The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-07-08


all over the country, on Saturday, that
an attempt had been made upon the
life of the President of the United
States, the heart of the nation gave
one wild throb, and then stood still, in
horror and alarm. That the chief
magistrate of a government of the
people, for the people, and by the peo-
pie" in a time Of peace and prosperity
"a man who has won fame for the
gentleness and dignity of his character,
beloved by the whole people should
he shot down by the hand of an assas-
sin, almost passed belief. Later re-
ports proved the rumOr to be only too
true. While passing through the de-
pot of the Baltimore and Washington
Railway, at Washington, on his way
to the train which was to bear him to.
New England, arm in arm with Secre-
tary Blaine, two shots are fired in quick
succession Immediately behind them,
the first taking effect in the Presidents
arm the second in his back. lie falls
to the floor, weltering in his blood.
The assassin attempting to escape is
captured at the door and hurried to
Jail. The news spreads like wild-fire
through the city. Business is utterly
suspended, and crowds of people gath
er in the streets with CONSERVATION
and unutterable grief expressed upon
their faces and discuss the awful event
while they seize eagerly upon the latest
news. A crowd of excited citizens
surge round the depot and render prop
er attention to the President, difficult
Secretary Blaine, who turned to cap
ture the assassin, seeing him in safe
hands, returns to the Presidents side.
Dir. Bliss and other prominent physi-
clans arrive upon the grounds. The
President is conveyed to an upper room
in the depot and the crowd turned
hack. 1t is decided to remove him to
the White House. An ambulance is
procured and the wounded man is driy-
en- home, where, waited upon by the
best Of medical aid, while the Cabinet
and other leading officers of the gov
eminent are in attendance, the strug-
gle between life and death goes on.
An immense multitude of people gath
Ell round the grounds and breathlessly
and tearfully await news of the Presi-
dents condition. A swarm of police
guard the White House and battal-
ION of government soldiers from the
barracks are put on duty within the
gates. The President sinks lower and
lower. An Intellectual attempt is made
to probe for the ball or trace it's course.
The barest possibility exists that it
has not entered a vital part. Fever
sets III and hemorrhage is suspected.
Hope sinks. The President is believed
to be in the death throes. Mrs. Gar.
field is telegraphed for at an early hour
The track between Washington and
Long Branch is.Gleared for the special
train consisting of an engine and tend
er and one Pullman car, which hurries
her to Washington. The hopes and
fears of the multitude without the
gates alternately rise and fall as chr
couraging or discouraging reports of
the Presidents condition reaches them.
Like mighty waves upon vast sea,
their feelings are taken up and swept
inland over the innumerable telegraph
wires to the hearts of the people all
over the Union. North, South, East
and West, stirred to the depths, cry
down the dastardly act. AS the nature
of the attempt upon the Presidents
life becomes more fully known it be-
comes apparent that the perpetrator OF
the deed is an irresponsible lunatic-
irresponsible, did we say2 No, not ir
responsible; but hair-brained fellow
full of wild projects and eXtravagant
theories, who assigns as his reason fol
committing the deed that he wanted
to save the Republican party and see
ArthHr president. The news spreads
to all states and nations, and the sym.
pathies of the world pour in upon
our people. Such, in brief, is the
history of the profOundest sensation
that has stirred the hearts of the
American people since Lincoln's assas-
sination in 1864. The act was unques.
tionably the conception of diseased
mind, which concocted the diabolica'
scheme, with mot living soul" privy
to its secret, No trace of conspiracy
exists, but the thing will be proved tC
the bottom to prevent all possibility OF
doubt. However true it may be thai
nobody but the assassin himself was
privy to the deed, 1t cannot be doubted
that the bigOted opposition to the adj
ministration, clearly unsustaired by
the sentiments of the people, and thu
growing prevalence of communistiC
and nihllistic societies, journals ant
doctrines, and the passing of big reSo
buttons on the king-killing mania o.
the day, have given direction to thu
rancor of a diseased brain. The PEG
pie have sat by in silence and indiffer
ence and allowed such ideas to gain
ground too long. Idly they sit and
laugh At SO strange doctrine in a
country which is all freedom and de.
dictated to the fullest exercise of per-
sonal liberty of any country on the
globe-the fullest liberty that is con.
sistent with liberty itself. When to the
sharp report of the murderous arm is
heard President of the United States
sinks upon the floor in the throes Of
death the victim of such ideas, and the