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Title: America: an encyclopaedia of its history and biography
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Newman, Stephen Morrell. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Coburn & Cook publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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portiuiity, he left the depot. He had previously engaged a carriage to take him to the jail. On Wednesday evening, the president and his son, and I think United States Marshal Henry, went out for a ride. The assassin took his pistol and followed them, and watched them for some time in hopes the carriage would stop; but no opportunity was given. On Friday evening, July 1st, he was sitting on the seat in the park opposite the White House, when he saw the president come out alone. He followed him down the avenue to Fifteenth Street, and then kept on the opposite side of the street upon Fifteenth, until the president entered the residence of Secretary Blaine. He waited at the corner of Fifteenth and H Streets for some time, and then, as he was afraid he would attract attention, he went into the alley in the rear of Mr. Mortons residence, examined his pistol and waited. The president and Secretary Blaine came out together, and he followed over to the gate of the White House, but could get no opportunity to
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MRS. ELIZA GARFIELD. 1877-1881.) use his weapon. On the morning of Saturday, July 2d, he breakfasted at the Riggs House about 7 o'clock. He then walked up into the park and sat there for an hour. He then took a horsecar and rode to Sixth Street, got out and went into the depot and loitered around there; had his shoes blacked; engaged a hackman for $3 to take him to the jail; went out of sight and took his pistol out of his hip-pocket and unwrapped the paper from around it, which he had put there for the purpose of preventing the perspiration from the body dampening the powder; examined his pistol; carefully tried the trigger, and then returned and took a seat in the ladies waiting room, and as soon as the president entered, advanced behind him and fired two shots. These facts I think can be relied upon as accurate, and I give them to the public to contradict certain false rumors in connection with the most atrocious of atrocious crimes. The president had fallen helpless. He was speedily cared for by

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