Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-21

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Lste this afternoon
while Gu teau was being taken to Jail, ant
when about half way between the capitol ant
the jail, white man riding sorrel horse
roce up beside the van and before any of thu
guards could interfere fired shot into tn.
Van, and then rode off IN north west direc
ton. he guards and van itself pursued
him. Guiteau received flesh wound in The
wrist The van was guarded BY
detachment of mounted police
who pursued the assailant. The guards were
afraid to leave the van, SO they took it with
them in the pursuit. This made their gai1
slow, and the assailant who was we'll mounted
gained on them. After following the assail.
ant some distance, the guard and police aban.
doned the pursuit md be escaped.
GUITEAU WAS sHoT
In the right forearm, but it is only flesh
wound. He was terribly frightened when he
got to the Jail. He said to the officer in charge
of the guard, "Tell Detective Cass and Mar
shall Williams that l want double guard
sent down to the jail to take me up TO the
court house Monday morning" Guiteau's
wound is very slight one, as the ball struck
him after passing through panel
of the van. OnIv one policeman and Jail
guard were with the van as an escort AS the
assall mt IN lie good his escape there is no
chance of his capture, as public opinion is
consid rably il his favor. . any express re-
gret that the shot was not fatal.
Cult III Is still uneasy and frightened and
insists thai the guard at the Jail shall be
doubled. he says the failure to kill him is
another evidence that the Lord is taking care
of him and will not let any harm come to
him.
The assailant fired twice at Guiteau. Only
one shot struck hi n. He was q large man
and as soon as he thought Guiteau was hit he
rode off at full galloo. He intercepted the
prison van at First and B streets northeast,
and rode as il he was merely going by the van.
Subsequently he stopped close mp against 1t
and fired He could not see Guiteau but was
taking the chances of hitting him by shooting
through the van. Guiteau's wound is SO
slight that it will not int-fere with the pro-
gress of his trial on Monday. 1t was reported
that he had been killed and there was consid-
cradle excitement,
THE DRIVERS ACCOUNT.
The driver of the prison van gives the par
ticulars of the attempt to shoot Guiteau, from
which it appears the facts were substantially
these: Upon the adjournment of court the
van started as usual for the Jail, having one
policeman as guard, who sat on the seat.
Before reaching the capitol the guard noticed
a young man on horse back riding leisurely
behind the van. Near the corner of East
Capitol and First streets the horseman rode
directly up t. the rear of the van and hastily
peeped through the small grating. Gulteau
was alone in the van and seated on the right
hand side, the seats running leng 'hwise of the
van.
- - - L. ,ef
the prisoner the horseman wheeled suddenly
to the left OF the van and fired through it. He
then dlshed to the front of the van and point
ed his pistol at the driver with the evident in
tention of int mid4ting him, or stopping the
van The driver was somewhat excited and
in response to an inquiry of the reporter, said
perhaps he intended to stop the van by shoot
Ing one of the horses. Seeing an armed Pc.
licaman by the side of the driver he exclaimed
''Ive shot the -" and putting spurs to
his horse dashed down E .st Capitol street in
the direction of the Congressional cemetery.
The ,lceman fred one shot at the fast dis
appe iring hOrsemsu, and the driver of the
van whipped his horses into a gal op and kept
in sight of him for several blocks. The
would-be avenger was, however, mounted
UPON A FLOODED HORSE,
and readily escaped out into the country, he
was described as smooth-faced man, about
Is years of age and a dashing horseman. he
had on a dark-brown SUIT.
The van proceeded to the Jail and Guiteau
was taken out in state Of great excitement.
He exclaimed ~ have been shot; notify Maj
Brock at once. Tell him to arrest the scoun-
drel, and have him dealt with as he deserves!'
On examination it was found that the bail had
Just grazed Gnitsau's left wrist, infcting q
mere scratch. The ball struck the opposite
side of the van and fell upon the floor, where
it was found IN reaching the Ill.
sP GATORS ACCOUNT.
A young man who witnessed the shots fired
into the prison van says the person who did
the shooting was a middle aged man,
well dressed, and mounted on a
remarkably fine horse. Immediately
after the shots were fired the horse
was started on dead run, and although the
guard stood on the rear steps of the van with
pistol in hand, trying to cover the man who
did the shooting, he made bis escape without
difficulty. As he passed the young man men.
toned he remarked: al have shot the
without difflcultyl'
The announcement of the attempt upon
Guiteau's life created
GREAT EXCITEMENT
and all sorts of rumors were at once in circu.
lstion. The would e-kiiler was seen about
the court house this afternoon and attempted
to gain admission during the day, but failed
He was also seen to mount his horse SCOT
after the Van left and ride lelsurely after it.
It was rumored that he hailed from Illinois
but there seems to be n, foundation fol
the report. 1t was whispered in the
crowd without the court house just
previous to adjournment that to-day would
be the last day of the trial. A remark wa:
also heard in the crowd that If one wanted tC
see Guiteau they had better do so to-day, Thi:
would lead TO the belief that more than ont
person was aware the attempt was to be made
to kill Guiteau.
ONLY A SCRATCH.
When the prison van reached the jail Gui
teau was hurriedly ushered in and conveyed t.
the room of the warden where an examina
ton was made. 1t Was found that the bulle
had only caused the slightest possible abrasion
of the skin. Guiteau was terribly frightene,
and scanned each new arrival as if dreadiny
another attempt upon his life. On reaching
his cell he begged the warden not to allow an,
strangers to see him during the night.
Soon after Guiteau was returned 10 his eel
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoville called and had a tall
with him, and later on his brother called.
THE SUPPOSED sHooTIsT ARRESTED.
The description given of the man who di
the shooting was SO very meagre that tn
police had very little to work upon. A
alarm, however, was sent out and the mount
ed police instructed to scour the country an