
said, Put that right into your pocket
Said |, is there any law here against
carving a revolver He said, Yes,
there is, but they don't enforce it ex-
cept with drunken people. Where can
shoot this?' says |. He says, We'll,
you can go down to the foot of Seven
teenth street and fire it of into the
river In the course OF two or three
days Il remember il was the Saturday
night after ! bought it) went down
about seven o'clock in the evening and
/ shot it of twice, that is shot OFT ten
cartridges At the first shot l was
ABOUT Ten IecL lIOu Sdpiiuk luIco
inches in diameter, that was stuck into
the mud, and ! pulled and struck the
sapling and it trembled like leaf, and it
made fearful hollow; was terribly ex.
cited at the noise and power of the
weapon; thought l, that is terrible
weapon; ; it followed like little cannon /;
it startled me. l fired ten shots, and
they went of with tremendous effect
every time; it made terrific noise.
One or two men came around, hearing
the report, and on the way back no.
ticed colored woman and several other
people. Did you hear that noisep they
said. 'Oh, yes; it made terrible noise.
II went down again the Saturday
morning that / intended to remove the
President when he went to Long Branch
and Mrs Garfield deferred me. got
mp about half.past four that morning
and l went right down to the same
place. / got down there about five
o'clock. 1t was bright, splendid morn
ing l remember, and / shot it of twice,
,,syp, fan cartridoes II made a srJible