The perpetrator of this event did not buy ivory grips despite thinking that they would have looked better in a museum than wooden ones. An autopsy of its perpetrator's revealed that he suffered from phimosis. After this event, Alexander Graham Bell brought a metal detector that amusingly mistook the springs in a bed for a bullet. Because its perpetrator failed to receive a consulship in Paris, the Pendleton Civil Service act was passed after this event. Despite his argument that this event's victim died of unsanitary medical practices, Charles Guiteau was ultimately found guilty of murder. For 10 points, identify this 1881 event which resulted in the death of Chester A. Arthur's predecessor.
The perpetrator of this event did not buy ivory grips despite thinking that they would have looked better in a museum than wooden ones. An autopsy of its perpetrator's revealed that he suffered from phimosis. After this event, Alexander Graham Bell brought a metal detector that amusingly mistook the springs in a bed for a bullet. Because its perpetrator failed to receive a consulship in Paris, the Pendleton Civil Service act was passed after this event. Despite his argument that this event's victim died of unsanitary medical practices, Charles Guiteau was ultimately found guilty of murder. For 10 points, identify this 1881 event which resulted in the death of Chester A. Arthur's predecessor.
The perpetrator of this event did not buy ivory grips despite thinking that they would have looked better in a museum than wooden ones.
assassination of James A[bram] Garfield [accept obvious equivalents indicating the death or shooting of Garfield]