Daily Republican., 1881-11-21
GuJTEAU SHOT.
TAKES A Pop ArTHE
ASSASSIN.

..u TAKES A PUP AIT"
ASSASSIN.
tho prison vsn o.
rS..k, and shoots NJ s"o
I.''''.s.',n-rne Ball ar..e'
=. I,sassip wri"f-Tho
:" crank Arrested.
,,orny Nov. 19.-While Gui
NIs's y on bis way back to Jail thi
~ ~, an unknown man. niountet
~ rode up to the side of th'
p'sicb .he assassin was confined
:, a, him through the woode,
rss vehicle. The ball cut q hol.
H.r IN sleeve of Guiteau's coat and
r,%s skin of his left arm. The
~ gun M csc caped and at last accounts
',nlpd pursuit.
.,'npt $50 o'clock, soon after the
.DI,~usn. of the court, Guiteau was
KIN Jin the van for his return trip tG
al vbirh is at the extreme east
=" .s Of the city. There were with
@ hne. Leonard, diver, and Police.
ISsIiu, both in front, and Perry
r,.ou, guard, at the rear. The
a.r4eied on its way, AMI was fol.
ssou the Court house by a stran.
,an,ed on q sorrel horse. The
's.d through the capitol grounds,
Ihd reached the corner of East
..Js,reet and First street, on the
! sls Of these grounds, when the
.ssirs horseman rode up close to the
I,bs closed vehicle, drew Il revol.
',d 6rsd ball through one Of the
!, papels of tho woodwork. by
T., through one of the ventilating
s~iu,o the van, "a short time before
NJ reached the Capitol, he had
.st,red the position OF the prison
s,so. frightened the horses attach
m van and greatly excited the
end guards. The driver at first
4, down from his seat, but Mt
rmrnel to il. While ha was
rrhi. horses under control, Police
Eie!n sent ona sh It after tho
y1an, who had turr,d, and was
irspidly away to the uorth"ar
I,sdoyp + rst street. The driver Of
,nn iurncd his horses in the same
[stou, AMI irgel ihNn in hot pur-
n pp,iI tur tracks Of the Baltimore
E0blo EOai prev nteI him follow.
patm further without maxim, u de-
Il. The norseman gained on the van
N EASILY escaped, going toward the
I krhHn suburbs of the city.
I,Yon as the shot was fired, Gui.
Ea who had been standing in the
krs,i end of tbe vehicle looking ouS
khslit,e window with hi, bands on
\ eating, asked Polio, man E,ielin II
\ Id been hurt. The Policeman re-
|aa that he was uuhurt, AMI asked
Etri'Oler if the bul ct had hit him;
nj was told that h. had not been
pthA Guiteau says thi5 for some
tnf be did not know that ha had been
rsehd The hole in his coat led him
b laie a further examination, and
Ati.asiOn in his LETT arm was discOv-
NJ After aband Ini"E the pursuit of
nM:eman, the van continued OH Its
Nntle Jail, where Gulteau was eX-
yal by u physician.
Anan wGO shot ut Gulteau Is sup
lyD be the one who WAS seen near
|sG-t llOuSe yes clday, and who
A.tarsou, the guard ot the van es.
tlAy assigned for GuitGau's protec
D TO give him a chance TO see the as
,l.
arson was about to gratify the re-
st, when, uponlaughinSLy inquiring
'ther he had a pistol, Jones, an-
red: "Ies, and a mourhtui Of tobac-
ulce, one tor the prisoner ) eyes and
other for his heait." OF course Mr..
son refused him the sight he rraved.
ms afternoon the man appeared on
orSe In front OF tho Courthouse
ut half an hour before the adjourn
II and when the van started for the
went with it. When near the Bal
ore and OHIO depot he looked
'ugh the Iatticed opening to dlscov-
'he Prisoners position. He was
by several pers Ms who were at
IN the Capitol grounds. He was
rang near the van, and it is re
Ell BY one person thai he had a pis-
IN his hand. Policeman Edelin,. !
sat with the driver, says that the
l5tv was an expert hCrScmau, and
as he fled he swung himself down
lt SIDE Of his horse as Indian riders
vas 10 get out OF the way Of pur-
Z bullets. The horseman is de.
Fi as being a little more than five
l'gh' with dark complexion, wear
wel!-Worn suit OF II dark color
a black cap. Policeman Edelin,
,lnat he noticed the man sitting on
Nse at the Courthouse when Gui-
vas put into the van, and kept |
'Non him as he followed the van
rplace where the shot was fired.
ftspofter visited Guiteau in the Jail |
aterHoon, and found him washing
sueht wound Oh his arm, from |
u a little blood was flowing. 81
you would say in your paper"
sue assassin "tnat the Lord is op-
, 50 my being shot" Guitsau has
y y mat he shall have a stronger
When he leaves the Jail next Mon
',e was some tax In the crowd
~ the Courthouse to-day which is
l'membered. Persons were heard
J mat the trial would not be con.
Won Monday, and to make other
'hS which seemed to tore.shadow
accident to the prisoner. ltis
ueu as somewhat remarkable that
IN uMHnoWn horsemaD should have
aa'iowed to follow the van 80 close
even to peer into 1t through one
70 openings in the wood work.
are mounted as well as pe-
au policemen On duty in this city,
o aoes not appear that any of
class could be found to impede
;;lsemsn in his fight, although
que was committed iu the shadow
oapl1ol. After the singular at
10 catch aDan mounted on a
uorse by chasing him with a
van had failed, the officers with
isoner seem 10 have allowed the
70 near the Capitol to assume the
VI sending the news to Police
quarters. 1t is rumored to-
mat the horseman is man
Zones, who lives in the country
aa Jules north of the city.
ppeafs that lie is we'll known to
f.ve and everybody else in that