Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-21

k u not consult him at all, and his conception of the malpractice defense will not be tolerated by the friends of the prisoner. MT. Robin son refuses to say what he will do tomorrow, but it is supposed that, having been assigned l by the court, he will continue to act unless the court thinks he had better retire to save trouble. The prisoner's brother and Mrs l Scoville insist that Robinson shall go, and l there is therefore little likelihood of 8 com promise being effected. The only way this I might be brought about is is by Robinson agresing to abandon the malpractice defense. keep still and let Scoville have his way.
 This it is thought he, will hardly do. The
 course of Guiteau himself in the matter is
 uncertain. It was reported here to day that
 he had said he would uphold Robinson in this
 matter. Robinson called on Saturday to see
 how badly he was hurt, but did
 not see him, neither was the prisoner visited by Scoville or his brother to-day.
 The jail was visited, however, by many curi-
 ous ones, but few saw him. Among those
 who saw him was reporter, to whom he
 talked freely.
 First he said he wished the papefs would not speak
 said he, sand it grates on my sensitive nerves Some
 papers always speak of me as the prisoner. the de:
 ia other name don't like. That is low vulgar
 appellation." The interview then proceeaed: sDoes
 mere abrasion. It did not hurt from the first The
 man in ended to kill but the Lord interposed and
 the With hs pulled Ss coat
 of, rolled up his sleeves and showed spot inside
 ten s cent % piece 0OEo would Cover p #. Putting
 his coat again he continued: s'The papers
 section of Prsadegt baoIene thas was
 produced in court Did you critically examine it,n
 his hands and it attracted my attention. I whiE-
 pered to him, Is that part of GarheIis bones. and
 into the hole. did not even point at it. want the
 for such reports tend to incense
 Jones' the man arrested on suspicion of having fred
 at you yesterday p q him and don't want
 position. He must be 1unatic or a bush
 Vhacker.' "Did you say reported
 rebel did it p ''I did not. don't swear. abhor
 profar itv and vulgarity. have alwaM associated
 moral principles Whenever you see an oath coupled
 W th any expression credited to me you put the
 Warden TO ker. who stood by during the interview
 remarked that during the whole of his attendance
 word from him. ssDo you desire the punishment of
 your would-be slayer 2" Ssked he reporter.
 ever, out of spirit of revenge but warming to
 other cranks who harbor designs against nny fife" your life ?" II have no anxiety as to the future.
 am n no fear. The Lord and the Metropolitan po- lice will guard me from all harm .'But," said the reporter, eff the Lord guards with such tender care why was it that this attempt your life threw into any fear The rep rt was false and slanderous
 when I heard the shot drought of the guards horses hoa % @ his pistol and @ tha the
 made the old van num That of course caused me
 Wil you appeal to the court for additional protec- tion? ?" q ndoubtedy shall, if the additional pro informed it will want not less than six or eight mounted policemen to guard the van from the jail to the court room and back again to have only aooomuanied the in the morning"
 Do you intend to insist the plea of malpractice
 do not rest lely on the plea of insanity" hen you really consider your act an insane ?" I do.
 The taking of of President Garfield. from it's con, cept1on to Its execution, was an insane act" You surely do not maintain that you insane man at this moment 2" ventured the reporter. 'I main- tain, began Guiteau,-but Warden Crocker inter posed and emphatically put his foot down on this way of get ing evidence he seemed consider it. gr atly pleased with the jury with the conduct of the court Returning to the subject of yesterday shooting, he said It would be national disgrace for the authorities to allow me to be shot down in irons and on trial for my fe The eyes the world authorities
 Early this morning people anxious to see Jones, the avenger," as he is now called, commenced to crowd the station house. Newspaper men by the score were on hand. but to all these admission was denied. About II o'clock John Jones'. brother of William, and Mir. Lord, who surrendered the prisoner to the police, called on him and remained with him for a time. A little later a hack with driver in livery and containing several finely dressed ladies drove up. Upon ex- piaining that she was relative one of the ladies gained admission. About this time R. K. Elliott, one of the prominent lawyers of the District, who has been retained by the friends of Jones, arrived. He remained closeted with the prisoner some time, and on leaving cautioned Jones about speaking to anyone about the shooting. If Jones had been reticent before he became doubly so now. In the meantime Officer Edelin, who was on the van at the time of the attempt and who shot at the fugi- tive, arrived for the purpose of indentifying Jones. He entered the room in company with the National Associated Press reporter and Lieutenant Johnston and several officers Jones was sitting by a window which was covered by an old newspaper side. He had his feet on 8 table and was dressed in striped woolIen gray suit with colored shirt minus collar Off, cer Edelln looked at Jones attentively for a | few moments and remarked, That is not the man." A broad smile came over Jones' face, but he sat playing with his fingers in 8 nervous twitching sort of way and said not a 1 word. Edelin was positive Jones was not the | man. The man who did the shooting, said he, was a much larger man with a black | stubby moustache, while this man has l slight brown one. He was positive he is not | the man. Later ia the day Perry Carson, the colored bailif who rode on the steps of | the prison van, called and after looking at l Jones positively identified him as the man I who shot at Guiteau. It is contended that ] from his position on the van he had better l of seeing the horsemans face | and features than Edelin, and he was, he said, | certain that Jones was the man. | Alluding to the remark of Officer Edelin that | the right man would have a bullet in him | Carson said the ball from Edelins pistol cut | off twig of tree and did not come within | ten feet of Jones. Tonight Jones received | from his wife basket containing some dain- \ ties which he seemed to relish. Jones will | be arraigned tomorrow in the police | court on the charge of assault and battery | with intent to kill. It is 8 curious coinci- | lence that Robinson one of Guiteau's coun- | sel, is the partner of k. K. Elliott, who has | been retained by Jones.
 MT. Scoville stated late this evening that l even if the disagreement of counsel can be | tomorrow they will not enter upon | iheir defense before Tuesday and he will | hen ask the court to allow Guiteau to deliver | m opening address to the jury.
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