The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-15
Appointed by Governor.
Synopsis of the Guiteau Indictment.

The Grand Jurors of the United States Of
America, in and for the county and district
aforesaid, upon their oath present that Charles
j. Guiteau, late of the county and district
aforesaid, on the second day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundre
and Cighty-One, with force and arms at and in
the county and district aforesaid, in and upon
the body of one james A. Garfield in the
peace of God and of the United States of
America then and there being, felOniously,
Wlltuily, and OF his malice atorcthOught, did
make assault, and that said Charles j .Guue eau,
wilma certain pistol of the value OF ii dollars,
then ana there charged with gunpowder AMI
lCaden bullet, which said pistol, he, the aid
Charles j. GuiTCau, in his right hand, then and
there had and held, then and there feloni-
ously, williully, and OF his malice afOre-
thought did discharge and shoot of tO,against
and upon said James a. Garheld; and that
said Charles j. Guteau, with a leaden bullet
aforesaid, out of the pistol aforesaid, then and
there, 10y force OF the gunpOwder aforesaid,
by Charles }. Guiteau discharged and snot or
as aforesaid, then and there feOniOusly will
tuliy, and of his malice aforethought, did
strike, penetrate and wound him, the said
james A. Garfield, giving to him, the
said James a. Garfield, then and there
with leaden bullet aforesaid, so a. afore-
SAID discharged and shot out of the pis-
tol aforesaid, by said Charles j. Guteau,
IN and upon the right side of the back of
him, the said James A. Garfield, one mortal
wound of Il depth of six inches and of a
breadth of one inch; Of which said mortal
wound he, the said james A. Garfield, from
aforesaid until the nineteenth day of Scptem-
Der in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one, at and in the county
and district aforesaid. did languish, and
languishing did live, on which said nineteenth
day OF September in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one at
and in the county and district aforesaid, the
SAID James \. Garfield, of the mortal wound
aforesaid died.
The second count is precisely like the first,
with the exception of the last clause, which
reads "Of which said mortal wound, he the
Sald James a Garfield, then and there Instant
In the third count the last clause is varied as
follows: "Of which said mortal wOund,he, the
sad James A. Garfield from the said second
day of July in the year last aforesaid, until the
nineteenth day of September, in the year OF
our LORD one thousand eight hundred and
ei9hty. one as well at and IN the county and
District aforesaid, as ut and in the county OF
Monmouth and state of New Jersey, did Ian.
gllsh, ana Ilngushing did live, on which said
18Th day of september, in the year of our Lord
1881, at and in the county OF Monmouth, and
the state OF New Jersey aforesaid, the said
James y; Garfield of the mortal wound afore-
The fourth count is Identical with the third,
except that it Omits the last twelve words of
the final clause ana substitutes the following
town.: " AT ana in the county of Washing
ton and District OF Columbia, said James A.
GARFIELD. of the mortal wound aforesaid"
The only variation in the fifth count is
change in the order of mention of the places
where death is said to have occurred the
county of Washington and District of Column
bIa being put first.
The sixth count is like the third. except in
fecluug that the OnenSe charged was COM
mitted in the Baltimore " Potomac Railroad
depot IN the city of Wa hiugtOn, which build
ing stands, ana ut tha' time stood on the
ground belonging to and undcr the exclusive
jurisdiction OF the United states. The seventh
count repeats the recital Of the sixth with
regard TO the place where the otlense was
committed, and in all othet respects is like the
fourth.
The eighth count also repeats the recital OF
the sixth with regard to tue place where the
assault occurred, ana is in all other respects
like the nth.
The ninth count is varied by the introduce
ton OF recital that the district in which the
oucnse charged was committed constitutes
judicial circuit OF the United States, ana that
Ihe uniS OF Monmouth and state of New
Jersey, whore the said James \. Garfield died,
forms part OF Judicial Circuit of the United
Slutcs Other IMAM the judicial CirCuit OF the
Jnited states consisting of thu District of
like the third.
The tenth count recites that the district IN
which the uionse was committed constitutes
a judicial District of the United States and
thal NE aiate Oh New Jer-ey within the linn
ITS OF wnlch the said james A. Garticll died,
constitutes a judicial District OF the United
States other han the Judicial District of the
uuvl states consisting Of the District of
Columbia. In other respects this count like
the one Immediately preceding.
The eleventh and last count is a repetition
OF the third, with the following addition:
And that thereafter-to-wit: on The twenty
first day Of September, in the year Of our ord
one thousand eight hundred and Cighty-une,
the dead body OF him, said james 4. Garfield,
was removed from said county Of Monmouth
and state Of New Jcrscy, aud brought into thG
county OF Washington and District of Coun
bla' within which aforementioned county saia
dead body OF MIN, the said James A. Garfield
lay ana remained IRON the twenty -ill ST day OF
september, IN the year of our Lord one thou
SAND eight hundred and eghty-one, until the
twrnty-thrd day of September, in the year OF
our LORD one thousand eight hundred ana
eighty-une."
Each of the eleven commits closes WITH tb,
following formal charge: "And so the Grand
Jurors aforesaid do say that the said Charles
J. Guiteau, him, the said James A. Garfield. in
the manner and by the means aforesaid. feloni.
ously, wilfuly and of his malice afore
thought, did kill and murder, against tn.
form of the statute in such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and Govern,
ment OF the United States of America"