The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
ADDITIONAL NEWS.


"must be a lunatic or bushwhacker."
THE man, William Jones, arrested on sus-
picion for attempting to assassinate the assas-
sin, is innocent of the charge.
AUGUSTUS SMITH, colored, was hanged at
Springfield, N. c., for outraging seven-year-
old child. His last words were Farewell
meet me IN heaven.
SHERIFF BUcKER, of Bourbon County, Kan
sas, captured the notorious Dick Little, one
of the James gang of train robbers, at the
residence of his father, thirty miles from Fort
Scott. reward of $4,000 had been offered
for his arrest.
SAYS the assassin "People will learn after
while that the Lord is with me, and will not
permit me to be killed" Still, he thinks it an
outrage that he is not given better protection.
He does not want to be "shot down like
dog"
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG has publicly
announced that she will marry Mr.. T. B. Whit
ney, of Philadelphia, at the close of the concert
season, about next April. We might say to Mr.
Whitney that this winter promises to be cold
one.
In A quarrel between Thomas s. McDearman,
Marshal of Bonneville, Missouri, and A. B.
Thornton, editor of the Bonneville Ne,os,
growing out of the publication in that paper of
an article severely rejecting on McDearman's
official acts, Thornton was shot in the head
and instantly killed.
RoBINsoN, of Guiteau's counsel is still anx-
ious to prove that the President did not die
from the effects of Guiteau's bullet SO much as
from the effects of malpracticc. Scoville in
sists that he died at the hands of lunatic, and
Guiteau says the Lord killed him. That is the
defense in nutshell, and it is little mixed,
too.
ED. MAXWELL, the desperate captured in Ne
braska, short time SINCE and returned to
Wisconsin for trial, had preliminary examin-
alton at Durand, at which he pleaded not guilty,
and waived examination. Upon leaving the
Courtroom, the officers having him in charge
were ,overpowered and the prisoner was taken
by mob and hanged to tree in the vicinity.
THREE attempts have been made upon the
life of Guiteau, and at no time has he received
more than scratch. When he was shot at in
the van as he was being conveyed from the
Courthouse to the jail, by the "man on the
sorrel horse" he fell 20 the floor in fear and
cried and shouted like good fellow, imploring
Edelin, VIII was upon the seat with the driver,
to protect him. He was beside himself with
fear, and tried hard to curl up under tho seat.
When talking to reporter afterwards about
the attempt, he declared that he wasn't scared
aparticle, but &" sat down upon the floor of the
van as he thought that would be the safest
thing to do" He said he didn't know but what
mob had surrounded the van. However, he
declares himself satisfied that the Lord is
protecting him, because every shot aimed at
him goes astray.
GUITEAU's TRIAL.
On THE sixth day George G. Maynard testi-
| fed to loaning Guiteau ten dollars at one time
and fifteen dollars at another. Also, Joseph N.
Burt testified to loan of fifteen dollars. John
O'Deara, keeper of a gun andcutlery store, tes.
tilted to selling the prisoner pistol and cart.
ridges, but could not identity the one shown
him. While the witness was engaged in draw.
ing the four cartridges remaining in the reyol
yer the prisoner delivered himself of the fol.
| lowing warning "There are number of disrep
utable characters in the court, and some threats
Of violence have been made during the weel
| past. have no fears for my persona
| safety. The Chief of Police has kindly fur
nisbed q body guard, and wish to notify al
| evil disposed persons if they attempt to harm
| that's all there is about it." Colonel A. s
| Rockwell briefly stated facts within his knowl
edge, and was followed by General D. G.
Swain, who briefly described his association
with the President during his Illness In an
swer to Oorkhilfs question, "What were tn.
Presidents last words ?" he replied with mucf
emotion. His last words were, ooh, Swain =
DIR. D. W. Bliss was then called and un
derwent an examination, during which a por
ton of the vertebre of the late President wa
produced, which was examined by the jury ant
Scoville, the assassin regarding it with nj
other feeling than that of curiosity. Its pro
duction produced quite a sensation in tn
courtroom. DIR. Bliss was subjected to mos
searching cross-examination, and before it
conclusion Court adjourned. The prisone
was hurried through the jeering crowd into hi
van, and rapidly driven toward the Jail. Attn
intersection of East Capitol and First street
man on horseback, who had followed
them from the Courthouse, rode as near t,
the van as possible, and locating Gulteau, drey
a revolver and fired. The shot penetrated tn
wood, grazed the left forearm of the assassin
cutting his coat sleeve, but not his shirt sleeve
and inficting slight bruise. The horsemal
then rode rapidly down Fifth street, followet
by the van in pursuit, but he soon succeeded il
escaping. About o'clock in the evening Viii
liam Jo' es, of Owens Station, a little hamle
in the District of Columbia, was arrested OF
suspicion of ding the shooting.