Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-15


Ualtcd States Disttio. Attorney CokLili has
furnished The following sta.tnsnt tr lu5lic,
ticn, r.ati7o to Gaiteau.
The ass,su. Chsries j. Gaita.u. eau, 10
WashI gtcu On Sunday evorins, Marsh. Glib,
1881 and stopped at the Eb5AtII JUS, remaiains
one day. Ho then SECURED d rlom ia auo;h,r
part Of tho city, snd has boarded Iud r5om:d OF
vaIitul l.l2o.s, tho full detail, OF which |
have.
Va Wednesday. May Is, 1851, ,ha ssstB,,"
dett mined to murder lha Prts.riru. he bel
neither m0rtp ntr pistol at tho iima. Ab0ui
lho last Gf May Eo went into Onearas Nor =,
corner ct Fifteenth lrd + s.rte's. 10 this city
aud examined sHms piStoi7, sskiug Ter thu lsr.-
est cahbrr. He was sho@u i've, similar inoA
ibre, aud only different 10 price On Wtdas
day, Juno S.h, no purchased the pistol wh'oh
he used, for which he paid $40, he hssiee 10
the MT aatsme borrowed So OF q geutlsman 10
tbs oily on the pea iha; &c waotcd to Try
bis board oil. % The sar,a evening aboa. Sew.
en- o'clock lie took tho pistol aod went 10 the
foot OF Seventeenth rect aod urso,ioad sGoo:-
log at bosrl. firing tcu stcls Ilo then ro-
turned to hls bo,rling .lica. a,d ~iD,d Tie
pistol dry sLd wrapped it in his c,at. aid wait
ed his opporluDitg
'Oa Sunday morning. June -. ho was Sit
ting 10 Latsyetto Park and saw ths ptosde5t
lasV, Tor the Christina Church, on Vermont
avenue and no al one, rcturoed to Iii, r,cm.
ob!alotd lis nis:6|, III: il in his hip pGcket, and
ftlowed tho President 10 chuich; no cpterru
the chn'cl, tu; iousd 10 c1u!A not xii LIN
there without danger nf killing como Uns csc.
tie noticed that the President sat near a wiz
dow; after thurct ia mato an * ,mosi 10 Ct
the widow aud t0u1d he coUl reuuh it withnat
any trouble, and tha. from this puni he coull
shoot the President ihrcueh The head 2ihCut
killing sny che tie
The following Wednesday, no wont t. tbs
cnurch. examined the location and the window,
and bocams tsleGod ho could ACCOMPLISH h,s
purpose and he dstormiCed therefore. 10 m.se
tha attempt 81 the church The following sunday
He learned from tho papers ,hll The Presidsnt
would ltaoo tho city on Saturday, tho IS h al
June, with Mrs. Ga N-lI, for Long Branch 10,
therefore. deterni med to meet him 1t the depot
He left his boardi6g plscs abou! s o'clock Sal.
utdsy morning, June Is, and went dowa to tbs
river, a. III, foot Ct Sevenlnhnlh s!re.! nnd tsd
i've shots. TO practice Liz sin ard bs cert. his
p'stol was In good order lie than went u the
depot, and wss in tho lsdisA' waiting room If
me oepoi, with his pistol really, when TIM Prstl.
dental party entered. Es Gays &1s G.r6ald
looked so Weak aud frsil that he had no. lh.
hears TO shoot tho Presi lent ia her Presence,
aud as he knew hs would have ano,hsr oppor.
tunl!y, no lefs the depot Ho had previously
engaged Carriage 10 take him 10 the .i. on
Wednesday evening thu Presided. and Ais tou,
AID; think, U. y. Marshal Harry. won't on. for
q ride. lie assassin took his i,tol and followed
me d, add watched them for some time 10 hopts
the Carriage would stop, bu! such oppor!un:-
" WAS given.
ION Friday ev il ng Juyl ha wsa sitting on
Inc SCAT IN ,hs park opposite the White House.
when he saw tia Presiden! IN, out .loue; hs
followed him down tho avenue ~ Fifteenth
lfee. ana men kopt on tn" onDosi.s tide OF III.
street up Fifteenth until tho Presiiebt eb,etet
Inc reslaence OF Secretary Bis!ne. He W. i:ed
at no coraer OF Mr.. Muslons late sssidsnc,
corner ct Fifteenth and II, for come time nn1
then. 80 ne was Afraid be would att7ac! attention
ne won't into thu alley in tbs rear OF Mr.. Nor.
5 ml ,esluehce, e1iminet bis pl:tol suI waited
Inc PRESIDENT and Secretary Blnire cims out
toge!ner and ne followed them over to tina pe,o
OF the White House. bu. cou.d ct 10 opgor-
tunity TO use his weapon. On the morning If
Saturday Jaly 2; ha breskfutsd at the Rigs
House about o clock. He than walked up ,nto
me parK ana eat there for an hou-. He then
LOOK ont.horie avenue car and rods = Sinh
street, got out aad went into tbs depot and ln.
tered around there. had his shoes bl.cked, Ell.
gaSed hickman Tor 81 10 tsh him to tie i,il
went LILO The water-closst and took his pistol mt
OF nls Pip pocket and unwrapped the paper from
around II, which he had ru. there for the puI.
pose ot preventing tho perspiralion from the
20 oToy oAm ming the pc sdeI; examined hia pi:-
to'' carefully triad ,hs trigger, and thep return
ed and took a ssat in tho ladies' vai,ino.room.
ano: as soon as the Presi3ant entered, advanced
osLlnd MIN and fired two shots. ThHe facts
LINK, can DC rolled upon "a accurate and give
1hen 70 Toe public 10 contradict cer:,in islse
~ nors IN connection with This most slrocious
OF atrociou3 c,imts