The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-05

physicians say tnat the greatest need
President is not probing the wound BID
The extent and danger of the wound
known, and more can be told when hi,
passes as his kidneys are injured. Thd
sin is now in Jail and thought by man
crazy. He has sandy complexion and /
weighing not more than 125 pound
wears a mustacheand light chin whiske
his sunken cheeks and his eyes tar
from each other, give him asullen appeI
The officer in question stated he had
a peculiarly Of nearly all murdl
that their eyes are set tar back
apart and Guittean, re said, proves
ceptiou to this rule. When the prise,
rived al the Jail he was at.ired in
blue and wore a drab hat which
down I'VE his eyes gave him the appa
of an ugly character. Scott and Cd
hold of the assassin and were taking
police headquarters, when he said abru
them: ~ did it aud will 60 to Jail for
a Nalwart and Arthur will be presiderI
He had a letter in his hand which he
ed the officers to take to General II
saying that it would be all right. II
oner made no resistance saying that b
contemplated killing the President AMI
for the good of the country. About 0 !
the assassin went to a hack stand adj
the station and engaged a hack from
ed hackman. He said he wanted to
Glenwood Cemetery in a short til
wanted the hickman to drive very FAST
he should get on the hack. He agreed
two dollars for the hack on cOnditid
hickman would drive very fast.
stopped the assassin was going iowa
hack he had engaged and insisted tla
very important for him to g
deliver a message to General Il
When the officers refused to lei
go, he begged them TO take the letter
to General Sherman. The following ID
of the letter the assassin wanted deliN(
General Sherman:
WASHINGTON, July {,
The White House Presidents TRACE
a sad necessity, but it will unite the
can party aud save the Republic.
fimsy dream and it matters little wh
goes. A human life is Of small value
ing the war thousands of brave boy}
down without a ear. l presume Il
President was a christian, and that
be happier in paradise than here. 1t
no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul,
with her husband in this way than by
death, and he is liabl' to 80 any It'd
way. have no ill will toward the
dent. His death vas a political nece
am a lawyer, theologian aud political
in the interests OF the stalwarts. Iv
zen. Graut and the rest of the four
New York during the late canvass.
some papers for the press, which | shl
with you and the Inter Oceans corr
ent, and his co.journalists, at LIN
York Ave, where ali reporters can Sc
l am going to the Jail.
[Signed] CHAs. Gulrr
DIR. Townsend, Health Officer, \
first to reach the President. The p
was shot from the right as he left the
room Of the depot with Secretary
The ball entered above the third
whether it has taken its course tow
spine has not yet been ascertained
wound was probed by DIR. Bliss, who
ed that in inserting the probe the @
the ball did not extend toward th
still he is not certain it did not.
At Long Branch, General Grant,
, ing of the attempted assassination,
!, this is the outgrowth of Nihilism in
i, am in favor of.:crushing it ont immi
by the prompt execution of the VOL
sassins and their followers.
: LATER.
: .WASHINGToN, July 2.-S p.
h President is very low and sinking; Pa
= he is still conscious, but his physlc
he cannot live more than two houa
Ii Garfield arrived an hour ago.
r AT I p. III. the following telegram
by Secretary Blaine from the Execut
e sion to Vice. Plesiden: Arthur, who d
1t York:
| Mrs. Garfield arrived at a quart
4. seven The President is able to
| and converse with her, but in the
IS Of his physicians he is sinking rapid
[ j. &. BIZ
II S:25 p. m.-The President is SIM
there is little if any hope.
$50 p. m.-The President is
y pleasantly and is more comfortable
II IS, temperature. 99-slightly above
'e respiratinr, ~. and more r-suiar.
le - 1870
4 We see it stated hat the legislaluT
session at Albany, passed a bill g'7
Ia sions to school teachers in New
Brooklyn. 1t provides that teacl
,e have served in the schools twenty-hy
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