The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-07-22
The True story Of auIteau,s Crime.

United States District-Afterney Corkhi]l, OF
Washington, has furnished the following htate-
ment for publication in order to correct certain
erroneous assertions which have been made
relative to Guiteau, the wSsld-be assassin Of
President Garfield:
The interest felt by the public in the details
OF the assassination and the many stories pub
lished justify me in stating that the following
Is correct and accurate statement concerning
the points to which refereiS 20 il made:
The assassin, Charles GuiieaH, came to Wash
ingtpn City on Sunday eYenillg, March 8, and
stopped at the Ebbitt house, remaining only
one day. He then secured room In another
part OF the city, and has Boarded and roomed
at various places, the falf details of which l
have. On Wednesday,, My is, the assassin
determined to murder the President. He had
neither money nor pistol at the time. About
the last of May he went into 0'Meara'a store,
corner of Fifteenth and streets, in this city,
and examined some pistols, asking for the
largest oaliber. He wae shown two similar in
caliber and only different ii the price. On
Wednesday, June s, he psF1hased the pistol
which he used, for which b paid $40 having
in the meantime borrowed SIS of gentleman
in this city on the plea that be wanted to pay
his board bill. On the same evening about
O'Clock he took the pistol and went to the foot
of Seventeenth street and 4sraeticea firing al d
board firing ten shots &c chen returned to
his boarding house End wiped the pistol dry
and wrapped it in his cont and waited his
opportunity.
On Sunday morning, juno II he was sitting
in Lafayette park and saw The President leave
for the Christian church. On Vermont avenue,
and he at once returned to his room, obtained
his pistol, put It IN his hip socket and followed
the President to chHf0ifs He entered the
church, bat found that h6 Apuld not kill him
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