New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-15
THE ASSASSIN.
WATCHING HIS VICTIM.

THE DETERMINATION TO ASsAssINATE THE PRESIDENT
FORMED SIX WEEKS BEFORE ExECUTYoN-GUI-
TEAU's CAREER IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, July 14.-United States District
Attorney Corkhll has furnished the following
statement for publication, in order to correct GER
tain erroneous assertions which have been made
relative to Gniteau, the wouid-be assassin of Pres
ideut Garfield:
me interest fet by the public in the details Of the
stating that the following is correct and acerate state
nenl concerning the points to which reference made
CITY March g. 1851 and stopped at the Fhhitt House,
remaining only one day. lie then secured room in
another part of the city and has boarded and roomed
SaTs ON p"Sfd hs Nav dta iss f shs As.
sassin determined to Murder o the presidenf.
He ha'sneither money nor pistol at the tire About the
tenth and Fists in this city and examined pistols,
asking s ior the largest eabre He was shown two sim
sS he ne h the pistol Which he
borrowed $15 of a gentleman this city ON the plea
that he wanted to pay his board b On the even
foot OF seventeenth-st and pracsed firing board.
wPeu tne pistol dry aud wrapped it in bis coat and
and the President leave the Christian Church on
Vermontave and he at once returned to his room
tanned hiS pistol put III his hip pocket followed the
President to church He entered The church found
some one else He noticed that Prcsidcnt near
wndow' Mrter church he made an examination of the
tb nu nh' , IRON s Pn ne could shoot the President
lowing Wednesday he went to the church examined the
location and the window became satisfied he could
accomplish his purpose, and he determined therefore
make the attempt a the church the following sunday
lie learned from the that the President would
leave the city Saturday 18th Of June,
Iarhed Tor Long Branch he thereforc determined to
meet him at the depot He left his boarding place
5oc ock saturday morning, June lS and went down to
the river at the and fired I've shots
TO practise his aim and he certain his pistol in good
order He then went to the depot and ladies'
waiting of the depot with the pistol ready when
looked weak aud frai he not the heart To
AND AZ no knew h,.
would nave another opportunity he left the depot He
nad previously engaged carriage to take him to the
think, United States Marshal Henry, went ont for
ride The assassin took his pistol and followed them and
Moulu stop, nut no opportunity was given. On Friday
evening. July he sitting the in the park
oppoe tie "hite ii0use, When he saw The President
Fiiteenth-st, and then kept the opposite side
OF the street up Fifteenth until the Presi-
uent entered the residence of Secretary
Blaine. He watched the corner of Mr. Morton's late
residence, corner of Fifteenth and HIST, time
and them he afraid he attract attention.
lie went into the alley the Morton's resi-,
uence, examined his pistol and waited The President
aud Secretary Blaine together and he followed
them To the gate the White House but could get
no opportunity to use his weapon.
On me morning OF Saturday July p he breakfasted
INTO the park and sat there for an hour. He then
one-horse avenue and rode to Sxth-s got aud
SHOES BACKED; engaged hacSman for ~ To take
n nnh 10 the Jan; Went into the water-coset
pocket and unwrapped the paper it, which
he had put there for the purpose preventing the per
spratloh rom the body danpenng the powder. exam
iheu 1e pistol carefully tried the trigger and then
turned and took seat i'll the ladies' waiting room and
and fired two shots ~
These facts, think he relied upon as accurate and
give them to the public to contradict certain false
crimes.