Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13

psrtook OF chicken broth, scrsped beef
teuderloin. oatmeal Cruel and milk.
Jaundice or yellowness Of skin appear
ed, which is looked upon By the doc
tors ss certain evidence OF derange-
ment of the liver caused BY the wound.
FRIDAY, july s.
The President suffers from pain IN
legs and snkles. This is looked upon
as a critical day. The pulse has gone
up to lOS, which is said to be caused
by the process of suppuration-tbe pro-
cess of forming pus in the wound.
SATURDAY, July 8.
The Presidents pulse was reduced to
100. His diet has been slightly re-
duced, but uot materially changed. lie
was given broth and milk, with little
dash of rum. He did not relish the
stimulant particularly, aud asked 1t they
were not drumming bin too much"
Three teaspoonfuls of healthy pus we're
taken from the wound.
SUNDAY, July 10.
The Presidents diet consists prlnci-
pally of milk. He appears to relish IT.
He complains of soreness of the mus
cles. The President desired to see the
report of bis case as telegraphed to the
country. 1t was shown to him. de
smiled over It, aud thought that 1t is
not necessary to telegraph his name
every few hours over the country
Pulse, los.
MONDAY, July ii.
The Presidents condition is favora-
BILE. He has relish for his milk diet
of pint 70 a pint and half day. A
quarter of a grain of morpbia day Is
taken. His mind is cheerful, and his
bodily strength is unabated.
TUESDAY, July II.
The Presidents condition remains
without any marked change. Pulse,
log.
The ASSASSIN AT THE DEPOT.
The assassin reached the depot in
a closed carriage about three minutes
before the President arrived, which
is evidenced by citizen of Washing
ton. The citizen said: u was com
ing down Pennsylvania avenue when
saw carriage coming down he
avenue, the horses running SO fast
that I thought they were running
away. just as the carriage arrived
in front of me man put his head
out of the window and said, Faster,
faster. fasterl Damn it, After hear
ing this remark / thought there was
something wrong and ran after the
carriage. When it reached the depot
man jumped out He was soon in
conversation with another man.
took them to be pickpockets.
thought they planned to do some
thing to some one to arrive. VIXEN
the President came the man that had
come in the carriage entered the
ladies' room. Where the other mar
went do not know By my watch
only three minutes elapsed betweer
the coming of the two carriages
The President, after passing through
the door to the ladies' room, was Just
turning the corner of seat when the
assassin, who was standing on tn:
left of the door, fired. The bal
struck the President in the back
The President fell forward. ] raj
into the depot and just then the maj
fred again, while the President wa:
falling. The moment the President
fell policeman, who had been stand
ing at the depot door, keeping the
way clear for the President and hii
party, grabbed the assassin by tn,
neck, and as he pulled him out of tn,
depot another policeman came to hi
assistance.
The Police
hurried the murderer down Pennsyl
vania avenue to the District jail a
the eastern extremity OF the city, anC
lodged him at 1870 o'clock A. NJ, jus
one hour and ten minutes after til,
assassination. Policeman Kearne,
said that he had heard the prisone
arrange at the depot with a hackmal
to drive him in hurry from the de
pot if required, and for that reasol
he had put a sort of a half watcl
upon him, and when he heard the re
port of the pistol he somehow o
other connected him with it immedi
ately. He was close to the Presi
dent at the time, with his back to tn
direction from whence the repor
came He further said, Il quickl,
turned and saw that man that L ha'
been watching previously, standin,
about ten feet away in the shadow O
the main entrance to the waiting
room, leveling his pistol across hi
arm. He fired second shot befor
1 could speak to him, and darted bs
tween myself and the President an
Secretary Blaine into the street. Th
President reeled and fell Just in from
of me. As he fell he said somethin
that / could not exactly understand
and Secretary Blaine, with terrific
look, pushed towards him, exclain
, ing, My God, he has been murder
edr 1 did not stop longer, but ra
! out after the assassin, and arreste
him just as he started across B stree
, towards Sixth"
WHAT THE ASSASSIN SAID.
The policeman shouted, When lie a
rested the assassin, In Gods nan,
!, man, what did you shoot the Pres
dent for!" and his answer was, Z"
am Stalwart, and want Arthur fo
: President"
The AssAssISs PAPERS.
The assassin had three papers o
/, his person. The first was a packag
addressed to a newspaper man
| Chicago, which the murderer said wi
I ravaol oil Ha bacired Tho pauv,