The Portland daily press., 1881-12-02

| thing is on the Deity. 1t is His act and He
| can take care of it. He has taken care OF II
thus far and He will continue to take care OF It
Q.-Then what was the necessity that you
| should be a witness in the caseY
A.-The Deity uses certain men to serve
| Him, He is using this honorable court and
| this Jury and these policemen and these troops
| to protect me. don't want any more talk on
| this subject If you 60 on to other subjects l
will discuss them.
After some further questioning Judge Porter
asked:
If Gen. Garfield had sent your name to
| the Senate for the Paris consulship would you
| have lain in wait and murdered him.
Al would not have accepted the ONCE.
Odd you have any malice!
A.-Interrupting)- repudiate you for max
ing that alluson. You know as well as do
that never had any malice. he was my per-
sonal and political friend.
Witness then explained that his personal
friendship with President Garfield consisted in
speaking with him once, and his political
friendship in belonging to the same party. he
did not consider it necessary to be mans bed
fellow to be his friend
automatically and modulating his tone
at the close of the question)-And you had no
ill will?
A.-Qmitating and mockingly)-I had no Ill
will against him.
@. And no i'll will against your sister when
you raised an axe against her?
Al never raised an axe against her.
Q.-You had no ill will against your brother
when you struck him?
Porter-You think Gen. Garfield was to
blame for appointing MI. Blaine Secretary OF
State?
Al think most decidedly that it was very
unwise thing. l say it was an open Insult to
Grant and Conkling for Gen. Garfield to ap-
point their worst enemy. think that that
caused all the harm with bang on the rail-
ipp), 1t made it SO bitter for Grant, Conkling
and Arthur that they would not go to the
White House. I say that with more banging
of his fist on the railing) to the American peo-
people and to the jury and the court.
O,-Is this what you said in your note to Mr..
Blaine? (quoting) ST am very glad personally
that the President selected you for his Pre-
mier."
Al said that.
Q-Was that true?
Alt was true at that time.
Q.-You were glad?
Al was glad (After pause) That needs
modification, however.
O-What modification does it need?
A-The modification is that at that time
Gen. Garfield had not insulted Grant and
Conkling by Robertson's appointment and
Merritt's withdrawal.
time?
A.-Under circumstances I was. thought
Blaine good fellow and I was glad to see him
promoted for thfught, and so did other Stall
warts, that Garfield was disposed 70 do the fair
thing by the Stalwarts, but after he appointed
Blaine and got under Blaine influence he stud
led wickedly to slaughter Grant and Conkling,
and to pave the way for Garield's nomination
in 1884.
O~You say in the same notes. have got
the President and Gen Logan worked up
about it so that they willing to leave it with
You? Ag e
Was that true?
The witness then related how he met Gen.
Logan for the first time at the headquarters OF
the Republican national committee IN New
York, showed him his speech and had some
talk with him about taking the stump for Gar
field and Arthur Subsequently he met him
in the boarding house of Mrs. Lockwood in
Washington and had with him the CONVERSE
ton about tue Paris consulate detailed In his
direct examination. He understood Gen. Lo-
gan to say then, and on several subsequent oc-
casions that he would help him to get the APP
pointment. Witness also saw Secretary Blaine
several times, but whenever witness referred
to the subject of the Paris consulate the Secre'
tary would say "We have not got to that yet.
AS soon as the deadlock in the Senate Is broken
we will get to it, During the deadlock in
the Senate Saturday / called at tho State de-
partment. understood from the way he was
acting was to have the place, but thought
it time should know for sure. He said an
grily "Never speak to me again about the Paris
consulship' never have had any positive
answer in regard to the Paris consulship from
that time to this.
last interview with Secretary Blaine he gave
the latter to understand he would support him
for the Presidency, He replied in the mega
tive.
IInon :Judge Porters reading, however, a
paragraph from a letter of Guiteau's to Secre-
tary Blaine, saying he (Guiteau) hoped to get
back from Paris in time to be of service to
him (Blaine) in the Republican convention OF
1884, witness modified his previous answer and
admitted he had some such idea.
After recess the prisoner was again conduct
ed to the witness stand looking very haggard
and worn and his cross-examination proceeded
Judge Porter-Had you purpose in telling
Blaine that?
simply made the suggestion to him that in case
he assisted me in getting the Paris consulshlp
should feel bound in case he was candidate
at the national convention to assist him. That
is the way they do in politics, Judge, under
stand that. That is the way politicians get
on-ssYou tickle me, tickle you."
Odd you try to tickle" President Gar
field?
sinjlar suggestions to Preside, Garfield at
the tine I was pressing my application in
March and April. Witness then said he and
all the stalwarts were deeply interested in
Garfield after his inauguration There was
perfect harmony until he began to make war
on the stalwarts in the matter of patronage.
Then there was a decided reaction.
O-Did Won write President Garfield the
It'll of April the letter marked "private," In
which you said 81 intend to express my sympa-
thy for you on account of the pressure that has
bean on You since you came to this city"
A,-Yes wrote that letter. My idea was
Just this: to express my personal regard for
Garfield on account OF the pessure on him for
office and that is what meant by saying
considered him my personal friend. l sym
pathize with any President who has this enor-
mons horde of Office seekers at his throat
O.-On the 18th of April did you write the
President that Conkling had worked himself
up to white heat of opposition?
Al remember using that phrase.
O.-Had you ever spoken with Conkling
from the time you came to Washington on the
9th of March until yon wrote this letter?
Al considered myself on friendly relations
O. did not ask you that, I ask if you had
'p Al think 1 had met Conkling several
times and we had exchanged GLOW do you DO
Senator" and "How do you do SIR"
O-When?
S.-During the months of March and April.
Q.-Where?
H.-On the street and at the capital.
Odd you speak with him on the street?
A.. Yes, decidedly.
Q.-How many times?
E.-Met him once on the street. remem-
Der distinctly. He was exceedingly cordial and
bowed and said "How do you do Mr.. Guiteau"
That was near the patent office some tlmein
March or April.
l was ON good relations with all those men
during March and April.
Q.-(slowly and with great deliberately Did
Senator Conkling?
A. Qnterruptingly) Oh don't look SO fierce
at me- 1 don't care a snap of my finger for
you.
Q.-But you will answer my questions.
A.-Put your questions in a quiet, simple
sort Of way and will
Odd Senator Conkling ever promise to
support your application for the Paris consul
ship?
Al never suggested it to him. My exDec-
tation about the Paris consulship was that 1
would get it through by my personal influence
with the President. Blaine and Logan, and
when my nomination went to the Senate Mr..
Conkling and that sort of man would see it
through.
But don't think it necessary to discuss this
matter Of the Paris consulship. | went over
it all yesterday, and decline to dicuss it furth-
err. There's no use wasting the time OF this
honorable court in going over it again. Ii you
do not know the facts about it yet you had bet
ter read this morning papers, and you will ind
them.
Odd you write on the 7th of May to Gar
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