Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-21
rnE ASSASSIN INTERVIEWED.
10 Trusts in God and the Metro.
politan Police-He Says He Shot
Garfield, but the Doctors Killed
Him.

Him.
CHICAGO. November 1.-THE Times
Washington special says : auiteau had
several callers yesterday. Among them
was Q reporter. who had an interview
with the assassin. He asked Guitsau II
he was suffering pain from his wound.
He replied that be was net, and that IL
would not prevent his appearance In
court tsdsy.
"Do you desire the punishment Of
your wosld.bs slayer 2" the reporter
asked.
II certainly do" replied the assassin,
land to the full extent Of the law; not,
however. out Of . spirit OF revenge, but
simply a. q warning to other cranks whs
harbor designs against my lifs."
"Do you stand In dread Of any further
attempts on your lief" ~ have NO
anxiety a. to the future. ! am In ne
fear; the Lord aad the metropolitan
police will guard ne from all harm. The
Lord will protect me In the future ~ 10
has protected me In the past. He 10
using these people 10 serve his purposes
and hence comes my protection. The
issues Of life and death you know are in
his hands, and 10 never, In working out
his plans, gives much reference 70 the
will OF man."
'.If the Lord guards You with such
tender care why was 10 that the attempt
on your life Saturday afternoon threw
you into such abjsot fsari"
az was not thrown into any fear. The
report was false and ~slanderous. When
I heard the shot ! thought \ OF the
guards had shot himself and the horses
took flight and ran away. Why they
mads the old van buzz. That Of sourse
caused ne considerable trepidation, but
I was not frightened"
"will you appeal to the Court fer
additional pretection?" ~ undoubtedly
shall. IL additional protection 10 not
granted without such appeal. ! an In
formed IL will be. I want not less than
six or eight mounted police to guard the
prison . from the jail TO the oourt In
the morning and from the court back to
the Jail in the afternoon. Heretofore
mounted policemen have only accom-
panied the van Ia the morning"
"Do you intend to make an address
to the Court In the nsrningf"
az have no such intention. ! do not
intend to make any more set speeches.
/ will In the future get In my work on
the sly. BY reasonable interruptions and
interjsctions."
"Your lawyers and the Court may
have something to say on the subject"
suggested the reporter.
"You can just put It down." rstorted
the assassin. that I am not going 10 DO
muzzled. I do not intend 10 be muir
dered by any suggestions Of my counsel
or by any ruling OF the Court. / may
have to say something to the Court In
the morning. however," continued the
assassin, after q brief meditation. "You
see. ! understand that Mr.. Soovills OBJ
jects to Mr.. Rsbisson's e-rsss-eIamina.
ton Of the doctors. Now I want them
TO be rigidly cross.sxamined."
Warden Croker here interposed an
objection. He did not think the prisoner
should enter into any criticism OF the
conduct Of his counsel.
II just want to say this" quickly put
in the assassin; "ths doctors must tell
their story In full. Az I said In open
court, I admit the shooting. but deny the
killing. Why, the doctors killed the
President. and I intend they shall share
with me the odium Of his DEATH"
"Do you intend to insist on the plea
Of malpracticei" asked the reporter.
81 do nst," said the sssassin. ~
solely rest my fate on the plea OF In.
sanity"
"Do you really consider your act an
insane sns7"
81 most certainly do. The taking of
Of President Garfield, from It's beginning
10 Its end. was IN insane act"
"You surely do net maintain that you
are insane at this moment2"
Here Warden Croker enphatioslly
put his official feet down On any further
talk about the trial.
Guitsau further said: "Judge Amb.
ling OF Pennsylvania, an old friend Of
my father. had q long chat. with me
this morning. He will give testimony
in my behalf"
"H.vs your relations called on you
todayf"
"Thsy have not. and I do not expect
them. Ny sister and Mr.. Sooville called
last evening a. osn n they heard / was
shot. Mrs. soovills wal very much
troubled.
As the reporter left the cell. the assas.
sin said: "I'm glad you came to see
me. Como again, and tell the public.
please. that I am In excellent health. !
eat well, I sleep we'll and I feel we'll"
"He certainly eats WE'LL" said Warden
Croker to the reporter - he escorted
him to free air. HE gets two break.
fasts sad two dinners daily Of the jail
and Court.houss. respectively"