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' WASHINGTON, iJ. U., JUiy 11, V A. JU.
The President passed a comfortable
i night and his coutlitlon showed an im-
AVprovementoverthatof yesterday. Pulse,
99 ; temperature, 09 j respiration, 22.
- Signed Dns. Bliss, and otiiehs.
A person of thePresldent's ace should
lu good health have Pulse "0 to 72, Respi
ration 18.
The Stalwarts will now desire
some new christening, since Oulteau
lias claimed to be one of the most
orthodox members of the Stalwnrts.
If Governor Hoyt continues to
send In his vetoes, the Legislature, will
not have much left of their winter's
work. He is already entitled to be called
the champion vetoer.
If Guiteau is a lunatic as his friends
claim he is, we think him a good style
. of lunatic to hang, and it is a great pity
the police and soldiers prevented the
people from inflicting prompt punish
ment at the time the deed was com
mitted. There Is too much of this
methodical madness that Is used to cloak
devilishness.
One of the marked features in con
nection with the attempted killing of
the President, was the almost unani
mous feeling of distrust with which the
people looked upon the Vice President
as the successor. For that feeling, Mr.
Arthur can only blame himself. His
course during the Senatorial dead lock
in New York ha9 caused people to look
upon him more as a common ward
politician than as a statesman. Not
having a proper appreciation of the
dignity of the minor office, people could
hardly be expected to look with favor
upon him in a higher position.
Resistance to the new prohibitory
laws of Kansas has gone so far that
while juries in the cities refuse to con
Vic; liquor sellers, even upon the clear
est evidence, in Atchison the Common
Council, with the co-operation of its
presiding officer, the Mayor, has adopt
ed an ordinance providing for the grant
ing of license to taverns and saloons.
This action was taken in express ridi
cule and defiance of the prohibitory con
stitutional amendment and the laws
based upon it. The temperance men
have since then had a mass meeting,
and call upou the Mayor to resign,
while Gov. St. John threatened to call
out the militia and put the laws into ex
ecution by force of arms. All this be
cause the population of the cities is not
willing to be deprived of its beer by the
rural population's temperance predilec
tions. Attempt to Assassinate the President.
Shortly after we went to press on Sat
urday, July 2d, a despatch was received
stating that the President has been shot
at the Baltimore depot. We could get
no further particulars and merely made
that announcement in the portion of
edition that was not printed. The fol
lowing detailed account of the sad af
fair we now place before our readers.
The shooting took place in the Wash
ington depot of the Baltimore and Poto
mac railroad, where the President had
gone to take the train for Jersey City
where Mrs. Garfield was to meet him
when the journey was to be continued
to Williams College where Mr. Garfield
was to deliver an address. The shots
were fired by a fellow; named Guiteau,
and from a heavy pistol known as the
" Bull doser." The first shot took ef
fect in the right arm and shoulder,
making only a slight wound and was
followed by a second shot which entered
the sniajl of the back about four inches
to the right of the Spinal column and
passed through the liver in the direction
of the kidneys, going between the tenth
and eleventh ribs, fracturing the latter.
Mrs. Garfield who was at Long Branch
was sent by special train arriving at
Washington about 7 P. M. in response
to the following despatch :
Mrs. Garfield: The President
wishes me to say to you from him that
be has been seriously hurt, how seri
ously he cannot say. He is himself,
and hopes you will come to him soon.
He sends bis love to you.
A. V. Rockwell.
Mrs.Garfleld, although still weak from
her recent illness, has behaved, since
her arrival, with a courage aud self
control equal to those of her husband.
Not only has she not given way to
terror and grief, but she has been con
stantly by the President's side, encour
aging him and giving efficient aid so
'.far as it has been in her power to the
attending physicians.
, Nothing since the murder of Lincoln
has so stirred the public mind. From
every section of the country and from
all parties, arose a cry of horror at the
crime and expression of sympathy with
the President and family. Had not
troops been placed to guard the Jail, the
populace would have saved the trouble
of trying and punishing the guilty
wretch who had brought this aniletlon
to the Nation. During the several days
following the shooting the newspaper
aud telegraph offices were continually
crowded with people seeking the latest
intelligence. Frequent bulletins of the
President's condition were Issued, but
yet it was Impossible to keep up with
the demand of the people for news, and
any despatch giving encouragement was
gladly welcomed.
The following despatch shows in
strong light the feeling of the people :
Executive Mansion. Washington,
July 4, 11 P. M.To the Press : Ou be
half of the President and Mrs.Garfleld
I desire to make publlcaeknowledgruent
of the very numerous messages of con
dolence and afl'ectlon which have been
received since Saturday morning. From
almost every State iu the Union, from
south as bountifully as from the north,
and from countries beyond the sea, have
come messages of anxious inquiry and
tender words of sympathy in such
numbers that it lias been found impossi
ble to answer them in detail. I there
fore ask the newspapers to express for
the President and Mrs. Garfleld the deep
gratitude which they feel for the devo
tiou of their fellow-countrymen and
friends abroud, in this hour of heavy
affliction. James G. Blaine,
Secretary of State.
Policeman Kearney, of the Island
Precinct, who arrested the assassin,
makes the following statement of the
shooting:
" Guiteau arrived at the depot about
an hour ahead. of the Presidential party,
and moved about and acted quite rest
lessly. My attention was attracted by
his movements, but I did not watch the
assassin particularly until I heard him
ask a hackman at the Sixth street depot
if he could drive him off lu a hurry if
required. I thought it was a peculiar
thing, but before I could follow It up
closer I saw the President's party driv
ing down Sixth street to the depot, aud
I had to go and look after them. They
drove to the B street eutrauce. Secre
tary Blaine was with the President, and
the two entered the depot together. The
President walked up to me and asked
how much time lie had before the train
left. It was twenty minutes after nine,
I saw by looking at my watch, and I
told the President he had ten minutes.
u Just as he thanked me I heard a
pistol shot. I saw the man that I had
been watching previously standing
about ten feet away in the shadow of
the main entrance to the waiting-room
leveling his pistol across his arm. He
fired a second shot before'I could speak
to him, and darted between myself and
the President and Secretary Blalte Into
the street. The President reeled and
fell just in front of me. As he fell he
said something that I could not exactly
understand, and Secretary Blaine, with
a terrified look, pushed toward him,
exclaiming : " My God I he has been
murdered! What is the meaning of
this ?" I did not stop longer, but ran
out after the assassin, aud arrested him
just as he started across B street toward
Sixth street.
In God's name, man,' I shouted,
wbat did you shoot the President fori1"
" His answer was, I am a Stalwart,
and want Arthur for President.'
" He still carried his pistol in his
hand ; it was a large California revolver
of large calibre, with a bone handle.
He appeared perfectly cool, and offered
no resistance.
Soon after his arrest he was taken to
police headquarters and from there to
the District jail, which is a mile east
of the Capital. He was much excited
and evidently feared rough treatment at
the hands of the mob. On the way he
told Detective McElfresh that he had
inteuded to shoot the President six
weeks ago, when the party went to
Long Branch, but Mrs. Garfield looked
so sick aud delicate he did not have the
heart to kill him. When asked why he
committed the crime, he said : " It was
to save the Republican party. We were
in danger of destruction under such au
administration as that initiated by Gar
field." The following letter was taken from
the prisoner's pocket at Police Head
quarters :
July 2, 1881.
To the White House:
The President's traglo death was a sad
necessity, but it will unite the Repub
lican party and save the Republic. Life
is a flimsy dream, and it matters little
when one goes ; a human life is of small
value. During the war thousands of
brave boys went down without a tear.
I presume the President was a christian,
aud that he will be happier in Paradise
than here. It will be no worse for Mrs.
Garfleld, dear soul, to part with her
husband this way than by natural
death. He is liable to go at any time,
any way. I had no ill-will toward the
President. His death was a political
necessity. I am a Stalwart of the Stal
warts. I was with Gen. Grant and the
rest of our men during the canvass. I
have some papers for the press which I
shall leave with Byron Andrews and
his companion, journalists, at 1,420 New
Yolk avenue, where all the reporters
can see them. I am going to Jail.
ClIAItLKS Gl lTEAU.
The Byron Andrews referred to Is the
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Intcr-Ocran. He doilies' any
knowledge of Guiteau. The papers
spoken of are in the hands of the gov
ernment. The following letter was found on the
street shortly after Gulleau's arrest.
The envelope wmb unsealed nnd ad
dressed : " Please deliver at once. To
General Sherman (or his First Assistant
in charge of the War Department)."
To General Sherman :
I have Just shot the President. I shot
lilni several times, as I wished him to
go as easily as possible. His death was
a political necessity, I am a lawyer,
theologian and politician. I am a Stal
wart of the stalwarts. 1 was with Gen.
Grant and the rest of our men in New
York during the canvass. I am going
to the Jail; please order out your troops
and take possession of the jail at once.
Very respectfully,
Charles Guiteau.
From the time of the shooting until
Tuesday morning, It seemed almost Im
possible that the President would sur
vive his injuries. From that time on,
the dally bulletins as to the condition of
the wounded man has shown constant,
though slight improvement, and the
chances for his recovery at tills wilting
are such as to give good grounds to hope
for the best.
Gultcnu's Statement.
The district attorney and some other
officials had a talk with the assassin.
He said that lie had been contemplating
the assassination for six weeks, and was
forced to do it by an Inspiration from
God. That he did It for political pur
poses aud through patriotic motives ;
that he had conceived and executed the
deed himself, and no soul on earth knew
it but himself ; that he considered it a
political necessity to retire General Gar
fleld, and thus save the Republican
party; hejiad no fear of future punish
ment and no fear but he would be liber
ated ; he knew Vice President Arthur
aud General Grant very well. He was
sorry that his act had caused the Presi
dent so much pain. His only motive
was to have a stalwart for President.
When asked how he rested he said :
" That is the first rest I have had iu six
weeks. This tiling has been on my
mind; I could not sleep; now that is
over ; my only wish is that he may not
recover and not make my act fruitless ;
my mind would be perfectly nt rest if
he died, and I do not fear any conse
quences." The prisoner is apparently
cool and unconcerned. The officials at
the Jail think that his actions, outside
of his talk, betray no indications of
insanity. Guiteau said to-day that after
buying the pistol he went down ou the
river front to try it, and practiced so
that he could be sure of firing a deadly
shot. He says he fired twice, but the
pistol made such a loud report and
kicked so hard that he was afraid of it,
and did not fire again, but he reloaded it
and did not shoot It again, until he shot
the President. He says he took the best
aim he could, first at the President's
head intendiug to slioot him through
the brain, but he at once saw that he
missed aud the next effort was to shoot
the President in the heart, aud wheu he
saw the President fall he believed he
had shot him In the heart, and did not
fire again ; that had he not believed his
secoud shot fatal he would have walked
right up close to the President while he
was down and fired a third shot through
his head. He intended to go to jail, he
says, aud he was hurrying from the
depot to carry out that purpose. He
says that he noticed that the President
turned very pale and fell over heavily,
and this made him believe his shot was
immediately fatal.
The President's Mother Informed.
Cleveland, July 3. The news of
the shooting of the President was broken
to his mother this forenoon at Solon.
She had been bo much overcome by the
fatal accident which resulted in the
death of Thomas Garfleld and 'Mrs.
Arnold that the fSmily had kept from
her the intelligence of the attempted
assassination. But this morning she
felt better and spoke of attending Mrs.
Arnold's funeral, which took place at
Bedford to-day. In announcing her
intention she remarked : " Last Satur
day Thomas was burled ; to-day Corne
lia. I wonder who it will be next
Sunday." Mrs. Trowbridge, at whose
house she then was, sent for Mrs.
Larabee, another daughter. When the
latter arrived Mrs.Garfleld Inquired if
she was going to Mrs. Arnold's funeral.
Mrs. Larabee replied she guessed she
could not as something had happened,
so the sister thought it best not to go.
" What has happened J"' inquired Mrs.
Garfield. " We have heard that James
Is hurt," replied Mrs. Larabee. " How r"
By the cars ?" asked the mother. " No,
he was shot by an assassin but he was
not killed ;" answered the daughter.
" The Lord help me,"' exclaimed Mrs.
Garfleld. Mrs,. Larabee assured her
mother that the latest reports were
favorable end showed that the President
was resting quietly, and In a fair way to
recover. " When did you hear tills?"
queried Mrs. Garfleld. "Yesterday
noon, but we thought it best not to tell
you.' The news was not as favorable as
to-day," was the reply.
" You were very thoughtful. I am
glad you did not tell me," adding that
she thought something had happened
as she had noticed that the manner of
her daughter had been peculiar toward
her yesterday. She bore up under the
Intelligence with much fortitude.
She read the dispatches calmly and
said : " How could anybody bs so cold
hearted as to want to kill my btsbyl"'
In general conversation she expressed
wonder to what was coming next, aud
Inquired what would probably bo done
with the assassin. Upon some one say
ing "Hang him," she replied, "He
deserves it." '
Mrs. Garfield's Escape.
Neav YoitK, July C A Washington
special to the J'mcssays: It seems that
during the journey of Mrs. Garfleld to
Washington there was a very narrow
escape from what might have been a
fatal accident. The traiu that brought
Mrs. Garfleld from Long Branch con
sisted of an engine and one Pullman
car. When within two miles of Bowie
Station, sixteen miles from Washington,
a parallel rod on the Bide of the engine
broke while the wheels were maklug at
least 2u0 revolutions a minute. The rod
is a steel bar which connects the wheels
and Is about twelve feet long, six inches
wide and four inches thick. As the
engine continued to thuuder aloug,
although the engineer immediately re
versed the steam and put ou' the air
brakes, the rod bounced with each revo
lution of the wheels, tore up ties and did
considerable damage on that side of the
engine. This continued for about two
miles before a stop could be effected, so
great headway had been acquired. Eye
witnesses state that as the train flew by
Bowie Station splinters of the shattered
ties filled the air. Had the engine left
the track the Pullman car would have
been splintered into kindling wood and
all ou board been killed. Another
engine was sent out from Washington
and Mrs. Garfield's car was brought to
the city. The accident delayed the
arrival of the party about half au hour.
Railroad men say it is almost a miracle
that the engine did not jump the track,
and then all on board would have been
Instantly killed.
Guiteau as a Theologian. Not Insane.
Washington, July 7. District Attor
ney Corkhlll has received the following
letter enclosing one written to the writer
by Guiteau :
Col. Corkhlll Dear Sir : Charles J.
Guiteau was in Boston the winter of
179-80 ; had a desk in the office of the
American Peace Society, publishing
"The Truth" (I mail you a copy). I
conversed with him almost daily for
months in his various moods and learned
much of his history. He proved to be a
worthless fellow, dishonest and unrelia
ble ; in religion a fanatio of the worst
type, but I never considered him insane
or border in; on insanity. The enclosed
which I received from him early in
June, certainly Bhows no insane indica
tions. I think it well to write this
much at least, hoping the ends of justice
may be met.
Very truly, H. C. Dunham.
Asst. Sec. A. P. So.
1 Somerset Street, July 5, 1881.
The letter of Guiteau referred to by
Mr. Dunham is as follows :
Riggs House, Washington, June 8.
Dear Sir: I wish you would send me
by return mail here a copy .of my book,
'The Truth." I am preparing a new
edition, and I have but one copy, and I
wish another. I may be in Boston
shortly to see some of my old friends. I
have been in politics since last June.
Yours truly, Charles guiteau.
The book of which Guiteau speaks in
the foregoing has for its title page the
following : "A Companion to the Bible,
by Charles J. Guiteau, theologian, Bos
ton ; D. Latbrop& Co. ; copyright 1879
by Guiteau. '
The "preface" states that: "A new
line of thought runs through this book,
and the author asks for it a careful at
tention to the end that many souls may
find the Savior."
The "Table of contents" is as follows :
First An oration on Paul, the apes
tie, presenting an enlarged view of this
wonderful character and giving a vivid
account of his life, Bufferings aud great
work for the Master.
Second Christ's second coming at the
destruction of Jerusalem, A. D. 70.
Third Christianity reviewed from the
destruction of Jerusalem to the present
time.
Fourth Some reasons why many per
sons are going down to perdition, in
cluding a reply to the attack ou the Bi
ble. ' '
Appendix.
First Siege and destruction of Jeru
salem. Second The predicted fate of the
earth.
The Law of Succession.
The Constitution left it to Congress to
provide a law " for the case of removal,
death.reslgnatlon or inability both of the
President and Vice-President declaring
what officer shall then act as President,
and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed oraPres
ldent shall be elected." Agreeably to
thls provision, Congress in 1792 placed
the President pro tern, of the Senate
first in order after the Vice-President for
the Chief Magistracy, and after him the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
to hold office until a President can be
elected for the unexpired term,for which
the Secretary of State shall issue his
proclamation. The Senate adjourned'
without electing a President pro tem. to
to succeed Senator Thurmau, to whose
Beat General Garfleld was elected, so
that the next in the Hue would be the
Speaker of the House. But the House
of the Forty-sixth Congress is dead and
the house of the Forty-seventh Congress
has not yet organized. There is, there
fore, now no officer of the Government
after Vice-President Arthur authorized
to fill the Executive Chair. If, for any
reason, the Vice-President should vacate
his place, there would be an interregnum
for which the Constitution does not pro
vide. In that event the people would
recognize the expediency of some high
officer assuming charge, and the Secre
tary of State, being already authorized
by law to act in a somewhat similar
case, would be looked to. He would
doubtless eonvene the Senate at once,
aud that body would choose a President
pro tem. to discharge the dutie3 of Pres
ident of the United States until the peo
pie could elect under the proclamation
of the Secretary of State. The law re
quires that when the first Wednesday
in December is more than twd. months
off' Presidential Electors are to be cho
sen within thirty-four days before that
day. This is all the law that exists on
the subject, but in the absence of more
it is enough to prevent anarchy among
a free and order-loving people. Phila
defjFila Press.
Crime at Highspire.
Win, B. Andrews, colored, was arrest
ed at Highspire Tuesday morning aud
lodged in jail at Harrisburg, on a charge
of murdering his wife. During M6nday
night his house was burned down and
his wife consumed iu the flames; her
charred bones were found lu the embers
and blood and hair supposed to have be
longed to the dead woman were after
ward found in an adjacent cornfield.
They had quarrelled in Highspire that
evening because she had stopped the
saleof liquor on him. The theory is
that he murdered her in the field, then
dragged her body home and fired the
house. He deuies any knowledged of
the circumstances and states that he
found his house on fire, and saved his
two-year-old child, but could not find
his wife. He was seized by an infuriated
mob aud taken before a justice at High
spire, by whom he was committed. .
A Singular Death.
Lancaster, July 5. Christian Wolf,
a farmer of Schconeck, this county, aged
about 00 years, started for Union Station
at an early hour this morning with a
load of bark. As the horses approach
ed Union Station a gentleman observed
that the old man was lying down,
though seemingly alive. The horses
went on to the village, and when they
reached it they were stopped and, the
man was raised from the bark -upon
which he was lying just as he breathed
his last. Mr. Wolf, who was widely
known and respected,seemed in his usu
al health when he left home, and it i
thought he died either from heart dis
ease or apoplexy. A Deputy Coroner is
investigating the matter.
Attempted Assassination of Blaine.
Wasiiixoto, July 5. Between 13 and
1 o'clock to-day a man named D.micl Mc
Nam a r a, fiora King William couuty, Vir
ginia, came to police headquarters and in
quired where Secretary Blaine lives.
When asked what lie wanted of liiru, he
said he had been ordained of God to kill
him, and exhibited a pistol. McNaruara,
who Is not clear whether his mission is to
assassinate Secretary Blaino or General
Arthur, has been sent to an insane
Asylum. lie states when examined, that
ho had been inspired by the spirits to kill
General .Grant during the latter' adminis
tration, but was defeated iu that object.
Illegal Combinations.
The Supreme Court of Michign has
Just rendered an important decision in a
grain ganibliug case. One party having
Unit another money, with agreement to
share the profits, In an attempt to get up a
corner on wheat, the lender sued to recover
the mouey. The court held that such
combinations entered into to artificially
effect tho price of any uecessary of lifu was
illegal, aud uny money advanced iu the
pursuuiioti of Mich contract cauuot be re
covered. " 1