The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-07
s.,. un.Nr lsrERVIEWED,
~, oUIuIOn on WOundS-Hs Tells His
LIpsri'sCs with GniteAu.

al. DnIRIOn on WuuhuSS sfAAs "A'
" lIpsrl.SCs with GniteAu.
", yopx, July 6-Ths World prints
a, bIIo,ipg interview with Gen. Grant;
.Sb,t I. your personal opinion, Gsuer'
J~to the chances Of the Presidents
pourY .,
sDr. ny hopes MsAll for q favorable
lsuI-"
alsyour experience with wounds Of a
dnilrchurArIsr what has been the re-
ItlIH' .,,,,,,. ,.. :,
s,S ,bot very much In the same way,
.Ssstbs b,i was lodged where 1t could
AHA i0upd, The men would rally after
NJ shock, and then would suddenly
SDm Tor ths wOiss, contrary to the ex
St,,tjon Of the patient and physicians,
,.jbeu die 10 a lev hours. | remember
S.tl,s Of General Walker, who was shot
I.piu lhs Mexican war He received
n internal wound not unlike that Of the
P,sldsuL Every one thought be would
dI, b., hs rallied and fingered along two
"tbrs months. Like the President, he
Uud not lurn over 10 bed, but he deter.
mined 10 live, and finally insisted on be-
itI lIEsn home. He was carried from
bsCjy Of Mexico 25O miles on q stretch.
uto Yen Cul, and from there by water
10 SW York; then up the Hudson River
bhIl home 10 Troy. He remained 10 the
.lns condition several months, then
tu,IlJ got we'll, fought 10 the war Of the
nOel.iin aud was killed,
"Why got my promotion to First
LtuUuIut' continued Gsnenl Grant,
'thiOulb LhV death Of q man who was
VoundttiS ths same way. As remem.
bHN, ths Eo1nd was almost precisely
ibInuS " thSttt Gen. GSrfeld's. The
LisutInIHl vas shot from q horse ai'er we
hId gol IntO the City Of Mexico. He re.
hlaed Bio natural color; bis respiration,
puleInd temperature were almost nor.
NAL 10 En cheerful, and be had no idea
Oltylsg He even laughed and joked
ibo1tit, Iud said that after he Hot we'll he
iaSaId never Oe eCarsless sgAin, Suddenly
Bio t0npl' lion turned 10 that OF q corpse,
lDd 10 lev hours he was dead. 20 you
W" Iddtdtbe General, "you can't really
nll anything about what result may fol
loE such shot II the President should
ATslEO or three days longer, with hiS
ltoBg constitution aud absolutely correct
lA,IIs, should expect be would eventu,
LIy lscOvsf."
"Hts HOu any intention OF going to
WpaInGlOu 10 connection with this mat.
"Idid intend TO 20 this morning, aud
w. ChlIts was going with me. II was
70 impulse when | first got up to run
Gown 10 ihe next train and see the Presi.
cent, ltd had my bag packed Tor the
pp' lien learned that no one was OIL.
loHsd Io'es him except bis physicians,
naiIes Ind Mrs. Garfield, 90 that my 20.
laI would not do him any good, while |
EN" trustworthy news Of his condition
here % could there"
hn the President expressed a wish
lhI3u 10 20 10 him2"
"NoIHIIr H | know. communicated
NlIn hln through Mr.. Lincoln, and re-.
selv@ sd BIZ reply. II be had expressed
IVY .'n 10 zee me l would leave on the
Uoyou attach any political significance
i..,, sass'e' 10 the shooting Of The Presi.
. Not The least in the world. II was
imply lhe act Of a lunatic who was disap!
pointed pointed because be could not get what he
NSnseH' wanted have seen this fellow, Guiteau,
seVeIN . times. When | was al The Fifth
=! Avenue Hotel last winter he ,ent a catd
Y, 70 ny room one day "a cominS t,nm
.!sISg NY son was with me, and /
S1sl S.ii hln y be knew this Guitesu, Yea,
Is ,Ild, he Is a sort OF lawyer and A Id @
IiI \ VIC 10 u Ighic1So. D'n't let bin come Up.
+. -, Jca DO he will bore you to death II
HG!aSNn iS! word that would moi Sss him,
s.u,,I s"H toaI he sent bic card up t,touentIv,
S1sines ,'.s.ltLI every day lor several days n
,o. 'ssesslo3, and | SlsayS fslutned ibs
s..N. sa, ,eply, that l would not sss him
s,'s', a, y umes be waylaid the on lie street
" ". y .'! 'ne corridor Ol the hotel, when
sS,pp, plsl through. but I would moi ialI
SS % ,S., FINALLY he wrote me letter ssy,
N, %M slt ne wanted the TO hslp him q ob
n. M W. y. ppOintnsnt As Minister 10 At,S
IA W. ' ue was about 10 marry A woman
~, n " iolk worth a million dollars. md
MA L " ne was appointed MinlSisr h,
SSsI,.' @ support The position with propej
S5s " I, ne luther said he had the pt,p
ssUI sas nenty Ward BeeChef, uen. shsr
! T,a ", lau othetS whom | bays io,voitsn
M, IN T.. no GIlenIiOn to The letter, soot
d. NJ, W.! " 'eI hIs card up again. lsent bscl
Ss,ij lnsEst 90 always before, lhSt
',i,., ,,o,u not see him. lie followed Ii,
~ sS.p.N y Nnen be took the card, howeyet
\, W. .sete my room was, and when h
Is,S, answer came 10 the door an,
Ed EdISo, Ton.s s,aPpOslHg tito be a servant,
M =, ,V,O@eln.' When be entered 1 Ene,
Vs,j oace, and taid 10 him, Il SSid
i, ,,Soos ,. see you All | want, Saij h,
iss,s ~, name, | don't want % tFsnSI
Ia, is,Vsills any thing at sll. iBul / don
hI nv 49, | said, aud l won't give yo
NJ. zane lo' any purpose WhAtsvst
TI ny saE him AileiWafdh
t,,,S ihe event oi President Gayesid
Iis,tsuao tuo YOU care to express An obinio
SVaa,s SVas political ie1ult?'
l,poiDt pi'tu'9E q That eau see, except 10 diI
ISS S, ~. seriously dlsappoint, sone me
tlI 1" 1 AZ, once. The places they wal
A ~ ~ q uued BY men EQUALLY a competen
EioorSs SVn. y. A'Ihur, The shameful and VI
I,SJ.,,,GI9 , GI99nnet In which he has bel
NV Gaetea \! BY the bitter ne Wspap pefs knot 4
M SV Sst uAl'oleed press has siyen many
n. IsoPe the idea that he IL a monSt,
b N" VSoIe s . that he is but little knot
II ' people generally. | know him
ls,j. nan tt common sense and Gle
la!eRhty6 ''N associates 'and . man
I.!lI. " Conclusion Gen. Gran, soots m,
Vsies ,yA el President GliaeId, and
,aotsd tbs TI0nSer, I0,sH.., ts 1s well well 1e ln Sot,