The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-02

the President. II you want TO bring thosI
letters against me that were written ut thu
time when | had slight conception OF re
moving the President, then you are tryinl
to do what you cannot do, and will not do
banging the railing violently.l
VERY rNRuLY.
The prisoner being asked how many
times he had spoken with Conkling on the
street, answered: ~ met him once on the
street, He was exceedingly cordial. He
bowed and said: How do you do, Mr.,
Guiteau wason good relations with all
those men during March and April"
Porter, [Slowly and with great delibera-
tiOn. did Senator Conkling-
The prisoner, Interrupting. l-Oh, don't
look so fierce at me; don't care the snap
Of my finger for you,
POrter-ButyOuw willanswer my question?
PTisoner-Pnt your questions in aquiet,
simple sort ola way and will,
POrter-Did Senator Conkling ever prom
ise to support your application for the
Paris Consulship.
The prisoner-AIy expectation about the
Paris Consulship was that l would get it
through my personal influence with the
President, Blaine and Logan, and that
when my nomination went TO the Senate
Senator Conkling and that sort Of men
would see 1t through, But do not think
it is necessary to discuss this matter Of the
Paris COnsulship. went over 1t all yes
terday, and decline to discuss II further.
There is no use wasting the time OF this
honorable court on 1t. In going over it
again, II you do not know the facts about 1t
yet, you had better read this mornings
papers, and you will find them.
GUITgAU on BLAINE,
The prisoner was asked about the inspir-
alton OF his suggestion to Garfield, that he
would succeed himself in 'Si. He replied,
in resOlute tone: II decline to discuss
this matter any further. You have gone
over it two or three times, and | decline to
discuss II any more, II your idea was
correct about my having malice in the mat
ter, Blaine was the man for me to have shot.
What possible III will could | have had
against Garfield? Blaine was the man to
have been shot according to your theory.
My getting or not getting an office had
nothing TO do with II whatever. II only
shows how absurd and nonsensical your
theory Is. II Garfield had paid respect to
those letters 1t would have been oil right.
But what did he do? He went and sold
himself, soul and body, TO Blaine; he did
not appreciate the sentiment and kindness
OF those letters, but threw himself into
Blainc's hands and allowed Blaine to use
the Presidency TO destroy Conkling and
Grant.
Ques.-Did you say to President Garfield
that he would have no peace until he got
rid OF Blaine?
Prisoner-Yes; and that was the way the
stalwart and liberal papers all over the
country talked That was the way the
Washington Republican and GOrham and
that kind OF people talked.
POrter-Did you say that Blaine was
wicked mani
Prisoner-Yes; because he was using
President Garfield, who was good man
and kind man but weak politician.
Garfield Just sold himself body and soul to
Blaine; that was what General Grant him.
self said, in his letter denouncing Garfield
for selling himself out to Blaine.
Porter-Dld you say yesterday that you
did not desire the removal OF Secretary
Blaine2
Prisoner-I did not, and you cannot find
II in the record. insist now upon your
finding 1t in the record. / want to fasten
something on to you.
WHY lie SHOT GARFIELD.
The prisoner asserted that his act saved
the country from another war.
Porter-There would have been no war
now but for you?
Ans.-I do not pretend that war was i'm.
mediate but do say emphAtlcally there
be began TO declaim in dramatic manner,
and in the style Of stump speaker that
the bitterness in the Republican party was
deepening hour by hour, and that in two
or three years at least the Nation would
have been in flame OF war In the pres
ence OF death all hearts were hushed, dis
sensions ceased, for weeks and weeks the
heart and brain OF the Nation centered In
the sick man at the White House. At last
there the speaker lowered his voice so as to
be almost unintelligiblel he went the wayo
all flesh, and the Nation was in
mourning. That is q paragraph from
speech wanted to make two weeks ago,
lie continued resuming his natural tone,
and apparently well satisfied with his ef.
fort. II comes in very pertinent here, and
am glad had chance to deliver It.
The counsel asked the prisoner the ne.
Cessity Of requesting Gen. Sherman 70 send
troops 10 the fail to protect him for having
Obeyed the Deity.
Ans.-I would have been shot and hung
a hundred times II II had not been for the
troops at the jail.
Ques.-Any harm in that?
Ans.-That Is n matter for the law to
pass upon (impatiently), and ! will not
have any more conversation with you oil
this sacred subject. You are making light
Of serious matter, and | will not talk
about IT,
Going back to the letters Porter read that
in which the prisoner stated that Gartield's
nomination, election and removal were the
acts Of God, and then nsked
"tHho nominated himT
Ans.-The Chicago convention.
Ques.-Was that inspired
The prisoner hesitated and seemed about
10 dodge the question, when Porter stopped
him with an impatient "now, now, now"
Ans.-(Mockingly) Now, now, now
I=thUught Grant OF Blaine would be hoini;:
mated, and when Garfield was nominated
on the 38th ballot, II WIS an act Of God.
The facts surrounding his election would
sustain the position that II was the act Of
God, and the facts surrounding his removal
would sustain the sane position.
Tile prisoner complained Of being iatigued,
saving that he was not used to speaking for
Ave hours at time, and the Court adj
journed.
PubiIc Health Association.
SAVANNAH, December 1.-THE following
pabers were read before the American Pub.