National Republican., 1882-07-01

sitting near an open window, about three
ieet from the ground, and Thought 10 myself
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE
to get him. / intended 10 shoot him through the
back Of the head and let the bnll pass through the
ceiling In order that one else should be injured.
remove ei msn than @ at lis 3cVeoU Ds bad pS my W
revolver in my possession when first went 10 the
church, having purchased 1t about ten days prior
TO the Presidents going TO Long Branch. This
was the Sunday prior 10 his leaving for Long
Branch on Saturday. During that whole week
read the papers carefully. thought It all over in
and thought what u tremendous excitement It
would create, and kept thinking about II all the
week. made up my mind that The next Sunday
would certainly shoot him IL he was in church
and got good chance at him Thursday of the
same week | noticed in the paper that he was
day he did go to the Branch for Mrs Garfeld's
health: ! went to the depot all prepared
With 70 'em9ye %s him. had had the reyS,ySr ySncrs
nicely prepared. I spoke TO man about a car.
riage to take me, as told him, over near the Con-
me over for s2 and seemed to be very clever iel
low and glad TO get the job. Igot to the depot
about about O'clock and waited there until tue Psesi,.
dents White House carriage drove up About
twenty five minutes after nine the President and
his carriage and servants and friends came up
he got out Of his carriage. ! stood in the ladies
room. about the middle of the room, watching
him. Mrs Garfield got out and they walked
through the ladies' room, and the presence of Mrs
all ready; my mind Yves all made up; had all
my papcrs with me; had all the arrangements
and drive over 10 the jail Mrs Garfield ioukcd So
thin and she clung 80 tenderly to the Presidents
arm that
DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO FIRE ON HIM
He passed right through the ladies' reception
room, through the main entrance, aud took the
cars. waited few moments; 1 went outside
the depot and walked up town toward the Riggs
House aud the Arlington and the park. 1 think
that went To the park aud sat there an hour or
| two thinking about II, ard went TO my lunch as
usual and after my lunch think 1 went to the
library OF the Treasury Department and read the
papers as usual, and think stayed there until 5
| O'Clock OH Saturday and then went out. do not
remember where went particularly; think /
went ~ the Riggs or the Arlington or the park ;
that was after left the library noticed In the
papers that he would be buck the first of the week.
watched the papers very carefully to sec when
he would return, but he did not cUme back that
MEEK but me- ne did ni come back on the following
hot, sultry day. l remember | suffered greatly
from the heat, but Notwithstanding thatI prepared
myself again, and
WENT TO THE DEPOT AGAIN ON MONDAY
with my revolver and my papers, but did not
feel like firing on him. l simply went TO the
depot sat IN the Indies waiting. .room got
there ten or fifteen minutes before the train time,
and waited and thought 1t oil over aud made up
my mind that would not fire on him that day;
did not feel like it. The train came aud he came,
and Mr.. james, the Postmaster General was there,
aud Mr.. Hunt, the Secretary rof the Navy, and
their lady friends. They all came through the
a thick k-set gentleman that came from the White
House to meet the Presidentwere there. They went
right to the gate and got the President, and they
all walked together to the Presidents carriage
and they all got in and drove off. stood on the
entrance of the ladies waiting room door, and
noticed James and Hunt there with their families
and the President and his friends drove up in his
White House carriage. and then James and Hunt
went, and then went. L got into a car and went
up towards the Riggs House.
THE VIGIL OF A MURDERER.
Well was watching for the President all that week
j got up one morning at $50 thinking that might
get the President when he was out horseback
riding; but he did not go out that morning. sat
there in the park for two hours watching for him
with my papers and revolver, thinking that l
might get chance at him, but lie did not go out
that morning; so went back to my room, took
breakfast put up my papers and my revolver, and
let the matter drop Until night. in the evening,
alter dinner at o'clock. | went up TO my room and
got my revolver out aud carried 1t in my pocket
This was either "Wednesday or Thursday, do not
remember which but / think 1t was Thursday
night lie -gpt out riding that night. l was in
Lafayette park, opposite the White House, watch
ing for him, and about $50 the White House car
riagc drove up 10 the White House ana waited q
| few moments, and the President and some gentle
man and young man Is or 20 years old whom
! presume was the Presidents SON., got
| into the carriage. The young man sat with his
back to the driver, and the President aud his
gentleman friend (whoever he was) sat on the back
seat. They drove out the entrance nearest the
Treasury building and passed right along the east
| side of Lafayette Square toward the Arlington.
| They drove down by the Arlington and out OH
rapidly, and / saw them from the corner Of the
park 1 went out on the street, on the east side OF
| the square and looked and SAW they were going
| about half an hour or so, ana they did not re-
turn and it was very warm, and concluded 70 lei
| the matter drop for that night, SO that nfLel
sitting in the park for some time, l Went
| as usual to my home and went 10 bed.
went to the Riggs House ank took room ii
| the afternoon OF Thursday, aid-the event men,
toned in thisPreccding talk happened, lam quite
certain, on Thursday night, It was either oil
Wednesday or on Thursday, am not positive
which, but my impression is that it happened on
| Thursday night. On Friday night after got my
dinner at the Riggs House went up TO my room
and took out my revolver and put it in my hip
pocket and had my papers with me, and /
thought possibly might get chance ct him
sat W there opposite tho While House. i had not not
been there a minute before saw the, President
walk out of the White House. Now" thought
him he is all alone; there isn't any one around
him." He walked along the east side OF
the square and down H street, followed him.
lie went to Mr. Blaines house, on Fifteenth Street.
lie walked along and when he got on the side
walk opposite Mr.. B!aine's house he looked up as
IL he did not know the place exactly, and then he
saw the correct number and walked in. l followed
him along, and was about halfway between II
street ana Mr.. Baines house, ON the opposite side
of the street, when he entered the house. went
into the alley in the rear of Mr.. Morton's house
and got out my revolver and looked at it and
wiped 1t off and put back into my hip pocket
went over to the II street stoop at Wormleys and
waited there hall an hour, should say, for the
President to come out. He came out and Mr..
Blaine with him, and waited at Wormley's until
they passed by me ON the opposite side. They
walked down ii street and on the east side of La
fayette Square and through the gate nearest the
Treasury building and into the White House. Mr..
Blaine aud the President seemed to be talking
with the greatest earnestness. Mr.. Blaine was on
the left side of the President as they walked along
the street.
BLAINRs RIGHT ARM WAS LooPED IN THE PRESIDENTS
left arm and they were engaged In the most earn
est conversation. Their heads were very close
gether. Blaine was striking the air every few
moments, and the President was drinking 1t all in
and occasionally the President would strike out
his hand thereby giving assent TO what Mr.. Blaine
was saying. They seemed to be In Il very hilari-
Gus state Of mind and delightful fellowship, and
in perfect accord. This scene made striking I'M
preston Oh me. 1t confirmed what had read in
The papers, aud what had felt for long time, to
wit: that the President was entirely under Mr..
Blaine's influence, and that they were in perfect
accord. may have remained In the park perhaps
hulf or three quarter of an hour, and then went
down to my room at the Riggs House. took q
towel bath in my room, and went TO bed aud
went TO sleep.
The Day ON which the Deed Was Done.
woke up about o'clock Saturday morning and
felt well in mind and body. My mind was per-
had not the slightest doubt about my duty TO the
Lord and to the American people in trying TO re-
move the President, and want 10 say here as
omphatically as words can make 1t, that from the
moment when fully decided to remove the Pres
ident have never mad the slightest shadow on
my mind; my purpose has been just as clear and
Just as determined as anything could be, Le.
lieved that was acting under a special divine
authority TO remove him, and this divine pressure
was upon me from the lime when fully resolved
to remove him until actually shot him. 1t was
only by neryng myself 10 the utmost that did 1t
Mt all and never had the slightest doubt as to
fir the best Interest of the American people
Having heard Friday from the papers aud 1lso by
my inquiries of the doorkceper at the White House
Friday evening that the President was going 10
Long Branch Saturday morning,
IREsoLvED TO REMovg HIN AT THE DEPOT.