2025-07 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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The Supreme Court Document, 8-1/2" x 14", 7pp., stapled at the to, presents 11 counts against Guiteau, minor discolor.. In part, "THE GRAND JURORS of the United States of America, in and for the County and District aforesaid, upon their watch Pauses, that CHARLES J. GUITRAU, late of the County and District aforesaid, on the second day of July in the your of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, with forever and à the County and District aforesaid, in and upon the body of one JAMES A. GARFIELD, be, the said JAMAS A. GARFIELD, in the peace of God and the United States of America then and there being, feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault; and that timid CHARLES J. Guiteau a certain pistol, of the value of five dollars, then and there charged with gunpowder and one leaden bullet, which said pistol he, the said CHARLES J. GUITEAU in his right hand then and there had and hold, then and there feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did discharge and shoot off, upon the said JAMES A. GARFIELD; and that the said CHARLES J. GUITAR, with the leaden ballet aforesaid, out of the pistol aforesaid, then and there, by force of the gunpowder aforesaid, by the said CHARLES J. GUTTEAU discharged and shot off as aforesaid, then and there feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did strike, penetrate and wound him, the said JAMES A. GARFIELD in and upon the right side of the back of him, the said JAMES A. GARFIELD, giving to him, the said JAMES A. GARFIELD, then and there, with the leaders bullet aforesaid, so as aforesaid discharged and shot out of the pistol aforesain, by the said CHARLES J. GUTTEAU in and upon the right side of the back of him the said JAMES A. Garfield, one morta wound, of the depth of six inches, and of the breadth of one inch; of which said mortal wound he, the said JAMES A. GARFIELD, from the said second day of July in the year lost aforesaid until the nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, at and in the County and District aforesaid, did languish, and languishing did live on which said nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, .... And so the Grand Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say that the said CHARELS J. GUITEAU him the said JAMES A. GARFIELD in the manner and by the means aforesaid, felonious willfully and of his malice aforethought, did kill and murder; against the form of the statute such case made and provided, and against the peace and Government of the United States of America.
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