Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-07

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Guiteau continues that he watched for
Garfield on his return, the following Mon
day, at the depot, saw him with his
friends and let him so by. On Thursday
he saw him and his son out riding. "Ou
Friday night after got my dinner at the
Riggs house went up to my room and 1
took out my revolver and l put it in my
hip pocket and had my papers with me,
and l thought l possibly might get a
chance at him Friday night. l went into
Lafayette square and sat there, opposite
the White House.
y In the Shadow OF Death.
Il had not been there minute before
l saw the president walk out Of the White
House. Now thought to myself, have
got splendid chance at 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. l followed
him. He went to MI. Blaine's house on
Fifteenth street. He walked along and
when he got on the sidewalk opposite Mr..
Blaine's house lie looked up, as If ne did
not know the place exactly. and then he
saw the correct number and walked in I
followed him along and + was about half
way between II street and Mr.. Blaine's
house, on the opposite side of the street,
when he entered the house. went into
the alley at the rear of Mr.. Norton $
house and got out my revolver looked at it
and wiped it off and put it back into my
pocket. l went over to the H street
stoop, at WOrmley's. aud waited there
half an hour, l should say, for the presi.
dent to come out. lie came out and Mr..
Blaine with him and waited at Wormley's
until they passed mo ON the opposite side.
They walked down II street and on the
east side Of Lafayette square and through
the gate nearest the treasury building and
into the White House. Mr.. Blaine and
the president seemed to be talking with tho
greatest earnestness. Mr.. Blaine was on
the left side of the president as they walked
along the street. Blaine's right arm was
lOOped in the presidents left arm and they
were engaged in the most earnest CONVEX
satiOn; their heads were very close to-
gether. Blaine was stiking the air every
few moments and the president was drink
ing it all in and occasionally the president
would strike oIt his hand, thereby giving
assent to what Mr.. Blaine was saying.
They seemed to he in a very hilarious state
of mind and delightful fellowship and in
perfect accord. This scene made strik-
ing impression on me it confirmed what
| had read i'll the papers and what
l had felt for 4 long time-to wit.
that the president was entirely under Mr..
Blaine" influence and that they were in
perfect accord. may have remained in
the park perhaps halfor three quarters of
all hour, and then | went down to my
room at the Riggs house. took q towel
bath iE my room and went to bed aud
went to sleep. l woke up about o'clock
morning and felt we'll in mind
and body. My mind was perfectly clear in
regard to removing the president; l had not |
the slightest doubt about my duty to the
Lord and to tho American people in trying |
to remove the pre- esident, and / want to |
say here, as emphatically as words can
make it. that, from the moment when I |
fully decided to remove tho president, l |
have never had the slightest shadow on my
mind my purpose has been just us clear
and just as determined rs 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 fully resolved to remove
him until | actually shot him. 1t was
only by nerving myself to the utmost that |
did it ut all, and never had the slight
,st doubt as to the Divine inspiration of
.hc act, and that it was for the best in
tcrcst of the American people.
Nearing the End.
Having heard OH Friday that the
president was going to Long Branch Sat
lrday morning, resolved to remove him
1t the depot. went into Lafayette square
md sat there some little time after break
asst, waiting for nine o'clock to come, and
hen went to the depot and l got there
.bout ten minutes after nine. rode there
rom the park in bob.tailed' car. |
eft tho Car, walked up to a bootblack
md Inquired for John Taylor, whom
wO weeks before | had spoken
% about taking me out toward the
cemetery. Taylor's carriarc
vas not there, aud there were three or four
lackmen there who were very anxious to
erve me. noticed a colored man, and
aid to him, What will you take me out
o the Congressional cemetery for p Ho
ays, Well. l will take you out there for
'2.' All right, said l, i'll want to use
'ou will let you know At this moment
hese other hackmen were pressing me to
'et my business, and l said to them,
Keep quiet, you are too fast on this, and
told this colOred man privately that if |
Fanted his services would let him know
q few minutes. l then went into the
epot and took my private papers which |
Intended for tho press Gncluding revised
dition of my book, Tho Truth Com.
aniOn to the Bible y, aud stepped up to
he news stand and asked the young man {
1 charge if [ could leave those papers I
nth him few moments, and he said, {
Certainly; and he took them and a
laced them up against tho wall on top of
omc other papers. This was about
wenty minutes after nine, and went
ITO the ladies' waiting room and l ,
'oked around, saw there were quite a I
oOd many people there in the depot i
nd carriages outside, but did not see I
10 presidents carriage. l examined my i
'vOlver to see that it was all right, and c
'Ok off the paper that l had wrapped c
'ound it to keep tho moisture off. l c
aited five or six minutes longer, sat t
,wn on 4 seat in the ladies' room, and u
Try soon the president drove up. He was t
company with a gentleman who, 1 un-
,rstand, was Mr.. Blaine, and am salts l
ID that he was Mr.. Blaine, although l
d not recognize him. This gentleman g
oked very old, and he had peculiar t;
nd of headgear on, that did not recog- D
ze as that OF Mr.. Blaine. l an satisfied e.
at it was Mr.. Blaine, now that my at Il
ntion has been specially called to it, II
cause it was the same gentleman that l "
W with the president the night before, t!
d know positively that that gentleman la
IS MIR. Blaine. The president and this q
ntleman drove up in plain single-seated tt
rriage with one horse this gentleman, IL
ink was driving 1t was 4 SINGLE car. nj