The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-09

to define my position on this point believe
Gen. Arthur is friend OF NINE He ought to
be, for am the man that made him, or my in
spiration did, but ! have never yet asked
favor Of him, and don't suppose i ever shall.
have had an idea in my head for twenty
years that should be President of the United
States. / suppose the people think have been
badly cranked about that. had that idea i'm
the Oneida community. went to Boston with
the distinct feeling that was on the way to
the White House. and / shall make it yet II
am ever President it will be by the act OF God.
shall get the nomination as Lincoln and Gar
field did. and l shall be elected as they were.
anticipate decided change in the public opin-
ion in regard TO me. don't care snap of nv
Anglers about being President. don't care
anything about it, l don't know il should
take 1t II l were actually nominated and
elected"
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Upon the opening OF the court, the assassin
resumed the witness stand, and Judge Porter
began rapid fro OF interrogatons, eliciting
from the prisoner in his several replies that
physically he was coward and always kept
away from personal danger. Morally he was
brave lion, when he thought the Deity was
back of him. In his opinion the doctors killed
the President. The acts of Jones and Mason,
IN attempting to kill him, Were wrong, and they
ought 10 be punished unless they can
show that they were inspired by
the Deity. The witness soon showed
signs of Impotence and excitabilty, and, strik-
ing bis oren hand upon the desk, emphasized
every sentence he uttered. When pressed for
answers, he finally became obstinate and
shouted to Judge Porter: Il know you well,
and know bigger men than YOU are. I've seen
you shake your finger at witnesses IN New York,
but you can't scare me-" Shortly after, when
asked il he believed III the ten commandments,
to which he responded in the affirmative, and
II he believed that the commandment 'Thou
shalt not Kill 2" ought to be read in his case
''Ihou shalt KILL" he became exceedingly vio-
lent. He refused to discuss the matter at all.
There was no murder in his case and no kill
ing. 1t was simply for the jury to determine
whether or not his act in removing the Presi-
dent was inspired by the Deity or not. 1t was
ali nonsense to split hairs any longer over that
word. 1t must be distinctly understood that
the removal Of the President was an act OF
Deity.
Witness proved decidedly obstinate and, af-
ter fatty contradicting the testimony of Gen.
Logan, Charles Reed and several other wit
nesses, he positively refused to answer several
questions, his invariable response being: II
decline to discuss that with YOU" Witness
seemed to be greatly annoyed at Judge Porter )
habit of pointing his finger ut him, as he fire.
quently did in the way of emphasizing his in
terrogatories and again broke out sDgrily
''You need not point your long finger at me,
Il
but you can't scare me-"
Witness declined to go into boarding house
matters, as they had no bearing on the case.
He supposed he owed $3.50 to various land
ladies, and some time or other expected to pay
them. Judge Cox directed him to reply to
questions. Witness was readily driven from
one position to another, till confronted with
the evidence of his own witnesses
when he would unhesitatingly pro-
nounce their evidence false. Once he
emphasized his contradiction by saying
"Anything l swear to. Judge is true. YOU
can put that down as fixed fact" Bene
pressed as to how he proposed to raise funds
which no said he was expecting to receive. wit
ness SAID - L intended TO Lorrow 1t from some
of my friends !" and added ~ will tell you
Judge, how l borrow money 1t may be Of
service to you when you want to borrow fol
yourself. l don't lie, nor sneak, but go right
up to a man and ask him for what want"
Guiteau became very indignant at Judge Por-
ter's use of the word murder" and shouted
hercey "You seem to delight in the word
kill and murder There's no use iii you
whining in that way. The mere outward fac
how removed the President has nothing what
ever TO do with this case"
Gufteau was permitted to indulge his passion
for talking upon the pending political situation
at the time of the shooting, until, speaking OF
the Presidents ingratitude to Grant and Conk-
ling, he was led by Judge Porter to admit thai
"ingratitude was the basest of crimes"
Judge Porter" Stop there. What would
you have thought OF your act in killing the
President had he given you the Paris Consul
ship, instead OF having refused it Z"
Guiteau had previously said that Garfield
was his lthe prisoners warm personal and po-
litical friend that no personal motives what
ever were involved in his act and fearing, evil
IDENTITY, some trap was being set for him, he
hesitated q moment, and then, with great en-
phass, said ~ want to Just fasten you
solid right here ! would not have taken the
Paris Consuiship after the LIST OF June il l had
been appointed to it and the President and
Secretary Blaine had both beseeched me on
their knees to take it. / had at that time re-
solved to remove the President for the good Of
the American people"
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Judge Porter continued his cross-examina-
ton, which proved, as usual, irritating to the
prisoner, who made insolent responses OCCASION
ally. "Was it one Of your purposes in re-
moving the President TO create demand fol
your book? 2" asked Judge Porter.
Answer" Yes, sir with the modification
that 1t was to preach the gospel"
Witness soon became excited, and gesticulat-
ing wildly, insisted upon his inspiration, and
that the Lord had selected him to do the work.
He was no fool. The Lord never selected fools
to do His work. He had inspired him to remove
odIHc.u. icII Nun NMlIHebs) W use ONh
judgment in selecting the means. Continuing,
eXc,tedy "And the Lord has taken care vi
me. I've neither been shot nor hung"
Judge Porter" And you did not expect to
be?"
Answer-"I decline to discuss the matter
with you. did not have any thought OH the
subject, left it all to the Deity"
Witness repeatedly refused to answer ques-
lions, or, as he termed 1t, to discuss the
matters under inquiry.
Judge Porter produced Gutteau's book
"Truth," which witness had claimed was the
result of direct inspiration from the Deity,
and compared 1t paragraph by paragraph with
the "Berean," the Oneida community book
written 10y John IL. Noyes.
Similarity of ideas and identity of expression
was apparent all through, and the witness
struggled desperately to explain away his pal
pable plagiarisms.
Witness believed in the personal existence OF
the Deity and the devil, and when the impulse
TO remove the President seized hun he wrested
and prayed to find If it came from the Lord OF
the devil, and had it not been for the political
situation and evident necessity for his removal
for the good Of the country and American peo-
pie witness would not have shot the President,
but would have believed the impulse was
prompted by the devil