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[He had read of the Mason craze]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | New York (State)--New York |
| Description | Cartoon shows a triumphant policeman holding a bloody truncheon, standing astride a fallen man. Caption at bottom of printed cartoon: Policeman [who has just attempted to beat his prisoner's brains out] -- "Now, Begorra, I'll be afther Gittin' a Honor, an' Fame an' a Subscription Paper!" In September 1881, Sergeant John A. Mason attempted to kill Charles Guiteau who had been arrested for shooting President James A. Garfield. Garfield subsequently died, and Guiteau was executed for his crime. Mason was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to eight years at hard labor. A wave of public indignation, known as the Mason craze, swept the country with the news of Mason's sentence, and more than 50,000 signatures were attached to a petition calling for his pardon. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mason, John A. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Police brutality--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Guiteau, Charles J.--(Charles Julius),--1841-1882. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Garfield, James A.--(James Abram),--1831-1881--Assassination. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
