New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-07-06
One Shot Entering the Liver
and the Other the Arm
of the President.
Chas. julius Gitteau d lunatic
Lawyer of Chicago, the
WOuld-be Assassin.
Speedy Arrest and incarccra-
ton of the Wretch-His ca
rccr in the Northwest
and Elsewhere.
M lTlNERANT PREACHER, LEG
TURER, STUMP SPEAKER, FREE
LOVER AND RELIGIOUS
FANATIC.
He COnfeSScS Having Deliberated for
six Weeks Upon the Afro
CiOuS Deed.

He COnfeSscs Having Deliberated for
six Weeks Upon the Afro
CiOuS Deed.
Intense Excitement and Sorrow
Throughout the Country.
Not since the fatal day when the
life Of President Lincoln was taken
by the assassin Booth, has the great
heart of the county been stirred to
its profoundcst depths rs it was last
Saturday morning as the startling
intelligence flashed oyer the wires
with lightning rapidity that Presi-
dent Garfield had been twice shot at
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad depot,
in Washington, and probably fatal.
ly wounded. At first the report
would not be believed and every zone
thought it was canard, but the sad
news were soon confirmed and the
nation was plunged into intense ex.
element and sorrow. Later reports
said that the President was dead or
dying, and the worst was feared.
PARTICULARS OF THE CRIME.
The President was on his way to
Long Branch to join Mrs. Garfield,
ard had alighted from his carriage
and was passing in company with
Secretary Blaine through the ladies
waiting room to the cars. When
about five feet inside the room,
Charles julius Gitteau, a whilom
lawyer of Chicago, rapidly approach
ed the President and when within
three feet of him, he fired one shot,
the ball taking effect in the Presi-
dents arm In a few seconds lie
fired the second shot and the Pres
ident fell to the floor. and Mrs.
White, who attends the ladies'
waiting room, rushed to his assist
ance and raised up his head. The
assassin tried to escape through one
of the doors, but Capt. Park, the
ticket agent, jumped through the
window and caught him, aud he
is now safely lodged IN Jail. The
President was tenderly lifted and
carried into one Of the private off.
ces in the building, and in few
minutes after the shooting he was
under the care Of the doctors. The
second shot took effect III the back
and it was feared that the ball had
lodged in the kidneys, but it is now
thought that it lodged in the liver
The President was later conveyed
to the White House where he is re-.
cciving the hest attention and
treatment known to the most
eminent physicians in the United
States. The news of the shooting
spread like. wild'ire and soon the
whole populace of Washington was
excited with a thrill of horror an;
Indignation.
When the news of the shooting
first spread many thought it to be ;
planned conspiracy to kill the Presi
dent for political effect, but the in
dignation of the people was some
what lessened by the intelligence
that the crime was destitute of any
political significance, and Secretary
Blaine has emphatically denied thai
he entertained any such idea. HI
asked the press to deny in the mos,
emphatic manner that he for mo:
ment thought this tragedy was any.
thing else but the work of a foolish
lunatic, who had for weeks past been
laying siege to the White House tc
press his claims for Consular ap.
pointment, and who, failing in this
object, had brooded over his disap.
pointment until he became deranged
and sought satisfaction in the terri.
bic attempt to assassinate the Presi
dent. When informed that the
President suffered great pain, the
murderer regretted not having shot
him third time, as third shot
would have proved fatal. In let
ter found on his person addressed to
Gen. Sherman he said: s'The Presi.
dents tragic death was a sad neces.
sity; but it will re-unite the Repub.
lican party and save the Republic.
| have no ill.will toward the Presi.
dent. His death was political ne.
cessity. | am lawyer, theologian
and politician. I am stalwart oil
the stalwarts.'
The trothy and stilted stuff which
the base murderer uttered to the
world. hoping to magnify his course
is fully contradicted by his own
written confession to the President
OF his devotion to him in his contro
versy with some of his party while
begging for place. He was against
the stalwarts, and in note to the
President, said: 81 regret tie troub
le that you are having with Senator
Conkllng. You are right, ano
should maintain your position. Yor
have MY support and that Of all ou1
patriotic citizens l would like an
audience Of few minutes Til:
note proves the writer most men
dacious wretch in claiming affilia
ton with those known as Stal warts,
He was a vagrant endeavor,ng t,
live by his wits; proven rascal ant
petty swindler of boarding houses
demanding an office for services b,
had neve RENDERED, and importunlne
the President and other officials, un
til he became a nuisance to be abat
ed. Gitteau is alone respons
BILE for his fearful crime. AL