The Portland daily press., 1881-12-02
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this kind of work. 1t is not fair or manly In
O.-You said in this letter that the idea of
1884 flashed through you like an Inspiration?
A.-But Mr.. Garfield killed the idea by his
disruption of the Republican party. He had
not sense enough (banging the railing violent
ton 10 any of those letters because he was SO
bound up with Blaine.
Odd you then believe in. the inspiration?
A. (resolutely)-I decline to discuss this mat
ter any further You have gone over it two or
more. If your idea was correct about my
having malice in the matter. Blaine was the
man for me to have shot. What possible i'll
will 1 have had against Garfield? Blaine
was the man to have been shot according to
your theory. My getting or not getting office
bad nothing TO do with il whatever. 1t only
shows how absurd and nonsensical your theory
is. If Gen. Garfield had paid respect to those
letters it would have been all right. But what
did he do? He went and sold himself soul and
body, to Blaine. He did not appreciate the
sentiment and kindness of those letters but
threw himself into Blaine's hands and allowed
Blaine to use the Presidency to destroy Conk-
ling and Grant
Odd you say yesterday you did not de-
sire the removal OF Secretary Blaine?
Al did not and you cannot find it in the
record. insist now upon your hnding 1t in
the record. I want to fasten something on
you. am as good man as you are.
W.
A. (angrily)-Yes, and the public will think
40 too I never had the slightest idea OF re-
moving Blaine, either officially or by killing.
o. Was your motive for demanding Blaine's
resignation because he had SAID to you on the
Saturday preceding never to speak to him
again on the Paris consulship?
Alphabetically / told you that had nothing
to do with the Paris consulship. want to
ram that into you and put 1t down deep.
Oaughter) am talking now about national
politics, not about miserable office, and If
you would try to get your brains to take that
in it would be better. am not disappointed
Office seeker.
O.-On the I'd of July you wrote letter to
the "White House people, in which you
stated that the Presidents tragical death wasa
sad necessity?
A. Certainly, political necessity
Odd the Deity tell you that?
A.-That did not require any telling.
Q.-You say, SIT will unite the Republican
party Who told you that?
Att did not require any telling with ex-
citement), and that is exactly what it did do.
That shows that the inspiration was correct.
Q.-Who told you 1t would save the repub-
Any own judgment told me SO, and it
proved to be correct
Q.-You say that Mason fred at you while
under protection of the law. Did you esteem
that to be a crime?
A.-Of course that was crime.
Odd it occur 30 you then in the language
of your letter to Mrs Garfield and the White
house people that Life is a feeting dream
and it matters little when one goes?
A.-Those are my sentiments.
Q.-Does it matter much to you when you
A.-(Coolly) have got no great fear of death
You are liable to die in five minutes.
In reDly to question why it required spec
ial inspiration to shoot Garfield he said at re-
auired special directions from the Deity to me.
suppose there were thousand men in the
Republican party who would have shot Gen.
Garfield if they had the chance and had got tho
nerve and the braing and the opportunity to
do the work"
Odd it occur to you that there was COM
mandment "Thou shalt not kill?"
A-The Divine authority overcame wri item
lrw.
Q-was there any higher Divine law than
that spoken in Sinia.
Added there was
Q.-When you pointed that pistol at Gener-
al Garfele and sent that ball into his back bone
YOU believed it was not you but God that pull
ed the trigger?
A.-Thhat was simply executing the Divine
will. He used me as agent in pulling the trig-
ger. had no option in the matter would
have done it if knew [ was to be shut dead
the next moment. The pressue was SO enor-
NOUS could not resist it. Put that down.
Odd you walk back and forth in the
depot watching for him?
A.-Yes, was working myself up for
Q.-Working yourself up. Was 1t necessary
to do that to obey God?
All was all / could possibly do to do the
act any way and had to work myself up to it.
had to obey the God Almighty IT died the
next second.
The prisoner was then questioned with re-
gard to the events which Immediately sue
ceeded the shooting and was asked whether he
was afraid of personal violence. He replied
he was not, but admitted he did want protec-
ton until the people cooled off. In conclusion
he declared the Deity had protected him from
that day to this
GLOW do you know that?
Al knew it was the Deity more than
knew was alive.
CIT depends more on whether the jury
believe you.
A.-Exactly. What the jury is here to pass
upon is whether the Deity and did the act
and I tell you further expect there viii be an
act of God to protect me if it is necessary, from
any kind of violence either hanging or shoot
ing
Odd the Deity tell you that?
H.-That is my impression,
Q.-Have you never had mistaken impress
sions?
A-Never in this king of work. 1 always
tested the Deity by prayer. never act under
misconcepton. / find out positively that II
is the Deity and then 1 do the act.
Mr. Porter then asked of the prisoner had
written letter stating that he would have
killed the President on June 18th If it had not
been that Mrs. Garfield was with him leaning
tenderly on his arm.
The prisoner stated that that was correct and
thought it spoke well for his heart. my
heart would not allow me to remove him in
the presence of Mrs. Garfield"
. @ What objection would she have?
A-Decided COLLECTIONS. She was a sick
lady and the shock might have killed her. That
was my reason for not doing it, 1 only had
authority to remove the President.
Q.-And did not intend to kill Mrs. Gar
field?
A.-Decidedly not. 1 felt very sorry for her,
remarkably sorry for his children and for ev-
erybody. / was grieved that it was necessary
to save the republic from another war, and it
has saved the country from another war.
Q.-There would have been war now, but
for you?
Al do not pretend that war was immedi-
ate, but do say emphatically (and here he be-
gen to declaim in dramatic manner and in
the style of stump-speaker) paragraph from
the speech that he wanted to make two weeks
ago.
He continued resuming his natural tone and
apparently well satisfied with his efforts.
1t comes in very pertinent here and an
glad had chance to deliver It,
Adjourned.