Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-11
BLISS AND BAXTER.
An Answer to DR.. Reyburn's AfIidavit
About Garfield's Physicians.

afternoon in relation to the affidavit by
DIR. Reyburn, Of this city, which was submitted
Wednesday to the Senate committee on claims,
and which was published in yesterdays STAR,
describing scene between Drs. Baxter and
Bliss during the late President Garfeld's
illness. DR.. Baxter had not read the statement,
but copy Of it was procured and he
perused it carefully. Upon concluding
he said that he had nothing
| pamphlet containing a fac-simile Of a
the Presidents nurse, to the eff
feet that on the 9Th Of August, 1881, the
President stated to him, in presence
of Mrs. Garfield that DIR. Baxter had been
still considered him as his physician. He
| also stated that he had no knowledge
OF ever having placed himself under
the professional care of DR.; Bliss,
spoken one word on the subject. Mrs. Garfield
stated at the same time that she had never
been consulted by DR.. Bliss on the sub
| ject. and had no knowledge of the President
having chosen DIR. Bliss as his attending physi-
clan. Attached was a certificate from Mrs. Gar
field that DIR. Boynton's statement was correct.
| The pamphlet also contained extracts from
the testimony taken during the Guiteau trial,
! in which DIR. Bliss said November 9,1S81,) that
the Secretary of War sent for him at the time
President in the presence of Mrs. Garfield
| only, requested him to stay and take charge of
| the case.
! THE PROFESSIONAL ALTERATION.
DR.. Baxter then read the following affidavit
to the reporter: This will certify that on the
morning of the Sd day of July. 1881, while
was in the hall, in hearing of all conversation
of ordinary Tone ]. III. Baxter. NJ. D., entered
the room of the presidential mansion. adoin-
| ,,,rr IN 1,ah %ho AL L.
was lying. The room was known. during the
| the President illness. as the physicians room.
| About 10 o'clock DIR. Baxter entered the physi-
! clans room in which were Drs. Bliss and Rey-
burn and young Bliss. DIR. Baxter politely
| asked DR.. Bliss to take him (Baxter) in to see
the President. DIR. Bliss replied: 4 see no
reason to take you in to see the President,
| when DR.. Baxter remarked: Il have been the
Presidents family physician for years, and
| from this reason desire to see him.
DR. Bliss, in answer, said: Il understand
| your game. You are trying Cor the word sneak
| lng) up here to get my patient from me-
"Dr. Baxter replied: 'Why Doctor did
not come here to take your patient away from
| you. l wish nothing but what is right and
| professional If thes President prefers YOU to
In answer to this. DIR. Bliss said: L know your
| game. You cannot succeed here. know your
habit of sneaking around and prescribing for
those who will lobby for you.
DIR. Baxter replied DIR. Bliss, if you mean
this. you undoubtedly lie
DIR. Bliss asked: What did you say?' DR..
| Baxter repeated the same remark (''it is IN
doubtedly lie0. DR.. Bliss arose, when young
Bliss said: Father. let me attend to this affair
and rapidly approached DR.. Baxter. At this
time a collision seemed imminent when DR..
Baxter took his hat and said: This is no place
for such a scene and quietly left the room.
! During this disturbance Dr. Baxter did not
appear angry. nor was his manner in any way
offensive. His request was made in the ordi-
| nary manner OF making a request. His pres
| ence apparently gave offense to DIR. Bliss. who
was much excited. In this statement have
| endeavored to give nearly the words that
passed between the gentlemen, but may not be
| exact, while the facts are correct.
| ''Signed l.. r. BECKwIrH. NJ. d.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d
| day of November. A. d. 1881.
GEO. II. B. WHITE, Notary Public.
washington. d. c."
DR.. Baxter said that this affidavit had never
left his possession and had never before been
made public in any way.
Wants German Chaplains Appointed.
CURIOUS DOCUMENT RECEIVED BY SENATOR
| CULLoM.
The most curious of the many odd commune
cations received by members of Congress dur
| ing the present session was handed to Senator
Cullom Wednesday evening. The document is
as follows:
'P. O., DE PERE, WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON, D..
c., January T. 1885, Boarding house. Ad-
dress now: Care of Mrs. La Porte, 613 H
street. n W.
To HIS ErcelIency and Highraess the Hon. Shelby
NJ. CulIOna. United States Senator from III
nOis, Washington, d. c., and 10 their Ercel-
leacies and Highnesses the Hons. Bros Ingalls,,
Spooner, Sd,cyer, Palmer, Stan ford Farrell
Teller, Hoar. Ecarts, Quay, Cameron. Wilson,
Sdbin, Plumb. Payne, Morrill, MACPHERSON,
Blair, Haze, Doiph, Darts. Chandler, Hearst
Jones. El,nunds and all the other beLoued
United States Senator's at Washington, D. c.
MosT BELOVED FRIENDS AND DEAR BRETHREN
! IN CHRISTI l wrote pastoral letter for all the
| United States Senators and Representatives.
care of his excellency the Hon. L. Stanford
| from California. Please and get q copy in full
of the pastoral. as it is an utter impossibility
for me to write such large letter to each friend
| Last year | talked with the President of the
| United States about the necessity to have a
| German chaplain Cor two, or three. or even
! to fve) appointed for the several forts and
garrisons of the United States to travel
| around and to preach to the German United
! States soldiers. The President, as far as | can
| recollect acknowledged the necessity of such a
| movement, but so far has never acted on it, at
| least not in my favor. 1t seems his hands are
| tied up in this matter. Col. Lamont sent me
| word the other day that it was no use to see the
| President again about it, as there was no
German preaching. &c. As it is highly
needed to have such German chaplaincy
established, land as the kings business needs
| haste" would you not be SO kind and as
quick as possible appoint the writer to such a
chaplaincy Gas overseer). among the German
| United States soldiers? Please make an appro-
priation, say of about $4,000 twenty thousand
| dollars), for three or five German chaplains,
| salary and the necessary travelling expenses to
| pay. And you may appoint committee of
| United States Senators to take care of the
| money and appropriation, to pay out
| when needed and due, or as You think
| best fix. l was ordained in the PRESBYTERIAN
| Church, but their home mission board (nor
| any others) will not or cannot sustain any
union Christian mission cause like mine. 1
have now among the German emigrants. and if
| appointed by an honorable and high Senate of
| the United States chief chaplain in this good
cause, it would enable me to put another mis-
siOnary in the place l now hold. Yours truly,
Presbyterian ordained pastor, evangelist, and
| missionary. DoYAGEUR
| Among our German emigrants at the Green
Bay. Lake Superior, and the northwestern
frontier, and old veteran who prayed for
about eight months United States soldier
of Christ at Fort Lyon, Virginia. for peace
&C., and to founder of the Wisconsin soldiers
orphan asylum in 1865 who preached his
| sermon at Ontonagon, Lake Superior, in Au-
| gust, 1853, now about thirty-six years ago. !
No Building I'm West Brookland.
! ATTORNEY RIDDLE sUsTAINs THE INSPECTOR IN
REFUSING PERMIT.
! On the It'll instant Mr.. j. G. Hester applied
for permit to build house in West Brookland,