The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-20

NdIhcuGilB ny mt, lutg ulu Aot notlVo
me as there were quite number of ladies
and children in the room
r HOW THE PRESIDENT FELL. =
u "There was quite a large crowd of
ticket purchasers at the gentlemen's
ticket Office in the adjoining room; the
depot seemed to be quite full of people.
There was quite a crowd and cOmmO-
tiOn 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 de-
pot to the cars. He was about three or
four feet from the door. / stood five or
six feet behind him, right in the mid
die OF the rOOm,, and as he was in the
act of walking away from me L pulled
out the revolver and fired. He straight
ened up and threw his head back and
seemed to be perfectly bewildered. He
did not seem to know what struck him.
l looked at him; he did not drop; /
thereupOn pulled again. He dropped
his head, seemed to reel, and fell over.
l do not know where the first shot hit;
l aimed at the hollow of his back; |
did not aim for any particular place,
but knew if l got those two bullets in
his back he would certainly go. / was
in diagonal direction from the Presi-
dent, to the northwest, and supposed
both shots struck.
THE ARREST.
81 was in the act of putting my reyOl-
yer back into my pocket when the depot
policeman seized me and said: You
shot the President of the United States"
He was terribly excited; he hardly knew
his head from his feet, and l said, Keep
quiet, my friend; keep quiet, my friend.
want to go to jail A moment after the
policeman seized me by the left arm;
clinched me with a 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 peO-
pie rushed around me, and the ticket
agent said, that's him; that's him; and
he pushed out his arm to seize me
around the neck, and | Says, Keep quiet,
my friends; want to go to jail; and
the officers one on each side of me,
rushed me right off to the Police Head
quarters, and the officer who first seized
me by the hand says, This man has just
shot the President of the United States,
and he was terribly excited. And said,
Keep quiet, my friend; keep quiet;
plain the whole NATTER They let 60 of
me and they held my hands up-One
policeman on one side and one on the
Other-and they went through me, took
away my revolver and what little
change had, my comb and my tooth
pick, all my papers, and gave them
my letter to the White House; told them
that wished they would send that let
ter to the White House at once, and the
officer began to read my letter to the
White House, and in this envelope con-
tanning my letter to the White House
was my speech, Garfield against Han
cock He glanced his eye over the let
ter 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 HOusep So said moth
ing after that. They took me around q
little dark place and put me into cell
they locked the door and went off, and
L 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
81 waited few moments longer and
a gentleman came-a detective, who
proved to be Mr.. McElfresh-andh he was
very polite and attentive. told him in
brief, who was and why l did it; that
had some papers at the newsstand; thai
wished him to get those papers and
take them up to Byron Andrews and his
co-jOurnalists; that the papers would
explain all about the matter. | also
told him that 1 wished to go to
the Jail at once, and he came in and put
the handouts on to me. There were five
or six policemen and detectives with
him when he came in to see me, and he
went away and came back in few
minutes and said that they had decided
to take me right to Jail, and L said,
THAT is Just what want And then
he and his brother officers took me right
out into the room and down the stairs
and into carriage, and he and three
other officers got in and drove me rap
idly to the jail. met Mr.. Russ, the
deputy warden. McElfresh told him
that | had shot the President of the
United States, and he assigned me to
cell No. 2, and have been there ever
since, except when / have been to the
warden's room to be interviewed by a
correspondent of the New York Herald
PURCHASE OF THE REVOLVER.
Guiteau bought the revolver before
the President went to Long Branch
"I called at O'Meara's, corner Fifteenth
ana II SLreeCS, opposite Gne treasury
about two or three weeks before the re-
moval. L 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 an(
saw that it was an unusual revolver
and he said, That will kill horse Of
something to that effect. Their,
were two just alike, excep
that one had an ivOr.
handle for $40, and the other plaii
wooden handle for 50; got the bes
one for $40. | was very timid in hold
ing it. knew nothing about weapon
at ALL looked at it in an unsOphisti
Gated way, snapped it, and 1 said, tina
will make good noise,' and he said
'Oh, yes, that will kill hOrse,' he said
Il never want a bullet like that in me
I said, Perhaps | may get that some 0
these days Three or four days after
ward stepped in there and selected tn
revolver with the ivory handle and got
box of cartridges and. little penknife
and he said he would give me the entir
purchase for $40. l did not have tn
money whsn 1 first went in; got
from gentleman in the interim. H
loaded the revolver and said, Put tina
right into your pocket Said 1, 4
there any law here against carrying
i revOlverP' He said, Yes, there is, bu
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