New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-18

I bH me Slenor TIE disorder. the contumacy
Of the prisoner must insist on the execution o. inc Ut
jude Coz think It is within the power OF the Court
10 order the removal Of the prisoner anu W navy "
! trial conducted in his absence. , ,u mot do IL
Guiieau dn more suhtI'd manner r- W.! r,,t do
! again. your Honor. viii control my Feelings; Out 40
ind CoE--You L ust control yourself or you VIII be
! remDycs from the court room. $500 a., ,
After this interim .tl0l Mr. CorEn TcSihvu ulr t
! dress It's conclusion was Sreeted Win H'nU'PI'7
Mr. Robnsoi-The defence will reserve their opening
| SECRETARY BLAINE CALLED To THE WITNESS STAND
Secretary Blaine Was called 10 the witness stand
and having taken the oath. answered the questions
which proponndcd to him by the Distrct-A'toic5
III clear and distinct yoic..
what is Your name and hns ness . s,oroto,, %
You ,Ui v 'S ara9anicd With James A. Garfield p
81 acquainted with him from the year $50" uii'i
Are you acquainted with the prisoner at the BARI
saw him occasionally during the months OF march,
April and Ma@ not 80 frequently ID NAY. - t, fine
"Wcrc you in company with the Iresiueh' u '''' INV
! of the shOotug?
secretary Blame after stating that he had called at the
/ White House ana that the President had accomlan'eu
The K.t side we sat moment finishing the subject on
which we were hen cGnyersng ana 1nG re- viii escort
you thought it not proper that the Presiae, iJ
6d hsies Wish 10 see the gentlemen of the Cabinet
| who going with You WIN Una. ,o, "I
ed the steps and turned the left Che was on my eIp
to speak 10 some one, think police officer the SAM
officer who had told us that we had ten or twelve nun
utes' time remaining When he tuTnedito speak TO MN
uur arms became disengaged. according 10 my lup,
We were not arm in arm but side 10y side. He had got
twonirds across the room when suddenly TlIou. a.S
premOntion whatever, there was very l"Gd iepo w
pistol discharge followed in very nrlei t,er ran, II
occurred TO that il some trouble between peis3n
TO whom were In no way Ttated-Sohe tuch 49,
yioencc-and touched the President as though I" hu,H
him on rs Thought there hiEht ne sum tt th drnf
person my own Just as ana tial lIe ft ~
II seems to have been almost between the shots ihat ne
said that. OF course, In so exciting anu h3II, stco
| can only give an Impression, not an absolute state
mCnt Then there rushed past me man AccoI"IIE 10
my rec9lCcnon, ne IaoSto on IS ,e ,urrIT a nv
impTts ion. Immediately followed amer NE il'n III
enctivclv and went suppose. the distance OF elst
feet remember ! stopped inst outside the door when
led from the ladies' waiting room I" INC u,"l ]
Then The shout came mp: A." We have got him ionn4
that The President had quite sunk; he was sinking a7
left When nearly back 10 him was the hrst OF
second person who got pack 10 ml ne "'7 W. r..c
ana think at that moment was UhcoiTcl"u~ vi 'I'5'
Immediately very larfc craW1 sur, Ir mn
~ and ne removed to an upper room III t' uril'
Medical all at hand soon a. possible ana an 'N
animation was made lie was r'iurIrrl 10 w. 49," No..
House reaching there. should say, III about MY ""
utcs, possibly an h0dr.
GUTTAU RECOGNIZED BY THE SECRETARY
When I'm the upper room Of the depot there was gath
eriucaroand of The Cabinet ministers who Immediately
repaired from the cars. There had set been no re-
port made Of whom il bat gave Information 'ia'
the man saw run aud whom went after. aud whom
a fail
recognized the man made tLat statement To- .' ,
met, the attending surgeons ana 6cutIdl sherman
fore the police bad di,"oI "rei ne name pi con- nr
,un. being behind my bach. did not see him WIN tH'
pistol in his hand lie did not, IN running nave he p
The District Attorney then produced diagram Of the
depot in which The tragedy occurred ana %, I. 't,''
hr witness indicated the positions occupied hJ the res
cut aud himself ~ the time the fatal shot wa hI'-
lie also stated That though ire g'n.I sh%' "'S -i, i
shot- could be fired from scfcochne revolver . ,
How oien m'G You seen the prisoner 10 "' "''' W
! your rpcO'lcctluuF
VERY often According to my recollection he visited
might uo. ,ity bc ten bu eight or ten v' of
thai Kind apt to make the impression Of twenty or
..Yoa W him pcr.op!yl'
ayes very frequently"
IVA, be an applicant for an Office ~
"Hc was vory persistent applicant Tor the consul
did Vol have any conversation with him on that
cyrra, times several times Iucvcr gave him the
slightest encouragement that lac woud receive The APP
ID" Won rccollcct ever Aayin, made use OF any uar'r
ular cA preston to him with regard to 'hd appoint
81 remember after persistent and repeated visits Dat
told him thar there was ia my judgment u" Pi.-F't
dd not wanf linn 10 continue his visits. wanted ~
bring them end, and told him there was no pros
DO you rccoIlcct Inc time o. bat remark ~
Tier, was fact Of special importance that c"ni'
note but am very positive that It was In the month 90
Secretary Blaine then testified that Guitcau had writ
ten large number OF M,t'Ts conc Vl lutt+' me- ''s
were produced and iiruii'd. AMER the WlW,-t '-
that he did moi the body Of President Narc1 "ii'r
II from the Fr1ucilvu Cottage at EDel'n Tie
The District Attorney read letters 6hich had been
idcutf d To- Secretary Blaine ana "Itcn c"I-i-.' q"
The written applications or the prisoner 10 the President
aud to secretary OF STATE for appointments ~ the
pcrod from March H. 1881, To April ? ISL. The d.
trct- Attorney also the letter addressed hy Er
0 read tLc mech Witch the prisoner clam. ~ har.
delivered during the late political campaign ch""''
Tie WINS vas next cros-cyamincd Joy Nr Robinson
the position occupied by the Ircsdent and himself
Nj scoyiilc cro,s-cTamincd the winc,, and obtained
from him the stat cement that he first saw Huto"u carly
IN March aIth'HEh ne may possibly ndn' me, I.u %
ing the Presidential campaign, ~ Gut"u coritspnd,d
campaign speaker Ills letters were not presented
The witness said on tIir point: The debris oi cam
paisn il generally swept away INTO TIE waste h'@A'l or
ire II is Wholly unnporiaht. very 0ii'r person. NY
10 get INTO the G,inpd.n ID, 7.aA'Ia I'm, ,7 . H., M
country 81 familiar with, Ac general rule hIns never 10
:. what Is the reason Tor that rule"
because man oircpuat"n cnoaghtG hc 81 lIiH.nc"
Of consequence enough To be sought and not 10 rch
Had Your been directed TO ms man. or his
you WAcn you came into me state Department."
$40 cir. 1t made 10 depression on zoe at nll The
thing had passed Oui OF mind .ll my prl'd" sec
rotary sad that This man had r"rs.' uy arplcdlospIk
in the Maine campaign. never HIouiG have recalled
You then remember the namel"
% did !, a peculiar ualnc Probably ut were an
Ordinary would have been unable To Identity IL al
aHow was he introduced to you!"
"By hun t,lL'
GUIrrAU PERTsIEST OFFcE-sEfErR.
Where was that!
ain the State Department" He desired an
Office. According 10 the correspondence, II seems
ne fast wanted tie austrian mission. what had
impressed itself memory was The Paris consulate,
do recall much personal talk about the Austrian
mission do reroect several conversations about the
Paris consulate, but the whole matter that did
not give very strong personal attention 10 it,
Did he come any time with any backing for office,
either written or personal T.
" do not recall that he did lie continually referred
the fact Of General Logan being hs friend, and
am that he did not have letters. That
fact could not state
Has ii been usual thing in applications for Office
that the applicants came without any backing -
Very common. He would often be of forty In a
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