The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-15
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Es5s5geass Gross Examined.

Of tie tiE3u hrtere the shooting when tn
nri>afpr followed tEfe President aud MI
Blaine, The pri~oser stated tIntt he Iii
moi 4aool lhar Ui&ht because it was hot an
suIry.
D,H got think it w0uId make you hottie
IN mrti jhr trigger? inquired Porter, rails
ing bi~ um and making the motion O
shooting with 81 pistol.
PI>ouer contemporary Oh, don't pu
on 80 uur} style with your trigger.
Pu3rf hayng again questioned the pris
o8rr ~ to hin piSto! practice prior 10 tl1
ehooling lie latter turned to the Cour
andsHd Ii your Honor please, / want t
know if it is necessary for Judge Portel
10 go hrou2h This business again. I do no
s.. the prrtuency Of this kind Of talk u
all, and | ask he protection If the Court
If you Iave auy new questions TO solve.
500 willing, object to going over this
ground again, Ii You have any new ideas
YOU Waut 10 show and elucidate, will as
sist you.
Porter then called the prisoners atten-
tjoH 10 Ije fact that he had made arrange
meats to go 70 jaiI, and asked why he had
door 50. The prisoner replied that he was
afrait5 Of being nobbed before he could ex-
plain biz views TO the people. They would
say Iie Was disappointed oiiice~seeker and
would hang him mp. That was the only
possible motive they could conceive.
Mr. Porter then asked some questions as
to thc occurrence Of the 18th of June, when
the prisoner refr#ined from shooting the
President on account OF Mrs. Garfield Is
Mr~"uc"; and finally aIed: # Mrs. Gar
field had been wiJlI tie President on July
Il. would yon nave shot him?
No, should not have shot him In her
presence. ] did not Esaow what the efect
might DC Oil her.
Q"essio'5--'l'lten it depended entirely on
yg9r wiI2
Il '@cFe'u3ee on whether had 4 suitable
opportunity.
Porter asked why he should not shoot In
Mrs. Garfeid's presence.
iSrisontr-H your head is so thick that
you cannot ger an idea, / WON'T try to
pound it ill., Why do you asIl nle your
qne4ti2ns III d s;ss;;sssa ,sortsof way
Porter pressed his question, whereupon
the prisoner took up a paper, aud adjust
in& his eyeglasses, began reading the pa
pei. DayjnG no attention to the counsel.
P"rtrr-Wbat are you reading?
Prisoner, (Without raising his eye)-1
am glancin& over the New York Heroyd,
pouer-Don't you think the time OF the
Cmn and jury Of some value?
Prj~nuer-Noriu in the way you are inter-
)o@atju& the HHtter. II has been discussed
AMI repeated over aud over again, anti the |
prisoner settled himself back in his ellai,
to read.
"WEIr jUterposed thar counsel was 60
ng"v"r HE same ground f,:ui times.
FoH'1--E would like to hear what h.
Fad '"'t Tie >u ject
Frsonrr-Ynn must he very etnpiu
man; III" papers Hle full ot it The papers
aP IUj NJ my answers. -."
P"Iter-WAat were Your answers?
Ift*o"Di--E decline to answer.
Ir"rf-l suppose You have no objection
10 answering Nhal you did on the day you
Killed him.
Inc prisoner then gave an account OF
MS aetiwns on The 2.l of July. H. tla,t
arpt the previous night at the Riggs
1"''>r; Ite lal risen early and sat in La
'&F'tj' Park some time before breakfast.
A"vF o'eaktast he went to lis room and
i"a i"s revolver into his pocket. A little
before Ijne O'Clock he went to the depot
an! had IIis boots BACKED.
T"rIef~-Djd Eou want 10 be III full dress
"h"1 you Killed him?
FFtsol1er--No, ttidn'r want TO be in full
"sPSSs do nor waut 10 be interrupted.
T"Fiet--Aud | do not WANT to be inter
fUptpA.
1t'Sohcr-Fben keep 9niet.
i''' prisoner then proeee,ed with his
s"iE Blaine and tile President drove up
~, ~, Il S'4Sle horse carriage, and NOT iii. the !
- ave House carriage, which showed how
''0'A '!i| President was under the illtiu- ;,
s''F " Blaine. The President was listeIl-
'"& tle Blaine was blowing. They were
.' ''ie most intimate terms. Blaine goti.
q" - oo olte side Of the carriage and Gar
- ~ ''' ou tile other They walked up to tile !
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