The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-05

Way tOr 9 mAu WHO Wa IA IoASu6
With the powers who had determined
10 sound the deash-kpell OF the re-
public, and place on its ruins .
powerful monarchy. It lie Ia evidence.
in the hand writing Of ex-President
Hayes, which he wrote to relative
in this city q day or two after the
Seer's Welt to him at Fremont. that
he never met q man who 90 interested
him or one who seemed to be better
informed upon subjects OF which the
average citizen never thought OF.
He had HE misgiving of tbs man,
however, and wrote to the govern
ment officer mentioned above that he
must be mad-not that his words or
actions denoted insanity, but that the
stupendous and wicked conspiracy he
spoke OF, of which the death Of Gar
field WAS the fore.runner. and of
which be talked about with so much
esrnestness and reason. was too
mcnstrous tor belief. Said the federal
ofhceholder to the Seer upon one
occasion after Gsrfeld's death:
"Y u must be crazy"
II know you think I am" be re-
piled, $50 do other men, but l am
just as certain OF what tell you as ]
sm that Garfield is desd-cui off by
the hand of an assassin"
HIS remarkable prediction did not
rest with the mere declaration that
Garfield would be killed; he
DESCRIBED THE LOOKS OF THE AssAs.
SIN AND THE MAKE CT THE PISTOL,
whose sound shocked the world, and
in every detail his prophecy was ful-
filled tc the letter. This is the literal
truth, and will be sworn TO, if necee-
aFy, by ut leaat two of the most reput-
able men in Cleveland.
When the nation wa cheerej mp
with the messages from the Presi-
dents bedside. and hope spread her
wings with Joy over the intelligence
flashed by wire that Garfield won Id
live. shis man doggedly said. ''ITo; be
will die. Fl the bullet wound does not
kill him. his end will be epcourp passed
some other way. He is doomed to
de-"
Under cover Of letter addressed to
DR.. Boynton, one of Garfield physi
clans and relative OF Mrs. Garfield
this man wrote note to Mrs.
Garfield, the Presidents wife. telling
her not to be b Dyed up with false
hopper; that her husband would
never arise from bis bed; that if the
wound made by Guiteau's bullet did
not prove sufficient the conspirstors
would end his life by poison or come
other sure and certain meane. DR..
Boynton can tell whether or not be
ever re ceived such missive, and will
no dou bt corroborate this part OF the
story.
The eeer made trip to Washing
ton just previous to the assassination.
but met with no encouragement
from Captain Henry, upon whom
he called, but was told by that official
that be had better 60 back to Cleve
land. He did go back, and when
the news came to Cleveland that Gar.
field was shot at the Potomac depot
while about to take the train for
Long Branch this man was engaged
at his work at q private house on
KenBsrG street.
Tue lady of the house ran to him
with paper in her hand and said in
an excited manner, tMy God, Presi-
dept Garfield has been shot,"
Il am not at all surprised to he ar
that" said be. 81 have been look
ing for it some time"
He did not stop to make any ex
plantations, and the Mortified lady pro
nounced him a fool. He started
toward home, and, meeting an ac-
quaintance. he asked if he had heard
that the President had been shot.
TIE reply was in the afirma tive and
the Seer went on, while the citizen
stood and uttered curses upon the
miscreapt that Fl red the shot.
He kept On until be reached the
City Hall. He sscended the steps
and entered the Mayors Office.
Mayor Herrick had read the startling
announcement from Washington, and
when the Seer stood before him he
was speechless with smszement and
horror.
HERRICK KNEW OF THE PREDICTION
The two citizens and oHceholders
whom I have referred to in this
article have kept their knowledge of
this remarkable story a profound
secret. They cannot explain it away,
aud are powerless to suggest solu-
ton. They cannot believe that there
is any superhumsn agency about it,.
They only know that this man told
them what would occur long before
it was done, and they saw his predic-
ton verified in all Its essential fea-
lures. Upon the subject of political
conspirscies they pronounce him &
monomsniac, but they accord to him
a wonderful knowledge Of European
and American secret history; they
acknowledge that he is keen, self
contained man, with none of tho
wild-eyed. suspicious, cranky actions
or manners of lunstic; they agree
that lac is q quiet, good citizen, an
afectionate husband and kind
father; there never has been the
breath of suspicion against his pood