Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-02

did you have the pistol with you9"
| II had. sir"
WAS it your habit to carry pistol to church,
| ''NO. sir
MIGHT SHOOT THE PRESIDENT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
| The prisoner admitted that he thought it posi-
BILE that he might shoot him through the
window; he had gone around and looked at the
| window after the President had gone. ~ could
not think, said the prisoner, ''of any sacred
place To remove man than when he was in the
| midst OF his devotonS."
Referring to the matter of inspiration again the
''The Deity inspired me. and the newspapers con-
| hrmed the inspiration. Put it that way, II you
please"
| The prisoner said. as matter of fact the Presi-
dent did not go to the church again as he went
| soon afterward to Long Branch
| RECESS.
At 1910 pm, while the prisoner was protcstingr
against going over the same Old ground, a recess
was taken till O'Clock.
DURING THE LONG RECESS
Guteau was taken up to his room and there dined.
| There were no unusual scenes in the court room.
Among the new arrivals who pressed through the
| dOorways We're Representatives Belfori, OF Colo
rado, Springer OF Illinois, and Caswell OF Wiscon-
sin.
The Afternoon Session.
| The court reaSSembed at :05 pm. A few min
| uteS later Judge Porter resumed the croSs-exam-
nation OF Guiteau, who said that when he went to
the church window he did not intend to Kill the
President there; he first saw the Jail about the 1St
| where he was to go under human law; he saw Mr.
| RuSS; 1t was Saturday, ana he told that visit
orS were not received Saturday. He went that day
to the Congressional cemetery went i'm and looked
| around: has not been there since: when he hired
the hacklnan he told him to take him "towards the
| congressional cemetery" and not s.tO it, The
| prisoner remembered
| THE ALLEY WHERE HE WAITED FOR THE PRESIDENT;
he took out his pistol there; it a very hot,
sutfv night; the President was in the presence of
| Mr. Blaine, and he knew there was no great
| haste needed about ''removing" the President He
| was not afraid it was very hot and he did not
care to shoot him then.
| You thought it would make yo,l hotter to null
| that trigger, Gid your asked the lawyer
ON: don't put on so much style about that
Trigger, Stld the prisoner, impatiently. He had
never in his own conscience had rcmonstrance
regarding the removal; he had
NEVER CONCEIVED OF IT AS A MURDER.
| "Do you know Officer Redway?"
| "NOt by name, sir"
"Did you inquire OF an officer of that name or
any other, as to what time the President went to
| the Soldiers Homer"
81 never made any such inquiries at ali" The
prisoner said he knew nothing about the Soldiers
Home; he used to sit in the park opposite the
White House during the heat OF last June. Sew
eral times he saw the President driving out: he
OF June il he had had an opportunity. The 18th of
June was the Saturday when he saw the President
ana MIS- Garfield together; he Slept the preceding
night at Mrs. Grants he did not remember when
i ne arose; he did not remember what was the first
thlng he did that morning he was not sure whether
lie went 10 the river that morning or not
| ''RENovAL" AND ssINsPIRATIoN
AS Judge Porter came around again to the old
subject of the removal" and the 'stnspiration,"
the prisoner appealed to the court to know il it
was necessary to go over the same Old ground
again.
Before the court ruled anything Judge Porter
said Dlandly: I'll pass that question then, il
you object"
or .r-Sr
Judge Porter then asked him more about the
jail
The prisoner said he went there to see it; he eX-
pected it would be his future residence. He want
ed to go there for his personal protection.
cit never occurred to you,' said the lawyer,
''that If you went to Jail on charge of murder
you would be tried?"
SIT never occurred to me in that way" The
prisoner asserted that he had no thought for his
''Didn't you think the Lord would, take care OF
you unless you employed John Taylor and this
other man to take you to jal?'
II don't know any thing about that. I went
there for my personal prOtection.' He said he
knew the people would say he was disappointed
OH ce-seeker and would want to hang him.
THE PRISONER NEATLY TRAPPED, GETS EXCITED
Speaking of his humanity for Mrs. Garfield, Mr..
Porter asked: "If she had been with the President
the day you shot him would you have Shot him ?"
"No sir. would not"
sThen your own will mad something to do with
it,"
'You know as we'll as II said the prisoner.
"What have said about that. II your head is SO
thick that you can't get it in VIII try to pound
it in"
The prisoner here imtated Mr. Porter's manner
and said: You take great delight in going over
this matter in this mean, sicIy way"
Mr.. Porter pressed his questions about the time
when Mrs. Garfield was with the President
THE PRISONER DECLINES TO GO on
eff you will get something new, viii answer
you" exclaimed the prisoner; and, settling back
in his seat with air OF uncOncern. he put on his
eyeglasses and proceeded to read newspaper
paying no attention to Mr. Porter.
DISCUSSION EY COUNSEL.
MI. ScOvlle here rose and said it seemed to him
that Judge Porter is going over the same ground
not once or twice, but four or five times He did
not intend to object, If the examination lasted a
week; but he thought the prisoners criticism was
just, and that he Was being subjected to unneces-
Sary irritation.
prisoner said that the questions had been an
swered again and again, and the newspapers were
Mr. Porter said he had not heard the answers
''If you didn't" said the prisoner, 'you must be
an exceedingly stupid man, for the papers are
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE KILLING.
Mr.. Porter took another tack 81 suppose" he
asked, syou have the same objection to stating
where you slept the night before the ktlling2"
~ slept at the Riggs House." replied the prs-
Oner.
(:uiteAu Describes the AsSassi nation.
The prisoner then gave an account OF his visit
to the depot on the morning OF the assassination
closing by saying: 81 pulled out the weapon and
fired; fired twice and hit him once"
You fired at his bach2"
81 have been told So"
did you think If he got two balls In his back 1t
would remove him?"
"Yes, SIR"
"From that hour to this you have felt no remorse
or Fegret?"
81 have felt considerable pain to think gave
him so much suffering"
You have felt no remOrSe?"
"My mind is a perfect blank on that subject, sir,
and has always been So"
THE PRISONER ADMITS FEELING REAoRSE.
"D0 you believe you feel any more remorSe than
you did when you broke the leg OF that puppy
dOg7"
The prisoner asserted emphat1cally that he had
never conceived OF this thing as murder.
"And you feel no remorse?" pursued the remorse-
less questioner. r
'Of course, " he SAID sioWlys "a ieet TeInorse SO
srThat;s all s1r,n said Mr. Porter sharply.
$50 far as my personal feelings" persisted the
prisoner tsare concerned, feel"
ss'That closes the examination" said Mr.. Porter