New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
INDIGNATION IN ET,IZARETJI N

"boTI OF THE CITIZENS AT A MAN WHO AppAr
EMILY ENuLIEp OVER THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN
ALTON OF THE PREsIDENT-IIs EXPLANATION
when the news of the shooting of the Presi
dent reached Elizabeth Saturday morning there vas "a
elsewhere universal grief but the pcope soon had In
oshhtion added to their senmons by report that
one man declared that he glad President had
been assassnated. He also reported to have ten
OF his hat and cried
"Three cheers for President Arthur"
inc man was j. Madison Drake who is XII own in Eli
oe' az captain OF the Veteran Zouayes. At The time
this scarcely credible remark made tho author
OF II was standing in the yard in front of
tne county Court House According testimony of
sevcr, wnc, ses he wa naked by clerks OF
% shot turning around. he said. In apparent exua
ii hope IL is sol,
Hurrah for President Arthur"
Robert r. Chctwood wcknown lawyer. said last
evening that although inside the Office and forty feet
AWAY he heard these words distinctly The exnrcss;on
was also distinctly heard by several Others all OF whom
tell the same story 1t long unit, the utterauce
OF this sentiment known one end OF the CITY
TO the other and the most intense indignation ex-
their dcnnnciaon - the Republicans. BY noon there
U ns som" nan lax mopg printing Office whore
and II reported that crowd Of men at the DEPOT nsnd
hang Ike dog" There some who asserted that he
had also said ha, he was glad the President was shot
drake ri hrst denied having made expression
but being sharply questioned no finally admitted having
IN the dny y whispered an enjoy Of him would
be hung In Eroad-st., tho depot at II o'clock
Drake under thr pressure Of public sentiment haa Dre
pared card for publication in rhe Elisabeth Daily Jour.
nal to morrow morning. II IL in "a follows:
This community. with the entire Nation having been
suddenly thrown into state OF righteous indignation
ana profound regret by the fren1cd fanatic no
attempted the assassination OF the President nnd baso
r'inors concerning myself having been put into crcu
lAon Ibcg eavo.to explain the circumstances under
wnich an die remark, since asserted to be made
ofiious WA uttered by me. engaged In talkin
about some matters OF business with Mr. Gerber when
ns clerk Incidentally inquired 4 had heard that the
PRESIDENT had been shot Tho idea preposterous
that IL made no Impression mind, and I mpde no
reply surrogate Gerber observing my incredu,ty re-
pcated what regarded u foolish canard / to3k n
aA broadjoke AZ was taking charge OF some legal
papors sot.'' an: near by shouted ont Garfield has
been Killed and Arthur did it. AS turned and walked
away. think to tease them tthcy Democrats) /
said Three cheers for PRECEDENT Arthur ~
Crossing the street two friends assured me that the
news was true. and II was only thon that realized its
nun import suppose, on being thus assured o
startling fact that was To learn OF the das-
tardy deed IA Others. Surely regretted tho calam-
Ivy quite IN much as OF those who took
the trouble To tramp the streets for the purpose
OF maligning me and msIuoting the words which
nothing would have induced me to inter had for n mo
mcn believed that terrible n crime had commit
ted"