Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
HOW HE WAS SWORN IN.
WHERE GUITEAU WILL BE TRIED.
SCENES AT ELBER0N TODAY
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
HOW He WAS SWORN IN.
WHERE GUITEAU WILL BE TRIEp.
SCENES AT ELBER0N TO-DAY.
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
ARRANGING FORTHE FUNERAL


| BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON.
| Special DISPATCHES to The EVENING STAR.
LONG BRANCH, M, Sept. 20.-The scenes at
| Elberon to-day are sad. At the little hotel
| crowds are gathered discussing the sad death
The flags on all the cottages are all at haf-mast
A magnificent photograph of the late President
in the hotel parlor. is draped in mourning. The
| Presidents death was painless and without
| incident. 1T was sudden. a surprise-neu-
ralgia of the heart. is the cause attributed
| HIS LAST WORDS.
| These were his last words An hour or so be-
| fore the collapse the President said II am
| tired
| At four this afternoon the autopsy is to be
! held By Prof. Curtis. of Washington. in the
| presence of all the doctors, including Drs
Barnes, Woodward and Reyburn.
Arrangements for the removal of the body
have not been definitely fixed After the
autopsy it will be embalmed by a New York
undertaken, and
GO TO WASHINGTON
sometime tomorrow. 1t will lie in state in the
rotunda Of the Capitol until Friday. and thence
| be taken to Cleveland and be buried in Lawn
field cemetery.
Where Gnitean will be Tried.
THE NEW JERSEY LAw-ACrION OF TIRE COR
oNER OF MONMOUTH COUNTY.
| Special Dispatches to The EVENING STAR
Long BRANCH. Sept. 90 l a.m.-According to
the law of New Jersey, when a person has re-
| ceived wound in another state and is carried
into New Jersey and dies the villain who in
fcted the wound can be apprehended on the
requisition ofthe governor of New Jersey, tried.
| sentenced and executed in the county in which
his victim died. A law of this kind was made
necessary nv thp fact fhat, -bn
tally wounded in New York came into Jersey
City by ferry and there died. The legislature of
the state of New Jersey, in order to prevent any
murderer from taking advantage of the fact that
river which could be crossed in five minutes
separated the jurisdiction of New Jersey from
New York, passed law that when any person
received wound in the jurisdiction of another
state and was brought into New Jersey before
death his assailant could. in case of death. be
apprehended, seized and arrested on requistion
OF the governor and tried for murder i'm the first
degree
THE LAW IN THE DISTRICT.
In the District of Columbia where the assault
on the President was committed, the common
law prevails. and the result is that as the Presi-
dent died at Long Branch. New Jersey in order
to secure such punishment as the assassin de-
serves he must be tried in Monmouth county,
New Jersey 1t is stated that Guiteau will
never reach Long Branch. IT is said that there
is an association in Washington who have sworn
to shoot the assassin on sight. but if he should
escape assassination he will probably be tried
at Freehold, as that is the county seat of the
county in which the President died
THE INQUEST.
The coroner of Monmouth county who was
notified at midnight tonight that the President
OF the United States had died came here to-
night prepared TO make the inquest on the BODY
as the President of the United States died within
the jurisdiction of the coroner. He was willing
to accept the post-rnortem which was made by
Drs. Bliss, Agnew and Hamilton but he insisted
as death had occurred within his jurisdiction
that it was his duty. as coroner of Monmouth
county. to make an investigation as to the cause
of death. This investigation will be made on
tomorrow morning. and will be based on the
post-mortem made by DIR. Bliss. The result will
be that he will report to the governor of New
Jersey that General James 4. Garfield died from
the effects of wound inflicted upon him by
ONE CHARLES J. GUITEAU.
whom, he is informed, is conflned in prison in
Washington, DC, and as he is SO confined it
will be proper to make a requisition upon the
authorities in charge of the District of Columbia
for Guiteau, that he may be tried in Monmouth
county, New Jersey. The county seat of Mon
mouth county is Freehold and the fall term of
court at which Guteau can be tried will be in
October.
By Associated Press
Secretary Blaine with President Arthur.
New. YORK, Sept. 20.-Secretary Blaine ar
river in this city this morning. ami is now with
President Arthur.
The Stock Exchange Closed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-The Stock Exchange
voted to convene the governing committee i'm
mediateiy, and recommended that the exchange
be closed at IL O'Clock to-day and closed on the
day of the Presidents funeral.
Gen. Arthur Sworn In.
DETAILS OF THE CEREMONY WHICH TOOK PLACE
AT HIS OWN RESIDENCE
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The Sun extra SAYS:
Gen Arthur was sworn in at Quarter-past two
o'clock this morning at his house. Two judges
of the New York supreme court had been sent
for. r. Brady and Charles Donohue. Judge
Brady arrived with Messrs. Rollins and Root at
ten minutes before 2, but the ceremony was out
Of courtesy deferred until Judge Donohue's ar
ANdi a. u uttlc U ClOck WIFI tA-SOnliuis-
sioner French. Judge Brady stood on the other |
side of the table facing General Arthur. /
Grouped around the two men were Judge DON
ohue. Eli Root, Commissioner French and Danl
G.. Rollins, and Gen. Arthurs son. Judge
Brady slowly advanced step and raised his
right hand; Gen. Arthur did likewise. mo-
ment of impr essive silence followed. Gen. Ar
thurs features were almost fixed. Then Judge
Brady administered the oath. Gen. Arthur
speaking In clear, ringing voice
~ do soIemnly swear that win faithfully ex-
ecute the Office of President of the United
States, and win, to the best of my ability, pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitution Of
the United States"
After this he remained standing q moment
longer, his hand still raised. No one spoke, nor /
did the President afterwards give expression to