South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-14

ted eolums OF what purpor;s TO be an
autobiography of Guitelu, "a dicta-
tated by him 20 stenographer. His
story OF the assassination or, as he pre-
fers 10 style it, the removal OF the
President, IS one OF the most cold
biooded accounts oil dreadful crime
that has ever been put on paper. MY
idea, sItn9ly stated &c remarks, was
70 renee 80 easily rs possiu,o ~.
James A. Garfield, qnict and good
natufed citizen OF OHIO, who tempo
rally occupied the position OF Presi-
dent OF The United States, and substi-
tute IN his place Mr.. Chester A. Ar
thur, OF New York, distinguished
and highly estimable gentleman Mr..
Garfield INTENDED TO quietly remove
to Paradise, (which is great improve
inent on this WORLDLY while Mr.. Ar
thur saved the republic And he
adds: Not soul i'll the Universe
knew OF my purpose TO remove the
President. II il has f.liled | shall ne
yer attempt it again. My motive was
purely political and patriotic, and |
acted under Divine pressure. 1t was
the SAME kind OF pressure that led
Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac
How he logged him everywhere
day by day, is infinitely told. Final.
~ he heard by the papers that the
President WAS going TO Long Branch
on Friday, and we give at this point
his own narrative OF what betell
4 took my breakfast he says, 'at
the Riggs House about eight o'clock.
| ate well and felt well In body and
mind. | went into Lafayette Square
and sat there some little time after
breakfast, waiting for nine O'Clock to
come, and then | went to the depot
and | got there about ten Minutes af.
ter nine. l rode there from the park
IN a bob tailed car. | left the car.
walked up to a boot black, got my
boots BACKED, & inquired for a man
named John TAYLOR, whom, two
weeks before | had spoken TO about
taking me out toward the Congression-
al Cemetery. They told me that
Tayior's carriage was not there, and
'A'N-S WV III SC vi lOLI ONilGE
hackmen there who We're very anx-
ious to serve NE, and finally noticed
'c0!Ored man, and | said To him,
W hat Will YOU take me out 10 the
Congressional cemetery for!' lie
says, We'll, | will take YOU ont there
for two dollars. 'AIl right said / +.
II want to use you vii! let YOU
know
4 then went into the depot and
took my private papers which | IN
tended Tor the press, Including a re-
viscd edition Of MY Book, The Truth.
Il Companion 10 the Bible, and stop.
ping up 10 the news stand, asked the
Young taan III charge if could leave
those papers with INN for few mo,
nents Il lie said Certainly and he took
them and placed them up against the
wall on the top Of some other papers.
Ihis was about twenty minutes after
nine, and | went into the ladies' wait.
ing room and looked around saw
that there were quite q good many
people there in the depot and carria-
yes outside, but | did not see the
Presidents carriage. | examined NV
revolver to see that it was NIL rigbf
and took OFT the paper that | had wrap
ped around it, to keep the moisture
off. / waited five or six minutes lon
ger, sat down in seat in the ladies'
room, and very soon the President
drove up. He WAS in company with
a gentleman who, | understood, was
Mr.. Blaine and ain satisfied that he
was Mr.. Blaine, although | did not
recognize bin. This gentleman look
Ell very old, and lie had q poculiar
kind OF bcadgcar on, that / did not
recognize rs that OF Mr.. Biaine. The
President and this gentleman drove
MP in a plain single seated carriage.
with one horse. This gentleman. |
think, WAS driving II was a sruole
carrlage-a single seated top buggy.
The President seemed to be i'm a very
earnest and private conversation with
this gentleman, who evidently was AIr.
Blaine. They sat i'm the carriage I
should say about two Minutes they
had not completed their conversation
when they reached the depot, and
during the interview of two minutes
they finished their conversation. Dur
ing this time they were engaged in
very earnest and private conversation.
as have said
Tho President got out on the pave.
ment side & Mr. Blaine on the other
side. They entered the Indies rosm;
| stood there watching the President.
and they passed by ne. Before they
reached the depot I had been prom.
enadlng up and down the ladies' room
between the ticket Office door and the
news stand door, a space OF some ten
or twelve feet. / walked no and
down there / should say two or three
times working myself up, az I knew
the hour was at hand The President
and NJ Blaine came into fhp Ia,bes'