Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-02
and he says he is an attorney at law in

The Star says in an extra just issue
that when the assassin was arrested b
} said 81 did it and want to be arrested.
am a Stalwart and Arthur is presiden
now. have /. letter here that want 20
to give to General Sherman, it will explai,
everything. Take me to the police sta
tion.'
Tho Presidents Condition Improved,
II 80 G. m.-The condition of the presi
dent is very much improved. Immediate
ly after the shooting his pulse went dowl
to SO, and his face, as hetas removed t
the White House, was Of an aspen hue. Hi
pulse has now recovered to 63, and the
color is returning somewhat to his face
His general symptoms, moreover, denote
a very considerable improvement.
tbs not thought wise to make an!
further attempts at present to with
draw the bullets, and it is difficult
to determine until thorough examination
is made how serious the internal injuries
may be. Surface Indications, however,
give good ground for hoping that the pres
ident will rally.
disappointment and Insanity.
Charles Getteau, the wOuld-be assassin
is of foreign birth, and has been a very per.
sistcnt applicant for consular position
He has haunted the executive massiOn for
several weeks, and his disappointment
in not getting what he wanted led to a
temporary alteration of mind.
To Probo for tho Bullets.
LBS A. M.-President Garfield 8
strength is increasing every minute and
he is quite cheerful. The physicians an.
nounce that as soon as his pulse reaches
seventy another attempt will be made to
probe for the bullets.
The president continues to improve. The
physicians have not as yet tried to reach
the ball.
Mrs. Garfield Provided with Special Car.
PHILADELPHIA. July 2.-The Penn
sylvania railroad has ordered a locomotive
and car at Jersey City to carry Mrs. Gar.
field to Washington. She had arranged to
meet her husband at Jersey City to. day,
and left Long Branch this morning on the
Central railroad of New Jersey for Jersey
City. The message informing her Of the
attempted assassination is awaiting her ar.
rival at the latter place. There is much
excitement here.
Secretary Islalne's Oficial Bulletin OF the
| Tragedy.
The following has been forwarded by
cable
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, }
WASHINGTON, d. G. July 2, 1881.
To James Russell Lo,celi. Minister, etc., Lon
don:
The President of the United States was
shot this morning by an assassin named
Charles Guitteau. The weapon was large
sized revolver. The president had just
reached the Baltimore & Potomac sta
| tiOn at about 20 minutes past 0, intend
ing, with portion Of his cabinet, to
leave on the limited expires for New
York. rode in the carriage
with him from the executive man
sion and was walking by his side
when he was shot The assassin was i'm
mediately arrested and the president was
conveyed to a private room in the station
building and surgical aid at once sum-
moned. lie has now GEO minutes past
1O been removed to the executive man.
sion. The surgeons in consultation regard
his wounds as very serious though not
necessarily fatal. His vigorous health
gives strong hopes of his recovery. He
las not lost consciousness for moment.
Inform ministers in Europe.
[Signed] JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
Guitteau's Grievances.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2.-The
librarian of the navy department has been
before the attorney general. He states
that Guitteau was one Of Farwell's
supporters in the effort to break the unit
rule in the Chicago convention and says
that. ..Guittcau was in the habit of calling at
tie library room and telling how he had
been treated by Secretary Blaine.
DR.. Bliss Issues a Bulletin.
The following official bulletia with re-
gard to tine condition of the president has
just. been issued
EXECUTIVE MANSION. 1885 p. m.-The
reaction from the shock has been very
gradual. He is suffering some pain, but
it is thought best not to disturb him by
making any exploration for the ball until
after the consultation at 3 p. m.
[Signed] d. w. BLISS, NJ. ID.
The following physicians are in consult
alton at tho executive mansion : Drs.
Bliss, Ford, Huntingdon, Woodward
Gu. So Townsend, Lincoln, Reyburn,
Norris, Purvis, Patterson, Surgeon Gen.
eral Barnes and Surgeon General Wales.
Bulletins of the presidents S condition from
the executive mansion will hereafter be
telegraphed every half hour.
reporters Not Allowed to 500 the Prisoner.
WASHINGTON, July 2-The district Jail,
a large brownstone structure, situated at
the eastern extremity Of the city, was Wis,
tied by an associated press reporter shortly
after II o'clock this morning for the pur-
pose of obtaining an interview with Chas.
Guitteau, the would-be assassin of Presi-
dent Garfield. The officers refused ad-
mittance to tho building stating
as the reason therefore that they
were acting under instructions from
Attorney General MaeVeagh, the pur-
port OF which was that no one should
be allowed to sec the prisoner. At first,
Indeed, the officers emphatically denied
that the man had been conveyed to the
Jail, fearing, it appears, that should the
fact be male known that he was there the
building would be attacked by a mob.
Information had reached them that such a