Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-07-27
CONFESSION.
Guitedu's Movements as Discovered
by The Attorney General.

Guteau's Movements as Discovered
by The Attorney General.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-United
States District Attorney Corkhill
furnishes the following for publication:
The interest felt by the public in
the details of the assassination. and
the many stories published, justify me
in stating that the following is q cor
rect and accurate statement concerning
the points to which reference is made
The assassin, Charles Guiteau, came
to Washington City on Sunday eve-
ming. March 6, 1881, and stopped at
the Ebbitt House, remaining only one
day. He then secured q room in
another part of the city and has board
ed and roomed at various places, the
full details Of which l have. Wednes-
day, May Is, 1881, the assassin
DETERMINED TO MURDER THE PRESIDENT
He had neither money nor pistol at
that time. About the last of May he
went into O'Meora's store, on the cor
ner of Fifteenth and I streets, this city,
and examined some pistols, asking for
the largest calibre. He was shown
two similar in calibre and only differ.
ent in price. On Wednesday, June 8.
he purchased the pistol which he used.
for which he paid $40, he having in
the meantime borrowed SIS of a gentle
man in this city on the plea that he
wanted to pay his board bill. On the
same evening, about O'Clock, he took
the pistol and went to the foot OF
Seventeenth street and procticed firing
at board, firing 10 shots. He then re-
turned to his boarding place and wiped
the pistol dry and wrapped it in his
coat and waited his opportunity.
On Sunday morning, June -, he
was sitting in Lafayette Park, and
saw the President leave for the Chris
tian church, on Vermont avenue, and
he at once returned to his room, obtain.
ed his.pistol and put it in his hip pock-
ct, and followed the President to
church. He entered the church, but
found he could not kill him there with
out the danger of killing some one
else. He noticed that the President
sat near window. After church he
made an examination of the window,
and found be could reach it without
any trouble. and that from this point
he could shoot the President through
the head without killing any one else.
The following Wednesday he went
to the church and examined the loca-
tion and window. and became satisfied
that he could accomplish his purpose,
and he determined, therefore, to make
the attempt at church on the following
Sunday. He learned from the papers
that the President would leave the
city on Saturday, the 18th Of June,
with Mrs. Garfield, for Long Branch ;
be therefore determined to meet him at
the depot. He left his boarding place
about 5 o'clock on Saturday morning,
June Is, and went down to the river
at the foot Of Seventeenth street. and
fired FIVE shots, to practice his aim, and
be certain his pistol was in good order.
He then went to the depot and was in
the ladies waiting room of tho depot
with his pistol ready when the Presi-
dental party entered.
He saw Mrs. Garfield looked so
weak and frail he had not the heart to
shoot the President In her presence,
and as he knew he would have another
opportunity he left the depot. He had
previously engaged carriage to take
him to jail.
On Wednesday evening the Presi-
dent and his son, and think United
Statos Marshall Henry, went out for a
ride. The assassin took his pistol and
followed them, and watched them for
SOME time in hopes tho carriage would
stop, but no opportunity was given.
On Friday evening, July |, he was
sitting on seat in the Park, opposite
tho White House, when he saw the
President come out alone. He follow
cd him down the avenue to Fifteenth
street, and then kept on tho opposite
side of the street, up Ffteenth, until
the President entered the residence Of
Secretary Blaine. He waited at the
corner of Mr.. Morton's late residence,
corner of Fifteenth and Ii streets. for
some time and then, as he was afraid
he would attract attention, he went in
to an alley in the rear of Mr.. Morton's
residence. There he examined his
pistol and waited. The President aud
Secretary Blaine came out together
and he followed them over TO q gate OF
the White House, but could get no op-
portunity to uso his weapon. On the
morning of Saturday, July 2, he broak-
tasted at the Riggs House about
seven o'clock. He then walked up in
TO tho park and sat there for an hour.
He then took one. horse avenue car
and rode TO Sixth street, ho got out and
went into the depot and loitcred
around there had his shoes blackcd
and engaged hackman for two dollars
TO take him TO Jail. lie then went into
the water closet and took bis pistol out
Of his hip pocket and nnwrnppcd the
paper from around II which no had put
there for the purpose Of preventing tho
perspiration from his body dampening
the powder. Ho examined his pistol
carefully, tried the trigger, and then re.
turned and took q scat In tho ladies'
waiting room. and as soon AZ the Prcsi-
dent entered hc advanced from behind
him and fired two shots.
These facts | think can be relied
upon M accurate, and ! give them to
tho public TO contradict false rumors In
connection with this most atrocious Of
atrocious crimes
tGlcn's Falls, IN. y Timc".l