The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-28
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erroneous assertions which have been
made relative to Guteau, the wond-hr
assassin of President Gartield
1.-THE interest felt by the public in the
details of the assassination and the many
stories published justify me i'll stating that
the following is ii correct and accurate
statement concerning The points to which
is made:
s"ri1e assassin, Charles Guiteau, came TO
Washington City on Sunday evening,
March 6, and stopped at the Ebbitt House,
remaininc only Que nay, lie then secured
4 room in another part Of the city and has
boarded and roomed at various places, the
full details Of which have. On Wednes-
tlav, Nav is, the assassin determined to
inurtler the President. He had neither
money nor pistol at the time. About tie
last of Nav he went into O'AieAra's store,
corner Of Fifteenth and t streets III this
city, and examined some pistols asking
for the largest calibre He was shown
two similar in calibre ana only different
ia the price On Wednesday, June s, he
purchased the pistol which he used, for
which he paid $40, having i'll the mean
time borrowed $i5 Of Il gentleman IN this
city on the plea that he wanted to pay his
board bill. On the same evening about
Z o'clock hc took the pistol and went TO
| fhe foot Of Seventeenth street and practIced
firing at board. firing ten shots. iic
Fthen returned TO his bOarding-hOtlse and
wiped the pistol dry and wrapped It in
his coat and waited his opportunity.
''On Sunday morning, June y, he was
sitting in Lafayette Park and saw the
| President leave for the Christian Church,
On Vermont avenue, and he at once re-
/ turned to his room. obtained his pistol
put it in his pocket anu followed the
President to church lie entered the
church, but found he could not kill him
there without danger of killing some one
else. He rejoiccd that the President sat
near window After church he made AN
: examination Of the window and found he
could reach it without any trouble and
] that from this point lie could shoot the
+ President through the head without kill
ING any one else. The following Wednes-
: day he went to fEic church, examined the
: location and the window and became salts
| fed he could accomplish his purpose, and
: he determined therefore to make the at
tempt ut the church the following Sunday.
: lie learned from tbs papers that the Presi-
!. dent would leave the city on Saturday,
June 18th, with Mrs. Garfield for Long
Branch lie therefore determined to meet
him at the depot He left his boarding
u place about five O'Clock Oh Saturday morn
e ing. June 18th, and went down to the riy-
Y er at the foot of Seventeenth street and
4 fired five shots to practice his aim and be
&, certain bis pistol was in good order. Lie
d then went to the depot and was ln7slle la
k dies Vaiting-rOom of the depot with the
lie pistol ready when the Presidents party
Is entered He SAYS iIrs. Garfield looked so
Id weak and frail that he had not the heart TO
rs shoot the President III her presence, and as
he knew he would have another opportun-
H. ity he left the depot. He had previously
ed engaged a carriage TO take him to the jail.
Sy On Wednesday evening the President and
nj his son, and think United States Marshal
~ Henry. went out for ride. Tile assassin
+ took his pistol and followed them and
he watched them in hopes that the carriage
,ls would stop; butno opportunity was given
lc- On Friday evening, July |, he was setting
"a on the seat i'll the park opposite the White
,r- House. when he saw the President come
out alone. He followed him down the ay
=, enue to Fifteenth street. and then kept OF
80 the opposite side of Fifteenth street unit
q the President entered hcresidence OF Sec
11, retary Blaine. He watched ut the corne
..s lof Mr. Morton's late residence, on the cor
-. ner Of Fifteenth and II streets for som
:, little time and then, as he was afraid n
r, would attract attention, he went into tn
-ha alley i'll the rear of Mr. Mortons residence
j, examined his pistol and waited. The Presi
.o~ dent and Secretary Blaine came out tc
of gether and he followed them over to tn
gate Of the White House, but could get n
opportunity to use his weapon.
~ ssOn the morning Of Saturday, July q
i " he breakfasted atthe Riggs House about
''o O'Clock. lie then walked mp into the par
- and sat there for an hour. He then took
s''7 one-horse avenue car and rode to Sixt
~ street; got out and went to the depot an
- lotered around there; had his shoes blacl
- ed, engaged a hackman for 81 TO take Iii
tc the iail went into the Water-closet an
=, ','o took his pistol out Of his hip-pocket an
80 unwraDped the paper from around
which he had put there for the purpose
'.'A preventing the perspiration from the bod
: - dampening the powder, examined the ri
tol carefully, tried the trigger, and then
\ turned and took seat III the ladies wal
dog ing-room, and as the President entere
i i advanced behind hin and fired two shots.
s'These facts, | think, can be re1iea II
thy on as accurate, and | give them to tho prt
tors lie to contradict certain false rumors co
! is nected with the most atrocious Of atrocio
may crirnes.,'-- Z. World.
rish -e---
I Of. Norwich, N. T., July 9.-Mr. Loren
axes Bolles, of the New York and OsWcgo Mi
ne land Railroad, was a member of the One1
who Community at the time Gnttean was thel
cion He SAYS: u knew Gliteau well. dol
the ihnlipve the man insane, at tue GOmmu