Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-02
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. JUDGE PORTER MATCHED. Finding His Equal in the
 Assassin. UNABLE TO SHAKE HIS STORY. No Surrender of the In-
 spiratiOn Idea. THE VANITY OF GUITEAU'S DEED.
THE VANITY OF GUITEAU's DEED.
A Damaging Admission by
 the Prisoner.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


 Back Hot Shot at Judge Porter-His Story Unshaken by the Examiners QuestiOns-But He Makes One Very Damaging Admission-EHis Reason For Selecting a Handsome Pistol.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. Upon the opening of court to-day Guiteau resumed the witness stand, but before beginning his testimony re- peated his appeal to his friends for money to assist in his defense. The cross -examina- ton by Judge Porter was then resumed. In general, nothing new of special consequence came out this morning. Guiteau stuck to his now familiar story, and replied very scorn- fully to what he called MT. Porter's "loose talk" It is generally believed that Porter finds his match in the assassin. The prison CTS manner and words have every appearance of entire sincerity, and no discrepancies are brought out in his testimony. Guiteau put in general denial to many incidents testified to by witnesses for the defense In this he has been consistent. In demeanor Guiteau is absolutely fearless, and in the popular phrase, ':he gives MT. Porter as good as he sends" Don't you shake your long finger at me,'' he exclaimed once. 'I've seen you do that business lots of times in New York. Pm not scaredJ' In fact he, treated MT. Porter very haughtily, and re- torted in tones of contempt to many of his interrogations. Judge Porter in his in- quiries elicited the fact that physically he was a coward, and always kept away from danger. The Deity influenced him to remove the President. In his opinion the doctors killed the President not he (Guiteau). The acts of Jones and Mason in attempting to kill him were wrong, and they ought to be punished, unless they can show that they were inspired by the Deity. The witness soon showed signs of impatience and ex- citability, and striking his open hand upon the desk emphasized every sentence uttered. There was no murder in his case and no kill ing It was simply for the jury to determine whether or not his act in removing the Presi- dent was inspired by the Deity or not. It was all nonsense to split hairs any longer over that word. It must be distinctly under stood that the removal of the President was the act of the Deity. The witness proved decidedly obstinate, and after fatly contra dieting the testimony of General Logan, Col onel Reed and several other witnesses he positively refused to answer several ques tions, his invariable response being stI de- cline to discuss that with you.'' When his boarding house transactions were shown up
 
 matter was entirely irrelevant to the issue. MT. Porter made one strong point bearing on the motive by bringing out the fact that Guiteau decided upon the handsomer of two weapons because he thought it would look better in future ages as the pistol with which he had shot the President. He admitted that he thought that sometime the pistol might be placed on exhibition in the State department. He became indignant at Judge Porter's use of the word murder, and shouted fercely ''You seem to delight in the use of the words kill and murder. There's no use of your whining in that way; the mere outward fact of how removed the President has nothing whatever to do with this case.' The prisoner, with flushed cheeks and the air of tiger at bay, hurled his replies at Judge Porter for two hours, continually interrupting, however, the course of question and reply to in- sist upon his position in relation to the Deity being thoroughly understood. His shrewdness in detecting and anticipating any point which might be made against him was marked feature of the investigation. Judge Porter pressed him very closely to fix the day when he received his alleged inspiration" to remove the President, and Guiteau finally shrieked out: 'sTo remove all this loose talk want you to know that would have removed the President at any time between the middle of June and the 2d of July if had found an opportunity. I would have done it for the good of the American peo- ple.'' Guiteau was permitted to indulge his passion for talking upon the pending politi- cal situation at the time of the shooting, un- | til, speaking of the Presidents ingratitude to Grant and Conkling, he was led by Judge Porter to admit that ''Ingratitude is the basest of crimes"
 ! Judge Porter-'tStop there what would I you have thought of your act in killing the President had he given you the Paris con- II sulship instead of having refused it.'' Gui- teau had previously said that Garfield was \ his (prisoners) ''warm personal and political I friend, that no personal motives whatever were involved in his act, and fearing evident ly that some trap was being set for him, he hesitated moment, and then, with great \ emphasis said 'I want to just fasten you
 solid right here. would not have taken the Paris consulship after the first of June if ] had been appointed to it, and the President | and Secretary Blaine had both beseeched me on their knees to take it. I had at that time | resolved to remove the President for the good of the American people, :" | At 12 o'clock recess was taken
 After the recess Judge Porter again took hold o1 Guiteau He took up the letter written by Guitear
 whether he said Arthur would be President. He de
 nied having said so He never had any talk with Ar
 and said, If you read that way, Judge Porter in
 stead of taking here and there you will get
 the newspapers and said that within few weeks tht
 sentiment of the people toward him had changed
 
 get their papers. He here closely questioned al
 to the killing of the President He said hin down the same as he would rebel during the war
 He had not any rebels, but would have done SC
 hadshe seen any. He had intended to shoot tht | President until he dead He regarded divine in ! spiration as higher than written law and acted
 His own feeling against the act. but the divine
 pressure was strong that he would have done it | he known he would be shot down the next instant
 He hired hack to take him to the jail the day
 the shooting because he thought the people would
 understand his motive and wanted to secure protec tion until he could explain 1t. He denied having
 written a letter in the Oneida community, in whiel
 Devilish delusionn occurs He said he had his psto
 in his hip pocket on une 18 but reflected then be
 cause of Mrs. Garfield He did not intend to kill her
 He had met her at the White House reception where
 he spoke to of his political service in New York
 for everyone else. He did 1t to avert He sait
 the Deity he killed the President, the Deity hay
 ing the greater share. He had written a letter t
 General Sherman asking for protection, he coult
 show the pc Jple that the deed was the act of thu ! Deity. It political necessity, and he had 8,
 stated in his letter. It not necessary for him | He regarded the nomination of Garfield specia
 act of Providence in certain sense. The convention | was inspired, but not in the Eame he ! At 2:45, at the request of tthe prisoner, who re l marked that he exhausted with five and a hal
 hours of examination, the court adjourned. Guiteal | will again occupy the stand in the morning.
 The Speaxershfp COntest-A Close Figh
 Between the Leading Candfdates-Th, l Pennsylvania Delegations Vote.a De 1 cisive Factor in the StrusgIe-Othea Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The situation to night is not such as to warrant prediction
 as to who will receive the Republican eaucu
 nomination for Speaker. At this writinj
 none of the Candidates are sure of sufficien