Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-10-21

ing and shot Il of ftwice-that H., shot OIL
ten cartridges. AT the first shot ! was
about ten feet from q sapllng three inches
in diameter, that was stuck into the mud,
ana pulled and struck the sapiing, and l.
trembled like leaf and II made fearful
hollow; was terribly excited at the noise
and power OF the weapon; thought l: that
is a terrible weapon;' II sounded like a lit
tie cannon; IL startled me. / fired ten
shots, and they went off with tremendous OF
feet every time; II made q terrible noise.
One or two men came around, hearing the
report, and ON the way back l noticed
coiored woman and several other people.
sDid you hear that nniscp They said:
'Uh, yes; IL made u terrible noisc.'
"I went down again the saturday morn
ing that Intended 10 remove the President
when he went to LoDg Branch aud Mrs:
Garfield deferred me. i got up about d;3O
that morning aud | went right down to the
same place. got down there about five
O'Clock 1t was u bright, splendid morning,
remember, and 1 shot 1t off twice, using
ten cartridges. 1t made terrible noise, Us
usual. Those are the only times that have
practiced with a revolver. then took IL 10
the house, wiped 1t nicely and took the
cartridges and rubbed them OH, and
loaded 1t and put it into my drawer in my
room, and II was in that condition
when used 1t on the President. L TOOK
great pains; put II In my coat and wrapped
tup nicely, SO that no moisture could Ret In
the powder, in order that IL would be in o
nice condition when wanted TO use IT, L
took II out several times and carried IL In my
hip pocket; but 1t was not hred off after that
until used 1t on the President on saturday
morning. July
HOW THE PRESIDENT FELL.
"There was quite large crowd of ticket
purchasers at the gentleman ticket office
In The adjoining room; the depot seemed to
10 ,,,,t IN nf Thar. anita n
crowd and commotion around, and the
President was in the act OF passing from the
lauies' room to the main entrance through
the door. should say he was about four
or five feet from the door nearest the ticket
office, in the act of passing through the door
to get through the depot to the cars. He
was ABOUT three or four feet from the door.
stood five or six feet behind him, right in
the middle OF the room, and as he was In
the act of walking away from me / pulled
out the revolver and fired. He Strengthened
up and threw his head back and seemed to
be perfectly bcwildered. lilo uid not seem
to know what struck him. looked at him;
he did not drop; thereupon pulled again.
lie dropped his head, seemed to reel, and
fell over. do not know where the first
shot hit; aimed at the hollow OF his back ;
did not aim for amy particular place, but
knew II got those Two bullets in his back
he would certainly go. was in diagonal
direction from the President, to the north
west, and supposed both shots struck.
THE ARREST.
Guiteau then gives detailed account OF
his arrest after the shooting, and adds: II
told him (Mr. McEfresh) in brief who
was and why j did it,; that i had some
papers at the news stand; that wished him
to get those papers and take them up to
Byron Andrews and his co-journalists; that
the papers would explain all about the
matter. also told him that wished to go
to Jail at once, and he came in and put the
handouts on me. There were five or six
policemen and detectives with him when he
came in TO see me, and he went away and he
came back in few minutes and said that
they had decided to take me right to Jail,
and said: "That is just what want
And lie and his brother officers took me
right out into the room and down the stairs
and into carriage, and he and three other
policemen got in and drove me rapidly TO
the Jail. met Mr.. Russ, the deputy war
den. McElfresh told him that 1 had shot
the President of the United States, and he
assigned me to cell No. 3 and have been
there ever since, except when have been to
the Warden's room to be interviewed by q
correspondent Of the New YORK H''G.a' .
Mr.. Conkling he saw one day in the Vice.
Presidents room Mt the Capitol. The eX-
Senator was in conversation with gentle-
man. 81 sat within few feet OF him," "
says Guiteau, "on the sofa. eyed him and
his friend stepped up TO him and said:
Good morning, SENATOR and he said good
morning. / said: Il hope to get an ap-
| pointment, Senator, and | hope when the
matter comes up you will remember me,
| and he simply said, perfectly and bowed
and he bowed and we parted"
LOOKING FOR WIFE.
In bringing his autobiography to an end
| he says: And now lspeak of two matters
strictly personal. First.-I am looking for .
wife, anil see no objection to mentioning IL
| here. l want an elegant Christian lady OF
wealth, under thirty, belonging to q first.
\ class family. Any such lady can address me
| in the utmost confidence. My mother died
when was only seven, and have always
| felt it great priyation to have no mother.
II my mother had lived never should have
| got into the Oneida Community, and my life
no doubt, would have been happier every
| way. Nearly three years after l left the
| Community i was unfortunately married
At last made up my mind that /! would
| sever the bonds, and was divorced in 1874
am fond OF female society, and Judge The
ladies are of me. and 1 should be delighted
to find my mate. "
| PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS.
| "The secondo subject IN which he desires
to take the public into his confidence refer:
to the Presidency. "For twenty years,
he writes: 81 have had an idea that should
be President. had the idea when liyet
| in the Oneida Community, and it has neve
left me. When left Boston for New York
in June, $780, 1 remember distinctly 'fel
that was on my way to the White House
had this feeling all through the canvas
last fall in New York, although 1 mentioned
it to only two persons. My idea is that
shall be nominated and elected rs Lincol
and Garfield were-that Is, by the act O
God. II | were President should seek I
| give the Nation first class Administratio
in every respect; want nothing sections
or crooked around me. My object woul
be to unity the entire American people an
make them happy, prosperous and God
| fealinp.O