The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-01

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Mr.. Scoville said that whichever Tho
prisoner read he would not read. and finally
70 save time the Court said the prisoner
should be allowed 10 read the paragraph.
The prisoner read the narag,anh ,,
which included several pares. with an ~.
tempt at oratorical effect. draining his
voice here and there like class-leadcr
reading ont the verses Of HYMN; now and
Then he slapped his hand, as means Of
him.
GUITEAu AND ST. PAUL.
When he closed the book he said: 81
eialm to preach the gospel just as Paul did.
NY theory on the second coming OF Christ
was lust as offensive 10 Christian people as
PauPS veiws We're to the Jews. | hal a
pretty hard tlme--about as hard a time a.
faul did-during the two or three years /
was on theology
GARFIELD AS A POLITICIAN.
He remained In Chicago tin June #.
1880; then he became interested IN politics /:
he went to New York TO take part in Gene
raj Gariield's election: he was on the Sto-
nington when she struck the Narragan-
Sett; he thought his time had come: he
gave vcrX1eraphic account Of the scenes
at the collision; at New York he took
board; was there about two weeks: bad
ms speech, Clarified against Hancock, :"
in manuscript.
4" That speech was written" the prisoner
said, ''aS matter OF fact, for General
Grant. | thought ne would be nominated
When General Garfield was nominated
had 20 Teword il 10 iit him."
He wrote IL IN Boston and revised II in
New York; ne called on General Arthur
in New York in reference 10 taking part in
the campaign, but did not see him: mean
time he went TO POughkeepsir, advertised
his speech, but il rained and no one came;
went TO Saratoga AID tried 10 deliver IL,
hut twas hot and dry, and, as usual, no one
came. The prisoner =, turned 10 New York.
had his speech printed, and sent tito all the
leading members OF the stalwart conference
on tie 9Th OF Angus. lie was only actually
assigned TO speak once it was OH Twenty
nth street, 10 q meet OF colorcd men.
DlDN'T LIKE TIE CROWD.
lie delivered a part Of his speech here,
he said, and gave his printed speech 10 the
newspaper reporters.
"Nhy didn't YOU deliver the whole OF
IT.? asked Mr.. Scoyilc.
well. | didn't like the crowd"
ASKING GENERAL GARFIELD FOR HIS pEwArr.
After the election he wrote to General
Garfield, sent him q copy Of his speech,
called attention 70 the fact tha, he 0he phi
soncr) would probably marry a wealthy
New York lady soon, and he thought that
they could represent The United state,
Government at Vienna very well. lie
wrote again in January TO remind General
Garfield OF the matter. lie came 70 Wash
ington in March last. Mr.. Blaine had
been appointed Secretary OF State, and he
knew he stood no chance OF getting The
Office, because lac YVES 10 Blaine man.
HIS ONLY INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL CAR
FIELD.
lie called on General Garfield the first
week after tie inauguration; the Hresi-
dent was in conversation with several poll
ticians (among them Minister Molton) all
OF whom received him 0hc pr.sonerj cor
daily. q" As soon as General Garfield was
ut leisure" said the prisoner, " / gave him
my speech. OF course he recognized me
at once. | marked il with the words
Paris Consuship.' / told him | was an
applicant for that position. lie begun
reading the speech. and retired. That was
the only interview | ever had with General
Garfield"
The prisoner here suggested that his au-
photography, published in October, cover
ed this matter very fully, and he did not
feel well enough to 90 over il again.
The District Attorney objected TO pro-
ducing it.
TIM ,ss ,qcrN ,TToN "a por rTrCtr NrCrccITy -
"My getting office, or my not getting Of
fec" declared the prisoner, emphatically.
chad nothing t. do with my removing
the President. That was truly political
necessity, under divine Inspiration
The prisoner gave some details Of his fur
Their visits to the White House and the State
Department.
~ stood we'll" he said, "wth both the
President and Secretary Blaine at that
time"
lie had seen Secretary Blaine personally
five or six times. He had also sent notes in.
sOURED by his FAILURES TO SEE THE PREsI-
DENT.
The prisoner then said he continued to
90 to the White House for some time; he
sent in notes and cards. The secretary
would come back and say: "Mr. Guitcau,
the President says it will be impossible to
see YOU to-day" That was the s!eTeotyped
reply. The prisoner said lac understood
by words "to-day" that the President
was considering his case, and would APP
point him rs soon as he could remove Mr..
Walker. "That il the way the matter
stands to-day" said the prisoner; "he
never told me | could not have the office.
~. e III. or
any office had nothing to do with my in
spiration.'
The prisoner then gave an account Of
his mental excitement over political affairs
The President, General Grant, Senator
and others, he said, were at log
gerheads, and he saw the country was
going to ruin.
Dir. Scoville here asked what the prisoner
understood by an inspiration.
"An inspiration" answered the pri-
soner, Gas | understand it, is where man
is taken possession OF by a supernatural
he acts outside OF himself"
Mr.. Scoville having asked for the circum-
stances attending his Inspiration, requested
the Court TO let him read from the Herald
interview OF October 9th (his so-called au-
He said he was willing TO
swear to that publication as bis verbal tes-
Iimony.
The prosecution objected.
AN INSPIRATION TO COMMIT MURDER.
The prisoner pleaded that he did not feel
well enough TO go over the story again. 81
haven't been well for week. had too
much thanksgiving. The food was richer
than | have been used to-"
uoi1 "a xNtfla ask
have the newspaper publication read.
The prisoner here said he gave the re-
porter forty columns and they only printed
seven. ~ supposed" he said, he was
Herald reporter. found ont il was Colo
mel Corkhill's stenographer and | cut oifon
him."