Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

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"lle was u very persistent applicant
for the Couusulship ol Paris. never
gave any encouragement. | told him
that there wns no prospect whatever
Of his reccyiu1 it, and requested him |
not 60 mention ito Ye again"
When was 1t that Gwtoan first culied
upon You ~ /
at WAS not a matter OF which !
made note, bat | think Il was in the
month OF May"
"Will you look at these letters aud
say whether you recognize them "
The Secretary took the bundle Of
letters banded up by Mr., Corkhill-l
applications for office, including Gui-
teau's speech, "Ggrfcld and Hancock -
and identified them MS letters received
from Guiteau, and filed in the State
Department. Ono Of the letters came
from the White HoGse, with the usual
Executive Office envelope. The letter
TO Mr.. Evarts, quoted by Col Corkhill,
was on file, Mr. Blaine said, when he
came into Office.
THE PLACE OF THE PRESIDENTS DEATH.
"Did you see the body Of the Presi.
dent after it was brought back from
Long Branch ?" asked the District AT.
! tOrney.
~ came with the funeral train, but
did not see the body after it was
brought here. 1t was not a pleasant
sight, and did not 90 to view it, !
saw the body after he died at Elberon."
AT what place did the President
die p
He died in what is known as the
Francklyn Cottage, at Elberon, New
Jersey-tbe property Of British res
idrnt of New York, who had very
kindly rendered its use to the Presi'
dent"
THE LETTERS IDENTIFIED by THE SEC
RETARY,
Col. Corkhill here read the letters
identified by the Secretary, The first
was letter dated New York, Noycm.
Der IL, 1880, marked miscellaneous"
taken from the files Of the State De.
partment. This was the letter quoted
by the District Attorney in his ad.
dress On the back Of the letter was
pinned card inscribed "Charles J..
Guitcau, Chicago" The next letter
was dated March IL, 1881, and ad
dressed to Secretary Blaine, and was
also read by Mr. Corkhill in his ad.
dress. In this letter was enclosed
Guileau's speech, "Garfeld and HaL,
cock" The District Attorney read
the speech to the jury,
The next letter was addressed to the
President and dated March II, 1881,
and pressed the President with Gui.
teau's application for the Austrian
Mission. The next letter was to Sec.
retary Blame, and was dated April I'd.
The next letter was TO Secretary
Blaine, and was dated March 2S. The
District Attorney also read memo,
randum, filed at the State Department
about the 9Th Of June, 1881,
When the District Attorney finish.
ed, Mr.. Robinson had the Secretary
again explain some parts Of his tcsli.
mony on the diagram.
CRoss.EXAMINATIoN or SECRETARY
BLAINE.
Mr.. Scovillc then cross-examined the
witness US follows:
"When did you first become &C
quainted with the prisoner" asked Mr.,
; Scovile.
81 can't say" replied the Secretary,
"tbat ever was acquainted with him
IN the general sense. He visited me
at the State Department"
"Did you meet him during tho cam.
paign at any timer
"POssibly | did. He wrote to the
+ Committee of which | was Chairman,
and attempted to get into the cam.
paign."
allow do you know that?'
"The letters were addressed to mo p
Cannot those letters be produced p
81 do not think they could. The
debris Of a campaign like that arc gen.
! orally swept into the waste basket or
into tho fire"
"Wby was not Gnitcau's application
to speak not accepted p
"The general rule IT, said the See.
retary, "neycr to take q speaker who
. applies to speak"
{ "What is the reason of tbatg
'"Becausc man OF reputation enough
TO be of influence is Of consequence
. enough to bo sought and not to seek
MIR. ScOville asked the Secretary il
Guiteau had not called on him with
bal king.
"He had" the Secretary said, gro.
ferrng to Senator Logan as his friend.
In response to MIR. Scovile's ques
ton whether there was anything un
9 usual about Guiteau's application, be
l. said "Oh, no there arc about forty
such every morning They are al
alike ia desire, and pretty nearly all o.
them are alike in disappointment. To,
case was not peculiar m that respect.
"Did anything strike you rs pecu
liar in his appearance or conductY
"No, sir. Probably if had never
seen but one ofllce.seeker, would hav,
thought him peculiar"
WAS not the interview ho had with
q you concluded with u statement by
d you that if the President favored i
u you would appoint him to the Consul
ship at Pars2
"No, sir"
= Mr. Scoville asked why he objected
= to appointing Guiteau.
n "The Paris ConsuIship,' said tn,
Secretary, sis very important Office
| did not think Mr.. Guitcau belonged
to the rank or class OF men eligible L
such an Office" To further question
ing Mr. Blaine said men were fiLteC
for such posts by public service.
PUBLIC SERVICE AND PARTY SERVICE.
"By public service" asked Mr.. SEQ
vile, "do you mean party servlce|
"Ncll, it may be party service" re
piled the witness.
al wish to ash" pursued the lawyer
''it II Is not expected that these Oilice'
shall be passed around as rewards fol
party services2'
"That is an element" replied th,
Secretary, "yet not conspicuous ele
ment, IN the State Department" Be
ing pressed further be said 81 do mol
mean to be understood as saying thai
il was an element not prominently
recognized, but that it was not the solt