The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-02


fairness IN trying TO twist his letters writ
ten prior 20 the /" disruption " Of the Re-
publican party against him now. Itisn't
fair or manly" he said. President Gar
field, he said, was so bound up in Mr..
Blaine that he hadn't sense enough TO APP
preciate the suggestions in his the pris-
! oners) letters. The prisoner being pressed
again on the same subject repeated two or
three times, 81 don't care 10 discuss the
question any more" He acclaimed ut
length on what appeared TO him as Presi-
dent Garfield's folly.
asked Mr.. Porter.
"Political suicide" replied the prisoner.
"Pcrsonal suicide?"
"No, sir" COMPATIBILITY. "Poltical
suicide"
ado you not think that he caused his
own DEATH"
81 decline 10 discuss that matter any fur
/ Their" said the prisoner in a percmptory
[ tone.
The prisoner said he had not wanted Mr..
/ Blaine removed; that's what all the papers
said. He (Mr. Blainel and he alone was re-
sponsible Tor all Of General Garfield's trOu-
bles.
THE PRISONER MORAliZES.
The prisoner, speaking Of certain utter
ances in his papers, said he believed 1t
made little difference when q man died II
/ he was prepared. "You are liable TO die
1 i'm five minutes" he said TO Mr.. Porter,
"and so is any man in this courtroom"
Mr.. Porter applying this view to the late
President, the prisoner said: 81 have no
doubt, sir, the President is a great deal
happier at this minute than any man on
earth.'
Mr.. Porter asked IL he thought The Giver
OF Life would inspire the murder OF such
a good man?
~ will tell you what think, then"
said the prisoner. II think his Christian
character had nothing to do with his politi-
cal record. want you to put that down.
| believe he was a good Christian man, but
his political record was very poor"
PROTECTED BY TIE DEITY.
Speaking OF his own providcntial escapes,
the prisoner repeated he thought he was
projected by The Deity; the policemen and
this court were only the instruments OF the
Deity.
"Do you think the policemen were in
spired?"
No, sir; not to do their duty"
care you inspired to do the ordinary
things Of liey"
cts only on extraordinary occasions,
SIR"
He did not think the Deity was with
, him, especially when he was pracucing
law. lie thought He was with him de-
cidedly when he was pamphlet peddier.
He considered General Arthur his friend
when he (the misoner) said the act OF re-
moving President Garfield would make
him President. As General Arthur was q
Stalwart, he felt closer relationship with
him than Mr.. Garfield. He said he talked
with General Arthur frequently in New
, York.
"You said nothing to him about tho
. MURDER"
ono, sir: neither TO him, nor to General
Grant, nor TO any one"
"Of course not. We need not yOul
statement, for that" said Judge Porter.
Speaking Of the feeling against him, thu
, prisoner said: "The Deity seems to 10
on my side, though everyone clseis against
, me. There is a great deal better feeling II
respect to me now than formerly. There
has been a wonderful Youngstown in Tho
, feeling, especially in these cranky neWsl&
/
, cause thew don't see the papers nowadays
3 GUITEAU on THE NEWSPAPERS.
( Mr.. Porter wanted to know what h'
r meant by "cranky" in this connection.
e "What these newspapers want" sale
( the prisoner, ais n change Of heart. They
{ want conversion before they will get owe
: This horrible thirst for blood. If ] wa
: shot or hanged they wouldn't be satisfied.
G The prisoner declamcd at some length
like a stump orator. saying he shot the Pre-
l. sdent as a soldier in the war shot down
rebel.
t "Did you ever shoot arebel?" asked Mr.
c Porter.
= "No, sir. was not engaged in shooting
. during the war"
{ "Where were you:"
{ 81 was in the oneida Community"
I INSPIRATION AGAIN.
Coming back to the question OF inspira
i ton. the prisoner declared: 81 suppos
", there were a thousand men in the Republl
can party who would have done 1t II the
had had a chance and the inspiration.
:. was the only man who had the inspiration
i and the nerve and the brain TO do it,
"You were the only man the Deity coul'
: trust to do t."
e lie did trust me-" replied the prs
oner
o Questioned further, the prisoner decline
to answer, saying: 81 am unwilling |
e crafty your extraordinary impudenc'
1t That's what / think OF you, Judge POI
l. ter"
The prisoner again declared his belief /
IT Divine protection for himself, and said
% ..Therc will be an act Of God TO prote(
me, if necessary"
&c "Dld he tell you that" inquired Nj
d Porter.
if ITS my impression. sir"
he "Did YOU ever have mistaken impre
le sion:"
"Not in this kind OF work."
P The prisoner having declined TO answ(
he questions several times, Mr.. Porter rcierre
/ TO the Court, and the Court always rule
+ against the prisoner.
d Referring to the prisoners statement th
lie he had not shot the President on the Isl
n OF June on account OF Mrs. Garneld
II presence, the prisoner said II he had sh
Is then the shock might have killed Mrs. Ga
\. field. He had no authority TO remove al
N other but the President.
ADJOURNED.
At 2:45 the court adjourned till to-mo
row morning.
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