The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-02-24
A STARTLING STORY.
Well Attestcd Prediction that Garfield would
be AssaSsinated,
(Con:aued from last ,reck,)

pOlUteu W lie "oi'', w "''' - wa
and "Lincoln,' inscribed upon tn
streamers, AMI said: "W ashington'
spirit died in lincoln, and yours vii
die also. Your name will be ru
upon my fay. too, before man
months"
This reads like the mou thinrsof
scrank," but GaIfield did not regar
his visitor in that light. He told hin
that he was impressed with hi
words; that he would take ever
precaution against assassination, ant
that he would write letter TO any
person his visitor would name il
Washington, so that when he wen
there as he seer intended, he coul'
make arrangem to thxart an,
conspiracy, If there was one agains
Garfeid's life.
The seer suggested the name O
Hon. Cail Schurz, III III secretary o
the interior. President Hayes, a
that time, was on visit TO Ca!
fornia.
The letter to Schurz was written
The sub>t anc2 of it WIS that the
bearer hast made to him some as
founding statements which bore
evidence of truth, and that he aud
his statements should be given car, :
ful consideration.
Before he made a:Elnger ents,
however, to visit Washington,
Schruz came on to Cleveland, where
he had personal iEterview, at tie
Kennard House with this strange
man. He male the same Impression
upon Schrnz as he did upoa all with
whom he talked on the subject, and
was treated with great distinction
by the German statesman.
Captain Henry, marshal of the
District of Co umbia, before he went
to Washington to take tie position
given him by Garfield after the
election, was put in possession of the
outlines of the seer's story and PR
diction, and during all interview
held at the Office of ale gentleman
alluded to as government officer,
Henry was present and becam. -
quai inted with him.
"Who would Aurt ksarfeld?'
aeked Henry of the seer upon oae
occasion soon after tie eIectien-
"Wait and sce,7 We're the prophet
ic words of tlhe seeE.r W nrx,
they met, Henry and the seer, Gar
field was suffering at Eibcren from
the wounds made by the assassiaa'S
bullet, and he had nothing to say to
the words Of the seer, "What did l
tell you?"
After the election, and Garfield
had been iuaugurated, the singular
man called uroa Elk President Hayes.
He told him his fears as to the awful
fate of the president, spoke ia burn-
ing language of the foal conspiracy,
As he termel it, of killing the presi-
lent to make way for man who
was in league with the powers who
had determined ~ sound the death
Snell ofthe republic, and place OH
It's ruins a powerful monarchy. Il
is in eviden in the Handwriting OF
Ex-Pfesident Hayes, which he wrote
h a relative in this city, a day or
Two after the seer's visit to him at
Fremont, that he had never met
man who SO interested him, or one
who seemed to be better informed
upon subjects of which the average
citizen never thought. He had his
nisgivings of the man, however, and
wrote to the government officers
mentioned above that he NUT b.
nad-not that hiswords or actions
denoted insanity, but that the stu
Dendous and wicked conspiracy he
spoke of, of which the death of Cur
iead was the torerunHcr, AMI of
which he talked with so much
and reason, was too
monstrous for belief. Said he fede.
raj office-holder to the seer upon one
occasion after Garfeld's death:
"You must be crazy"
Il know you think 1 am," he re-
piled, sand SO do other men, but /
I'm just as certain OF what tell vou
Is l am that Garfield is dead-cu,
IF by the hand Of an assas in"
His remarkable prediction did not
'est with the mere declaration that
Garfield would be killed; he describ
I'd the looks of the assassin and the
make of the pistol whose sound
hooked the world and in every de |
all his prophecy was fulfilled to the
etter. This is the lieeral truth, and |
will be sworn to, if necessary, by at