The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-03

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the desk with considerable violence
he shouted, eyes sir, in my opinion
Blaine is morally responsible for the
death of Garfield" Recess.
The crOSS-eXaminatiOn of Guitteau
was resumed. Witness did not in
tend to remove the PreSident on the
night that he visited the Christian
church. He went to see where the
President sat. He intended to re-
move him whenever he could find
a favorable opportunity. 1.-The had
removed him then he would have
shot him through the head. He
visited the jail about the 1st of June.
He wanted to see it because he ex-
pected he would be taken there for
removing the President. He had
his pistol with him in the alley on
the night of July 1st; took it out
and examined it; would probably
have shot Garfield that night if he
had had him alone. Blaine was
with him. 1t was a hot night. Wit
ness was not feeling well, 50 he did
not try to shoot the President that
night.
Judge Porter-Did you. think it
would make you hotter to pull that
trigger?
Guitteau, angriIy and muttering
at Judge POrter's manner of speak
ing, "NOw, don't you put on that trig-
ger business" In the course of the
croSs-examining witness said, 81 had
to nerve myself up to it all the
time"
Judge Porter-YourI conscience
troubled you, didn't it? Witness
became very angry and excited, and
lretOrted that conscience had nothing
to do with it. From the 1st of June
he never had any doubt of the
necessity for the removal. The act
was that of the Deity, and con-
science had nothing to do with it
Being pressed for his reasons for
wanting to go to Jail after killing
the President, Guitteau said: "For
my own protection. I did not know
what would be the effect upon the
popular mind. I didn't want to be
exposed to a bowling mob. l
thought they would say, Yes, dis
Eappointed office-seeker; let's hang
him up, and knew / would have
mo time or chance to make know
my motives and inspiration.
The examination Of Gutteau - as
Ee0RtiHned TIL quarter past ., and
1.-THE prisoner resumed his seat be-
tween his brother and Scoville.
In the Guitteau case, to-
day, Porter, having elected from
Guitteau the assurance that he
had not read much about Napol-
con, asked him if, in saying the
Presidents nomination was an act
of God, his election was an act of
God, his removal has All act of God,
he didn't have Napeleon's bulletins
in his mind" Answer, apparently
gratifed), "That is the way ex-
press myself, in sharp, pointed sen
I fences; if you want to see specimens
of that kind of style look through
my book
Porter-I think you have remark
able power of brain, and whatever
your brother-in-law may think, 1
appreciate your ability.
Prisoner (highly pleased II thank
you, judge, for your good OpiriOn.
Porter (signifcantly)-I think that
is the opinion of every juror.
Prisoner (eXcitedlySI take my
chances before this court and jury
on the fact that the Deity inspired
the act. / am not a fool and the
Deity never employed a fool to do
his work. He put that into my]
brain and heart and left me to work
it out my own way. ]
Q-And you did? A-Under the
sanction of the Deity. |
In the croSs-eXamlnatiOn of Cult |
teau about the killing, Guitteau said
he went to the depot little before
9 o'clock and had his boots LACKED. !
Porter-"Did you want 80 be in |
full dress when you killed him."
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES did{
not want to be in full dress. ! dol
not want to be interrupted"
Porter-"ARd l do not want to bel
interrupted"
Prisoner-'Thenk keep quiet" The |
prisoner then proceeded with his
story. Blaine and the President |
uIONC up III d SlIlSlO llOlSO Cdll ldSCS
and not in the White House carriage,
which showed how much the Pres
ident was under Blaine's Influence. |
Blaine was blowing and blowing |
and the President was listening. |
They were on the most intimate
terms. Blaine got out on one side
of the carriage and Garfield out On
the other. They walked up to theI
depot and passed within few feet9
of the prisoner who drew his wea-
pom and fired twice and hit him
once.
Q.-You shot him in the back.
Al did not fire at any particular
place.
Odd you not fire for the hol-l
low in his back? Any intention
was to shoot him in the back.
Odd you think if he got two
balls in his back it would remove
him? Al thought so.
=Q.-And you intended to put them
there? Al did.
Q.-Qn a solemn manner) And
from that hour to this you have
never felt regret or remorse? A.
L regret giving pain or trouble to,
anyone, but I have no doubt as to
the necessity or divinity of the,