Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-06

time, anyway. l had no III VIII 'O'
ward the President. HIS death was a
political necessity. ! am a lawyer, 2
theologlan aud politician. I am stall
wsrt of Il stalwaris. | was with Ger
eral Grant and The rest Of our men in
New Yerk during the canvass. l have
SEINE papers for The press which sal
leave y Ii Bryon. Andrews aud bis CO.
Journalists at 1920 Ner York avenue,
where alllhe report. can see ihem.
am going to Tic Jail.
[Signej]
CHARLES GITTgAU."
THE LETTER TIC GEN. SHERMAN.
| The letter from Gilteau TO Cen. Sher-
man was addressed thus: ''To Gen,
sherman Cor his FIRST assistant in cha:9e
Of the War Department.. Please de-
liver at oncs. The letter had no date
and ran as follows: ITO Gen. Sher'
man. have Just shot the President,
| shot him several times as I wished
him to 20 as easily as possible. His
death was a political necessity. | am
lawyer, theologian and politician
am stalwart of stalwarts. was
with Gen. Graut and the rest Of OH
men at Albany during the canvas.
am going to jail. Please order cut your
troops sad take possession Of ihe Jail al
once"
(Slgued) CHAs. GITTEAU.
The statement e the officer who az
rested him Is a. follows: About s.2j
CLOCK this morning President Garfield
accom- panied by Secretary Of Stale
Blaine, drove up to the Baltimore and
Potomac depot Oh c street spd sat IN
their carriage near the door. ! hs
President asked the officer how much
time there was before the tram started.
The oflcer replied. about ten nin-
utes, your honor" The President, after
conyersips a minute or two longer, got
out of the carriage and with Secretary
Blaine walked slowly up the steps intO
the depot.
OHicer Kear3ey states that he was
standing close by and saluted the PreSl-
dent by raising lis hat. The President
and Mr.. Blaine walked through the
LADIES' parlor and had entered the
large reception room, when two pistol
shots were fired in rapid succession.
The Newd screamed. Hes shot the
Presidentl arrest the man." The as
sassin was making bis way out as fast
as possible, a carriage being thele 10
take him away. Kearney threw him
self before him and seized him by both
arms between the elbows aud Shoulders
and held him as with a wise. The pis.
tol was in his hand nhen he first saw
him, aad he had just put 1t into LIS
coat pocket when the officer caught
him.
The would be-asssssin SAID: Yea,
have finished Garfield, now Arthur is
Presiden nj. l am a stslwart'"
Kearney secured the pistol and hur-
ried the man to police headquarters.
Col. Bob Ingersoll states that he
knew the assa ssu. and has always re-
garded him as a quiet, sober aad sane
man. lie has no special profession,
but has been an Uficeholder aud Office
seeker. Col. Ingersoll Is of The epuion
that his insanity is fcigntd.
DR.. Woodward, Of the surgeon gen.
erals oAice, says that be did net exam
ine the Presidents Wound, bat DR..
Bliss and DR.. Barnes gave him al cx.
PLANTATION Of l.. The Il esiIeni -,
shot from The ..bt side as he entered
the ladies' room of the depot with Se,-
rotary Blaine. The ball entered phoat
the third rib, but whether it has hsen
lis course towards the. spinc has not
been ascertained. Tho wound vas
probed by DIR. Bliss, who reports that
in inserting The probe the course OF the
ball did net extend. towards the spine
still it is net certain it did not. 1t is
the opinion Of the physicians that what
was needed for the President was not
the probing OF the wound. but rest
More eau be Told as to the seriousness
of the wound after the President has
urinaled and had a movement Of the
bowels. 1t will be some hours gel, II
may be a day before il can he definitely
settled whether The wound ID ~ is not
mertal.
Nr. Everett Foss, al Dover. \. II
who was present in the genllcmen's
room at lhe time OF the assassination.
gives the following account OF tho tre-
cody. "At 800 two shois in rapid
success On, rang through The depot