Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1881 — THE GUITEAU SHOOTING. [ARTICLE]

THE GUITEAU SHOOTING.

Farther Particulars ’of the’Attempt to Bid|the Earth of the Aotihmiti. Washington dispatches of Saturday night and Sunday give varying acoounta ofi-the attempt to ahoct the assassin, 'Guiteau, as h#waa being conveyed from the court-room to the Jail. Officer N. J. Edelin, who has charge of Guiteau in his journey to and from the jail, makes the following statement, corroborative in the main of that of the driver: s

OFFICER EDEUN’S ACCOUNT. The officer s s they left the Court House about 2:40 Saturday afternoon, and moved at the usual pace down D street. He noticed no one near the vau until opposite*the Holmes House, D street and New Jersey avenue, where there was a man on horseback. When on First street, near Capitol street, the man rode up from behind and as the van turned intp East Capitol street, he was on its right Dropping behind he peered through the grating, and, evidently satisfying himself as to the position of the prisoner, pushed his horse quickly to the left of the van. From this point, and before the officer oould discover that he had a pistol, he tired a shot through the grafting and then toward First street. The officer fired at him as he turned, And thinks he struck him, for he fell foirward oh his horse and continued in that position, riding north-ward on First street. Without waiting to inquire ipto the condition of the prisoner the van was started in pursuit of the horseman. Edelin says he diet not hear Guiteau say a word during the ride except that he wanted to Jgo back to the police headquarters lor the gUafd. Paying no attention to him they made their way to the jail. They backed the van to tue entrance and opened the door. Guiteau was crouching in the further corner, pale and trembling. “Come on out,” said Edelin; but the fellow was too frightened to move. Presently he Walked toward the door, but shrink back again. The officers repeated their assurances that there was no one else there, and Guiteau came oflfc. ..‘‘The Lord is on my side, eure enough,” said he, “but I think He had better have some policemen take care of me after this.” Then turning to Edelin he said: “Tell them I want % double guard up here Monday morning to take me down to court.”

THE WOUND. Wheh asked if he was hurt he only Catlght hold of bis left hand, and was thus taken to his cell. There a reporter found him changing his shirt. There were ( wo holes in the left sleeve of his coat below the elbow, but neither the sleeve of the outside shirt nor of the undershirt was injured. Cutting away the sleeve, it was found that the concussion from the ball as it passed through his coat-sleeve had brought blood to the' surface of his arm just above the wrist, but there was no rupaure of the skin. Dr. McWilliams, the jail physician, directed the application of ice, and in a few minutes the injury was imperceptible. the Would be avenger. After escaping from the officers, the plan who fired at Guiteau fled into the country aud was, captured at the residence of J. B. Lord. He was taken to the Second Station. His name is William Jones; age, 26 years. He Is well kuown to the police. He is doscribed as a man of tbe most dissolute habits and was manifestly drunk at the time of making his present attempt at saining notoriety. He passed Saturday night on a mattress placed upon the floor. Officer t Cole, who made the arrest.remains with him all the time. He makes no demonstrations, and talks but little. Officer Edelin saw the man yesterday, and after looking at him intently for a few moments remarked: “That is not the man. The man who did the shooting was a much larger man, with a black mustache, while this man has a slight brown oue. lam positive he is not the min.” Later in the day Perry Carson called and after looking at Jones, positively identified him as the man who shot at Giiteau.