Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-12-10

Juuge fOrter.-D1d the DEITY inspire you to
buy an English bulldog pistol?
Guiteau.-He inspired me to do the act and
left the means to me.
Judge Porter.-Did you know that the deed
was murder under the law2
Guiteau.-So-calledm murder, yes, so-called,
but the Deity kept him alive in order to let
him down gently.
Judge Porter.-Do you think it was letting
him down by all those long months of suffer-
ing p
Guiteau.-That is a mere outside fact. That
is not the proper way of looking at it,
Judge Porter.-Did God inspire you to MUIR
der the Presidents
'Guiteau.-I believe it was the will of God
that he should be removed, and that | wat
selected to doit That was my inspiration.
| fought against it, did not want to do it, bu
carried out the will of God. l don't like thai
cold-blooded word murder"
Judge Porter pressed Guiteau very hard on
this subject. Guiteau insisted he did the deed
for no private reason, but for the good of the
American people.
Judge Porter.-What obligations were you
under to the American people?
Guiteau--I think the American people ought
to be under great obligations to me.
Judge Porter.-Did you desire the removal
of Mr.. Blaine?
Guiteau.-Never desired the removal of Mr..
Blaine.
Judge Porter.-Why did you conceal this
intention
Guiteau--Why should go and tell it-that's
no point. Laughter
Judge Porter pressed the cross-examinaton
to compel Guiteau to say that his own mind
formed the design, but Guiteau constantly
evaded the questions, and said that for some
time he had not made up his mind, but after
wards that the making up Of his mind was the
work of God. Witness would not for "a long
time say whether he considered the killing of
the President was against human law. He
constantly replied by saying he did not con-
slider the deed murder, nor had the counsel
gotten him to answer the question when the
court adjourned.
WASHINGTON, DEC. L. The courtroom was
full before nine O'Clock, but excellent order
was maintained.
Guiteau took his seat in the witness-box, and
before Jndge Porter had time to put a ques-
ton, said: have sent out an appeal for
money to help my defense. certainly invite
my friends to send money for my defense. I
hope my friends will send me money for this
defense. want my friends to understand
that money is needed in this case. 1t can be
sent in sums of $5, $50 or even 81 900, to
George Scoville, by Adams Express. The
names will be suppressed if the sender wishes.
Judge Porter.-Is it true, as you have testi-
life =?
Witness responded. that he believed that
was true.
Judge Porter pressed him to know in what
his shooting the President differed from other
shootings by other men.
He said that before the LIST of June he made
up his mind that the Deity had ordered the
removal of the President. He thought over
the matter two weeks before he made up his
mind. Does not think he killed the President;
killing the President that McGill and Jones
committed murderous assaults because they
cannot show thatthe Deity ordered them to
shoot; does not know that the Deity did not
| inspire them to shoot, but thinks they must
show it,
ments, but does not think that the homicide
of the President was violation of the COM
mandment ''Thou shalt not kill'' any more
| than it was against the commandment to kill
man during the war. On a change in the
| line of examination witness denied that he
recollected ever striking his father or raised
an axe against his sister. He had called his
| brother thief because he defaulted in 50, 700
| of the funds of an insurance company, and
was about being sent to the penitentiary, when
Mr.. Scoville, who was on the bond, settled the
matter Witnesses brother is a good Christian
man now.
| Pointing at witness his finger, as is his GUS
| tom, Judge Porter said Did you tell the
| officer that you had killed the President?
Guiteau.- with vehemence). You do that
| business of pointing your long finger at wit
nesses in New York, and say you! but you
| don't frighten me.
Judge Porter asked him to name the places.
| Guiteau.--I decline to go into this boarding
| house business.
Judge Porter-Suppose we leave that to
the judge. You said you would abide the
judges decision.
and Judge Cox told him to answer the ques-
| tion
Guiteau.-Tll tell all about this boarding
house business, and it will be an immense
relief to you, Judge. [Laughter.l He then
said he had boarded at Mrs. Hull's five days,
Mrs. Gardner's ten weeks, Mrs. Lockwood's
one month, Mr.. Brandts another month, then
at Mrs. Grants, and was there six weeks until
July /, then stayed at the Riggs House one
day; that brought witness to the shooting
since then witness has boarded in jail.
Why did you practice with the pistol if the
shot was to be made by the Deity?
Guiteau.-You dwell too much on the out
ward act. There is too much whining about
that; that's Of no Importance. Witness was
not used to pistol, and he was frightened to
look at it was just as innocent as babe did
not have any fear of shooting himself, but he
kept the point pretty well away from him.
When he first fred it he went to foot OF Seven
teenth, street. and colored man told him he
could pra ctice there. Witness was very much
frightened when he first fired the pistol; il
almost knocked him down. He fired at a
sapling, struck the sapling once and missed il
once never said that the sapling went down
like Garfield.
Judge Porter.-If Conkling had been Secre
tary of State, would you have shot the Presi
dent?
Witness said that his shooting of the Presi
dent had no connection with Office
Judge Porter.-If Mr.. Blaine had been Vice
President you would not have killed the
President would you?
Guiteau.- That's proposition that dom
exist, and won't discuss it. Talk about facts
and then I'll talk to you.
If the President had appointed witness con.
sui to Paris after the LIST of June he would
have sent it back, for then the impression that
he should be removed was too strong to be
changed.
Judge Porter (impressively. And you had
no ill-will to the President?
Guiteau, (imitating the tone and air OF
Judge Porter. II had no ill-will towards the
President. 1t was an open insult to General
Grant and Mr.. Conkling when the President
appointed Mr. Blaine. WITNESSES letter to Mr.
Blaine, saying he was glad Mr.. Garneid mao
appointed him premier, represented MS we"
when he was temporarily of another OPINION
Judge Porter then strove to convict Gulteau
of insincerity by showing that in his letters i ne
made promises of political support 10 tht
President and Mr.. Blaine which were contra'
dictory.
Guiteau.-Thats the way politics Is run
You tickle me and I'll tickle you.
Judge Porter (soler1nly. Ibid you ucki'
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