The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-21


60 OUT to the public 10 proper shape. That
was enc preparation for it. Another prop
aration was 20 think the mstter all out In
detail and to buy revolver and TO prepare
myself for executing the idea. /"
PURCHASE OF THE 11vOLvER.
Guiteau bought tho revolver before the
President went to Long Branch. ~ called
at OMeara's, seorner Of Fifteenth and +
streets, opposite the Treasury, about two Q.
out to the showcase and said: Let mo look
at that / saw it was large bore, and he
pulled it out, IsaW It marked British Bull
Dog and saw that Il was an unusual re.
volver, and he said, That will kill . horse
or something to that effect. There were
two just alike, except one had IN ivory han.
die, for ten dollars, and the other PLAIN
wooden handle for nine dollars. I got the
best one for ten dollars. / was very timtd IN
holding 1t. knew nothing about weapons
at all; looked at IL In an unsophisticated
way, snapped Il, and / said: That VIII
make good noise,' and he said: s0hs yes,
that will kill horse;' he said: i never
want bullet like that In me- said: Per.
haps may get that some Of these days.
Three or four days afterward stepped In
there and selected the revolver with tho
ivory handle, and got . box OF cart
ridges and . little penknife,. and he
said he would give me the entire
purchase for ten dollars did not have
the money when first wentin, Igot it from
q gentleman in the interim. He loaded
the revolver, and said: Put that right
law here against carrying revolverr He
said: Yes, there IL, but they don't enforce
1t except against drunken people, where
can shoot thisY saysI. He says: We'll,
you can 60 down to the foot Of Seventeenth
street and fire it OF into the river In the
course Of two or three days q remember Il
was the Saturday night alter ! bought it) I
ing and shot it OF twice H., I shot on
ten cartridges. At the first shot ! was
about ten feet from sapling three inches
In diameter, that was stuck into the mud,
and pulled and struck the sapling, and II
trembled like leaf and II made . fearful
hollow; / was terribly excited ut the noise
and power Of the weapon; thought l: that
is terrible weapon 1t sounded like lit
tie cannon; 1t startled me. ] fired ten
shots, and they went Of with tremendous ct.
feet every time; It made . terrific noise.
One or two men came around, hearing tho
report, and On the way back noticed .
c0l0red woman and several other people.
did you hear that noiseP They said:
oh, yes; 1t made terrible noise
~ went down again the Saturday morn.
ing that ! intended to remove the President
Garfield deferred me. got up about 4:30
that morning and went right down to the
same place. got down there about i've
O'Clock. 1t was bright, splendid morning.
remember, and / shot It on twice, using
ten cartridges. It made terrible noise, a
usual. Those are the only times that have
practiced with q revolver. then took It to
cartridges and rubbed them Of, and I
loaded 1t and put it into my drawer in my
room, and it was In that condition
when I used 1t ON the President. took
great pains; put 1t in my coat and wrapped
1t up nicely, 80 that no moisture could get -
the powder, in order that 1t would be In
nice condition when wanted to use 1t. 1
hip pocket; but it was not fired on after thst
until used it on the President on Saturday
morning. July ?"
HOW THE PRESIDENT FELL.
There was quite large crowd of ticket.
purchasers at the gentleman's ticket Office
In the adjoining room; the depot seemed TO
be quite full Of people. There was quite
crowd and cOmm0tiOn around, and the
President was in the act Of passing from the
ladies' room to the main entrance through
the door. should say he was about four
or five feet from the door nearest the ticket
Office, in the act of passing through the door
to get through the depot to the cars. He
was about three or four feet from the door.
Istood five or six feet behind him, right In
the middle Of the room, and as he was In
out the revolver and fired. He Strengthened
up and threw his head back and seemed to
be perfectly bewildered. He did not seem
to know what struck him. looked at him;
he did not drop; I thereupon pulled again.
He dropped his head, seemed to reel, and
fell over. do not know where the first
shot hit; aimed It the hollow Of his backi
knew II got those two bullets in his back
he would certainly 60. ! was In diagonal
direction from the President, to the north
west, and supposed both shots struck.
THE ARREST.
Guiteau then gives detailed account Of
his arrest after the shooting, and adds: II
told him (Mr. McElfresh) in brief who I
was and why I did it; that I had some
papers at the news stand; that wished him
to get those papers and take them up to
Byron Andrews and his e0-j0urnalists; that
the papers would explain all about the
matter: also told him that wished to 60
to jail at once, and he came in and put the
handouts on me. There were five or six
policemen and detectives with him when he
came in to see me, and he went away and h6
came back In few minutes and said that
Luey Q8O OeclUeO 70 68k6 mo IIk0t W JolBS
and said: ''That Is Just what WANT
And he and his brother officers took mo
right out into the room and down the stairs
and into carriage, and he and three other
policemen got in and drove me rapidly to
the Jail. met Mr.. Russ, the deputy war.
den. McElfresh told him that had shot
the President Of the United States, and he
ASSIGNED me to cell No. 2. and I have been
there ever since, except when have been to
the Warden's room TO be interviewed by
Of the New York Ars.d."
Mr.. Conkling he saw one day in the Vice.
Presidents room at the Capitol. The ex-
Senator was In conversation with . gentle
man. 81 sat within . few feet Of him.
says Guiteau, con the sofa. eyed him and
he eyed me, and when he got through with
his friend stepped up to him and said:
Good morning, Senator and he said good
morning. said: Il hope to get an ap-
pointment, Senator, and hope when tho
matter comes up you will remember me,'
and he simply said, perfectly and bowed
and he bowed and we parted"
LOOKING FOR WIFE.
In bringing his autobiography TO an end
be says: And now Ispeak Of two matters
strictly personal. First-I am looking for
wife, anil see NO objection to mentioning II
here. i want an elegant Christian lady Of
wealth, under thirty, belonging to first.
class family. ANY such lady can address ma