Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-23

| side of the wagon. After they had
gone along that way some distance
the men in charge of the wagon and
the assassin we're surprised to hear q
pistol shot and the cry of Guiteau as
he rolled over on the bottom of the
van, sOh, 1 am shotl" The guard
on the jail wagon quickly looked
around. and saw the man on horse
back in the act of cooking a pistol
for another shot. He had already
fired the one that was Just then heard
The guard leveled his pistol at the
horseman, who wheeled his horse and
fed. The guard fred after the re-
treating horseman. The prison
wagon was turned and chase given,
but the man on the horse escaped.
When Guiteau was examined it was
found that the bullet shot at him
passed through the sleeve of his
clothing on the left forearm and left
red mark about the size of a cent
piece on the arm between the elbow
and the wrist.
The attempt to take the life of the
murderer created a profound sensa-
ton, and mounted men were sent out
to look for the man on the sorrel
horse About an hour and halt
after the shooting the police received
information that man and horse
answering the description of the man
and animal wanted were seen in the
suburbs of the city in certain di-
rection Thither three mounted Off
GERS rode, and, sure enough, they
came up to a man riding on a sorrel
horse. When they appeared he rode
ON at full speed. They discharged
their revolvers at him. He rode the
faster, and outrode them into Mary
land. They lost him, but met man
ON the road that saw and knew him.
His name is William Jones. He is
said to be a man of considerable
means, worth $4,000 to S50,000.
The man told the officers that he had
gone to the house of Mr.. Lord. The
officers went there and arrested
Jones. The officers brought him
back to Washington and lodged him
in Jail, and gave up further search,
believing that they had the man that
shot at tAe assassin; but by and by
the policeman that was on the Jail
wagon, (the same man that shot at
the man on the sorrel horse after he
shot at the prisoner) came around
and looked at Jones, and he declares
that he is not the man that shot at
Guiteau. He said: "Jones has a
light complexion, with a hardly per-
ceptible moustache, whereas the man
who fired at Guiteau was dark,
swarthy man, apparently about forty
five years old, with very heavy,
stumpy black moustache and keen
black eve Besides, the latter was
cool and sober, and the manner in
which he planned and executed his
work, even though he failed, was that
of clear-headed, determined man
rather than of half-witted crank.
Again, the horse he rode was heavy
sorrel, with white forelegs, while
Jones horse has not white feck
upon it
Guiteau was brought to court on
Monday with number of mounted
police riding by the side of the jail
wagon. One of the lawyers with
drew from the case No incidents
worthy of mention took place during
the day.
William Jones was arraigned be-
fore a Police Court for assault, for
having shot at the assassin last SAT
urday, and in default of bail was
committed to Jail. He is the man
above mentioned as having been
chased into the country on sorrel
horse and arrested at the house of
Mr.. Lord.