Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
HOW HE WAS SWORN In.
WHERE GUITEAU WILL BE TRIED.
SCENES AT ELBERON TO-DAY.
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
SCENES AT ELBERON TO-DAY.
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
ARRANGING F0RTHE FUNERAL
Scenes at Elbrron To-day.

| scthe> ~ tihpron To-day.
MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THE DsArU-rru
| PRESIDENTS LAST woRDS-THE Autopsy To
RE HELD THIS AFTERNOON.
| Special Dispatches to THE EVENING STAR.
LoNG BRANCH. Nj. Sept 2o-The scenes AZ
Elberon to-day are sad At the little hotel
crowds are gathered discussing the sad death.
The flags on all the cottages are all at half-mast
| A magnificent photograph of the late President,
/ In the hotel parlor. is draped in mourning. The
/ Presidents death was painless and without
! Incident. ut sudden, a surprise-nen-
ralgia of the heart, - is the cause attributed.
LAST WORDS.
These We're his lastwords An hour or so be-
fore the collapse the President said: I am
tired"
AT four this afternoon the autopsy is 10 be
held by Prof Curtis. OF Washington in the
presence Of all the doctors including Drs
Barnes, Woodward and Reyburu.
Arrangements for the removal OF the body
have not been definitely fixed. After the
autopsy 1t will be embalmed by New York
undertaken, and
GO To WASHINGTON
| sometime tomorrow. II will lie in state In the
rotunda of the Capitol until Friday and thence
be taken to Cleveland and be buried in Lawn
| field cemetery.
Where Guiteau VIII lee Tried.
THE NEW JERSEY LAw-AcTIoN Up THE COR
/ oNER OF MONMOUTH COUNTY.
Special Dispatches to THE EVENING STAR
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20 a.m.-aecOrding to
the law OF New Jersey. when person has re-
celved wound in another state and il carried
into New Jersey and dies the villain who in
ficted the wound can be apprehended on the
requisition ofthe governor of New Jersey. tried.
/ sentenced and executed i'm the county i'm which
| his rctim died. A law of this Kind was made
! necessary 10y the fact that men who were NOR
| tally wounded in New York came into Jersey
City 10y ferry and there died The legislature OF
the state of New Jersey. i'm order to prevent any
murderer from taking advantage of the fact that
river which could be crossed in five minutes
separat I'd the jurisdiction of New Jersey from
New ork, passed a law that when any person
received wound in the Jurisdiction of another
state and was brought into New Jersey before
death his assailant could. i'm case OF death. be
apprehended. seized and arrested on requistion
OF the governor and tried for murder in the frut
degree.
THE LAW IN THE DISTRICT.
In the District of Columbia where tbe assault
on the President was committed the common
law prevails, and the result is that as the Pres-
dent died at Long Branch, New Jersey, in order
serves he must be tried in Monmouth county.
New Jersey. II is stated that Guiteau will
never reach Long Branch. Ii il said that there
is an association in Washington who have sworn
to shoot the assassin on sight. but If he should
escape assassination he will probably be tried
at Freehold, as that is the county seat OF the
county in which the President died.
THE INQUEST.
The coroner Of Monmouth county who was
notified at midnight tonight that the President
OF the United States had died. came here to-
night prepared TO make the inquest on the body
rs the President of the United States died within
the jurisdiction of the coroner He was willing
to accept the post-mortem which was made by
Drs. Bliss. Agnew and Hamilton but he insisted
as death had occurred within his Jurisdiction
that it was his duty. as coroner of Monmouth
county. TO make an investigation as to the cause
OF death. This investigation will be made ON
tomorrow morning, and will be based on the
post-mortem made 10y DIR. Bliss. The result will
be that he will report to the governor of New
Jersey that General James A. Garfield died from
the effects OF a wound indicted upon him by
ONE CHARLES ). GUITEAu,
whom. he is informed. is confined in prison In
Washington, DC, and as he is so coufined it
will be proper to make a requsition upon the
for Guiteau that he may be tried in Monmouth
county. New Jersey. The county seat of Mon-
mouth county is Freehold, and the fall term Of
court at which GE;teau can be tried will be in
October From what YOUR correspondent hears
there is very little likelihood that Guiteau will
ever reach Fycehold alive. Men who voted Cor
Hancock bat who are patriots have il sstated,
sworn to Kill this miserable assassin on sight.
BY Associated Press.
Secretary Blaine with President Arthur.
New YORK. Sept. 2O-Secrctary Blaine
rive, in this city this morning, ana is now with
President Arthur.
The Stock Exchange Closed.
New YORK. Sept. 2o.-The Stock Exchange
voted to convene the governing committee i'm
and recommended that the exchange
be closed at IL O'Clock to-day and closed on the
day of the Presidents funeral.
Gen. Arthur Sworn In.
DETAILS OF TIE CEREMONY WHICH TOOK PLAc.
AT HIS OWN RESIDENCE.
NEW YORK, Sept 20.-The Sun extra says:
Gen Arthur was sworn in at quarter-past two
O'Clock this morning at his house. Two judges
Of the New York supreme court had been sent
for-J. Il. Brady and Charles Donohue. Judge
Brady arrived Wlln MessTS. hOliiLs anu hoot al
ten minutes before 9, but the ceremony was out
of courtesy deferred until Judge Donchue's ar
rival at little after 2 O'Clock with ex-Commis-
sioner French. Judge Brady stood on the other
side of the table facing General Arthur.
Grouped around the two men were Judge Don
ohue Eli Root Commissioner French and Dan1
G. Rollins and Gen. Arthur's son. Judge
Brady slowly advanced a step and raised his
right hand Gen. Arthur did likewise. mo-
ment of impr essve silence followed. Gen. Ar
thurs features were almost fixed Then Judge
Brady administered the oath, Gen. Arthur
speaking in a clear, ringing voice
81 do solemny swear that will faithfully ex-
ecute the Office of President Of the United
States. and will, to the best Of my ability. pre-
serve protect and defend the Constitution Of
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