Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-07-30
Coyessio,,.oT Guifcaa.

Comession.oT Guiica9.
Uni.el state, District Attorney Caykhill
has furnished the following statamcn, for
publication, in order 70 correct certain orro-
neous assertions which have been mace
relative To- Guitcau, the assassin Of Presi-
idcnt Garfield:
"The interest fclt hy tie public IN thc
details cf the assassination and thc many
stories published justify mc In stating that
the following Is correct and daccuriil state
mcnt concerning The point O. which rei2g
cacc "a nads. lhe assassin. Charls j.
Guiteau. came TO Washington city on run
day ovonine, March 9th, 1881, and staqTci
1t the Ehh.tt House, remaining only 0le
day. re then sccngcl room IN another
par. Of the city. and has boarded androonl-
Cd at various places, me full details oi
which have.
"On Wednr' day May is 1881, Tie as-
sassin determined to murder the President.
He had neither mouey nor pistol q the
time About the las; of Nay h0 went into
Omeara's store, corner Of fitlecnth and i
streets in this city, and examined sdirn
pistols, asking for the largest ca'ibrc Hc
was shown two, similar in c.iibre, and only
different in the price. On Wednesday.
June Sth, he purchased tlc pistol which be
used, for which be paid $40 be having Ia
The meantime borrowed Si5 OF gentleman
in this city OF the plea that he wanted a.
pay his board bi'l On ihe same cyonlng
about sever O'Clock De 01k The pistol and
went 20 the foot of Seventeenth street aid
rracticed iiring 90 board, Aging GEN Shots.
lie thrn lrFtsfuoa a.. ifiH lenr i'tT piacc.
aud wiped ihe pistol dry aai wrapped u IN
his coat. and waited his opportunity.
On sunday morning. june y, be- was
sitting in La.aTcac la * mi 1853 ttc P.ti-
dent leave lor .he Christian Church oa
Vermont avenue, aDd he atoncl relan,d So
his room, obtained DTS pistol, put i- in h's
hip rocket. and followed ihe ireii,ut Or
church; De entered the church, but found
he could not kli him lAcre W.,laat DANCE,
Of killing some ono else, lie noticed thgt
the President sat near % WiEl9T; 4'tcs
church hc made an examination oi thc r.L
dow, and found hc could rAc.i ia ri,houi
any trouble aui hri from tiil poin- he
could shoot the President ifnnTii The head
without killing amy one eis7. 4he t'iovirg
"Wednesday be went 10 the church eTrniin-
ed the location and iie window, and became
satisfied be cogll accomplish DIS puTosc
and he determined, therefore, 70 mako the
attempt at the chauh Che following Sunday
lie learned from ,hc iaper- that the Pres
dent would leave the city on Saturday The
18th OF June, with Mr.. Garfield, for Long
Branch. lie, therefore determined 20 ineet
him q. tho depot. iic .cf bis boanliiF
place about > O'Clock Saturday morninr,
June s, and went down 10 The river, at thc
foot Of Seventeenth street, aud fred h2s
shots. 90 practice bis aim and N ctfirii hif
pistol was in good order. He thea went t0
the depot, and was in the ladics' Waiting.
room Of the depot, with Dis pistol ready
when the presidential party entorcd. fic
say. Airs. Garfield looked so weak and ir'ui
be had not The hear, 90 shoot tbc President
in her presence aud % he know bee wouid
haze another opportunity, he icft ihe deTo
he bad previously engaged q carri9gC b.
take him b the JAIL on Wclna.ly cvca-
ing the President End his saa, and, J u.ink
United State Narhai iic1ry, won't oui ior
q ride. The asan-in took his piaioi and
followed them, and watched than ior some
time, IN hOpC5 The caui re would stop, bog
no opportunity was given.
On Friday evening, July, !, be wd sii
ting on the seal in the park opposite tlia
White House, when be saw the President
come out alone: he followed him down the
avenue 10 Fifteenth street and thcn kept ou
the opposite side q the stgect np Eiitcontb
until thc Plesider. uatcred the residence ~
Secretary Blaine. lie waited 10 iha corner
0f Mr. 1Ior0n's late raidcncc, corner of
Fifteenth and II, for some tile. and tliA
a. ho sg.is afraid he would atIrac. attention,
ne wout into lhc alley in the rear of hr.
M0d0u ridcuce, cxainined lH3 pistol ahd
wai.ol. Tie President Secretary Blaine
clEc ont together and De i1'l0wci thcm
over h. the gate 0f the White House, bus
coaid get 100 opportunity to usa ii5 weapon.
On the morning OF Saturday, July =. he
brcahfast9 at tac kirr Hnse about
o'clock. lie theu walked agiGD the park
and sat tacse fm m hOr. lie lhen tc0k
onc-lorc avenue ca, 'onf rode % ri<ih
street, got ont ard aent into Che depot and
loitcEcd around thor bad fi8shoe blacked,
ENGAGED hacllgan l0i - to take ihD t9
tie jail, wcni intD tie waier-elDsa. aDd took
bis pistol ont ri BIS liP pocket aaa uawrtf..
ped the paper from around ii, which ie bad
pat there Tor the purpose OF preventing the
pcrspiration from The body dampeniHg the
powder; examined bi5 pistol, carefully tried
the trigger, and then retracd and took 2
seat in thclsdies' waiting-r00ni, and, assoon
as the Pre- dcnt entered, advanced behind
him and fred two shots Thee fctr.
think, can berolied upon as accWatc, and
give them 10 ihc public to coniradios coz
tain false rumOrs in connection Yii. ~
mos. atrociOus of a,F0ci0us crime
Presumption l. tic daughter ~ ignoi
ance.
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