The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09

clrty. all the 1ralItleS Of human nature,
all the habits Of mankind are within the
reach III stringent laws, and are not salts
iie'l until they are enacted and fail Of Of
feet, AZ il almost certain to do. II people
can l@ restrained from drinking liquor,
moral sllasiOn, We think, would bc the
best means to adopt, as the mere prOllibi-
ton Gifts sale will only aggravatc the
evil.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
rreslde.t Garae,A The vI..,..
The AsssEsls -Ixellenest Thrssghsut
he Country.
Washington, July 2.-Prcsi,lent Gar
field was shot this morning Mt the Ralti
more ami Potomac depot, while on his
way tn New England. He received one
ball in his arm and one between the hip
and kidneys. Five physicians are in at
tendance and have proled for the bali
without success. He isdangerously wound
al but may recover. The man was arrest
cd immediately and carried to the police
ca.llnarters, and subsequently removed
IT, Jail. The shooting occurred in the Ia
dies room Of the depot Immediately after
the President had entered, walking arm
in arm with Secretary Blaine, on their
way to the limited express train, which
was about ready to leave. Secretary
Blaine, "n hearing pistol shots, two in
number, rushed in the direction from
whence they came with the view Of ar
resting the assassin. Before reaching the
man liz noticed the President fall and re-
turned to him and lifted him up. Both
shots took effect, first in the right arm
and second just above the right side near
the kidney. Physicians prObetl for the
ball nnsnccessfMlly. Two companies Of
regulars wee ordered from the barracks
aud have been posted around the execu.
tive mansion. There is great excitement
and the streets are all thrOngell with
anxious inquirers eager to learn the con-
tiitiOn Of the President. The shooting &C.
Cured IN the presence OF fifty or sixty Ia.
dies. The President has been made as
comfortable as possible, and all persons
are excluded from the grounds. The
President is conscious but does not CON-
plain Of great suffering. It is impossible
to say Us yet what the result will be bnt
surgeons arc Of the opinion that his
wounds are not necessarily fatal.
Washington, July 2.-The following has
been forwarded by the Cable Department
Of State:
Washington, July 2, 1881.
TO James Russell Lowell, Minister to
London:
The President Of the United States was
shot this morning by an assassin named
Charles Guitteau. The weapon was 1,
large sized revolver. The President had
just entered the Baltimore and Potomac
station ut about ~ minutes past 3, intend
my, with portion of his cabinet, to
leave on the limited express for New York.
l rode in the carriage with him from the
Executive Mansion and was walking by
MS SIDE when he was shot. The assassin
was Immediately arrested, and the Presi.
dent was conveyed to q private room in
the station building, and surgical aid u
once summoned. He has now, ut TWENTY
minutes past, been removed to the execu.
tive mansion. Surgeons in consultation
regard his wounds as very serious, though
not necessarily fatal. His vigorous health
gives strong hopes of his recovery, He
has not lost consciousness for q moment.
Inform our ministers in Europe.
lS'gned] JAS. G. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
The man who did the shooting is Charles
Gittlcau, attorney at la0 ut Chicago. He
il foreigner by birth and has been = very
persistent applicant for consul, which wa
refused him by the President. He hat
haunted the executive mansion for two o,
three weeks, and his not getting what he
wanted is believed tn have resulted in
temporary alteration Of tbs mind.
The district Jail, large brown stone
structure, slstuated ut the eastern extreln.
'ty Of the city, was visited by the asso.
GATED press reporter shortly after eleven
o'clock for the purpose Of obtaining an in.
teryiew with Chas. Guitteau, the assassin
Of President Garfield. The officers nfhs.
ell admittanco To the building, stating N
reason, that they were acting under in.
stractions from Attorney General McVeagl
which were, that no one be allowed to see
the prisoner. Information has reached
them that movement to mob the Jail wa.
contemplated. A large guar,l of regula,
troops and metropolitan police was mo-
nel'tarily expected to repel any attach
which might be made. Charles Guittear
10 about ID years Of aye, aud supposed Il
be Of French decent. He il about fiy,
feet five inches in height, sandy complex
ION and ~ slight, weighing not more thar
rs pounds. He wears q moustache ani
light chin whiskers, and shrunken cheek
and eyes, far apart, which gives him
sullen or ~ officials describe It, q ''looney'
appearance. The officer in question CAV.
it " his opinion that Guitteau is Chica
70 communist, and stated that he has no
ticed it to be . peculiarly Of nearly al
Martlerers that their eyes are set far aDart
Guitteau, he said, proves no exception t,
the rule. 1t IL stated that two or tire,
weeks ago Gaitteau went to the Jail fol
the purpose Of visiting it, but was Iefusei
admittance on the ground that it was no.
visitors day. He At that time mentioned
that his name WAS Guittesu and said tina
he came from Chicago. When brought {,
Jail to-day he was admitted by the Office
who had previously refused to admit him
Mutual recognition took place, Guittea,
saying: "You are the man who woult
not let me through the Jail some time ago.
The only other remark he made be
fore being placed in Jail was, that s'Gen
Sherman would arrive at the jail soon.
The officer was in charge of the old cit,
jail at the time Of the assassination
Lincoln. The following letter was take,
from the prisoners pocket at police head
quarters:
"July 2nd, 1881, THE WnlrEHousE:
The Presidents tragic death was "a,
necessity, but it will unite the Republica,
party and save the republic. Life is bu
. fiimsy dream, and it matters; little whe1
one goes. A human life IL of small value
During the war, Thousands of brave how
went down without tear. Ipresume tn
President was christian and that he vii