Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-09-28


in the family, a follows: Mrs. Hattie
l. Palmer, on the l4th of November;
her son Rudolph, on the 10th of Feb
ruary; Thomas Garfield. on the 18th of
June Miss Cordelia Arnold, on the
oath of June. Just ten months ago on
Monday Thomas Garfield and the late
President celebrated their birthday at
joint festivity in Randall. Their
birthdays came on the same day, Gen.
eral being forty-ninc years old and
Thomas Garfield seventy-nine
The orphaned sons at Mentor were
not informed of their fathers death till
after breakfast this morning. For a
time they wept bitterly, but after.
ward grew quiet and bore their Attic
tion almost philosophically At Men
tor are also Joseph Rudolph, Mrs.
Gar6eld's brother, and her aged father.
Both were much affected, yet the re-
suit was not unexpected to them.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME-wHERE,
WHEN AND HOW THE FATAL BULLET
ENTERED HIS BODY.
The shooting occurred on the morn
ing of Saturday, July 2. The Presi-
dent, with several members of his Cab
met, was about to start on an extended
journey to New England Mrs. Gar
field was to join him at New York
He had been hard worked and was
weary. He was looking forward to
trip to Williams College, at Williams
town, Mass, to st. Albans, VT, to the
White Mountains, to the Maine coast
and other places with great delight.
Secretary Blaine drove with the
President from the White House to the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, which
their carriage reached at twenty min
utes past 8 o'clock In leaving the car
riage the President said to Officer
Kearney, standing by: How much
time have we, officer?' Kearney re-
piled: about ten minutes, sir. As
he walked to the ladies' entrance of
depot, which entrance is on Sixth
street, Secretary Blaine followed.
The two gentlemen passed leisurely
into the ladies' waiting room, arm-in-
arm. the President being upon the left
of Mr.. Blaine. They had gone but a
few steps into the general passenger
room when two pistol shots were fired
in quick succession from the rear and
to the right of the Secretary The FIRST
shot passed through the right coat
sleeve of the President, inAlcting no in
jury. The second and fatal shot enter
ed his body above the third rib
When the President was struck he
turned sharply, looking oyer his right
shoulder Before he could make an
other motion he sank heavily to the
floor. The blood spurted profusely and
the space around him was red. Mr.
Blaine turned towards the assassin,
but seeing that he was in the grasp Of
an officer he gave his attention to the
victim of the shot The President was
carried quickly to a room in the second
story of the depot building He re-
manned there for about one hour, when
he was driven in q police ambulance to
the White House. The ambulance was
preceded by carriage, which cleared
the way. and a mounted guard sur
rounded the carriage, for the people on
Pennsylvania avenue did not then
know the burden borne.
Though the President had said, short
ly after receiving the wound, that he
believed it to be fatal, as he approach
ed the White House he lifted his arm
and saluted those who in alright press
cd around He was lifted from the am
bulance and tenderly carried to sleep
ing chamber in the northeastern corner
of the building. He then passed into
the hands Of his surgeons.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon he
said: Blaine, what motive do you
think that man could have had In try
ing to assassinate me? Mr.. Blaine
replied: Il do not know, Mr.. Presi-
dent. He says he had no motive lie
must be insane To this the Presi-
dent said Il suppose he thought it
would be glorious thing to emulate
the pirate chief Shortly afterwards
he said to ono of his sons: Don't you
be alarmed, Jimmy; the upper story
il all right; it is only tho hull that is
q little damaged Towrrd four O'Clock,
when the evidence of internal hemmor-
rhage became unmistakable and oil the
indications seemed to point to his dis
solution, the President asked DIR. Bliss
what the prospects were. He said !:
Are they bad, doctory Don't be
afraid; tell me frankly am ready
for the worst Mr.. President re-
piled DR.. Bliss, your condition il ex-
tremcly critical | do not think you
can live many hours
Gods will be done, doctor; I'm
ready to go If my time has come
While at the depot the President
had caused the following to be tele-
graphed to Mrs. Garfield, who was at
Elberon:
Hrs. Garfcid Elberon, Nc,e Jersey:
The President wishes me 10 aay to you from
him that he has been seriously hurt-how
seriously he cannot yet say. He In himself
aud hopes you will come To him soon. lie
sends his loye.to you.
A. +. ROCKWELL.
Upon receipt of the news, Of more
dreadful import to her than to any 9th
or, Mrs. Garfield left Long Branch on
special train which ran through to
Washington in five hours and thirty
FIVE minutes.
The assassin was at once by his
own admission found to be Charles j.
Guiteau Hc said that hc was % law
yer and tbeologian' and that he lived
in Chicago Policeman Kearney, who
saw the shots fired, says that Guiteau
tried TO run into the street, where he
had carriage in waiting Kearney
arrested the fleeing man, shouting !:
In Gods name, what did you shoot
the President forY' His answer was :
i am Stalwart and want Arthur for
President lie still carried his pistol
in his hand 1t was California re-