The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-21

t,ouncement he makes 70 th5 press. He gavs
y his reasons for making the publication %
follows: :. =.
Many foolish and sensational reports are sent out
which my investigation for the last ten days have
shown to be without foundation. On such points
aal mad aimed Ut the truth, and about which knew
thete wers erSoreVpf theories current, decided to
gve ~ authoritative Statement, / havs also dis
covered one or two things not in the statement on
wA,ch have taken further testimony since 1t wa
even to the press" he said to your correspondent
thss evening. For instance, I ind beyond doubt
~-@, n WAS THR FIRST BULLET :,
That struck the president. This IL the statement oi
01iteau and eel,ers who saw the shooting. The
seednd a@t Xe1t 10 the direcfio1 Of tho baggage
room Again; 1REi;a tf'st ttaA:ss.tts ttery about
the assasstn's exclamation, lam stalwart 0f the
stalwarts. Arthur 10 president now was pure DC
tions His only words At the comm sston Of the deed
were' Don't let them hurt me- Take ME to the
jai! aucss: .; : -! ,thint s have told you this
recodnted 70 what gave tle pies. that have told
out 81 It GSce; d asass5eatys inaaacF Sox there
viii Do no niofc ftouAQ ,lor ally ono cfeqiting tho
sensational rumors. All the statements make are
of such a character that any person may take them
up aud verify them for himself it he chooses They
will all be found accurate ...s5
''What newspapers are those clippings from that
he left with his papers?" was asked" ..s
Il cannot give that out" replied the colonel.
"They were all New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn
and Boston papers. None Of the Western press
have contributed to his collection"
Does Guiteau know the presidents condition?"
NO eASept that ho knows that he did not die"
- AsN1ThDsss NARRATIVE.
Ehoc}ai iftla0ia N In <is f1thaoax f1vasa
MAsHfNt3foS; }hiy l4:=Eenor Gvmtnar.
here, Vent beeiofS lis district ittorney
today and gave hi. Version of tho shooting Of
the president He said:
Il Was standing within few feet of tho presdent
the moment the shooting occurred saw Guiteau
first before the first shot wss fired. He stood d.
rectly behind President Garfield and close to him
The pistol was pointed squarey at his back and the
plusAte was but few inches away, 80 it could not
POSSIBLY Miss hlih: looked Ut guiteaus face. Hit
teeth were ciinGhed did his t1ollth closed Armly.
His eye was steady add his face presented the ~.
peirknce cf Brave rpan who VAS d6tcfhiited Upon
l agsspefate qsssdi an{ meatt 10 Dis # calmly and
wei. When lie fred the president xds Attdck and
dqiserel all 9yer His eyes closed partially and his
joints relaxed. He began to fall forward: and was
half down when Guiteau fired again. don't thin
: It was over two seconds. The expression on Gui-
teau's face had now changed. His calmness had now
disappeared and he had tho nervous expression ot
man anxious lest he had failed and wanted to
make sure that he had not He fred wildly thi.
time, and with hurried movement unlike his pre-
vious deberation. It was the first shot that took
effect the second passing over him Is he Was fall
tbs ap :e%s es al bis No: Do:
kefted t: His face blabched like that II eUtpse
and liz Looked willy Shout il, t6rfot to. make biz
escape HIS eyes ~ t93'sa ftoth tiae - :ads = he
In moment he wis seized by several persons, aut
fHHas sTAFFEiM,ieNff AFoaEs4iD;
9 Acsne2 Eo1y }S|y }tns1s s;; ;s!nt 4
The interest feit by tho public in the details q
me ip stating that the following is correct aud
esnts sas Is %e re asss te:a ssl
March 6. 1ssi. and stopped =; the SS'?H EeS Il
house. remaining only one day.: He then secured
have: Wednesday. May 8, 1881, the assassin de.
termiped to murder the president; He had neithe!
hs s0t n - Se so}e coz eSfnss ss'
Fifteenth .Ad : .tteet;, Iii. city; and Examined
{Pths pi;tols, aetiil9 iot ths largest t,libre:
ehas SO g S = ass M qsS VIA e. fi .
$40. he having III the meantime borrowed 81 s Of
10 pay his board bill. On the same evening about
O'Clock he took the pistol and went to the foot Of
Seventeenth street and practiced firing at board
;ns 6s neane shots place a' ,aa snfn rnG
pistol dry. and put it in his coat and waited hi,
opportunity On Sunday. June IL, he vas sitting
in Lafayette park, and saw the president leave fol
At "ncs tethrhe to his teotn, obtained his p:stol
pitt it III his pocket aid followed the brssd9ttt ID
xtthoat danger 81 killing s8Fhe aselse: lie TO;
lifted that The pfesidest ~ Heir window. Aftei
sSS5Sa 5e ss'd aads .n s12n!t,.!$ & ts xied0 *si
this point he could shoot the president through The
head without killing any one else The following
"Wednesday he went to the church. examined the
location and window and became satisfied
and and determined Therefore. to O.. make the t1t
attempt at itharch the following Sunday. HI
from es ;1s ~: ~ .S HSs:
St II: Ss.s'e;
@ d~s GSt t se' seiy 1t iSS 1 8 ss"S M %
md ID dys shots t8 practice hit aim and be cor:
tai, tain hit hi! his pistol x.' ID soot
ty entered he saw Mrs. Garfield looked weak and
feil that he hed not The the president
il 1 1s be f9s* 5 dso BE- %oa sss 3 :%en
ensly engaged carriage 10 take him IL. the JAIL
! believe United States Marshal Henry went oa'
and followed them aud watched them for some
time. in hope the carriage would stop, but no op.
portunty was given: Friday evening, July !. be
House. w6tn ie s.x lie president eons @ out alone
He followed him down the avenue to- Fifteenth
street and then kept on the opposite street VI
Fifteeth until the president entered the residence
Of Secretary Blaine. He waited at Mr.. Morton.
late residence, corner Of Fifteenth and for some
time, and then as ho was -, s..
AFRAID HE WOULD ATTRACT ATTENTION
he went into alley in the rear Of Mortons resi-
dence, examined his revolver and waited. I ht
grs"issns md Secretary Blaine came out together
19d wd,1 he followed them over to the gate Of th.
his weapon. On the morning Of Saturday. July 2
ne oreakfested at the Riggs house about z. HI
hoal %ale nn +. the park at h
street. got out and went Into the depot and loiteret
round there. rot his boots blacked, engaged rack
man tor H2 to take him to Jail, went into the wate
ana unwrapped the paper from around it, which b.
had put" there fer the purpose Of prevent
,hs thss I.aa psrspsra'ion from the body danpcn:n.
tried the trigger and then returned, took seat 1t
the ladies' waiting and as soon as the presiden
entered, he advanced behind him and fired the
accurate, and gave them to the public TO correc
certain false rumOrs in connection with this mos
atroclous OF atroCious crimes.
TALKING WITH THE DOCTORS.
Dr. Woodward said to your, correspondent:
y THE precedent is dofng as well Is POSSIBLE ant
each day finds him better prepared for the next
The fever still keeps jp. That isto bs expecte<
during this period Of suppuration." =. -.
"How long will 9hat period eontinue?" -, !
. For several days It is impossible to tell how
many" =.
What, then, IL to fear from the case ncw?'
well, can't say. Idoa feel like saying any
thing on that subject. There has bee'
too much bosh printed in the newspaper
already on that subject Mrs. Garfield
reads it aud 10 worried. think tho press Of th
country have acted like hogs Ia the case. 1don'
pror ose to say anythjna moro about what ther