Surf these sites: Aint No Way to Go: President James Garfield -- "Garfield was shot by a would-be assassin but killed by his doctors. His ending is a case of monumental malpractice". Alexander Graham Bell and the Garfield Assassination -- The story of Bell''s newly invented metal detector, and why it failed to save the President''s life. Charles Guiteau Collection -- "Correspondence, affidavits and printed material by and about Guiteau, the notorious attorney who assassinated Garfield on July 2, 1881". From Georgetown University. Guiteau Butt Outta Here -- Biography of Garfield''s assassin, Charles Guiteau, from History House. Guiteau Head in that Noose -- Detailed account of Guiteau''s trial and execution, from History House. Guiteau''s Germs Outta Here: Garfield''s Lengthy Demise -- Detailed account of the medical misadventures that followed the assassination, from History House. How Alexander Graham Bell helped kill the President -- "The 20th President of the United States may have been shot by a would-be assassin, but he was actually killed by his great team of doctors". Read the sorry tale here. The Plea of Insanity -- An essay by nineteenth century writer Sarah Orne Jewett which opposes Guiteau''s insanity plea. Prefaced with a summary of the case and the issues raised.
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