Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-12-07

~ ''NN NhAbhEA AllN NhAlll lbbiil
be saw Mr.. Parkes holding man
Mr., Parkes SAID "this is the man whc
shot the President !" the witness then
seized him the prisoner said 81 want
to go to the Jail" He afterwards said
81 have got letter which | want to
send to General Sherman" After.
wards Police Officer Kearney took
hold of the prisoner, looked across to
witness and said John | have got
him" Afterwards the prisoner said
al am stalwart' and "Arthuris now
President of the United States" On
the way topolice headquarters he kept
repeating that he wanted the letter
taken to Gen. Sherman. He said also
81 am a gentleman and lawyer" At
police headquarters papers were taken
from his pocket and also revolver
Here the ivory.handled "bull.dog'
pistol taken from tho prisoner was
shown to the witness and identified.
He handled il little carelessly, and
the district attorney called out Take
care; it's loaded The pistol then
was shown to tho iurymen, who in.
spected it, passing it about very gem
gerally.
The witness examined the pistol and
said there were four loads in il, two
having been discharged,
Mr., Scott was subjected to long
cross.examination. Mr.. Kearney, he
said, had not taken hold OF the prisoner
for five or six seconds after the witness
had seized him. The prisoner did not
appear excited he was very cool and
deliberate, but had fierce, sharp look
in his eyes.
POLICEMAN KEARNEYs STORY.
Patrick Koarney, the police officer
who arrested the prisoner, was then
examined, He talked with touch of
the "brogue," and created considerable
amusement. He first saw the prisoner
before the shooting, talking with the
hackmen, who were "bucking for
iob,' as the witness said He described
the arrival Of President Garfield and
Secretary Blaine they paused at the
| b street entrance to ask him (the wit.
ness the time and then disappeared
in the depot he (the witness) turned
TO 90 up 9th street; heard the shots,
and turned about the prisoner ran
into him at tho B street door and the
witness put him under arrest them
Struggling, he pulled his club to hit
him, but "thought a minute of the
grand jury, not knowing what the
man had done, and instead OF hitting
him, gave him good shaking; some.
body afterwards caught hold of the
prisoner and said 81 arrest you" but
witness having already secured him
paid no attention; Parkes, the ticket
agent, he said made run and grasp
at the man.
81 AM A sTALwART."
When witness came into the room
with Guteau, Scott came in from the
platform and caught the prisoner by |.
the wrist making Guiteau complain |
that his wrist would be broken. Gui.
teau, looking around, said, 81 will go to |
Jail for 1t; Arthur is President, and | |
am a stGlwart," The witness described |
the passage from the depot to police
headquarters, he (tho witness) said,
"This man has shot the President of
the United States" Detective Acton
said, Are you giving us taffy, Kearney? |
81 sez NO" When the papers had |
been taken from the prisoner, Lieut..
Eckloff asked if he had anything to |
say, and he said "No, the papers would |
speak for themselves When asked |
his name the prisoner said, "Charles
Guiteau, of Illinois, theologian and |
q lawyer" Afterwards, when they |
were searching him, he said "Take
your time; you have plenty OF time to
search me-
With much gusto the witness, after
describing the scene in the police Office,
the searching Of the prisoner said
detective Mcbliresh opened the way.
| took bold Of his'arm. He( hcElfresh) |
opened the cell door, and | put him
n." Being asked by Mr.. ScoviIle it
Mr. Parkes had not seized the prisoner,
the witness said "Nsver did he in my
presence, so help me God, put hands
on him. Afterwards the witness,
speaking of Mr.. Parkes, said "He
made rush at him (the prisoDer) and
said an seize the assassin" After
witness heard the struggle at the B
street door, the latter made no resist
ance be was very willing to 90 Gui-
teau expressed fears of being hurt
while on tho way to police headquar-
ters. "He had paper in his hand,
said the witness, "but it had no writ
ing on it, and | took it as bluff" lie
insisted on the letter being sent to
Gen. Sherman; man named Lowry
had taken the letter from the prisoner,
and the witness told him to take it to
Major Brock.
The district attorney, rising, said he
had the letter.
GUITEAU COMPLIMENTS THE WITNESS.
The witness, continuing, said he did
not notice anything peculiar about the
appearance Of the prisoner or his man
ner; he was not excited.
Here Guiteau interrupted the exami-
nation and said "Will your honor
allow me to examine this witness
moment2 He comes nearer tho truth
than any witness who has been on the
stand"
"You will have to examine him
through ynnr counsel, said the court.
Mr. Scoville and Gnlteau put tner
heads together and whispered for
few minutes, when Mr.. Scovlle arose
and asked if ho (thc witncss) was cx-
cited when he made the arrest. He
was not excited, the witness SAID, for
he did not then know what had hap
pened.
GUITEAU's owS ACCOUNT OF HIS ARREST.
Here followed little colloquy be-
tween Guiteau and Kearney.
"As matter of fact said the
prisoner, ~ was standing still when
the officer seized me by the wrist.
had Just got my pistol put up when
he seized me. simultaneously. | told
the officer that wanted to go to jail
at once. / made no resistance at all.
"You went quietly along" said Mr..
Kearney, "and stood by me at police
headquarters. Isn't that so o2'
"Yes, sir, that Is So" said the pris'
oner.
Kearney was then excused from the
stand.
EXAMINATION OF HAcKMEY.
John Taylor, n colored hackman,
was called to the stand, aud testified