The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
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positive identification on the part OF
Guardsmsn Carson.
A Sunday Call Upon Gniteau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 20.-The
Gus people but only few got sight of
Guiteau. Among those who saw him.
was q reporter, 10 whom he talked free
ly. First he said he wished the papers
would not speak of him as the assassin"
THAT is a cruel word" said he, land it
CRATES on my sensitive nerves Some
papers always speak ofme as the prison
err The defendant or Guiteau.' l
don't mind that. Fellow is another
name don't like. That is q low vulgar
sppellation." The interview then pro-
ceeded:
"Does your wound hurt you?"
"Not In the least. 1t did not hurt
from the first. The man intended to
kill me but the Lord interposed and
saved me from harm. You can look at
my ARM continued the assassin. and
| he showed the spot inside of the elbow
that looked very like burn. He con-
tinued. The papers have done me q
wrong in saying l smilingly handled
section of President Garfield's back bone
| that was produced in court. / didn't
| CCOt hGl II III
| his hands and il attracted my attention.
l whispered to him, is that part of
Garfield's bones?' and Mr.. Scoville
| nodded Yes l didn't stick my finger
into the hole; didn't even point at it.
/ want the statements corrected, for such
| reports tend to incense the people
against me-"
did you ever know Bill Jones, the
man arrested on suspicion of having
fired at you yesterday
| 81 never saw him and don't want to
see him, or any one of his disposition.
| He must be q lunatic or bushwackeF. !"
"Did you say, as reported, that you
supposed some Virginia or Maryland
rebel did iIf"
| II did not. don't swear. have al
ways associated with high toned people,
christians and politicians of moral prin-
ciples. When ever you see an oath
| coupled with any expression credited to
me, you can put the whole thing down
as manufactured falsehood."
Warden Croker remarked that dur
| ing his attendance on Guiteau he had
never heard a prOtane or vulgar word
from him.
"Do you desire the punishment of
| your wOuld-be slayer ?" resumed the re-
| porter.
81 certainly do and to the full extent
| of the law not, however, out of Il spirit
| of revenge, but as a warming TO Othrr
'cranks' who harbOr designs against my
life''
"Do you stand IN dread of any further
| attempts at your life"
81 have no anxiety as to the future.
| am in no fear. The Lord and the met.
ropolitan police will guard me from all
harm. The Lord will protect me in the
future as he has preserved me in the
past. He is using the police to serve his
purpose, and hence comes my protec-
ton. The issues of life and death, you
know, are in his hands, and he never, in
working out his plans, gives much refer
ence to the will of man."
But" said the reporter, 'if the Lord
guards you with such tender care why
was it that this attempt on your life
threw you into such state of fear!''
al was not thrown into any fear. Tit
report was false and slanderous. WheI
l heard the shot l thought one of the
guards had accidentally discharged his
pistol and that the horses then tool
fright and ran away. / tell you theN
made the van hum. That of course
caused me considerable trepidation, bu
was not fri ghtened."
"Will you appeal to the court for ad
ditional protection"
II undoubtedly shall if the additions
protection is not granted without sucl
an appeal, but I am informed it will be
l want not less than six or eight mount
ed policemen to guard the van from TIT
Jail to the court room tomorrow, anC
back to the Jail again. Heretofore tn,
mounted police have only accompanied
the van in the morning."
"DO you intend to make an address Il
the court tomorrow ~
II do not intend to make any more sc
speeches in the future. / will get in ny
work on the slyly seasonable Interrupt
tions and Intersections"
"Your lawyers and the court may have
something to say on this subject" sug
gested the reporter.
"You can just say" retorted the assas
sin. shat amt going to be muzzled.
don't intend to be quiet from any sug
gestiOns of my counsel. l may have
something to say Tomorrow, for I I'm.
derstand that Mr.. Scoville objects 70
RobinsOn's crOss-e1amination of the doc
tors. Now, l want them to be rigidly
cross-examined."
Mr.. Croker here objected to the pris
oner criticising his counsel, but Guiteau
said quickly:
must tell their story in full. AS l said
in open court, admit the shooting, but
deny the killing. The doctors killed the
president, and intend they shall share
with me the odium of his death"
"DO you then intend to insist on the
plea of malpractice?"
81 do not; rest solely on the plea Of
insanity
"Then you really consider your act an
insane One?''
az do. The act of taking President
n R,11 "a
end, was an insane one"
"You surely do not maintain that you
are an insane man at this moment ~
ventured the reporter.
81 maintain" began Guiteau, but the
warden interposed and put his foot down
on this way of getting evidence, as he
seemed to consider it. The assassin did
say, however, that he was greatly pleased
with the jury and the conduct of the
court: Said he, 81 expect things to
move on more smoothly now. Judge
Townsend, of New York, appear to.
morrow. This will about balance the
Sides" Then returning to the subject
of Yesterdays shooting he said: at
| would be national disgrace for the au-
| thorities to allow me to be shot down in
irons and on trial for my life. The eyes
| of the world are upon US. 1 commend
myself to the Lord and the authorities.
In response to further questions he
said that other claims On his time had
/ prevented him from reading his bible
today, though he yet hoped TO "read
some favorite Psalms before dark"
He concluded the interview as fol-
lows: "Tell the public that l am in
excellent health, / eat well, sleep well
and I feel well.''
| Annual Report Of Postmaster General
James.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The pOstmas.
ter general has submitted his report
showing the operations ofthe department
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881.