Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-05-27 | Page 13 | Attempt Made on President Jackson's Life

At Attempt empt Made on President Jacksons Jackson's Life An attempt on the life of President Andrew Jackson was ma made e January 80 1835 by a man named Lawrence As S the the- president was crossing the capitol rotunda after taking part with the cabinet both houses of ot congress and a a. number of citizens in tun funeral ral ceremonies for a deceased member ot th the house Lawrence emerged from the crowd an and placing himself before the tho president at a distance of or eight feet teet leveled a pistol at his beast and pulled the trigger The cap exploded with a aloud aloud loud report without discharging the weapon The president the Instant he comprehended the purpose of or theman the tho thoman man furiously ur at him with uplifted cans can a Before e he reached a him however however- the assassin was knocked down Lawrence was taken to Jail Immediately The prisoner was proved to be a lunatic Hearing that the country i had be been n ruined by the measures of ot Jackson the tho project 61 of assassinating assassinating ing him had fastened Itself within th the tho mans man's cra crazed brain n. n 1 V