The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-05
The President Shot!
IND DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED |
BY Chas. Cuitteau
A sTAIwART OFFICE SEEKER,
'lnsEalHaEsla Alshgrs erailaas'
President Garfield az Deaths Door

On Saturday morning the wires an
nouncetl the startling Intelligence tina,
President Garfield had been assassi.
mated in the depot at Washington
Terrible excitement ensued aud
crowds througed around the telegraph
cfiico anxionsly inquiring for the
truth. The second dispatch ain,
nounced that tho President was no,
dead, but MORALLY wounded. A sigh
of relief escaped from every one ex'
ccpl q few Stalwarts. Later tele.
grams, giving the particulars, were re-
cciyed during the day the substance
of which We give. A sg &
The President was in the act Of
walking into the Baltimore aud Pc,
lomac Depot, startingtoLong Branch'
when Chas. Gnitteau, a French Cana
dian, stepped up within two feet o!
him and fired wo shots Into his body,
The first entered fromatho rear just
above tile hip, in the iegion'of the
kidney, and The other wounded him
in the arm. Secretary Blaine was
walking arm-in arm with the Presi.
dent. Guitieau was immediately ar
rested by the police aud exclaimed in
a tragic tone, II did it, ! am q Stall
want and Arthur is President. Take
dis letter 10 Sherman, twill explain
ii all"
The Prcsident,was found to be very
dangerously wounded. AS soon as
il could DO doi;c he was conveyed TO
The White House. where he has been
alternating between lite and death NJ
to this time, 0Monday morning.. lsl-
The physicians At first pronounced
his case hopeless and Arthur was tel.
egraphed for. Mrs. Garfield was sci,i
for and arrived from Long Branch al
I p. 81. Saturday. gitial ~ ~ i9n
The kilograms announcing the
condition Of tho President
continued Ito grow worse and
worse until it was reported at Z
O'Clock that lie was idca,t A deep
gloom settled over The city and tho
people gave way to grief and ipdig-
nation. 1t was5 not nil the next
morning that the report was confirm
lictcd by the dispatch. ."Pfesilcnl
not dead but shot through tho liver
and in a. prccarious condition.
Nothing more wis heard till nthc
afternoon when he was reported
much better with hopes, for his re-
coyery. His condition Inns not
changed much since. lie still lives
but his life hangs BY d thread.
GuITTEAU THE WOULD BE-AssAsstN
| Is about 30 years old and about five
feet seven inches in height lie Is
slightly buff and has light sandy
hair and thin beard. lie is from
Chicago, aud isa haIf-crazy lawyer
whoiaf one time attempted 10 preach
but who las recently been an Office
seeker. lie has been lying around
Washington for several months, beat,
ivy the boarding houses, aud worry
iNg tile President foran office. lie il
4 worthless yagabomd and is no
dcatt half crazy. lie says lie is a
stalwart of the slalwar.s and his oh
jcct was to mako Arthur President.
Ttpo following is the letter 10 Gen,
Shcrmaa:, 81 =
To G,e,. Sherman Il have just shot
The President. i shot him several
times as wished bin 10 90 as easy
as possible. His death was poli,i.
cal necessity 4 am a lawyer, iheo,
Logan and Peliiician. ] am n stall
wart of the stalwarts. ! was with
Gen. Grapbt sud the rest Of our men
in New Iok during tho canvass.
ain goiag 20 the jail. Please order
out Se@ troops and take posse ssion
Of the jail at once. Veryrespcclfully
| fllg 'g4ei0 CHARLES ,GUiTTEAu.
Gen. 'Shera,sH stated that he had
meyer heard OF the man and returned
tho letter as evidence in tbe case
Guitteau had arranged 9Th a hack.
man to drive him beyond the limits
of the city. lilo was trying to reach
the hack when arrested, though he
made no resistance. lie is now IN
jail. IS