The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-08
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the city of Washington this morning.
The man who shot him wrote his name
on card as "Charles Gitteau, .attor-
ney-at-law, Chicago. ..s---s ssss.esa~--s
| The presidents friends rushed to
him as he fell. The station agent,
Carney, arrested the assassin, who
said, al did il, am stalwart, and
Arthur is now president. Take a let
ter ! have hore to General Sherman,
and he will tell you all about il.
| An account of the shooting given 10y
Secretary Blaine to Judge Shellabar-
| ger this afternoon is probably as accu,
rate rs any that can bc obtained.
| Tho president and Mr.. Blaine rode
TO the depot this morning in carriage
together. Mr.. Blaine SAYS that Presi-
dent Garfield was in. an unusually
Joyous mood and several times express
ed his keen qualification that the
rotations between himself ana the
members of his cabinet were 30 har
monious, and that the administration
was unit. When the carriage arriv.
ed in front of the depot the president
and Mr.. Blaine left it and entered the
ladies waiting room, through which
they passed arm in arm. Mr.. Blaine
says he dropped the presidents arm AS
they were passing through the door in
to the main room at which instant two
shots were fired. Mr.. Blaine saw "a
man running and started towards him,
but turned almost imme diately and
saw that the president had fallen. 1t
was then that he first realized that the
shots had been fired at the president.
He sprang towards him, as did several
others and raised his head from the
floor. As the president fell he ex.
claimed "My GodI' At this time
\ Postmaster General james, Secretary
Window and Secretary Lincoln, who
had arrived earlier ut the train, were
(promenading ON the platform outside.
General James says that Colonel Jane
son of the PoStoilice department rush
, ell out OF the depot immediately after
the shots were tired aud exclaimed,
"The president is sbolr Either the
] secretary or another gentleman of the
party exclaimed, ooh nonsense" Col.
Jameson said ~ saw H." The party
then rushed backed aud found Blaine
bending over the president aud keep
ing the people baek. Physicians were
hastily summoned aud Drs. Bliss, Ry-
, burn anl several others were soon in
attendanse. The president was re
moved To a room in the second story,
: a preliminary examination Of his
wound was made, but the ball, which
had entered the right side Of his back
near the spinal colnma and Immediate
/, Ily over the hip bone, could not be
found, although its course was traced
for about three inches.
is soon as lie fired the shot the as
sassin was seized by officer Carney and
Immediately hurried off TO headqtiar-
ters. This was fortunate for him, for
as soon as the dazcd crowed ascertained
that the murderer was In custody,
there was talk of lynching him; and If
, the crowd could have laid hands ON
him, his fate would have been Is sudden
and tragic one.
Simon C.ilacho, Minister in this
| country from Venezuela. who resides
here, was present in the depot at Wash
ington to-day when President Garfield
was shot by chas. Guitteau, and arriv-
cd this afternoon. lie gives the fol-
lowing account OF the attempted
, assassination of the president was
/ in Washington looking after the inter.
ests OF Venezuela. had made arrange
ments To visit New York this morning,
in company with four lady friends,
members of my family. was to meet
them at the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad depot ut 9:lj 4. 81. A few
moinents after 8 o'uIock alighted from
my carriage anil .ntyI.d the station.
After purchasing my ticket | walked
leisurely about th.,d depot when present
ly / saw carriage drive up and two
gentlemen alight therefrom. ! took
little notice of them at first, but in a
minute ob,erFed that the two men
were President Garfield and Secretary
: Blaiue. The president and secretary
together for some minutes, when they
walked into the depot. As they en-
tered the depot, the president and
secretary both b~wed Ia De. | bad
just rais'd my hat and was about tufH-
ing around fr the appearance Of my
lady friends when suddenly | heard
the report of revolver Quickly /
wheeled around, and before inc ] be-
beld the staggering form OF the presi-
dent of the United States. ] also saw
the would-be assassin within few feet
of the president. lie had revolver
in bis right hand. His knees were
slightly bent. He took two sor three
hasty steps towards the president and
fired again. The first ball took effect
in the presidents right side, and the
second one struck him in the back.
When the second shot was fired the
president fell to the floor The woald-
oe assassin, seeing Gen. Garfield fall,
turned and attempted to escape by the
street entrance. i hurried toward that
door, and when the william saw that /
intended TO head him off he turned
and ran towards to opposite door,
where he was caught by a number of
employees in the depot.
New York, July "A reporter
called at the Fifth Avenue hotel this
morning about an hour after the re,
? ception os the first dispatch and sent
his card to the room of Vice President
Arthur and ex-senator Conkling.
Word was Immediately returned that
the subject of the Presidents assassina-
tion was too serious to be talked of in