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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1881
Page
2
The latest bulletin from July 5 states President is encouraged, has kept down food intake with chicken broth beef tea and lime water. No vomiting since last night, less pain, good rest, and hopeful for recovery.
The Freeport division carried a bulletin on President Garfield being shot at Baltimore depot in Washington with bullets in the shoulder and back. Telegraphs, offices, and operators like Murphy and Mease coordinated rapid updates as crowds gathered. Public sentiment showed sorrow across parties, with few making reckless accusations tied to Conkling or other factions.
The nation unites behind President Garfield after the attempted assassination by would be killers. The courage and public service of Garfield over nearly twenty years inspires a collective prayer for his life as he battles the deadly peril.
Historian and contemporaries argued Charles Guiteau was insane though not labeled so. They noted lifelong mental imbalance and crippling reasoning, asserting his actions showed predictable delusions and dangerous impulse beyond ordinary judgment.
The president was shot twice at the Baltimore and Potomac depot in Washington on his way to Long Branch. He was carried to a private room as doctors rushed to treat him, with crowds gathering and officials securing the area. The assassin, described as a former Freeporter with unsound mind, remains in custody.
Washington July 2 The assassination scene is described as the ladies reception room on the north side of the building near the B street front. President Garfield and Secretary Blaine walked arm in arm when Giteau entered from the left door and fired a shot behind the President. He moved around the benches and fired as they stood in the aisle.
Reports detail Charles Guiteau being seized by Special Officer Scott after attempting to flee the Sixth Street entrance. He confessed, said he killed President Garfield to aid the Republican party, and was taken to police HQ and later District jail. The assassin’s letters and Sherman endorsement are described, plus witness accounts and Guiteau’s background as a self-styled Stalwart and aspirant for a foreign post.
In Washington on July 2 a crowd of about two hundred gathered near police headquarters after news of the attempted assassination. The prisoner confessed to a premeditated deed as investigators pressed for details and witnesses began to emerge.
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