Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

made as com Portable as possible and all per-
sons have been excluded from the grounds.
The President is conscious and does not
complain of great suffering. 1t is impossible
to say as yet what the result will be, but the
surgeons are of the opinion that the wounds
are not necessarily fatal.
THE PRESIDENT TO HIS WIFE.
The following dispatch has been sent to the
Presidents wife:
Mrs. Garfield, Elbernon, Long Branch,
Nsw Jersey The President wishes me to say
to you from him that he has. been seriously
hurt. How seriously he cannot yet say. He
is himself and hopes you will come to him
soon. He sends love to you.
A. F. ROCKWELL.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
The following has been forwarded by cable
from the Department of State:
WASHINGTON, July End, 1881.
james Russell Lo,oel Minister, Etc., London:
The President of the United States was
shot this morning by an assassin named
Charles Guiteau. The weapon was a large
sized revolver. The Presiden: had just reach
ed the Baltimore & Potomac station. at about
twenty minutes till nine o'clock, intending,
with portion of his cabinet, to leave on the
limited express for New York. Irode in the
carriage with him from the executive man.
sion and was walking by his side when he
was shot, The assassin was Immediately ar.
rested, and the President was conveyed to
private room in the station building, and
surgeon was at once summoned. He has
now, at twenty minutes past ten, been re-
moved to the executive mansion. The sur
geons, on consultation, regard his wounds as
very serious, though not necessarily fatal.
His vigorous health gives strong hopes of his
recovery. He has not lost consciousness for
a moment. Inform our ministers in Europe
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State
THE ASSASSIN.
The man who did the shooting is Charles
Guiteau, attorney at law, at Chicago. He is
foreigner by birth, and has been very:
persistent applicant for consulate, which
was refused by the President. He has haunt
ed the executive mansion for two or three
weeks, and his not getting what he wanted, it
is believed, resulted in temporary alteration
of the mind.
The district Jail, large brown stone struc.
ture, situated at the eastern extremity of the
city, was visited by the associated press re
porter shortly after Il o'clock, for the purpose
of obtaining an interview with Charles Gui.
teau, the assassin of President Garfield The
officers refused admittance to the building,
stating as reason that they were acting un-
der instructions from Attorney General Nc
Veagh, which were that no one be allowed to
see the prisoner. Information had reached
them that movement to mob the Jail was
contemplated and large guard of regular
troops and metropolitan police was momen.
tarily expected to repel any attack that
might be made
Charles Guiteau is about 80 years of age
and is supposed to be of French descent. He
is about FIVE feet, FIVE inches in height sandy
complexion, is slight, not weighing more than
125 pounds. He wears moustache and light
chin whiskers, and his sunken cheeks and
eyes far apart, give him sdllen, OIL as
an official described him, "iooney" appear
ance. The officer in question gave it as his
opinion that Guiteau is Chicago communist,
and that he has noticed it to be peculiar of
nearly all murderers that their eyes are set far
apart "Guiteau," he said, "proved no ex.
cepton to the rule" 1t is stated that two or
three weeks ago Guiteau went to the Jail for
the purpose Of visiting it, but was refused ad-
mission on the ground that it was not "visit.
ors' day." He, at that time, mentioned his
name as Guiteau, and said that he came from
Chicago. When brought to the Jail he was
admitted by an officer who had previously re-
fused to admit him. A mutual recognition
took place. Guiteau saying, "You are the man
who wouldn't let me 60 through the Jail some
time ago." The only other remark he made
before being placed in jail was that General
Sherman would arrive at the Jail soon." This
officer was in charge Of the old city Jail at
the time Of the assassination of President
Lincoln.
The following letter was taken from the
prisoners pocket at the police headquarters
JULY 2, 1881.
To the White House: The Presidents trag-
ic death was sad necessity, but it will unite
the Republican party and save the Republic.
Life is a fimsy dream and it matters little
when one goes. A human life is of small
value. During the war thousands of brave
bows went down without tear. presume
the President was a Christian and that he will
be happier in Paradise than here. 1t will be
no worse for Mrs, Garfield, dear soul to part
with her husband this way than by natural
death. He is liable to 60 at any time any
way. l had no ill.will toward the President.
His death was political necessity. / am
lawyer, theolog ian and politician. I am
g. Stslwart of the Stalwarts. | was with Gen.
Grant and the rest of our men in New York
during the canvass. / have some papers for
the press which shall leave with Byron An.
drews and his cojournaists at 1920 New York
avenue, where all the reporters can see them.
am going to the Jail. CHAs. GUIrEAu.
The papers referred to have not yet been
given out for publication. Byron Andrews,
who is the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, says that while pack
age of papers is in the hands of the police,
accompanied by a note addressed to himself,
(Andrews), he has no personal acquaintance
with Guiteau, and never heard Of his exis-
tence until this morning. From what has
been gathered from the police, Andrews be-
eves that Guiteau's home is in Freeport, |:
Illinois.
The following letter was found on the street
shortly after Guiteau's arrest, the envelope O.,
,nsealed and addressed to Gen. Sherman, c
" his first assistant, in charge of the War &
Oana rtment.