The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-21
THE NEWS.
II ethodics.I Madness -tiEitean's DeIibera-
ton in Planning Ills Crime

u ethodlcs1 Madness --GEiteau'S belibera-
ton in Planning Ills Crime
WAsHINGToN, d. c., July 14.-U. S.
District Attorney CoTnhill furnishes the
following for publication:
The interest felt by the public IN the
details of the assassination, and the
many stories published justify me in
stating that the following is correct,
accurate statement concerning the points
to which reference is made: The as
sassin, Charles Guiteau, came to Wash
ington City Sunday evening, March 6,
1881, and stopped at the Ebbit House,
remaining only one day He then Sc
cured u room in another part of the city
and has boarded and roomed At various
places, the full details Of which have
On Wednesday, May Is, the assassin
determined TO murder the President
He had neither money nor pistol at The
time. About the last of May he went
into Omeara's store, corner of Fifteenth
and + streets, this city, and examined
some pistols asking for the largest cali.
brc. He was shown two similar in calf
bTe, and the only difference was in the
price. Wednesday, June 8, he purchased
the pistol which he used, for which he
paid $40, he having in the meantime
borrowed $i5 of gentleman in this city
on the plea that he wanted to pay his
Dill. Oh Tic evening HIOuI
Z O'Clock he took the pistol and went to
the foot OF Seventeenth street and prac-
ticcd firing at board, firing ten shetss
He then returned TO his boarding place,
wiped il dry and wrapped it in hose
and waited his opportunity.
Sunday morning June -, he was
sitting in Lafayette Park and saw the
President leave for the Christian Church
on Vermont avenue, and he At once re-
turned tn his room, obtained his pistol,
put il in his hip-pOcket ana followed the
President 10 church. He entered the
church hut found he could rot kill him
there without danger of killing some one
else He noticed that the President sat
near n window. After church he made
an examination of the window and found
that he could reach it without any trou-
bic and that from this point he could
shoot the President through the head
without killing any one else The fol-
lowing Wednesday he went to the church
and examined the location and window,
and became satisfied that he could nc
cOInplish his purpose, and he determined,
therefore, to make the attempt ut church
on the following Sunday. He learned
from the paper that the President would
leave the city on Saturday the 18th of
June with Mrs. Garfield for, Long Branch.
He therefore determined to kill him at
the depot.
He left his boarding place about five
O'Clock Saturday morning, June 18th,
and went down to the river mt the foot of
Seventeenth street, and firc'l five shots
to practice his aim and be certain that
his pistol was in good order. He then
went to the depot, and was in the Indies
waiting room of the depot, with his pis-
toll ready, when the Presidential party
entered. He said Mrs. Garfield looked |
so weak and frail that he had not the |
heart to shoot the President in her pres
ence, and as he knew he would have an
other opportunity, he left the depot. He |
had previously engaged carriage to |
take him to jail.
On Wednesday evening, the President |
and his son, and, think. United States |
Marshal Henry, went out for a ride |
The assassin took his pistol and followed |
them, and watched them for some time, |
in hopes that the carriage would stop, |
but no opportunity was given.
Friday evening, July LIST, he was sit |
ing on seat in the park opposite the |
White House, when he saw the. President
the avenue 10 fifteenth street and then |
kept on the opposite side of the street
up Fifteenth street until the President
entered the residence of Secretary Blaine
He then waited ut the corner of Mr. |
Morton's late residence, on the corner of
Fifteenth and III streets, for some time,
and then as he was afraid he would at
tract attention he went into an alley in
the rear of MOrtOn's residence and eX-
amined his pistol, and waited until the
President and Secretary Blaine came
out together, and he then followed them
over to the gate of the White House hut
could get no opportunity 10 use his
weapon.
On the morning of Saturday. July %,
nc breakfasted ut the Riggs House at
about Z O'Clock. He then walked up
into the park and sat there for an hour.
He then took q one-horsc avenue car,
and rode TO Sixth street; got out and
went into the depot and lOitercd around
there; had his shoes BACKED, engaged a
hackman for 50 to take him to the Jail;
went into the water closet, and took his
pistol out of his hip pocket and unwrap-
ped paper from around it, which he
had put there for the purpose of pre-
venting the perspiratiOn from the body
dampening the powder; examined his
pocket carefully; tried the trigger and
then returned and took seat in the
ladies' waiting room, and as soon as the
President entered advanced behind him
and fired two shots
These facts think can be relied upon
as accurate, and give them TO the pub
lie to contradict certain false rumors in
connection with the most atrocious of
atrOciOuS crimes.
WILL. NOT DISTURB TIE BALI. At PRES
ENT.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 15.-The
physicians have decided not to try on
the President the Bell Electric instru-
ment for locating the ball. They say
that the ball is all right and doing very
nicely and that there is no reason or nc
cessity for disturbing the President to
try an experiment to locate it. The in
strument may be used when the Prcsi-
dent getswell but not before.