The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-02-24

live, this man doggedly said, "No;
he will die. IF the bullet wound
does not kill him his end will be
encompassed some other way. He
has been doomed to die"
Under cover of letter addressed
to Dr.. Boyn,on, one of Garfeld's
physicians and . relative of Mrs. Gar
field, this man wrote a note to Mrs.
Garfield, the presidents wife, telling
her not to be buoyed up with false
hopes; that her husband would
never arise fro his bed; that il
the wound made by Guiteau's bulle,
did not prove sufficient, the c'nspi-
rators would end his life by poison
or some other sure and certain means.
DR.. Boynton can tell whether or no,
he ever received such n missive, and
will no doubt corroborate this part
of the story.
The seer made a trip to Washing
ton just previous to the assassination,
but met with no encouragement from
CAPTAIN Henry, upon whom lie
called, but was told by that off cial
tn at he had better 60 back to Cleve-
land. He did go back, and when
the news came to Cleveland that
Garfield was shot at the Potomac
depot while about to take the train
for Long Branch, the man was en-
gagged at his work at a private house
on Kennard street
T.s- Lady o. the house ran 70 him
with paper in her hand and sail,
in a" excited manner: "My God,
President Garfield has been shot"
Il am not at all surprised to hear
that,0 said he. 81 have been looking
for it for some time"
He did not stop to make any ex-
and tie Mortified lady
pronounced him fol. He started
toward h ; lone, and meeting an
acquaintan &C.. he asked if he had not
heasl that the presiden, Lad been
shot. The reply was in the affiraa-
tive, AMI the seer went on, while the
citizen stool and uttered curses upon
khe miscreant that fred the shot.
He kept %. until he reached tie
jity hall. IIe assembled the steps
An en'er II the mayors Office.
Mayor Herrick hal read the start
ling omncement from Washing
ton, and when the seer stool before
Aifn, h ~ speechle<s with amaze
nent and horror. Herrick knew of
he reelection.
The Ho citizens and office holders
who " have referred to IN this ar
icle b:ive k t their knowledge of
his remarkable story a profound
ecret- Thy canno' c'p zine it
away and are powerless to suggest
TI.ey cannot believe that
here is any superhuman agency
Ibnut it. They only kno that this
r. 4n told them what wonld occur
ong before it was done, and they
aw his prediction verified in all it's
essential features. Upon the subject
Of political conspirac es they pro-
nounce him a monomaniac. but they
accord TO him wonderful knowledge
Of European and American secret
history; they acknowledge that he is
keen, sclfcoEtainel man, with |
none of the wild .yrd, suspicious
;ranky actions nor manners of a
unatic; they agree that he is a quiet,
good citizen, and af.cc,ionate hus-
Dand and KIND t;,ther; thc,e never
las been the breath of suspicion
against his good name, bu. still they
ire unsettled as to is status. Say
hey, he has perhaps made hund-
eds of predictions that never were
Perhaps he blundere ON
his. But yet they could not forget
hat his prediction in this instance
vas so circumstantial, and was so
nlly borne out by subsequent events,
hat again they arc troubled as to
what category lie belongs.
The man is modest in the ext rene.
lie does not wish to get into print,
md made me promise solemnIy that
lis name should not be given to the
public. He fears the venge ,nce #
hese conspirators, whoever they
nay be, AMI do not care to run the
Isk OF being made away with. This
gain sounds like the raving Of a de-
nented br ,il, but to b. ar him talk
'ou would almost be convinced that
lis fears are not groundless. He
loes not trade upon his alleged
,ower as seer. He makes no
money at it. He has made no nre.