Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-11-18
ing, and the president turned around to say
itsGOOD BYR."

of the cabinet who are going to leave with
you. With that he alighted. He took my
arm as we ascended the steps and turned to
the left, Che was on my lefty to speak to some
Il think) police officer; some officer who told
us we had ten or twelve minutes remaining.
When he turned to speak to him, our arms
became disengaged, according to my impress
sion, and as we walked through the ladies'
waitingzroom we were not arm in arm, but
side by side. He had got two-thirds way
across the room, when suddenly, without any
presentation whatever, there was very loud
report of pistol discharge, followed in
very short interval by a second shot," At the
instant heart the report it occurred to me
it was some trouble between parties to whom
we were in no way connected; some such deed
of violence, and touched the president, as
thought, to hurry him on, as thought there
might be some danger to his person or my
own. Just as did that the president kind of
threw his hands up and said
"MY GOD, WHAT, Is THIS"
and it was almost between shots when he
said this. OF course, in so horrible and ex-
citing scene can only give my impression,
and not an absolute statement. Then there
rushed past me man. According to my
recollection he passed on my right. imme-
diately after ran instinctively, and went,
suppose, distance of eight feet. 1 remem-
Der stopped just outside the door which led
to the ladies' waiting room to the main room.
Then shout came UP, 1--WE have got him."
found the president had quite sunk; he was
sinking as left; when got nearly buck to
him, Il was the first or second person who
got back to him) he was vomiting, and
think that at that moment was unconscious.
OF course, Immediately very large crowd
surrounded him and mattress was brought,
I think from sleeping car, and he was re-
moved to the upper room. Medical aid
was at hand as soon as possible, and an ex-
animation made. He was removed to the
white house, reaching there, should think,
in about fifty minutes or possibly an hour. I
know returnod to my own room and wrote
dispatch to the public, especially the Eu-
ropean, directing it to Minister Lowell at
London. In that dispatch said, ''This hour,
10 a. M,
These are in brief the circumstances con-
nected with my observations. When in the
upper room of the depot there was gather
ing around of cabinet members who imme-
diately repaired there from the cars There
had yet been no report made of whom it was,
but gave the information of the man saw
run, and and whom I went after and whom I
fnn -, kbo 0f fho LI1i-
teau. recognized the man, and I made that
statement to the cabinet and attending sur
geons, and Gen. Sherman before the police
had discovered the man. OF course the shot
being behind my back, did not see MIN
with the pistol in his hands. He did not in
running have the pistol exposed.
EXPLAINS BY DIAGRAM.
The district attorney then produced a
diagram of depot in which the tragedy
occurred, and at his request the wit
ness indicated the positions occupied by
the president and himself at the time the
fatal shot was fred He also stated that
he thought tho second shot was fired i'm
mediately after the first; it did not follow
it as rapidly as shots could be fired from
selfcocking revolver.
Q.-How often have you seen the prisoner to
the best of your recollection?
Avery often. Numerical statements are
apt to be exaggerated. According to my
recollections he visited the state depot
twenty or thirty times; it might ossibly be
not over ten, but eight or ten visits of that
kind are apt to make an impression of
twenty or twenty-five. Laughter].
n Q.-Was he an applicant for Office?
Ale was very persistent applicant for
the consul generalship at Paris. never
gave him the slightest encouragement that
he would receive the appointment. re-
member of the persistent and repeated visits.
told him there was, in my judgment, no
prospect whatever of his receiving the ap-
pointment, and that / did not want him to
continue his visits. I wanted to bring
them to an end and told him there was no
prospects of his receiving it.
IDENTIFIES GUITEAU's LETTERS.
The witness here identified a number
of letters from Guiteau and taken from
the files at the state department and said:
81 observe these letters contain the sig
nature made on them for Identification
and this, Indicating a paperlsis speech
enclosed IN one of the letters which he
alleged having made during a political
campaign, on which he based his claim
for Office. Here (ind1cating) is a letter