The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-15

about rendering his wife widow and l1e
children fatherless than about breakin
the legs of that puppy dog?
A. | have no conception OF 1t al m,l1
der-killing.
Q. And you feel no ren1orse?
A. (ltr q low and almost tnaudib]
Yo'ee} Of course teeI renlorse, SO far n
my personal feeling are coucerned. ] fee
rtmorse as nuch as any man and regre
tie Necessity Of the act, but (raising hi
voice.
Mr.. Porter -- The cross-examinafio
i closed. But, continued the prisone1
exritedly, my duty to the Lord aud Anne
r'ean people ovecame my personal feeling
II the Lord had not inspired THAI act
would have been done?
Scoville then proceeded with the re-di
:, rect examination, and the prisoner said
have been just as clear as TO the divi
nifty OF the act and the necessity of it fol
the good If the people since the first o
1ute rs any man can be Of anything.
When the examination of the prisoner
closed, he was conducted Completely wor,
ouD from the stand to his regular seat be.
side his counsel.
Seoville then called Dr.. Alexander Hall
OF Columbus, Ohio, who testified to seeing
the prisoner there some three or four
years ago. The prisoner was hen engaged
III tryi = TO lecture on theology ,and to sell
an inspired volume Of his own authorship,
and which he said was one Of the finest lit
eraEy productions that ever emanated from
an inspired pen.
AN sorry to contradict you, interposed
he prisoner, bat never said so.
Tie witness had several conversations
with him, and was under the impression
(Which he expressed to his friends ut the
tlme) that the prisoner was lunatic.
5covilIe called Emory A. Sto1s, Charles
Z. FarwelI and other witnesses. but as
none Of them responded, the court ad
.journed.
Guiteau left the stand this afternoon af-
Ter his three days siege. i broken man
he was, tired out, E1aggard, faded, DISCUS
ted, sullen, ugly, and there seemed to be
about him an evident feeling that Judge
Porter, the terrible cross~examiner, had
despite his cunning theories and his per-
sistence in them, shown that the inspira-
ton theory was only part of the defense
planned long before the malice Of Guiteau
brought him to the rivers bank to fire at
she@snarsf reeds for targets.
Do YOU feel any remorse? was the last
question which Judge Porter asked. Al
FER having been pressed earnestly on this
point for sonee moments, the prisoner
answered At last suElenly and desperately
have felt ren2orse, Of course ~ faras nayI
personal feelings are concerned. .
Judge Porter, quick AZ lightning, c1ra-
aticalIy said-Tbat will do, prisoner: yourI
eross-exatnination Is closed
Guiteau, writhing under the tremen-
1ol,s force OF Judge Porter's question,
saw the terrible effect Of the confession,
During all these months one part Of his de-
tense has been 60 insist TO all that he never |
had a single sentiment of remorse. Du-
ring the cross-exanlinatiOn he said a dozen
times to Judge Porter's questions, that his
mind was q blank upon that subject To
Ill the experts who called upon him he
1as insisted with pertinacity that thought
It remoIse never came 70 him; that his
mind upon that subject WAS Il blank. But
It the close Of to-,lay's rigid cross-pxum-
Eaion The prisoner admitted that which
eelned TO bring sadness TO his relatives
md caused Il sensation iii court. He had
,llIed the President and ha,l suffered re-
morse. With cat-Iike quckness Gtiteau
allied from what seemed almost like Il :
paralysis caused by the tremendous thul-
ering Of Judge Porter at him, and ell-
eayored 10 correct "Ilathe plainly saw
vas the effect of that admission. Judge
'orter would not listen to Il word, but ;
,aivetl his hand. Seovillp tried to parry
he effect, bur apparently without success, :
nd Guiteau left the stand more diseour-
ged than he has appeared at any time du-
ing the trial. Guifeau, although coWed
nd driven into Il corner, saw the force OF i
very one Of Judge Porter's questions, !,
nd ende;lvotedtO evade them, and mani !,
.stetl undoubted skill. There We're some
rolqls which almost caused him to vince j;
ish terror. He shrlnk and seemed to r
liver III the witness-box when Judge !
orler used the words murder kill, !" !
assasSiil.' Judge Porter made clear that !.
liteau WAS able to control the divine :.
IeSence the day Mrs. Garfield came to the .
apot with the President, and emphasized 4
Il fact, which has such an important i
caring upon tile question Of responsible !
!. The cross-exanlnaton was eminenllv d
lccessful. It lifted the mask and showed j
at the plnt tosmnrder the President was I,
'emedltatea5and deliberate, and was the s
sntof malice and revenge. The prison. &
felt It keenIy. Porter broke down the /
quick, supple witness. Eli
The first witness was j. O..P. Burnside, Iii
sbursing officer Of the Post Office Depart $
ent. He formerly lived III Fleeport, Ii
lilois, and knew the prisoners family. o
RI. Gltiteau was an invalid. Il
Charles Allen, Of Missouri, lived II IL
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