The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-10-20

carriage drove up" lie did not kill him
at that time, he says. because lie had not
the heart TO fire while Mrs. Garfield was
with him, clinging tcnderly to his arm. ("
Learning that the Presiden. was TO return
on The following Monday, Guiteau went
again to the depot to watch for him. bu,
when the President reached there so
many people were about him that the
time did not seem opportunr. All that
week, however. ne says he watched for
him and tried nj various times to get n
shot at him, but did not succeed How
he doggrd him everywhere, dnv by day.
is minuteiy told. Finally he heard from
the papers that The President was going
to Long Branch on Friday, ana we give
at this point his own narrative of what
befcll:
81 look my breakfast" he says, AT the
Riggs House about S 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 .
O'Clock to come, aud then | went To the
depot, and got there about ten minutes
after y. rode there from the parl; in Il
'bob-tniled' car. left the ear, walked up
to bootblack, got my boots blnckcd and
inquired for Eian named John TAYLOR
whom, two weeks before, had spoken TO
about taking mc out toward Congrcssion-
III Cemetery They toll me that Taylor's
carriage was not there, and there were
three or four hackmcn there who were
very anxious To serve me. and finally
noticed Il cOlOred man, aud said to him,
What will you take me out to the Con-
gressional Cemetery tor? lie says,
Well ! will take you out there for So
All right said !, If want to use YOU
will let yod know. At that moment
these two liackmcn were pressing ne 10
get my business and said 70 them,
Keep quiet; you are too fast on this,
and told this colorcd man privately
that if | wanted his services | would let
him know in II few minutes. / then
went into the depot and took my private
papers which intended for the press.
lincluding revised edition Of my book
and stepping into the news stand asked
the young man in charge if could leave
those papers with him Tor few mo-.
ments. and he said Certainly and he
took them and placed them up agains,
the wall on top Of some other papers
This WAS about twenty minutes after g.,
and went into the ladies' waiting room
and looked daround saw there were quite
good many people there in the depot
and carriages outside, but did not see
the Presidents carriage. examined my
revolver 10 SEQ that i, was all right, and
took off the paper that had wrapped
around il, To keep the moisture of.
waited five or six minutes longer, sat
down on seat in the ladies room, aud
very soon the President drove up. He
was in company with Il gentleman who,
understand. was Mr. Blaine, and am
satisfied that he was Mr. Blaine, although
| did not recognize him. This gentle
man looked very old, and he had Il
peculiar kind of hcadgcar On, that did
not recognize rs that Of Mr.. Blaine |
am satisfied that it WAS Mr.. Blaine, now
that my attention has been especially
called to it, because it was the same gen
tleman that saw with the President the
that gentleman wa4 t"SSY SYirn noijliiIXev laiIXeav PSs PnSe
p-~";:'"nt nrd 'h' t,----i~...--.. i.",e ~. II.
II plain single seated carriage, with one
horse. This gentleman, thinl, was
driving. 1t was single carriage "A SIN
glc-scated top.buggy. The President
seemed to be in 4 very earnest and pri-
vnte conversation with this gentleman,
who evidently WAS Mr.. Blaine, although
ut the time | did not recognize him as
Mr.. Blaine. They sal in the carriage |
should say some two minutes; they had
not completed their conversation when
they reached the depot, and during the
interview Of two minutes tloy finished i
their conversation. During this time
they were engaged in very earnest and
private conversation, rs | have said.
The President got out on the pavement
side and Mr. Blaine on the other side.
They entered the ladies room: stood
there watching the President and they
passed by ne. Before they reached The
depot | had been promcnading up and
down the ladies' room between the ticket
office door and the news stand door, Il
space Of some ten or twelve feet. walk
cd up and down there | should say two or
three times working myselfup rs knew
the hour was ut hand. The President
and Mr.. Blaine came into the ladies' room
and walked right by me; they did not
notice me, rs there were quite Il number
&c ladies and children in the room.
There was quite large crowd of tickets
purchased ut the gcn,lcmcn's ticket
Office in the adjoining room; the depot
seemed to he quite full of people There
was quite Il crowd and commotion around
and the President was in the act Of pass
ing from the entrance through the door.
| should say he WAS about four or five feet
from the door nearest the ticket office, in
the act of passing through the depot to
the cars. lie was about three or four
feet from the door. ] stood five or six
feet behind him, right i'll the middle OF
the room and as he WAS in tlc nct of
walking away from me pulled out the
revolver and fired. lie Strengthened up
and threw his head back, and seemed to
be perfectly bcwildcred. lie did not
seem to know what struck Mm I've did
not drop; ! thercupon pulled again.
He dropped his head, scemd to reel and
fell over. do not know where The first
shot hit; | aimed at the hollow OF his
back; did not aim for any particular
place, but | knew if go. those two bull
lets in his back lie would certainly go.
was in diagonal direction from the
President, to the Northwest, and sup.
posed both shots struck"
What followed after this has been 80
often told that il is no. necessary 10 re-
peat it.
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