The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-07-06
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
:. PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
HI IEEbIEES!
ARREST OF THE ASSASSIN I
ACCOUNT or THE SHOOTING !

this place about noon of that day, and
has been the theme of intense interest
ever since The story of the great crime
les il comes to us by telegraph is briefly
&;* as follows: It was announced several
days since that the President would start
that morning on an Eastern tour, TO
assist in several college commence
meQts lie arrived at the B-street en-
trance Of the Baltimore and Potomac
road about go o'clock, the others of
his party having arrived shortly before
khm. The President was accompanied
by Secretary Blaine. They came in the
same carriage, the President entering
the depot 80 the lead As he stepped
out of his carriage he asked police of
.-ficer Kearney, the depot officer, if he
had any time to spare. Mr.. Kearney
answered, n" 4 es a few minutes. The
officer then turned his back, and in an
instant the reports of two pistol-shots,
the one following close upon the other,
were heard Chas Guiteau, the assas-
sin, had been seen enter the depot few
minutes before the President arrived,
though his actions were not of charac-
ter TO attract the attention of those who
were in the depot. He stood in about
the center of the hall leading from the
B-street entrance or ladies' room, and
advanced towards The President as he
entered. Without giving any notice
whatever of his intention he fired, the
ball from the first shot entering the
right sleeve ofthe Presidents coat, pass
ing up the same and out at the shoulder.
Fhis bah did not injure, except scratch
the flesh of the arm. though it was
thought at first that it had entered the
shoulder. The President at this june
ture turned, when Guiteau fred the |
second time, the ball entering the back, |
lodging in the kidneys. This Stagger- /
ed the President and he fell to the floor /
Mrs. White, the janitress of the ladies'
room of the depot, first ran to the Presl-
dent Secretary Blaine was so shocked
By the occurrence that he first ran after
the assassin, and finding that he was in
the custody of officer Kearney, returned
to the side of the President, who was
taken up stairs to the superintendent
room, where in a few moments several
surgeons were in attendance upon him |
they expressed the gravest doubts the
moment they saw what direction the
ball had taken. The wound bled freely
though the. hemorrhage was at no time
very prOfusc. The president vomited !
slightly and tainted, but in a short time
recovered consciousness and talked $
freely to those around him. In an hour
itwas thought better to remove him to
the White House, which was done by
means of the police ambulance.
THE ASSASSIN. :
The man who fired the pistol was seiz Q
cd before he got out of the depot build /
ing, and was recognized as Charles
Guiteau, eof Chicago, who was inme- D
diately taken to police headquarters, 4
Gnd@was afterwards sent TO the District 4
Jail. When the officer took hold Of him n
In the depot he-is TepoFtedsto- have ex~ r
claimed: II did it, and / want to be b
arrested. am stalwart, and Arthur
is President now. | have letter here n
that l want you to giveto General Sher- is
man; it will explain everything. Take tc
me TO the police station" From the ii
moment Of his arrest be displayed but q,
little excitement, saying upon his aTri- re
val at police headquarters that he had at
nothing 10 say in regard to the matter, W
which he bad fully explained IN mum s,
Der of letters which he handed to Lieut.. la
Eckloff. They were tied up in pack Ca
age, on the outside of which was letter III
to the public, as follows: tn
\ July 2, 1881. tn
"T0 The White House The Presidents
l-agle death was a sad necessity, but it 81
viii unite the Republican party and de
save the Republic. Lite is a fimsy
dream, and it matters little when one
goes. \ human life is of small value.
During the war thousands of brave boys OF
vent down without a tear. presume ar
hat the President was Christian, and M
hat he will be happier in Paradise than A.
lere. II will be no worse for Mrs. Gar VIC
leld dear soul, to part with her bus- as
Iand this way than by natural death; ne an
8 liable te go at any time anyway. l ne
lad no ill-will toward the President. de
dis death was a political necessity. L ~
IN a lawyer, a thcOlogian and a poll vi
ician. | am stalwart of the stall warts. 10
was with General Grant and the rest is
# Ous men in New York during the ra
anvass. / have some papers for the II,
ress, which I shall leave with Byron IA
andrews and his cOjOurnalists, at 1920 on
Jew York avenue, where all the re- roi
OrteTs can see them. am going to en-
be Jail. CHARLES GUITEAU." on
Another letter was addressed to By M
On Andrews the Washington cores -
ondent. of the Chicago Inter OCEAN. re wa
Nesting him to see that the letters in en-!
ne package were delivered as addressed be
on arriving at the Jail, remind est
the warden that he had attempted TO -,
lspect the Jail several DAYS since, and %
re warden telling him that he remem- rex
cred the occurrence, Guitean said: 81 DEF
as then on the lookout for the quar- me
rs. that would be given me, for l knew On,
" oIfld como here. You told me I
,uld go through the Jail if called on =
onday, but you see l could not wait gIL
n then, and am here now. Again A.
said: Il have had this on my mind A
II some time, and knew l would come CHI
re sooner or later" e.
.EAKING THE NEWS TO MRs. GARFIELD ~
The following is the dispatch sent to IG''
rs Garfield dictated by the President. c ~,
rs. Garfield, EI5erOn. Long Branch: oVu
1.-The President wishes me TO say to
d from him that he has been serious 7
hurt How seriously he cannot say. the
J ia himself, and hopes you will come n,
him soon. He sends his love TO you. L Id
A. f. ROCKWELL IT
bout three O'Clock the President "a
led the physicians to tell him his isla
act condition, and they answered that 49,,
condition was most critical. He siO-
med his head aside and was then wal
ent for a long time.
NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
; s.ao o'clock saturday the scenes dert
upd the White House were OF pecu- of
r sadness. The cabinet officers were won
hin the mansion, receiving and an turi
ering kilograms, and physicians walk 49,
softly from the sick room to the men
ridors outside, wearing grave ex- poss
ssions on their faces. 1t was gener- his
! believed among them that the ont
sident would die before morning. 49,.
Younger members of the family n nav
4 kept below stairs, and none ex MIX
/ The wife of the President and his got
sa;,, ,,,,ro afGauad in the Rick NIL