Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-15

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going on satisfactorily and a longer drainage
tube introduced tonight facilitates the dis
charge. The President has taken more solid
food than in any corresponding number of
hours heretofore, and has eaten it with relish
He has suffered no pain when moved or in
dressing his wound and continues bright and
| cheerful.
| symptoms are likely to appear now that the
crisis of surgical fever has passed,
DR.. Reyburn said: 81 should not like
to promise an uninterrupted and unvarying
course of improvement, but at the same time
l may say, think there is at present every
prospect of the Presidents recovery. At 4
| p. m. the President is sleeping quietly, and
all his symptoms are satisfactory.
SENATOR coNKLING
called alone at the Executive mansion at s
o'clock this evening, and left his card, but
did not come inside the door.
| Favorable Resume of the Situation.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The President is
passing very comfortable night. All of his
symptoms are favorable. None of the attend
| ing physcians.now fear saying the great dan
ger is over, and that the President is on a sure
and steady, but necessarily slow, road to
recovery. He has eaten more to-day
than any previous day of his illness.
Nourishment given to-day was stronger, and
such as is given man who is recovering his
| strength, and as an aid to such recovery. He
| has been very cheerful. During the early
| part of the day he was asleep and got very
| nice rest. None of the unfavorab]e symptoms
| which has, as rule, appeared daily during
| the afternoon and evening, have shown them
| selves to-day. His temperature this evening is
lower, and there is but the slightest trace of
| fever tonight.
Members of the cabinet and their ladies with
| glad faces called at the White house. Their
| faces were gladder when they left. None of
the cabinet were allowed to see the President.
They sat in the Presidents office and talked in
low tones while smoking cigars. Every once
in a while a physician comes out and reports
to them
The reports tonight are the most encour-
aging any given since the shooting. In fact,
there is joy over the almost more than conf
dent assurance of the Presidents recovery.
The report has gone abroad it was contem-
plated to remove The President at an early
date from the White house. In consequence
thereof there has been medical predictions that
there would be relapse, as tits to early to re-
move him. This removal is not contemplated
and will not for some time. The doctors in
attendance say his recovery will be slow.
There will be no removal until all conditions
fully warrant such course.
Senator Conkling arrived in the city this
evening, to look after matters of private bus
ines. his evening about So'clock he walked
to the White house and gave his card to the
usher down stairs, but did not go up He left
word for Mrs. Garfield, he knew it was
impossible for him to see the President, and
knowing also her anxiety and trouble he
would not allow himself to bother her, there
foie would not request an interview. He left
the assurance OF his hearty sympathy and
strong hope that the President would recover.
Story of the Assassination.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill furnishes the follow
ing for publication: The interest felt by the
public In details of the assassination, and the
many stories published, justify me in stating
that the following is a correct and accurate
statement concerning the points to which ref
came to Washington March +, 1881. He
stopped at the Ebbett house, remaining only
one day. He then secured a
room IN another part of the
city and has boarded and roomed at
various places, full details of which 1 have.
Wednesday, May s, the assassin determined to
MURDER THE PRESIDENT.
He had neither money or pistol at the
time. About the last of May he went into
O'Mear's store, corner of Fifteenth and T
streets, this city, and examined some pistols,
asking for the largest calibre. He was shown
several, similar in calibre and only different
in price. Wednesday, June s, he purchased
the pistol which he used, for which he paid
$40, he having in the meantime borrowed SIS
from gentleman in this city on the plea that
he wanted to pay his board bill. On the same
evening about Z o'clock, he took the pistol
and went to the foot of Seventeenth street and
PRACTICED, FIRING AT 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 oppor-
tunity. Sunday June 10, he was sitting in
Lafayette park and saw the President leave
for the Christian church on Vermont avenue,
and he at once returned to his room, obtained
his pistol, put it in his pocket and followed
the President to the church. He entered the
church but found
HE COULD NOT KILL HIM
there without danger of killing some one else
He noticed the President sat near window.
After church he made an examination of the
window and found he could reach it without
any trouble. From this point he could shoot
the President through the head without kill
ing any one else. The following Wednesday
he went to the church and examined the loca-
ton of the window and became satisfied he
could accomplish his purpose, and determined,
therefore, to make the
ATTEMPT AT CHURCH
the following Sunday. He learned from the
papers the President would leave the city on
Saturday, June Is, with Mrs. Garfield for
Long Branch. He therefore determined to
meet him at The depot. He left his boarding
place about a. m. on Saturday, June Is, and
went down to the river at the foot of Seven
teenth street, and fired five shots to practice
his aim, and ascertain ii his pistol was in good
order. He then went to the depot with his
pistol ready. When the President and party
entered he saw Mrs. Garfield
LOOKED so WEAK AND FRAIL
he had not the heart to shoot the President in
her presence. AS he knew he would have an
other opportunity he left the depot. He had
previously engaged a carriage to take him to
jail. Wednesday evening the President and
his son, and, l think, Unite States Marshal
Henry, went out for ride. The assassin
took his revolver and followed them and
watched them for some time in the hope that
the carriage would stop, but nc opportunity
was given. Friday evening, Jnly /, he was
sitting in the park opposite the White house,