The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03

original, as he was afraid to trust these
men. The document is paper written
by Guiteau to the Oneida Community at
his leaving it and principally devoted to
the advocation of his theory of the estab-
lishment of great Democratic paper.
Other papers were also commented on.
The crosss- examination was resumed
and was in view of olitical situation.
You decided to murder-The prisoner, in
terrupting excitedly Don't use that word
murder. You are entirely to free with
that word
Porter-Are you not on trial for mur-
der.
Guiteau-So it is said. Can't you use
the proper word-remove.
Porter-I can use the word remove, but
it is as repulsive to me as murder is to
you.
The examination was addressed to the
occurrences of the night before the shoot
ing when the prisoner followed the Pres
ident and Blaine The prisoner stated
that he didn't shoot, that night because it
ence on the 18th of June, when the pris-
oner refrained from shooting the Presi-
dent because of Mrs. Garfeld's presence.
The prisoner gave an account of his ac
tions on the morning of July 2. He had
slept on the previous night at the Rigg;
rose early and sat in Lafayette park some
time before breakfast; after breakfast went
to his room and put his revolver in his
pocket; little before went to the depot
and had his boots BACKED.
Porter-Did you want to be in full dress
when you killed. him?
The prisoner drawing I did not
want to be in full dress. don't want to
be interrupted.
Porter-And I don't want to be interrupt
ed.
The .prisoner-Then keep quiet. The
prisoner then proceeded with his story.
Blaine and the President drove up in
single horse carriage, and not in the White
House carriage, which showed how much
the President was under Blaine's influence.
Blaine was blowing and blowing, and the
President was listening. They were on the
most intimate terms. Blaine got out on
one side of the carriage and Garfield on the
other. They walked up to the depot and
passed within few feet of the prisoner,
who drew his weapon and fired, hitting
him twice
Q.-You shot him in the back?
Al did not fire at any particular
place.
Odd you fire for the hollow of his
back
Any intention was to shoot him in
the back
Odd you think if he got two balls
in his back it would remove him?
Al thought SO.
Q.-And you intended to put them
there?
Al did
Q.-Qn solemn manner)-And from
that hour to this you had never felt regret
or remorse9
Al regret giving pain or trouble to
any one, but I have no doubt as to the
necessity or divinity of the act.
Q-You have never limited at any re-
morse.
Any mind is perfect blank on that
subject.
Q-Do you feel any more remorse about
rendering his wife widow and his children
fatherless than about breaking the leg of
that puppy dog?
Al have no conception of it as muir
der.
O.-'You feel no remorsef"
A.-0n low and almost inaudible
yoice)-"Of course feel remorse, SO far
as my personal feeling is concerned.
f'eel remorse, as much as any man and re-
ore+ the necessity of the act, but-raisinS
his voice. Mr.. POrter-"The cross exam
nation is closed"
"But," continued the prisoner, excitedly,
..my duty to the lord and American pee
pie overcame my personal feeling Ii the
Lord had not inspired me that act Wouid
not have been done"
The prisoner was conducted, LOOKING
completely worn out, from the stand 70
his regular seat beside his counsel. Sco'
vile called Emory A. Storrs, Chas, b'
FarweH and other witnesses, and as none
responded the court adjourned. q