Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-05

his cell state that they have seen him
around the jail several times recently,
and that at one time he appeared to be
under the influence of liquor. On one
of his visits subsequent to the first one
mentioned, the officers say that Gilleau
succeeded in reaching the rotunda of the
building, where lie was noticed examin-
ing the scaffold from which the Heith
murderers we're hanged. Pursuant to
his orders from the attorney general the
officer in charge of the Jail refused to
give any further information, nor would
he state in what cell the prisoner was
confined. This officer was an attendant
at the old city jail at the time of the as
sassination of President Lincoln.
BLA1NE's ESCAPE.
| Benson. ex-chlef of the secret service,
who happened to be standing near.
heard the shot, rushed to the assassin
and just as he was about to raise his pis-
shoot Secretary Blaine, it is thought,
ground. The pistol found in the assas-
sins hand was murderous looking
weapon. It was fve-chambered Keatly
navy of A calibre. It makes hole as
large as a musket ball. The balls re-
naming in it were designed for self-de-
tense, or, as some think, for Blaine.
Those who were standing near say that
Gilleau made movement when striken
down as if to shoot Blaine. The latter
was very calm and collected but intense.
ly pale.
New York, July 2.-The news down
town was received with CONSERVATION
and caused much excitement on Wall
street. Bankers and brokers almost for
got their business in their eagerness to
get further particulars. They beseiged
kernan's news agency on Broad street,
where dispatches from Washington
were constantly arriving and being dis
tributed. Groups were seen on the
streets discussing the subject anxiously,
and news boys did heavy business in
extras. At the opening of the stock ex.
change the news depressed the market
but further dispatches, announcing that
the wounded president was in fair way
to recover and was not SO dangerously
wounded as at first reported, caused re.
action.
Il Gen. Arthur and Senator Conkling,
who arrived in town this morning from
Albany, put up at the Fifth avenue ho.
tel. The vice-president was found in
the lobby of the hotel. He said he had
not read any private dispatch in regard
|. to the shooting, and knew nothing
more than was announced on the bulle-
tin. If it were true, he said, he felt ex.
ceedingly sorry for Mrs. Garfield, whose
present state of health is precarious.
!; Senator Conkling remained in his
, room and refused to be interviewed.
Elwood Eltern, past grand master o
the Masons of the state of New York
uor oroofixy lorracca1 oyo, k1,o ,,or., II,
Z expressed the deepest sympathy for th,
presidents family, and thinks that ever
, if the wounds do not prove fatal th
| shock to Mrs. Garfield in her present fee
BILE condition will prove very injurious
q He deplores the shooting as being on,
e of the greatest evils that could happel
8 to the country.
AN INTERVIEW WITH CoNKLING.
A reporter called at the Fifth Avenu
! hotel this morning, about an hour afte
: the receipt of the dispatch, and sent hi
: card to Vice President Arthur and ex
. Senator Conkling. Word was immedi
i ately returned that the subject of til
g presidents assassination was too seriou
T q subject to be talked of for q momen
), and neither would be seen under an
circumstances. But the reporter sa
!. Conkling in the hallway, few minute
. after. and when asked his opinion of til
shooting begged to be excused.
"The news has found me so unprepare
(. and overwhelmed with personal care
% . that it almost stunned mo. May Go
T grant it may not be true. Yes, too terr
! BILE. There has been no such incident i
= + If it is true, may heaven help our coul
+ try"
= Mr.. Conkllng turned aud went ava
40 40 to his room.
" Murat Halstead, who is at presel
Il stopping at the Brevoort house, sal
this morning, when the news was give
. him, that he was horror stricken. II
e looked at the reporter for moment an
cried out that it could not be true 0
70 receiving assurance that the report ha
y % been substantiated by official dispatche
+ Mr.. Halstead turned pale and said, wit
tears in his eyes, that he must have tim
10 =. to think of it. "My God, how can sue
70 things occur in a free country! "
=, have no nihilists here, seeking to owe
% - throw the government. We have ha
- peace for many years, and in the mid
~ of it, cannot understand it. can onl
pray heaven that it is not true"
When Halstead had finished he turl
~ ed to q friend. standing near by, al
walked away with him. His sorrow W,
;. intense, tor although his physique
- magnificent he trembled violently nj
~ supported himself ON an arm of b
a friend.
II At the sub-treasury and custom hou
-. there is great concern, and messenge
y, ~ constantly flying about.
~ ~ Collector Merritt is much agitate
70 20 and remarked, when asked as to the p
e' litical significance of the event: "Wh,
the president dies Arthur is president
The mayor had the flags at half ma
be early, but took them down when t
~ Il. news came the president was not dea
as GEN. ARTHuR-s MOVEMENTS.
ne Senator Jones said he had asked vi,
Iii President Arthur whether he would
er to Washington tonight or not, and h,
ne received An answer that he certain
ne would not go unless sent for, as he cou
no not we'll separate himself from his o.
ne cial position and his visit, under prese
ra circumstances, might be misunderstood
~ Privately lie might have liked TO In
on gone to the capital for the purpose
or rendering his aid and sympathy, but
he the present state of affairs this could 1
'er he now.
IRE
lie "EoohhheiioNs of ail1hEAo.
A lawyer in this city who has had so
ny indirect legal dealings with the Chica
M lawyer, Chas. Gilleau, says that so,
IRE few years ago he practiced in this C
nd and was in the habit Of taking claims
are collect on shares, viz: to receive for
Ich services one-half of the proceeds.
leau was said to make sufficient coll
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