The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-02
THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL
rContInncd from First pnan
. Are you sure that NcG never did ?"
Is Wcll," attcr some hesitation, 81 went once

he attended that church 2"
II wanted to see whore he sat "
WAS II near Window"
eyes,
"Did You go and look outside TO sec If Won
would shoot the President through the win.
dow"
81 did.
shot2" gov
did you take out your pIstol?"
~ did not
"whyP"
"Bccauso aid not want to shoot him then.
he left tho church."
and al these preparations were on poltl.
cot grounds ?"
ayes"
And for the good OF the American people }"
spiratlonh
"You were inspired by the newspapers,
"The Deity inspired mo, and the newspapers
confirmed the inspiration. [Laughter.i I
Intended 10 shoot Him
that day, though"
"what did you Nave your pistol for
then ?"
"",Welb was in the habit Of carrying IT,"
Did you not intend to remove him the first
chance you got after the LIST OF Juno2"
mo; not until after the 10Th on 10Th. | had
too much else to do"
Here Il recess was taken,
After Recess
the prisoner so'd the President went to Long
Branch ne saturday after he saw him al
church; never saw the Jail until after he was in
gpirod went there after pcing inspired the LIST OF
Juhei told them he was stranger, and wanted
look around; only got MS far Ms
me warden's ONCE; visited the cemetery
that day also; when he hired tho hacknan at
The depot ho told tho hickman TO drive toward
INC congressional cemetery; wanted TO 70 10
me taili that nisht In the alley no did tdko his
plstol QUIZ bnt not 70 usett; II wqs net because
no feared striking Mr.. Blhino That he did not
shoot; II was n hot suitry night and he felt
tired and ala not reel like shooting.
yHc Murder Confessed.
"but you did shoot the President finally ?" |
Yes; under n most powerful influence.
shot twice aud hi! him once
And murdered him ?"
81 did not say so. l never committed any
murder and never conceived such an idea"
"The Deity Just said TO you that Garfield
should be rcmovedp'
Eyes"
"The Deity addressed you In those words p"
I'm substance; yes"
Guitcau had an Imperfect recollection of
me residents drive out to soldiers Home:
ne know he had seen him out driving on several
occasions; sometimes had his pistol and some.
Time had Tot; his idea was to remove the
president any time after the 18th OF June.
slept on tho night Of the 18th at Mr.. GIANTS;
tho next morning arose r6tween : and q
o'clock 1t was like. he first went to the river
and
Fracticcd with his Pistol:
II was with view of making his aim IN shoot.
ing at the President sure.
Here Guiteau objected to going over tic same
ground again.
81 Will ask you soine other questions then"
said Judge Poftci, adding: "what was your
object IN Visiting the Jail before the shootingP"
=, The prisoner said that he wanted TO inspect
the place In order to know what sort of quar-.
tiers he would have after removing the Presi.
dent.
"What did you expect 10 he taken TO t6ii
for" ''''
'.Tor projections"
-, "pid you not expet, 10 nc tried for shooting
tho President?
The wretch added that he had taken sucb
precautions TO
Escape Mob violence.
and knew that the Government was bound ia
protect him. He was questioned about tho
time when he declined TO shoot the President
him.
"Did You think Mrs. Gnrneld's presence
should have oyerruled The will of the Deity 2 -
~ never thought about &C. n was m net of
own win ." ''
The prisoner became highly excited ut mis-
pclnt ana got up another scene, In which NJ lie.
itclated his refusal 10 answer questions, claim.
ing mat the ground had Been gone over several
times. "If
Your Head is So Thick.
nc yelled Mt the counsel, and you cannot re.
tain these facts, Will endeavor to beat them I'm
Tor you. lSensation and laughter,l
me prisoner then sat himself more arn,ly
Ill his chair and adjusting his eyeglasses, tilrk
ed upa newspaper and began reading. Judge
Porter asked several questions without ellcltinp
answers, and thoh Mr.. ScOvile arose and an,
pealed to the Court to forbid Judge Porter
from
ExasDcrating the Prisoner
by going over the facts already brought out
several times. The appeal was not needed
ana nnally Judge Porter asked Gulteau about
mOX9mpntS mr. Ipt. AF ,l,.a
ing.
Tho prisoner said he had slept at the Riggs
House INC night before arose early; walked
over To the White House; then went down and |
arranged about tho carriage, and after that |
waited and fired at the President.
did you not aim to strike your victim In the |
hollow OF his back?"
81 never aimed at my particular place."
"And from that hour to this you have never
Felt Any RcmOrse?''
knew that the net was n necessity"
Ana you FEEL no more remorse than you did
When you threw that puppy dog down stairs?"
"My mind has been blank On the subject. ]
never conceived that Il was n murder"
"And yet you ieel no remorse at making a
good woman Widow"
u tell you my mind was blank on that sub.
ject"
GuiteRn Acknowledges RemOrse.
"And yet you have still felt no remorseg" ln. |
peated Judge Porter, pressing that point
well" said the prisoner desperately, 81
have felt remorse, OF course, as far rs my per.
sonal feelings are concerned"
The CrOss-Ex summation Closed.
judge porter-"That VIII do prisoner; your
cross'eXamination Is closed"
Guiteau would not down, though He
blurted out that his act was not q murder, ana
that the Diety inspired him.
Here Mr. Scoville took him In hand and en-
dcavored TO dlspel whatever impression had
been made on the jury by Judge Porters clos.
Ing point by asking what he meant by re-
morse.
Guiteau repeated In substance what he had
replied to Judge Porter.
Concerning the result Of the shooting, he
asked.
"Did you take In Wow whether It would
cause suffering or not ~
~ never took that conception OF 1t. did not
think about It,"
"Do you remember an interview had with
you In the Jail after the shootngY 2"
Eyes. II was on the 4th OF July. You, Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill, and Mr.. Bailey were
there, and want 10 say right here while II Is
fresh In my mind, that told Mr.. Bailey then,
and asked him TO put II down strong, that the
President would not get we'll. Some OF them
recover. said that the Lord did not intend
that he should get well, ana he would not"
Guiteau's Newspaper Ventures.
do you recognize that letter." exhibited.
"Yes; that Is ono wrote to John II. Adams
In regard to establishing my newspaper In
Chicago wrote Potter Palmers name on II
also. Mr. John H. Trude was going TO put
$4,000 into the venture, but did not do 3d."
Mr.. ScOville then read the letter dated No. |
vember D, 1865, stating that his newspaper
tNassa. ri