The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-15

...,.g TALK in Regard TO tne
Intes..de,t and vsce-r ressdens.

49,, arrival AZ Louisville Senator Beck
or hs S',v interviewed by the reporter OF
+ Nss s ,plssr;sy. Journal, with the following
+ me t0~'s'
rsaas Reek., said The reporter, "you are
~. W., washington, aud people generaiiy
s iusl J, ,,te 10 hear from yon directly as 10
. wou' mi mi on the Presidents life.D
4 tbe ss"ve heen suffering during the Tore
= LA Mr.. Beck, sam not equal 10 an
boon, 90 lint ! will tell you briefly all L
su owT;0 were you on the morning Of the
s,sss.'ln u.. sbeu, GOO yards from the spot
- W. W. shot was cred. | was driving 10
vheI 1.. ~, -ofiee 10 bring my family home,
,be Vy'sSs.'.,no down Ninth street Just past
4 400, ~, Office, when colored man ran
ibe l"SS" aid. sThe President has been
oo' s'I made some skepticil remark, when,
sDS s,re down the street, | saw
l0'', - FLEEING IN EVERY DIRECTION.
- tho driver to go as fast as posi-
] oio enc aer6., end we arrived there bile
be :, Do ~ was yet lying Oh the Moor.
t6e il'orvdswas already immense, and In
Ihs S'0" every moment, and very much eX.
erfSs'" o,i,e a number gathered around
cleo s,rong disposition TO lynch the
me- su O., seemed 10 be general. remon'
muiu ai,h this sentiment, saying that II
slI@''u -, he sufficient explanation OF so
Woui m nv' crime against The whole nation
mousst.,s;Iiz,tion itself. A young man came
up M Beck. knew this last night
LAD. MY God, Can 1t be conspi'
80 -
Tiey 10 s.,d II don't know; but | knew
49, Eonld happen last uigo', and disap'
luN am glad did Oct recognize that
20 man. suppose he was
EXCITED AND BESIDE HIMSELF"
.,wnen was the last time YOU saw the
m, bcfore he wsS wounded :"
Ii,, n,, Tbur.day afternoon. We passed
little while together. He was I'm.
Sg.u,lly kind, buOyaot, and happy. HIS de-
gre was TO do all he could Tor some con,
.,rnepis Of mine. in whose interest
nod He hogan TO tax OF bis wlie's ILL.,
rs.. and the happiness ne eXpecled 10 nave
5orios his holiday. His eyes hiled as he
,,ited. and when we parted be gave me one
- his lett.banded blows on The shoulder,
.r,,rh I told bim I would carry home as a
loye-lck.' A.. .h.,;.,o,ey
"pid YOU see hlin aiiei tbC suoO',u%
No: but called at the White House
,bst evening and gave prescription which
am sure was Of service. told the CaDl-
NET that. in my belief, II Mrs. Garfield
,tonld bresk down on her arrival 1t would
lin him. His mind was solely engaged
stoni ncr. | begged that Mrs. Blaine, who
!. the bravest woman In the world,
WOMAN OF BRAINS As WELL AS NERVE,
.horld meet her and prepare her, This
49, dome. Mrs. Garfield showed herself a
woman Of courage, and oil went wei. One
smile from his wife was worth more to the
Iqt.dying President than al the doctors"
"You think The President will recoverf"
aItbink be will. His only danger now
+. TOO speedy removal. If they will leave
him alone. b. will recover. III they attempt
prematurely TO change his position he may
have relapse. Everything has been IN his
favor. He is a boy in health and heart, and
q good Christian man who does not fear 10
die. He feels that be has run a career,
W,onging no man, and he is ready TO go !;
bul he don't want TO go, and is foil OF cheer
and bope. | believe, therefore, be will get
WE'LL"
"What OF
ale is BOT a bad man. lie Is sOft-heart-
Cd. and has suffered not Il little. The re-
porls have not been exaggerated. He is
really kind, good man, and when | saw
him be was overwhelmed, and the last
thing he wanted was the presidency"
"Do you think there was conspiracy ?"
"Of that am entirely without informa-
ton"
"What about the failure OF the Demo
Gratis to elect a President OF the Senator"
They bad no chance. The Vice-Presi-
dent never vacated the chair"
"But they did not offer 10 do So"
"The facts are these: The Republicans
agreed TO 90 into an election if>the Demo
Gratis would cleo; Senator Harris, OF Tennes-
see. The Democrats, who have high re-
gard for Senator Harris, and Senator Har-
Tis, who is an unseifiSh Democrat, refused
to accept an office thus rendered. There
wa, consequently, no election. That Is
oil