Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-11
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
New FONTS Concerning the shooting OF
the President.

New FONTS Concerning the Shooting OF
the President.
WASHINGTON, July 9kh.-Following are
points related by Colonel Rockwell: After
expressing strong hope OF the Presidents re-
coyery, ne was asked, How is it you were
not with the President at the time of the
shooting q
James and Harry, started off in the Pfesi-
dents carriage to pick up DIR. Hawks, their
tutor, who was stopping on L street. The
President had arranged the night before for
Secretary Blaine to call at the mansion to go
to the depot with him. The Secretary came
round in his own carriage Mine was in re-
serve, and had followed just behind the Sec
retsrys. had several pieces of baggage to
dispose of, and so drove directly to the bag
Eage-room, and was getting the checks when
/ heard two cracks, with al interval between
shots as long as it would take to cock pis-
TO- On the sill of the door leading from the
Indies parlor into the general reception-room
or main room, stood Secretary Blaine, call
ing for me and pointing to The would be
assassin, Guitteau. 1t was terrible thought,
bu5 nevertheless one which flashed across my
mind that the President had been shot.
Q8;e&ly l had the Presidents carriage
brought to the main door, cushions arranged
to make the President ss comfortable as pos
tible, and was prepared to take him directly
t. The mansion.
THE PHYSICIANS ADVISED AGAINST IT.
After had written from his dictation, q
tou-hing telegram to his wife, and
hastv examination had beeu made upstairs,
he was removed to the ambulance. The
President put bis right hand in mine, and the
driver was cautioned TO proceed slowly over
tho c bhle stone pavement until VIC reached
toe concrete at Seventh street. We had
tsaveisd but two sInares from the depot
when he asked, " How far are we now ? and
in a sE5dued voice said, 1t hurts, it hurts.
At Thirteenth street he again asked, "Where
are we now p / told him. He urged US to
20 a little faster.
Has the President said anything more to
you about the affair."
lie would if we would let him, but the
physicians forbid his talking"
And Mrs. Garfield :"
a Il would be impossible for me to describe
this brave, heroic wife and mother She,
toe, realizes the restraint which the medical
advisers have been compelled to put upon her
visits to the Presidents bedside The sym
pathy between them-the union OF their
hesrts-iup.ls the President to want to ex-
ert himself, and then we have to protest. and
the ODD woman retire..
Is it true thai on the morning OF The
deed
z.E PRESIDENT TURNED a HAyD.sPKISG
Over is IL"
1t "a. the morning befors this day week.
RI nmie there the fellow sits, pointing to Pri-
va.e Secretary Browns desk) came into his
Gathers chamber, half dressed, and in his
nintle way turned Q handspring over the
bed and back again. See here. papa, IL you
were not so stout you might do that too,
couldn't You 2" The President kept on with
4 ~
tied him aud before the boy could realize it
the President had turned gracefully from one
side of the large double bed to the other aud
came down with tbump on the floor.
= There, nay boy, the sol ID not greater than
his father. Now finish your dressing"
suppose, continued the Colonel, "the story
was tol4 to illustrate the strength OF the
President and his suppleness at his age. Very
few men ot fifty years. for the President will
be that in the month of November next,
would dare to undertake such a feat. But
the story has thrilling sequel. You know
the ladies room where the shots were fred is
about twenty feet wide. From the door-sill
TO the opposite hall an aise-way leading to
the main hall is formed by double row Of
seats heavily cushioned and with large frame
work When the President entered the de-
pot with Secretary Blaine, he was
II HIS cHEERIEsr MOOD.
lie passed half way down the aisle, Blaine
preceding him very few steps Guitteau
stood at the inside end OF the row OF seats near
the main entrance on the left. When the first
shot was fred, which did the President no
harm-for he turned to see from whence the
sound cane, and SAW G1isteau advancing
he was preparing to leap over the seat; that
Is, he realized when he turned partially
around, that the man had fred az him. He
Instantly determined to attack him. The
nexs instant the President would have been
face to fscs with Guilteau His confidence
in his ability to spring over the barrier, for
the back of the seats ia about four feet high,
flashed upon him, and his whole muscular
strength was strained for the act, when he
fell forward, struck by the second shot.
Guisteau was behind him. The instant he
pulled the trigger the first time, be stepped
forward four feet. 1t was but a very fraction
of sscond between the explosion and the
Presidents alarm: that fraction was or the
side of Guit.eau. His purpose was also to
fire the second shot. and he stepped quickly
forward 10 get as uear the President as pOssi-
bic. They were not six feet apart. So, the
instant the President realized the situation,
HI, intense activity taiad and muscle made
him aggressive, end it vas that instant he re-
ceiyed
THE STAGGERING BULLET,
And fell forward against the wainscoting OF
the reception-room, at the head Of the aisle
beading to the main hal Till now the i'm
preston seems to have gained that Guitteaus
act was done SO quickly the President did not
comprehend what was going on. 1t is true.
as | told you while ago, the reports OF the
firing we so close together that it could
nos have been longer than it would take to
cock a pistol. Yet, during this time, Cult
teau was advancing, and the President pre-
pairing TO advance upon his assailant Anyone
who win take his watch aud carefully observe
the beats of the second hand will be surprised
ut the distance one can get over in a single