Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-07-22

81. IaJT, Mlnn., July i6.-A
special Via 81. Peter says that the
tract; Of the cyclone was scene of
awful grandeur during the storm
and of appalling wreck after it,
while the troubled mir was full Of de-
bris and worldly lit up by blazing
balls of electrical fluid. Everybody
was wild with excitement and 1t was
almost impossible to secure a cor
rect statement Of Tie catastrophcs or
damage done. \ committee called
on Gov. Pillsbury this evening to
solicit state aid, and Was assured
that everything III tie power Of the
executive should lie done for the
suffering people.
i.ockjuw Epidemic.
BALTIMORE, July 11.-Four cases
of lockjaw from wounds from toy
pistols occurred to-day III this city.
Three proved fatal ard tho fourth is
not expected to recover. This
makes seventeen cases of lockjaL re-
sulling from the use of toy pistols
since the Fourth of July.
Guiiteats Deliberate Plan.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill furnishes the
following for publication. Interest
felt by the public i'll details of the
assassination, and the many stories
published, justify Inc III staring that
the following is IL correct and accu-
rate statement concerning the points
to which reference IS made: The
assassin, Charles i. Guiltrau, came
to Washington Sunday evening,
March 6, 1881, and stopped at the
Ebbit house, remaining only one
day He then secured II room in
another part of the city, and has
boarded and roomed at various
places, full details of which l have.
Wednesday, May IS, 1881, the as
sassin determined to murder the
President. He had neither money
nor pistol at the time. About the
last OF May he went into OMeala's
store, corner of Fifteenth and p
streets, this city, and examined some
pistols, asking for the largest calibcr.
lie was show two similar in calibei
and only different in price. We'd
nesday, June Sth, he purchased the
pistol which he used for which he
paid $40, he having in the meantime
borrowed SIS of a gentleman in this
city on the plea that he wanted to
pay his board bill. On the same
evening, about I o'clock, ho took tho
pistol and went to the foot of 18th
street az. practiced firing at a
board, fir: 10 shots. He then re-
turned to III boarding place and
wiped the pistol dry and wrapped it
in his coat and watched his oppor-
tunity. Sunday morning, June 18th,
while sitting in Lafayette park lie
saw tho President leave for the Chris
I tan church on Vermont avenue, and
he at once returned to his room, OBJ
tanned his pistol, put it in his hip
pocket and followed the President to
church. He entered the church, but
found that he could not kill him
there without danger of killing some
one else. He noticed that tho Pres
ident sat near q window. After
church he made an examination of
the window and found that he could
reach it without trouble, and that
from this point lie could shoot the
President through the head without
killing any one. On the following
Wednesday he went to church, re-
gained the location of the window
and became satisfied that he could
accomplished his purpose, and de-
termined therefore to make the at
tempt at church the following Sun
day. He learned from the papers
that the President would leave the
city Saturday the 18th of June with
Mrs. Garfield for Long Branch. He
therefore determined to meet him at
the depot. He left his boarding
place at about 5 o'clock Saturday
morning Jun 18Th, and went to the
river at the /. Il Of 18th street and
fired five She, o practice his aim
and be certain lat his pistol was in
good order. He then went to the
depot and was in the ladies' waiting
room at the depot with his pistol
ready. When the President and
party ente ed he saw that Mrs. Gar
field looked SO weak and frail that he
had not the heart to shoot the Presi-
dent in her presence, and as he knew
that he would have another chance,
he left the depot. He had previous
ly engaged carriage to take him to
Jail. Wednesday evening the Presi-
ident and his son, and, l think U. S.
Marshal Henry. went out for ride.
The assassin took his pistol and fol-
lowed them and watched them for
some time in hopes that the carriage
would stop, but no opportunity was
given. Friday evening, July 1st, he
was sitting on seat in the park op.
posite the White House, when he
saw the President come out alone.
Pc followed him down the avenue to
10Th street, and then kept on the op-
posite side of the street up 18th, un-
til the President entered the resi-
dence of Secretary Blaine He wait
at the corner of Mr. Mor.on's late
residence, corner 18th and FL streets
for some time, and then, as he was
afraid lie would attract attention, he
went INTO an alley in the rear of
Notions residence, examined his
pistol and waited until the President
and Sanrafaru Rlnina nnn,n o,,L L.