The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-02

until he saw him under arrest to-day.
The prisoners statement, addressed to
Mr.. Andrews, was retained by the police
authorities, and is bulky package of
manuscript written in heavy, coarse
hand, apparently covering twenty-five
or thirty pages of letter pager.
The following letter was found on the
street soon after Gniteau's arrest, with
the envelope unsealed and addressed,
"Please deliver at once !"
ITO General Sherman or his first assistant in
charge of the War Department:
"To GENERAL SHERMAN 1 have Just
shot the President. 1 shot him several
times, as 1 wished him to go as easily as
possible. His death was q political
necessity. l am lawyer, theologian
and politician. am stalwart of the
stalwarts. 1 was with General Grant
and the rest OF onr men in New York
during the canvass. am going to the
Jail. Please order out your troops and
take possession of the Jail at once.
every respectfully.
"CHARLtls GUTrEAU."
On receiving the above General Sher-
man gave it the following Endorsement:
"HEADoUARTERs OF THE ARMY,
Washington, d. c., July 2,
So A. Nj.
"This letter was handed me this min
ute by Major W. J. Twining United
States Engineers, Commissioner of the
District of Columbia, and Major William
G.. Brock, Chief of Police. 1 don't
know the writer, never heard OF or saw
him to my knowledge, and hereby re-
turn it to the keeping of the above
named parties as testimony in the case.
Nv. L. SHERMAN, General"
MRS. GARFIELD ARRIVES FROM LoNG
BRANCH.
Mrs. Garfield arrived from Long
Branch early in the evening. When
Mrs. Garfield alighted from her car
riage, weeping, and followed by her
daughter, Mr.. Blaine broke com
pletely down and wept for several min
utes.
Mrs. Garfield was escorted by her son
James up the stairs, the boy, lad of
fifteen, holding her tightly by the waist
and constantly whispering words Of
comfort in her ear. Upon entering the
apartment over which the shadow of
death was beginning to hover, all pres
ent silently retired, and the dying Pres
ident and his wife were left alone. This
was at precisely $50 They remained
together for fifteen minutes. At the
end of that time the doctors were again
admitted to the room.
THE PRESIDENT ON SUNDAY.
The President rested comfortably
| e Ihs ffa,i l.,
from what he calls "tiger's claws Yin
his feet. and slow but constant i'm.
provement1n his condition was reported.
In the evening, however, he became
restless, his pulse Increased and he
exhibited other unfavorable symptoms,
and the gravest apprehensions We're ex.
cited. Expressions of sympathy for the
President and Mrs. Garfield, were re.
ceived in the course of the day from o
number of foreign rulers and from
persons in all parts of the United States
The assassin Guiteau was informed
falsely that the President was dead
and he expressed satisfaction at the an.
norncement.
DR.. Hammond and other New York
physicians were telegraphed for and {
special train placed at their disposal a
jersey City. Mrs. Garfield, although
suffering intensely, kept up with extra
ordinary fortitude, and was the onl,
person admitted to the Presidents room
by the physicians. Vice-President
Arthur arrived in the morning, having
been summoned by the Cabinet. II,
was in consultation all day with mem
bers of the Cabinet, and at night VISITED
the White House. The President wa
asleep and it was not deemed pruden
to awaken him. General Arthur, how
ever saw Mrs. Garfield and remained
for some time with the members of the
Cabinet who were on watch near the
Presidents room. In their sermons
clergymen in all parts of the countr,
referred in feeling terms to the attempted
assassination of President Garfield ant
prayed fervently for his recovery.
THE PRESIDENT ON MONDAY.
The symptoms developed in Presi
dent Gariield's case On Monday were
both favorable and unfavorable. TIL,
hope permitted and encouraged by th'
first official bulletin of the day was con
verted into great fear by thu
later intelligence that the symp
toms of Saturday had returned ant
that tympanites was again noticeable
For several hours in the earlier part o
the evening hope was practically aban-
doned on all sides. The bulletin ISSUED
at 10 o'clock at night pronounced the
patient slightly improved; at midnigh
the Cabinet officers had left the Whit,
House, and the President was sleeping
quietly. Instead of the usual noise
of frecrackers and pistol-shots whicl
characterizes the Fourth, Washington
was as silent as the grave.
kilograms in countless numbers cam;
pouring into the executive mansion auc
the state department. from the Unite,
States, from Canada, from every counh,
in Europe. The President and his Cab
met were especially touched and graf
ifed by the evidences of affection anc
sympathy which came from all parts o
the South. Hundreds of kilograms
coming from every State and represent
ing both sexes and all classes Of tn,
neOnle were received. II was uttel.l'