The Osceola times., 1881-10-29
DEATHS SHADOW.
How the Assassin Guitssu schemed to
Murder the President.
From the Assassln's Auiobiograpy.

From the Assasslns Auiohiograpy.
After | had made up my mind to re-
move Garfield the idea when I should
remove him pressed me. and ! was
somewhat confused on that. | knew
that ii would not do TO 60 to the White
House and attempt it, because there
We're too many of his employees about,
and looked around for several days 10
try and get good chance at him, and
one Sunday the Sunday before he went
to Long Branch) | went to his church in
the morning. 1t is a small frame build
ing and | stood there at the door mo-
ment. | was little late; the services
had progressed about one-third. | no.
ticed the President sitting near an open
window about three feet from the ground,
and | thought to myself That would
be good chance to get him. intend
ed to shoot him through the back of the
head and let the ball pass through the
ceiling, in order that no one else should
be injured. And there could no. pc SSH
bly, be better place to remove man
than at his devotions. | had my revol.
yer IN my possession when | first went
10 the church, having purchased II about
ten days before the Presidents going to
Long Branch. This was the Sunday
prior to his leaving for Long Branch on
Saturday. During that whole week /
read the papers carefully. ! thought it
all over in detail. thought Just what
tremendous excitement ii would create,
and / kept thinking about it all the
week. ! made up my mind that the
next Sunday would certainly shoot him
If he was in church and ! got good
chance at him. Thursday of the same
week | noticed in the paper that he
was going to Long Branch, and on the
following Saturday he did 90 TO the
Branch for Mrs. Garheld's health. |
went to the depot all prepared to re-
move him. had the revolver with
me. | had all my papers nicely pre-
pared. | spoke to a man about car
riage to take me, as | told him, over near
the Congressional Cemetery. lie said
that he would take me over for 50, and
seemed to be a very clever fellow and
glad to get the Job. | got TO the depot
about 9 o'clock and waited there until
the Presidents White House carriage
drove up. About twenty-five minutes
after 0 the President and his carriage
and servants and friends came up. He
got out of his carriage. ] stood in the
ladies' room, about the middle of the
room, watching him. Mrs. Garfield got
out and they walked through the ladies'
room, and the presence of Mrs. Garfield
deferred me from firing on him. / was
all ready; my mind was all made up; |
had all my papers with me; / had all the
arrangements made to shoot him and to
Jump into a carriage and drive over to
the Jail Mrs. Garfield looked so thin.
and she clung so tenderly to the Presi-
dents arm, that | did not have the hear.
to fire on him. Hepassed right through
the ladies' reception room, through the
main entrance, and took the cars.
waited a few moments. went outside
the depot and walked up town toward
the Riggs House and Arlington and the
park. think that / went to the park
and sat there an hour or two thinking
about it, and went to my lunch as usu'
al, and after my lunch ! went to the Ii.
brary Of the Treasury Department and
read the papers as usual, and | think
stayed there until 8 o'clock on Saturday
and then went out. ! do not remember
where | went particularly; | think
went to the Riggs, the Arlington or the
park, That was after ! left the Ii
brary.