The Story Of The Crime

Washington, July 14. - United States District Attorney Corkhill furnishes the followingfor publication: "The interest feit by the public in the details of the attempted assassination, and many stories published, justify me in stating that the following is a correct and accHrate statement concerning the points to which reference is made: "The assassin. Charles J. Guiteau. caine to Washington Sunday evoning, March 6, 1881, and stopped at the Ebbitt House, remaining only one day. He then secured a room in another part of the city, and has boarded and roomed in various places, full details of which I have. On Wednesday, May 18, 1881, the assassin determined to murder the President. He had aeither money nor pistol at the time. About the last of May he went into O'Meara'sstore.corner of Fifteenth and F streets, in this city, and examined some pistola, asking for THE LABOEST CALIBER. He was shown two similar in caliber and only different in price. On Wednesday, June 8, he purchased the pistol which he used, for which he paid $10, he liaving in the meantime borrowed $15 of a gentleman in this city, on the plea that he wanted to pay h(s board bill. On the same evening, about 7 o'clock, he took the pistol and went to the foot of Seventeeuth street and practiced uring at a board, (iring ten shots. He then returned to his ing-place and wiped the pistol dry and wrapped it in nis coat and waited his opportunity. "Sunday morning, June 12, he was sitting in Lafayette Park and saw the President leave . for the Christian Church, on Vermont avenue, and he at once returned to his room, obtained his pistol, put it in his hip pocket and FOLLOWED THE PRESIDENT to the ohurch. He entered the church but found he could not kill him there without danger of killing some one else. He noticed the President sa near a window. Af ter ehurch he made an examination of the window, an( found that he could reach it withou any trouble, and that from this point he could shuot the President through the head without killing any one else. "The following Wednesday he went to the church, examined the location and window, and became satisfied that he could accomplish his purpose, and determined therefore to mak e the attempt at the church the following Sunday. He learned from the paper that the President would leave the city Saturday, the 18th of June, with Mrs. Garfleld, for Long Branch. He therefore determined to meet him at the depot. "He left his boarding place about o'clock Saturday morning, June 18,an went down to the river at the foot o Seventeenth street, and fired flve shots to practice his aim and be certuin Li pistol was in good order. He then went to the depot, and was in the ladies waiting-room of the depot, with hi pistol ready, when the President an his party entered. He saw that MRS. OARFIELD LOOKED SO WI2AK and frail that he had not the heart to shoot the President in her presence, and, as he knew he would have unother opportunity, he left .the depot. He had preriously engaged a carriage to take him to the jail. "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 sorae time, in hopes that the carriage would stop, but uoopportuuity wasgiven. Friday evening, July 1, he was sitting on a 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 Uien kept on the opposite side of the street up Fifteenth street until tho President eDtered the residence of Secretary Blaine. He waited at the corner of Mr. Morton's late residence, corner of Fifteenth and II streets, for some time, and then, as he was afraid he would attract attention, he went into the alley in the rear of Morton's residence, examined his pistol, and waited. The President and Secretary Blaine came out together, and he followed hini over to the gate of the White House, but COULD GET NO OPPOUTUNITY to use his weapon. "On the morning of Saturday, July 2, he breakfasted at the Iliggs House about 7. He then walked up to the park, and sat there for an hour. He then took a one-horse avenue car and rode to Sixth street, got out, and went into the depot and loitered around there. He had his shoes blacked, engaged a hackman for $2 to take him to the jail. went into the water closet.and took his pistol out of his hip-pocket and unwrapped the paper from aroujad it, which he had put there for the plirpose of preventing the perspiration from his 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 üred two shots. ilThese facts, I think, can be relied upon as accurate, and 1 give them to the public to contradict certain false rumors in connection with this most atrocious of atrocious crimes."