The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-21
ASSASSIN GrITEAu'> STORY.
III" President, Death Copil, yt..""h by
the Murdcrous Wretch.

" ASnINGT0S, July II. Distnrt II
| torncy COrkhill has furnished am! ~
| thoriZed the publication oi -iatcirer'
OF the circumstances Attending ~ al
| tempted assassination, - derived nom
| Guitteau himsp'f and rom other "uthcn-
tic spnf-~s, ~ follows:
"Ihc interest ic., by the Inblir in the
details pi the assassination and ;iIc irany
.turic- published Justify me i" s'a'
ing that the following :. 4 correct
and accurate -tht"ricEt concerning the
puirts tn 'shicn reference is made: The
:-sashin. Charles Gtittcan. came To
Washington city on sunday evening,
March, d, ISL. and e'Oppcd n The I.iiil
House. remaining only en-" 'ar. lie
then secured a ruOni fii a,ot'itr part 81
the city, and has boarded and Ioonlrl Al
varioun places, Tie full details Of Wild!
! have. ON Wednesday,, May j., 's>'
the a,sassin determined 10 W"r!cr the
President He hai .:ci,hcr money nor
pistol - TIC time. ABOUT the last oi
May he went into q Mctrh's store. cor
ncr Of Fifteenth and + streets, in this
city. examined some pistols, II KING p,
tho largcs, ralibrc. IIo wa shown two
similar in cal.trc a:id "ul, different III
the price ON Wednesday. Iiiic : he
purchased the pistol which h. used. fpr
which lie paid SlO, he having III the nIcal,-
time borrowed $lj Of a gcntlcnai: IL Ills
city. on tho plea that hc wanted tD pay
his board iill on the same evening,
about seven O'Clock. he took the pistol
and went To the foot of So"ciitc"ntlI
street, and lrac,icrl. firing ut Il board,
firing ten shots. He then returned To hi,
boarding place, and wiped the pistol dry
and wrapped il in his coat, and waited hi1
opportunity ON sunday .iiOrning June
-. he was sitting IN Lafayette Park, and
saw The President leave for the thris.ian
Churcn, on Vermont avenue. and H." a.
once returned to his room. obtained hi,
pistol, put it in his hip pocket aud follow
Ell the President to church 10 entered
the church, hut found he could moi Kill
him tttro without danger Of killing some
one else yIc noticed tha: the Prc>ilcn,
sat near window after church he made
an examination of tho window and found
hc could reach il without any trouble,
and that from thi, point he could shoot
the President through the lead without
killing amy onrrlS".
Tic luilowin. "Wednesday he wcnt 10
the church. examined tie lpc:uipr aud
the window. ail became sItiSii-d h.
could accomplish his purpose. and he
determined, therefore, Ia make the at
tempt IN the church the following sun
day He learned from The papers that
tho Prcsiac,; would leave the city on
Saturday, the 18th Of June. with Mrs.
Garfield for Long Hranch he therefore
determined To meet him at the depot.
He left his boarding place about > o'clock
Saturday morning, June Is, and went
down To the river, at the foot OF Seven
tccnth street and fred five shots. 10 prtc.
ticc his aim and br certain hi. pistol was
III good order. lie then went To the depot,
and was in the ladies waiting room OF
The depot, with hi, pistol ready when the
Presidential party entered. lie says
Mrs. Garfield looked 50 weak and trail
that hr had not the heart 10 shoot the
President in her presence, and. rs hc
knew he would have another opjUrtuni.
~, lie left the depot He had previously
engaged II carriage Ia take him To tho
jail On Wednesday evening the prcei.
dent anil his son, and, think. United
States Marshal Henry. went ont for n
ride The assassin took his pistol and
followed them and watched them for
some time, in hopes the carriage would
stop. hut no opportunity WAS given. On
Friday evening, july |, he WAS sitting on
he seat in the park opposite the White
House when lie saw the President come
out alone: lie followed him dr:vn the
avenue to Fifteenth street, and then kept
on the opposite side of the street up Eff
tecnth, until the President entered tho
residence of Secretary Blaine He waited