The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-18

cause him 10 be removed. Guit,."oal
response said, ST will not do i ID
your honor, but have very deem 1slla
IN this case" LsuRhter.) M
vile, sister Of the prisoner, cried b;,.See>
during the delivery of the arxumsnt
her little child could be seen annsIIn and
in an affectionete manner with 1Tag
Mama, what is tia Inatter?" At lana,
cIusion of Corkhill's argument tbosc oa.
long and continued applause 'Sas
Secretary Blaine was then cslledhu
stand by counsel for government ne as
testified. he had known James A eaa
field from '63 to the time Of his d ua-
On reaching the depot on the morpie~.
the assassination the President turnaS@
say good bye, but he insisted upoo
companying him to the cars. He ny,
pistol shot followed almost immediSs.Ia
By another, and thinking there
some trouble, touched the Presidsr, Iaa
the purpose of hnrryiEg him onv,.S
At this NOM lent the President threw ~
his arms exelaiming "My God, WHIP
this?" The secretary continuing detsii.s
the circumstances of the removal ~ ~
President to the White House, and n,S.s
matters pertaining to the shooting. ali 81
which has been published heFetafo,O.'
Did not see the assassin when he fred ~.
fatal shot Saw the body of Presids:-rs:
Garfield after his death in FranckI,N'
Cottage at Elheron, n. J. Did mot y.
the body after it was brought to WsS
iARton.
A number Of letters from the flo, =,
the state department were then identiAs5
by Secretary Blaine as having been ="
ceived from the prisoner, after wbi.b
they were read by the district attornsv
Blaine being cross-examined, testifo5
as to the locality of the shooting, poinlino
out on q diagram of the Baltimore ana
Potomac depot the spot on which N.
shooting occurred. He had receives
numerous letters from the prisoner. no,-
sistently urging that he ha assigned :,
speak in the n aine campaign. The ls.
tiers were doubtless destroyed with ORR
campaign debris. Regarding Guitteapi.
visits to the state department, the :ecrs.
tary said he was one of perha: fortysn.
plicants on the days he came, AID tbst5a
suffered the disappointment of the rsst IN
his endeavors to obtain an appointment
He at no time noticed anything wbisI
would indicate any arrangement of Gull.
teau's mind.
Scoville in questioning Blaine. "a.
ferred to the difficulty which arose In the
republican party in New York after the
appointment Of Collector Robertson, and
requested that the secretary explain the
situation as IL existed.
Secretary Blaine answered Rumbp-
of questions or the subject Of the resigna-
ton Of Senators COnkling and Plat apd
the controversy in the New York legisa
'ture, and upon being further questioned,
suggested that be would make political
Ipeech for the dGfsHse If it Was desired.
Sco7ille explained his reason for put.
ting the questions, saying he desired to
show feeling Of hitteraess IN political
factions with the view 10 proving the
bearing it had upon the prisoners mind.
In reply to further questions, the secra,
tAry statsd that after the assassination Of
the President he paid little or no attan.
ton to the conflict in the New
York Legislature, and in fact
thought nothing of politica. he said y
invented the ter1s ''asal WArt" himself 4
1879. Secretary Blaine, after further
questioning, left the stand at II 20 pm,
and the Court took recess for half al
hour, The prisoner at once began to
expostulAte with Scoville, stating that he
desired him to C IMPLY with his (Guit-
teau's) wishes In the cause, and if he did
not do 30 there would be big row. BE
WAS removed by the bzilif7s with diff
Guilty. He desired to continue the con-
vsrsatien. Scoville paid no attention 10
his client
Upon reassem bling the resident minis
FER Of Ysnzuela described the shooting ct
he depot. The prisoner impressed him
IS wearing & look Of fear. SScoVitle
asked him how Guitteau wore his hat.
The witness said on the side of his head.
auittsau interrupted with That's false,
wear my hst this way" changiDgit
rom jsunty style to perfectly straight,
I'D added: Il wear it this way md
ion't go sReaking around" Nothing
urther was elected
Mrs. Sarah b. White, matron in thu
and Potomac waiting room,
the circumstances of the sssss-
inaiioA as heretofore published. have
GuitleAu as the person who
red the shot. l hAc seen him walking
bout the gentlemen's room before Gar
ED arrived. Didn't see the pistol in the
hand. When she went to the
residents assistance Guitteau was only
bout three feet back OF the President.
'Aw nothing remarkable about him, ak
ept that he eyed the ladies' room. She
aid Guittsau wore his hat straight The
risoner bowed approval.
Robert a Parker, ticket agent of the.
q firunrn md DAFA-na %arNfEawl fhsf ia
aW 0uitteau 0n the morning Of July
nd; saw the firing; rushed from To
hce into the corridor, and seized GNia-
TAU as he fed, aud held him till q
olieemAn relieved him He did not see
he frst shot. His testimony was unsha-
en- by cross-questloninR,
A HOAX.
Chicago, IA Washington special
elieves counsel for Guitteau will attempt
, drag stalwart politics into the cross
The arrangements for 8
ir trial and keeping order are first class.
ne cannot with the same confidence
AXE the same prediction as to the fate Of
while being conveyed between
Ie court house and the Jail. The crowd
.ch day which surrounds this prison van
large, and the expressions ST indigns-
II and hatred towards the prisoner are
.tremely emphatic. The court officers
g beginning II have some spprehen-
,ns on this subject, and it was thought
? many that additional precautions
light become necessary. The trial will
w proceed. The order of proceeding
the part of government win be. First,
e shooting; second, the death; third, the