Assassination

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.
http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/una/plea.htm

Medical History of President James Garfield - Provides a summary of the "treatments" that led to Garfield's death.
http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g20.htm

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.
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refgarfield.html

Who Shot Garfield? - Biography of Garfield's assassin, Charles Guiteau, from History House.
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/guiteau/

How Alexander Graham Bell Helped Kill the President - Tells how Garfield died from poor medical care and explores the role Alexander Graham Bell's crude metal detector played in the President's death.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/garfield/

Garfield's Lengthy Demise - Detailed account of the medical misadventures that followed the assassination, from History House.
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/garfield/

Guiteau Head in that Noose - Detailed account of Guiteau's trial and execution, from History House.
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/guiteau_trial/

Charles Guiteau Collection - Includes a biographical profile of the man who shot the President, and links to scanned letters written by Guiteau himself.
http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl133.htm

Click2Biography - Guiteau's Assassination of President Garfield - Story of President Garfield's assassination including contemporary drawings and the execution of his assassin.
http://www.awesomestories.com/biography/stories/charles_guiteau/charles_guiteau_ch1.htm