The sun., 1882-07-02
GUITEAU,s YEAR OF NOTORIETT.
The Assassination-Mr. GnrHe1d's Suffering
md Death-The Murderer's Trial.

ma Dcnth-Ihe Murderers trial.
II the hanging of Guitcau had been ap-
pointed for tomorrow instead OF yesterday.
the punishment would thereby have been
placed exactly n year from the crime; but the
I'd ot July falls this time on Sunday and there
fore the execution could not well have been
made an anniversary. 1t is year ago this
morning. lacking Il day. that President Gar
field started from tho White House. in Wash
inGton. to take pleasure trip. He rode to the
station Of the Baltimore and Ohio laroad in
n carriage. along with his son Harry and his
Secretary OF State. Mr.. Blaine. Several men,
bers OF the Cabinet had gone n few minutes be-
fore. In the womens sitting room Of the sta
tion man Of evil vsage and sneaking man
ner eyed Mrs. Garfield furtively. This was
Guiteau. lying in wait to assassinate the Presi-
dent. 1t lacked ten minutes Of train time when
Mr.. Garfield arrived. and he sat while
in the carriage chatting with Mr. Blaine
from whom he was to be separated for
several weeks. He was light hearted
and remarked that he felt like boy going on
n vacation. He and Mr. Blaine entered the
women's room together, and walked half way
across the apartment toward the ticket sellers
window. There were thirty to fifty persons
present watching the President with natural
curiosity. and. among them. Guiteau. with q
slouch hat pulled down over his eyes. and his
hand inihs pocket on the ready revolver was
unnoticed until he stepped quickly forward
from from the crowd; He was about ten feet behind
fired. Mr., Garfield flung up his hands and ex-
claimed: My God, what is ,this?' The large
bullet had entered his back Gqiteau fired
fields arm, The confusion Which arose N was ass; SO
the did, so@a Of Sni S he Mat saa
adna rhers rs a" i rfh dsasrSs or
ment. too, us to whether he tried to fire n third
time; Mr. Garfield sank down on the floor
nOarly. II not quite, unconscious. He was put
on mattress from sleeping ear, carried to
TO an ppper, room. and thence taken back TO
Gutcau had intended to go to the Jail in
carriage which he had hired for the purpose:
not seek to avoid arrest He had only tim time Ito to
move a few steps toward the door before he was
seized Sdd by several S police officer
hand this paper to Gen. Sherman" It was a
letter saving that he had shot the President MS
his troops His dread Of being n mobbed b,d Was was
l %N 6%s e GF sI'S S:Sd him
into a cab and hurried him to Police II ?ud-
IGnrders quart m There here Letter to the public was
alton was meant to unite the Republican party
and save the renpbiie. An excited crowd
was for, safety transferred TO the Jail they
followed the carriage. threatening as long as
they could keep up with it,
Seventy nine days OF terrible suffering by
Mr. GARFIELD and anxious suspense by the peo-
PIES Pie hensHed H before death came to the relief of
weeks. and DIR. Bliss, into whose hands the
case fell latter controversy between him and
family physician; pronounced him certain to
recover, though Drs Agngw and Hamilton. as
commit themselves to a favorable opinion,
Those days 9t eagerncss for news from the
line Of fact T' theory was read w nydVy
1aa But the aySSnns Ss5 we5e in their
there possibility Of recovery. The bullet,
after ira,fnturng ,n.ng the right eleventh rip had
fragments of bone into the adjacent soft parts.
and lodging two INCHES and hall. TO the
Loft 6 of the SPINE f ,n ThS nhEyseians msakips
enrToThng yin Of 1 nus, fro from the wound did not
ington was intensely hot and the Presidents
failure to recuperatc was attributed to that and
His faithful wife was with him much OF the
time. and several intimate personal friends did
duty ny as, as nurses Numerous devices for render;
were used with more or less, success, and the
at the end Of three weeks he had an alarming ing
relapse, followed by others. and as forlorn
He was himself eager for the experiment.
niini rieimarka6e Journey was that of the dying
occurred on the 9TH of last September No
pains OF expense was spared TO make il rapid
tion Of getting we'll, but he said: Il suppose it
Is a chance, and am entitled TO that chance"
and talked of the pleasure he anticipated in
looking out on the ocean. exciting himself SO
see soandy tho nsh aore k h
was st II asleep when at about 6 o'clock 4. NJ,
they placed him on a stretghcr and carried him
10 an open wagon. IN which he was slowly con,
tracks had been laid 10 The. main line Then
was lifted into II ear. whore 1t was suspended |
IN such q manner that it would not bo ioltcd by
IH m2i0m @ o. hs ii trHn q TMS run Vas made
train arrived at Long Branch ut ten minutes |
past, | o'rlqck, T. NJ, Here temporary tracks |
shore. SO that the patient could be lifted from
the car directly into the house.
The eyes Of Il sympathetic nation werc fixed |
on the franckIyn cottage At Long Branch, hut
me tears IN @ them We're nol often brushed away |
by hope. There We're said 10 be encouraging |
symptoms, IL Is true but these We're always fol- |
lowed by far more disrouraginG turns. aud at |
length IL was reluctantly conceded that pya mia, |
or or blood poisoning was fully developed, He |
fell away TO poorremnant Of his former robust |
ing; yet those who attended him said that in |
sRcorfa %Re here he saw W the MS9 membrrs Gb oi
his Cabinet for the first time since his hurt but
did not attempt any public business. The |
medical bulletins became untrustworhy, the |
verbal reports of physicians, and nurses contra:
dictory, and 1t was not until past the middle OF
September that the effort to sustain hope was
abandoned. On the 18th he was sleeping quiet
ly., with Gen. Swain in watching, Mrs. Gar
field had Just left him after feeling his pulse
and laying her hand ailectiOnatcly on his fore
head She thought he would havo Q comfort;
able night, and withdrcW 10 get some needed
sleep, Fifteen mlEqtcs lat,r he awokc on,
swain" he exclaimed, this, Is a terrible
pain" placing his hand over his ,hoart. Ho
drank n glass ot water and seemed refreshed
by wot napkin laid on his head. But the
agony returned, and he threw up his hands |
wildly moaning, :, Oh. Ewa,m, cant you stop
this 2" and again, Oh, Hwaim!' The house, |
hold was aroused Mrs. Garfield and his lnugh- |
ter Molc came in with tho rest. He irl into |
stupor and died at lO4 o'clock without further |
words or pain.
The Garfield absc1uies beRan at Long Branch |