The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-29
An Incident Of the Gul.eau rrlal.

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WASHINGTON, November 2t. - William
Jones' who is under arrest on suspicion of
having attempted to kill Guteau on Satur-
day, was this morning, about % 80, taken
very privately from the police station in the
suburbs of tue city, where he has been
held since Saturday night, and brought to
the police court, where, by previous
arrangement, the presiding judge was
present.
1t had been thought wise by the police
authorities to have the hearing at this unu-
sua hour In order to avoid the crowd.
The police court and city hall whore Gui-
teau is being tried are within one square
of each other, and it was feared that q
crowd might DO SO much interested in the
cause which Jones is charged with having
attempted to champion, that they might be
easily melted to attack the van, which at
the usual hour of holding the police court
would be approaching the city hall with
Guiteau for to.day's trial. Accordingly
Jones was arragned before even his coun-
sci could arrive, although u telegram
at the police court at o'clock this morn
ing.
Jones when brought to the court appear
ed to have no apprehensions whatever as
TO his own fate. lie was utterly uncon-
oerned and to judge from his appearance
one could readily see that he was man of
reckless daring, whether he planned the
assault ON Guiteau or not.
Jones is a small sized, stout man, with a
dark moustache, powerfully developed
frame, resembling in his physical descrip-
ton the man whom officer Edelin said
shot at Guiteau. Officer Edeln was pres
ent in the police court this morning. He
gave another seemingly careful look at the
prisoner, and stated to the judge that he
positively could not identify him.
The police, of course are anxious to
vindicate the skill Of their department and
to perform their duties under their oath
but there is noticeably very tender feeling
toward William Jones ; and while there is
no evidence to warrant the assertion there
are some indications that no extraordinary
zeal will be manifested to bring Jones to
punishment. Jones at all events seemed
to feel that he was in the hands Of friends,
and was evidently we'll known to many of
the police officials present. Perry Carson,
the colored deputy marshal, who stood on
the steps of the van at the rear at the time
the shot was fired, it was claimed last
night had identified the prisoner, but the
police officers sneeringly say that Perry
Carson was too much alarmed to have been
able to identify anybody. The truth is,
the driver of the van and the colored Off
cial in attendance seemed to have been as
thoroughly frightened as Guiteau was
himself. Officer Edelin, was the only man
who kept cool head. Jones was commit
ted to Jail in $4,000 bonds to await the
action of the grand jury. His lawyer
arrived at the police court after he had been
sent to JAIL and soon after a friend of the
family arrived and individually offered to
go $4,000 bail if necessary.
Jones will undoubtedly be released on
bail, and some of his friends say that if he
really is the man who attempted to commit
the assault, he is not person to leave his
work unfinished, even if he is bailed. How
ever, a solitary horseman is not likely
again to be permitted to ride about the van
and locate the prisoner, take deliberate aim
and fire. The van has been hitherto
accompanied from the Jail to the court
house in the morning by an escort of eight
mounted police, but the return trip has
been made without any mounted men.
This morning the eight mounted men
accompanied the van, and they have been
ordered to be in readiness every day to re-
turn with it.
The police authorities greatly complain
at this large demand upon their force to
protect Guiteau, as the police force is mad
equate for the general business of the
district, and to practically take away
eight men from active duty for the length
of the trial, seriously embarrasses the
force.
See The Conquering Hero, etc.