The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-02
PERSISTENT PORTER
PROBES THE ARROGANT ASSASSIN,


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entering the witness box Guiteau desired
before resuming the evidence, to make
personal statement, and addressed himseI
to the audience, saying: 1.-TWO weeks ag
sent out IN appeal for money, and
did it on my own account, and the day Al
terward Scoyille publicly announced that
was without his authority"
WANTS MONEY.
~ again invite my friends to send mi
money in the interest OF the cause Of jus
tice and for my defense They can sent
s., $40 or SIS, or a $1,000 II they wish.
they do not want it 10 be known they caI
send it without their name 10 Mr.. Scoville,
Judge Porter began rapid fire Of inter
rogatories, elliciting from the prisoner IL
his several replies, that physically
liz WAS A COWARD,
and always kept away from personal dan
ger, Morally he was as brave Us u lion
when he thought the Deity was back Of
him. In his opinion the doctors killed the
President. Tho acts OF Jones and Mason
in attempting to kill him were wrong, and
they'ought to be punished, unless they can
show that they were Inspired by the Deity
Witness soon showed signs Of impNtience
and exCitability, and striking his open
hand upon the desk, emphasized every
sentence he uttered when pressed for an.
swers,
GUlTEAu BECOMES OBSTINATE,
lie finally became obstinate and shouted
TO Judge Porter ~ know you well, and ]
know bigger men than you are. | have
seen you shake your finger at witnesses in
New York, but you can't scare me-"
Shortly after, when asked II he believed in
the ten commandments, he responded in
the affirmative, Askedifhe believed that the
commandment "Thou shaltno kill' ought
to be read in his cAse, he became exceed
ingly violent and refused TO discuss that
matter ut all. 'There was no murder in
his case, and no killing. 1t was simply for
the Jury to determine whether or not his
act In removingt the President was inspired
by the Deity or not. 1t was all nonsenCe
10 split hairs any longer over u trivial
word. It must be distinctly understood
that the removal OF the President was an
act OF the Deity"
BADLY Ratified.
Witness proved decidedly obstinate, and
after fatty contradicting the testimony oi
Gen. Logan, Col. Reed and several others,
he positively refused to answer several
questiOns-his invariable response being:
II decline to discuss that with you"
The witness appeared TO be greatly an.
noyed at Judge Porter's habit OF pointing
his finger at him, us he frequently did by
way otemphasizlng his interrogatiOns, and
again broke out angrily: "YOu need not
point your long finger at me, Judge Porter;
I've seen you do that before, but you cant
scare me"
The witness declined 10 go into boarding
house matters, as they had no bearing on
the case. lie supposed he owed $3.50 to
various landladics, and some time or ether
expected to pay them.
Judge Cox directed the prisoner to reply
to the question.
The witness was readily driven from one
position to another until confronted with
the evidence OF his own witnesses, when
he would unhesitatlngly pronounce their
evidence false, He emphasized his con.
tradiction by saying:
Anything swear to, Judge, is true.
You can put that down as a fixed fact"
Being pressed as TO how he proposed TO
raise funds, which he said he was expect
ing TO receive, the witness replied:
now TO RAISE FUNDS.
"I intend to borrow 1t from some OF
my friends" and he added, "I'll tell you,
Judge, how borrow money; II may be Of
service to you when you want to borrow
for yourself. don't lie nor sneak, but 80
right up to a man and ask him for what |
want" The witness was closely ques.
toned about the purchase ola pistol, and
asked why he bought one with an ivory
handle instead OF plain one. He re-
piled: Because thought Il worth dol
lar more"
Judge Porter-"Did you not say it
would look better In the Patent Officer"
The witness admitted that he might have
believed or thought that the pistol would
sometime be placed in the State Depart
ment
INDIGNANT INDEED
Shortly afterward Guiteau became very
indignant at Judge Porters use Of the
word murder" and shouted Gercely:
"You seem to delight in the use OF the
words kill and murder. There's no tise
Of your whining in that way. The mere
outward fact oihow | removed the President
has nothing whatever to do with this case. "
Guitean's shrewdness In detecting and an