Daily Republican., 1881-07-15
THIRD edition.
THE AssAssIN'S STORY.
Guiteau's own Story cfhis Attempt
to Kill Pr es1dent Garfield Follow
ed him for three weeks-An effort
to XIII him In Church.

seItiOns which have been made relative
to Guiteau, the would be assassin OF
President Garfield:
"The interest felt by the public in the
details of the assassination and the
many stories published justify me in
stating that the following is a. correct and
accurate statement concerning the point
to which reference is made: The assas-
sin, Chas. Guiteau, came to Washington
City on Sunday evening, March 6, 1881
and stopped at the Ebbitt House re-
naming only one day. He then secur-
ed room in another part of the city
and was boarded and ro)med at various
places the full details of which ! have.
On Wednesday, May Is, 1881, the as
sassin determined to murder the Presi-
dent. He hal neither money nor pistol
at the time. About the last of May he
went into O'Meara's store, corner Fif-
teentn and F. streets, in this city, and
examined some pistols, asking for the
largest cahbre. He was shown two,
similar in calibre and only different in
price.
HE PURCHASED THE PISTOL.
, On Wednesday, June s, he purchased
the pistol which he used, for which he
paid $40, he having in the meantime
borrowed Sl5 of a gentleman in this city
on the plea that he wanted 10 pay his
board bill. On the sameevening, about
| 7 o'clock, he took the pistol and went to
the foot of Seventeenth street and prac-
ticed firing at a board, firing ten shots.
He then returned to his boarding-place
and wiped the pistol dry and wrapped
it in his coat and waited his opportu-
nifty.
FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT TO
CHURCH.
On Sunday morning, June IL, he was
sitting in Lafayette Park and saw the
President leave for the Christian Church
on Vermont avenue, and he at once re-
turned to his room, obtained his pistol,
put it in his hip-pocket, and followed
the President to church. He entered
the church, but found he could not kill
him there without danger of killing
some one else. He noticed that the
President sat near a window. After
church he made an examination of the
window and found he could reach it
without any trouble, and that from this
point he could shoot the President
through the head without killing any
one else.
The following Wednesday he went to
the church, examined the location and
the window, and became satisfied he
could accomplish his purpose, and he
determined, therefore, to make the at
tempt at the church the following Sun
day. He learned from the papers that
the President would leave the city on
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 about five
O'Clock Saturday morning, June 18th,
and went down to the river at the foot
of Seventeent street and fired five
shots to practice his aim and I've certain
his pistol was in good order. He then
went to the depot and was in the ladies
waiting room of the depot with his pis-
tol ready when the Presidential party
entered
THE ASsASsIN's HEART FAILS HIM.
I He saws Mrs. Garfield looked 50 weak
and frail that he had not the heart to
shoot the President III her presence and
as he knew he would have another OPP
portunity, he left the depot He had
previously engaged carriage to take
MIN to Jail. On Wednesday evening the
President and his son, and l think,
United States Marshal Henry, went
out for a ride. The assassin took his
pistol and followed them and watched
them for some time, in hopes the car
riage would stop, but no opportunity
was given. On Friday evening, July !,
he was sitting on the seat in the park
opposite the White House, when he
saw the president come out alone; ne
followed him down the avenue to Fif-
teenth street, and then kept on the op'
posite side of the street up Fifteenth
until the president entered the residence
of Secretary Blaine. He waited at the
corner of MIR. Mortcn's late residence,
corner of Fifteenth and II. fer some
time, and then, as he was afraid he
would attract attention, he went lhto
the alley in the rear of Mr.. Morton S
residence, examined his pistol and
waited Tie president and Secretary
Blaine came out together and he fol-
lowed them over to the gate OF the
White House, but could get no oppor-
tunity to use his weapon.
| THE SHOOTING AT THE DEPOT
On the morning of Saturday, July .,
he breakfasted at the Riggs House about
I o'clock. He then walked up into the
Park and sat there for an hour. he
then took a one horse avenue car and
rode to Sixth Street, got out and went
into the depot and loitered there
had his shoes blackened, engaged a
hackman for two dollars to take him tt
the iail, went into the water closet and
took his pistol out of his hip pocket ano
unwrapped the paper from around il
which he had put there for the purpose
of preventing the PRESENTATION from th'
body dampening the powder, examined
his pistol carefully, tried the trlgge
and then returned and took seat III TIT
ladies' waiting room, and, as sool
as the President entered advanced
behind him and fred two shots. Thes'
facts, think, can be relied upon as ac
curate and give them to the public t.
contradict certain false rumors IN con
ntction with this most atrocious OF at