Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-25

my name is James u. Blaine, and am
1t present Secretary of State
Were you acquainted with james A.
Il was acquainted with him from 1868
to the hour of his death"
'sWil, you ples Sc state whether you ever
saw the prisoner btfore?'
IL saw him very Frequently in the months
of March, April and May LAST
Were you with President Garfield at
the time he was shot?"
Il was by his side.''
The District Attorney here asked the
witness to state what then occurred.
''In narrative form?' inquired the Sec
rotary.
"Yes, sir.''
II wish to take the directions of the
counsel for the Government" said the
Secretary hesltating, 'as to what point of
the narrative should begin"
The District Attorney suggested that
he should begin with the facts Immediate
ly preceding the shooting.
THE sECRETARY's GRAPHIC STORY OF
THE ASSASSINATION
,''On the night of July 1st," began the
Secretary, 81 was engaged until near mid
night with the President on public BUSH
ness. On parting he SAID that l had bet
ter come again in the morning, as he ex-
pected to l. ave the city that morning. On
the morning Of the I'd went to the White
House according to his request; was de-
tanned some little time in consultation
with him in the Cabinet room, and then
we started for the depot. He rode in the
carriage in which l came to the White
House: it was the State Depa tment car
riage; it was followed by President Gar
fields carriage with the children; we rode
down the avenue with no particular incl
dent When we arrived at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot-at the B street side
we sat moment to continue the CONVEX
sation We had been engaged in at the
Whiue House. tt en- he turned to say
coed bye to me, and l said no. | would
escort him to the car, for did not think
it proper that the President should go I'M
attended. and, besides, wanted t. see
and talk with the members of the Cabinet,
who were about to go.u Stepping from the
carriage he took my arm, as he assembled
the steps of the depot. He was on my left.
He stopped to speak to some one-I think
police officer, the Same who had just be-
fore that told US that we had ten or twelve
mlnu,es before the train would leave. As
he turned to speak our arms became dis
engaged. AS we entered the waiting room
we were not arm -in-arm, but side-by side
We had got half way across the room when
suddenly there was very loud discharge
of a pistol, followed instantly by second
report. At first | thought it was snmt
Que who had become engaged in an affray
and did not think that any deed of VIC
ence had been attempted against the
President. [ touched him to hurry him
on away from danger. As did that the
President threw bis arms up and said
my God what's ths?' According to my
impression this exclamation was made b.
tween the shots. There was then rusf
bv me OF man. Il think it Was on my
right that he passed. followed after hin
instinctively and followed, think, dis
tancr of eight feet, when "a shout came up
1--WE have caught him; we have caught
him. l turned then, and the Presiden
had sunk quite down. When 1 got there
he was vomiting quite profusely. Their
" as, of course. immediately very large
| crowd around him. Mattresses wer,
| brought and he was taken to an uppe
room. Medical aid was Immediately a
| hard, and be was then taken to the Whit
House. This was fifty minutes or an hou
after he was shot, think. l returned tt
| my own home and wrote dispatc for TIN
| public-the European public especially
though | gave it out to the public here
| Ill WllCL L SbdCOQ Az Wills uOuL 1OAOs
arrived at my house about the time tn
| President was taken to the White House.
CROSS EXAMINED.
| [Mr. Scoville subjected the Secretary t
a searching ross-examinat1on, durin
which much political knowledge relatin
to party management civic service, &c
was brought out, but our space fOrbids 1t
reproduction.
The court reassembled at ten minutes t
l O'Clock, the prisoner having been brough
pack to the room.
THE IRREPRESsIBLE GUITEAU BREAK
| OUT AGAIN.
| Guiteau as soon as he had taken hi
seat, broke out, despite the efforts of Gh
officers to restrain him.
Nv ill your Honor please allow me t
address you a moment?" he exclaimed
Il am dissatisfied with my counsel"
The Court is satisfied" said Judg
| Cox.
II think" said Guiteau, "that is a
outrage on justice that should be oblig
ed to appear here with incompetent cout
sci. am on trial for a felony. Their
will be a rev all the time until this thin
is fixed. Mr.. Scoyile is doing splendid.
but" IN
IF you don't keep silence" said tn
Court, II will order you out OF the roor
in irons"
Il don't care if you do. The America
people have something to do with this. ~
| Guiteau proceeded to mutter incoherently
and, turning to Mr.. Scoville, said aloud
You sat down ON my appeal to the legs
profession, and did not like it. | woul
have got good many responses If it ha
not been for you"
The prisoner was then quiet.
DIR. BLISS ON THE WITNESS STAND.
DR.. d. W. Bliss was then called: Wit
mass related the events from the time h
was called to the time of the President
death. The immediate cause of death wa
| hemorrhage. Witness then explained tn
character of The wound. using the uppe
portion of wired skeleton for the pnr
| porse OF illustration. aud detailed at grea
| length the progress and symptoms of tn
case.
Pending the arrival Of the vertebr8. tn
witness was subjected to d lengthy cross
examination, the supposed object being t.
| lay a foundation for the theory of malprac
tjce. which Guiteau insis 8 must be mad
the foundation stone Of his defence.
A PIECE OF THE PRESIDENT s BACKBONE
quito Seuo6ClOu was pIUuuCeu Wuol
he District attorney suddenly drew frou
pasteboard box a section of a human
ckbone, and holding it up, inquired
do you recognize this, Doctor?"
The audience hung breathless upon tn,
answer. as the witness, in measured tones
replied, II do--it is portion of the vert e
hr@ If the late President, James A. Gar
feldr'
The vertebra was then handed to the ju
~ and the character and extent of the in
juries to them explained by the witness.
While the witness was testifylng Gui
teau appeared much bored. as one listen
lug to the recital of an old story. Mr.
Scovile examined the vertebr@ minutely
and Guiteau also seemed interested, al
though he made no move to touch the YER
tebT&.
A recess was then taken.
GUITEAU GIFTS EXCITED.