Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08

there an hour or two thinking about it, and
went to my lunch as usaul, and after my lunch
went to the library ofthe Treasury department
and read the papers as usual, and think
then went out. do not remember where /
went particularly think went to the Riggs,
the Arlington or the park. That was after
left the library.
AN ASSASSIN IN ANBUsH.
81 noticed in the papers," Guiteau continues.
''that he would be back the first of the week. l
watched the papers very carefully to see when
he would return, but he did not come back that
week, but he did come back on the following
hot, sultry day. 1 remember 1 suffered
greatly from the heat. but notwithstanding that
l prepared myself again and l went to the
depot again on Monday with my revolver and
my papers, but / did not feel like firing on
him. simply went to the depot. / sat in the
ladies' waiting room. 1 got there ten or fifteen
minutes before the train time, and waited and
thought it all over and made up my mind that
would not fire on him that day. l did not feel
IKE 1t. The train came and he came and Mr..
James, the Postmaster General was there. and
MI Hunt, the Secretary of the Navy, and their
lady friends. They all came through the ladies'
room together, and the Presidents son and
thickset gentleman, that came from the White
House to meet the President were there They
went right to the gate and got the President
and they all walked together to the Presidents
carriage, and they all got in and drove off. l
stood on the entrance of the ladies' waiting
room door, and | noticed James and Hunt there
with their families, and the President and his
friends drove up in his White House carriage
and then James and Hunt went. and then went.
got into car and went up toward the Riggs
House.
VIGIL OF MURDERER
"Well, was watching for the President all
that week. l got up one morning at half-past
i've, thinking that 1 might get the President
when he was out horseback riding but he did
not 60 out that morning. sat there in the
park for two hours watching for him with nv
papers and revolver. thinking that might get a
chance at him, but he did not 90 out that
morning, so | went back to my room, took
breakfast. put up my papers and my revolver and
let the matter drop until night. In the evening
after dinner at five O'Clock, went up to nv
room and got my revolver out and carried it
IN my pocket. This was either Wednesday or
Thursday, | do not remember which. but I
think it was Thursday night. He went out
riding that night. Twas in Lafayette Park oppo-
site the White House watching for him. and about
half-past six the White House carriage drove up
to the White House and waited few moments
ana the President and some gentleman and a
young man eighteen or twenty years old, whom
presume was the Presidents son, got into the
the driver. and the President and his gentleman
friend (whoever he was) sat on the back seat
They drove out the entrance nearest the Treas
ury building and passed right along the east side
OF Lafayette square toward the Arlington.
Ihey drove down by the Arlington and out on
Vermont avenue. 1 walked out of the park
pretty rapidly and | saw them from the corner
OF the park. went out on the street on the
east side OF the square and looked and saw they
were gong down Vermont avenue. Ihung around
hon
did not return and it was very warm and con-
cludedt to let the matter drop for that njpht so
that, after sitting in the park for some time. 7
went as usual to my home and went to bed T
went TO the Riggs House and took room in
the afternoon of Thursday, and the event mem
toned in this preceding talk happened, | am
quite certain, on Thursday night it was either
on wednesday or on Thursday. am not positive
whch, out my impression is that it happened on
thursday night On Friday night afterI got nv
dlnner at the Riggs House went up to nv room
and / took out my revolver and put it in nv
hip pocket and had my papers with me. and
Thought | possibly might get a chance at him
Friday night. Invent into Lafayette square and
sat there, opposite the White House.
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
II had not been there minute before I saw
the President walk out of the White House.
> Now thought to myself, 4 have got spen-
did chance al him; he is all alone: there isn't
any one around him. He walked along the east
side OF the square and down H street. | fol-
lowed him. He went to Mr.. Baine's house. on
10Th street. He walked along. and when he
got on the sidewalk opposite Mr.. Bane's house
ne looked up. as if he did not know the place
exactly, and then he saw the correct number
ana walked IN. followed him along and [ was
ABOUT half way between III street and Mr..
Blaines mouse, on the opposite side of the
street, when he entered the house. I went
into the alley in the rear of Mr.. Morton's
nlCnp or,I
and wiped it off and put it. back into
my pocket. | went over to the II street
stoop, at Wormley's, and waited there half an
hour should say. for the President to come
out lie came out and Mr.. Blaine was with him
and L waited at WOrmley's until they passed bv
me on the opposite side. They walked down II
street and on the east side of LAFAYETTE souare
and through the gate nearest the Treasury
building and into the White House Mr. Blaine
ana the PRESIDENT seemed to be talking with the
greatest earnestness. Mr.. Blaine was on the
left side OF the President as they walked alone
the street Baine,s right arm was loOped in the
PRESIDENT left arm andthey were engaged in the
most earnest conversation; their heads were very
close together. Blaine was striking the air every
few moments and the President was drnkinor
it all in and occasionally the President wonIi
strike out his hand. thereby giving assent to
what MI. Blaine was saying. They seemed to
be in very hilarious state of mind and delight.
tul fellowship and in perfect accord This scene
hduC d StllhliI8 IMPRESSION on me: 1t confirmed
what had read in the papers and what had felt
Tor a long time-tO wit, that the President was
entirely under Mr.. Blaines influence and that
they were in perfect accord Imay have remained
IN the park perhaps half or three quarters of an
hour, and then went down to my room at the
Riggs House. took towel bath in INV room
and went to bed and went to sleep. | woke m
about o'clock Saturday morning and felt well
In mind and body. My mind was perfectlv
clear In regard to removing the President: had
not the slightest doubt about nv duty TO the !
LORD and to the American people in irving to
remove the President, and want to saw here
as emphatically as words can make it. that from
The moment when fully decided to remove the
PRESIDENT, | have neverhad the slightest shadow
on my mind; my purpose has been lust as
clear and Just as determined as ANYTHING cOuld
be. believed that was acting under special
DIVINE authority to remove him, and this Divine
pressure was upon me from the time when
lully resolved to remove him until actually
snot nm 1t was only by nerving myself to the
utmost that did it at all, and / never had the
siightest doubt as to the Divine inspiration of
Inc act and that it was for the best interest of
the American people.
NEARING THE END
Having heard on Friday from the papers, |
and also by my inquiries of the doorkeeper at |