The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-26

one shot from revolver through the side of the
van at Guiteau. A shrek OF AFFECT terror was
heard INSIDE, Guiteau yelling: "Oh! my God,
my God, I am shot! Help! Murder" Then
he fell in fis Of fright upon the floor of the
wagon. The would. be assassin of the occasion
dashed away without risking another shot. AS
he put spurs To his horse he held his revolver
upon the officers until he passed them. He bent
low over his horses neck and spurred with
fiery energy toward the north, running down
First street to the incline overlooking the Balti-
more & OHIO tracks. The officers were so
overwhelmed with surprise at the suddanness
and unexpectedness of the attack that they
hardly realized what was done until the bold
rider was off and away. Officer Edelin, fired
one shot after him, but 1t did not delay him at
all, as il went very wide of its mark.
On examination it was found that the ball
had just grazed Guiteaus left wrist, lnfllcting
a mere scratch The bail struck the opposite
side of the van and fell upon the floor, where
1t was found on reaching the Jail.
All concern about Guiteau being thus dis.
missed, the police began to think OF the would
bs assassinator Of the assassin. A man an
swering his description had been seen riding
near the Soldiers Home, and an officer call
ing to him 10 halt got blast of profanity IN
reply, and the man rode of as fast as possible,
the policeman following in hot pursuit. The
chase WAS continued beyond the District line
and several shots were fred during It's pro-
gress and the man finally disappeared in the
woods The officer then laid n wait for his
man, and he soon reappeared. As he rode
into the yard of farmhouse he was Overa
ken. Here the alleged assailant, William
Jones by name, was arrested and brought back
to the city and locked up. At his examina-
ton on Monday morning however, Policeman
Edelin,, of Guiteau's guard, declared Bill Jones
not the man and that a mistake had been
made. The man VINO fired was of resolute
bearing, and with heavy black mustache,
and his stsed had white foreegs, while Jones
10 a Slsarsyed sOt, and his animal 10 wholly
sorrel Other statements made by the officers
show that three different persons were engaged
on Saturday in the attempt to avenge Gar
fields murder, and that the end is not yet.
AGHAsTLY ARRAY-DR BLISS.
Saturday morning, 1t is remarked the spirit
of merrlment which had thus far been DOM.
nant in the Guiteau trial, gave place to gravity
and solemnity In the presence of grinning
skeleton on the rail in front Of the witness
box, with highly colored diagrams scattered
around showing sections Of the human body.
On the prosecuting attorneys desk were the
two sections Of vertsbr9 removed from the
presidents body at the autopsy, and beside the
murderOus bulldog revolver whose deadly
work had made the trial and all these ghastly
accompaniment necessary. In the witness
box was calm, serious looking man, perhaps
so years old. The gray had we'll nigh gained
possession Of his hair and heavy sidewhisksrs
wing Of night itself, but his eye was clear and
bright, while the firm and rather thoughtful
face was at once calculated 70 command respect
and attention In such = place This was Dr.
Bliss, the chief OF that curious company Of
doctors whose management OF the presidents
case evoked 50 much comment before and az
ter his death He came on the stand at the
opening Of court, and held 1t TIL the adjourn
ment. In reply to questions by the district
attorney, he stated how he had been called to
attend the president, how he found him, what
was done for him by the surgeons during his
life and with him after death. bespoke with
great delibeFatlon, seeming to weigh every
word before he uttered it and was never dis.
concerted perceptbly. Raising the skeleton
which lay on the rail in front OF him, he IN.
Dictated the point where the ball entered, ex-
planned Its various detlections by ribs and
muscles with which it came IN contact, and
traced as we'll as 1t could be done by this rat
Ting skeleton without the full roundness of
its life, the tOrtuous course OF the bullet to its
final resting place. Then, taking one of the
painted diagrams, he went over it again, show.
ing the course through the muscles and It's
sues and the location OF the aneurism which
caused death. WheE tho vertebral sections
were handed him and he was asked If he iden
titled them as the bones taken from the dead
presidents body, the audience leaned forward
in their seats and listened with almost breath
less interest for the answer. 1t did not seem
to be expected that the bones of the dead would
rise to confront the living, but they had and
the strange tact was not unappreciated. From
tina. moment to the time of adjournment some
body was constantly looking at them. When
they were passed back to the district attorney
Mr. ScOville reached over for them, and when
he got them Guiteau, who sat near him, and
who il would be supposed would recoil from
them with horror leaned over his kinsman's
shoulder and scrutlnized them long and IN.
sently, though he did not offer to touch or
handle them. After they had been returned
again Col. Corkhill carried them up TO the
judges desk, and running pencil through
the hole made by the bullet, explained in wins
pers to couple OF judiciallooking gentlemen
who occupied seats with Judge Cox the course
of the ball and Its effect The jury also exam
med them, but they evidently would have
much preferred TO do without it,
MONDAY.
Beyond an extraordinary rush Of spectators
to witness the trial, of whom not tenth could
be admitted, the proceedings OF Monday were
marked by no extraordinary incidents. The
assassin, lIvid with tear, was escorted to the
court room by an extra attendance of five po-
liceman, and once there conducted himself
with his usual impudence, but with no nota
bic outbreak. Mr.. Robinson rose to crlticlse
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