The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-29


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WASHINGTON. July u.
United states District Atofuey corkLill
furnishes ,hv following ics publication:
:. Tho interest felt ~ the puhlic w ne a.
tails ~ inc attempted sst~sln ton. anil many
the fnlI0wsnx a = cur tc{ sfstrncut d nccrns
inx iAe psintS % y h'ch reference : mate:
- The assassin Charles \. - isal. came ~
and stopped al thu Ehnitt House rpmsinins
UnI> one dxy. lie then <ccu "a a room IN an
other part ~ the cry. ana hn- boarded ana
nave. on Wednesday. May Is. Isl. tie a.
S1ssn determined % murder me President.
Us had neither moacy nor pistol "a the time.
O'Nearas store. corner Of Fifteenth ana +
toIs. asking Tor the largest calibes. ~ was
IN price. On "Wednesday. June \. M purchased
the pistol which he used. for which H. D ia ten
dollars ~ having A. the meantime borrowed
the plea tina, ne wnnttd IL pay his b ard hill
On the same evening. nuouf seven O'Clock he
took the pisioi aud went 80 the foot of seven
ns Ten ss sso s snsn 1 rer n s 20 Il:
boarding place and wiped the pistol dry aud
wrapped Il in his coat aud waited his oppor-
sunday mornins. June ~, he was sIttinr IN
Lafayette Park nm saw the frcs isicnt leave
for the Christian CAurch. on Vermont avenue.
h's pistol. Pit Il m h i hip pockef. md follow,
cd the President 20 the church He entered
the church. but found he Z uli not kill MIN
He noticed the President sat near window.
After church ne made an examination ~ the
window, and found that hc could reach Il with
cos sny ss"1 ,h snn tna, t,om TINS pint ne
without killing any one else.
The following Wednesday he went 70 the
sn Gnu s' Examined sne .sa'Ion and window.
piish his purpose. and determined. therefore.
20 maze the attempt AZ the church the follow
inx sunday. he learned from the psprs that
the Istn Of June. with Mrs. GARFIELD. tor Long
Branch. ne therefore determined 20 meet
HE LETT 4 sboardine place about fl,e o clock
Saturday morning. June Is. and went down
- the river ~ the foot OF Seventeenth
street, and frcd tve shots. @ practice bis
aim and be certain bis pistol was In good or
der. lie then went % tine depot. and was in
the ladies' wnitinx-room Of the depot. with his
pistol ready when shs Pre=iisnf and his par
~ entered. He saw that Mrs. Garlield loo kcd
- weak and tiail That he had not the heart 70
shoot the President In her presence. and a.
he knew ~ would have anofher emporium ~:
= carriage totake him 20 the Jail.
"wednesday evening the President and his
son. and I think. United states Marshal
his pistol and followed them and watched
them for some time. ~ hopes that the carriage
would stop. but no opportunity was given.
seat IN the park opposite the White House.
when he saw the President come out alone.
He followed him down the avenue 20 ffcenfh
the street up Fifteenth street. until the
Secrsisry nlsinr. He walled Il she corner
q fifteenth sni II streets. fer scs ilms' ana
then. ~ he was AFRAID ne would attract nttcn-
ton. he went into the alley IN the rear ~ Mr.:
waitcl. The President and secretary Blaine
came out together. and he followed them over
- the gate ~ the White House. hut could gct
no opportunity 10 use his weapon
-Un the morning Of saturday. July ?. he
nrcakfastcd ~ the Riggs House Abeut seven.
lie then walked UP % the park. aud Sat there
car and rode Is sixth street rot out. ana went
into the depot and loitered around there. He
had his she's BACKED. engaged a hackman Tor
TIE ~ater-cioses md took hls pistol out ~ his
hipI0ckcf and unwrHrpcd the paper from
around f. which ne md put there TOR the ptir~
body danpsnin ' shs powder examin s h ~
pistol carefully. fricl the trigger. ana then
returned and took q seat lin the ladies' waiting
NON. and ~ soon ~ the President entered.
advances kchInd hin and tired TWO shots
~ These facts. think. can he relied upan NJ
ncruia'c and give them tntne pubic % con
trndict ce1 tain false rumors m connection with
this most atfocious " atfocion- crimes"
a Washington special ~ the lifh saws:
-Coinnc; CorkhiIls succinct statement ~
Guitenn'~ mos cmctts, ~ Developed by per
~onaI examination OF the trisoner and hi "a
pcrs settles beyond all question Guifcaus
sanity. a man who could plan the n<sissina-
ton A. he dill. - long ago as May n, AMI
e-c. Oily adhere - his bloody resolve. through
oil the intervening time. acting with the sle-
liberation h. did. ~ no in-unc man. II II pos
<iplc thar tnIteaue imprisonment may he
icnRthenpi one ear beyond wnnt be would
receive a. 4 sentence for his criminal assault.
L ndtr the law q uiicau can Ne Nj II FOR year
AMI Z tay after the attempt % Kill hcforc
prosecution. " the victim should die before
that time according 10 local legal authority.
Guteau could b. prosecuted for murder The
District Attorney j. Inclined 70 keep him So
ciudcd ~ the fullest limit 81 the time allowed
under fn< Law