Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-17
The Venezuelan Minister on the Wit.
npSS Stand.

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The prisoner was then quiet.
The Venezuelan Minister On the Wit.
ness stand.
Simon Carmacho was called to the witness box
District Attorney Corkhill said that this gentle
man was the minister from Venezuela, and en-
titled, under the laws OF diplomatic relations, to
be relieved from the service OF subpRnas, &c.
Under the Instructions OF his government how
ever, owing to the friendship of that government
20 the Jnted States, and the respect in which they
hell the dtStin ushed victim OF the aSSaSSin that
he should waive all rights, he appeared here as
witness.
simon Carmacho, slender, middle-aged gentle
MN, Just getting bald, and with a gray nous
tache, TOOK The stand He was dressed In
suit Of black, and wore standing col
lar. He Was on the stand about twenty min
utes. most Of that time being taken up by the
eross-exalnination, conducted by Mr. Scovile. He
said he was charye-de-afr4 airs from Venezuela. He
spoke with foreign accent, and described the
scene at the depot, he having seen the shot fired
During the erosS-eXamiDation Mr. Scovllle asked
him how t'uiteau had worn his hat Down over
his eyes like THAR" asked Mr.. Scoyiile. placing the
well-knOwn black slou,h hat on Guiteaus head,
spended the witness.
NO, It wasn't" hlurted out Guteau, ''that's the
way wear my hat and he put 1t on the back OF
The witness repeated that he had his hat down
That's false" said Guiteau II don't go Sinking
about with lay hat over my eyes. L AIN square al
ways
a Female Witness.
the ladies' room at the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, a lady OF small figure attred In black with
bunch of lace at her throat, was next examined.
Sle described the scene as she saw it. She had
seen the prisoner several times the fatal
morning walking back and forth, and
occasionally looking into the ladies' room. She
tStflcd that when the President fell she rushed
10 him. He WAS breathing but did not appear to
notice anything. Guiteau gave nod OF SatiSfac-
ton. When Mrs. White described how he wore
his hat, she thought she had seen Guiteau in the
dep0t about week before the shooting. She was,
she thought. IL feet from the President when the
shot fired- She did not notice Secretary Blaine
until after the first SHOT WAS fired; then
he stepped into the room in full
view; She heard nothing until she got
around to the President when she heard the peO-
pie shout Catch him.n and s1thisis the mani" Mrs.
White explained her testimony, the other Wit
ness had done, by the aid Of the diagram.
Other Testimony.
Mr. Robert A. Parke, the ticket agent at the Bal
timore and Potomac depot, a tall bald-headed gen.
tieman, with luXuriant brown side whiskers, was
next called. He also described the scene In the
depot the morning OF July 2d as he had wit
Messed it from the ticket office window. He testi-
fed TO taking part in the capture OF Guiteau, at
which time the assassin displayed letter and said
'This letter Is for General"-SOmeDOdy- he did not
Catch the Maine.
The witness made very elaborate explanation
by means of the diagram. He testified to going TO
the President and iOosening his collar. Meesrs-
Phillips and Sharpe were there, and SCI etdry
Blaine also came there. Mr.. Parke was put TO the
said that the letter he held in his hand was for
General somebody, the witness could not say.
seen. ShcrInan,' interrupted the prisoner.
After getting out into the main waiting room,
the witness continued. the prisoner S I'D he wanted
TO go TO JAIL he did not make much resistance,
except attempting TO wrench his and away.
Mr.. Scoyiile's croSs-examination as to what
Guiteau said and dill Was very severe.
JudSOn w Wheeler, young man, living at
Hampton, Elizabeth county, Va, who Was in the
depot with his sister at the time OF the shooting,
gave narrative OF the occurrences there. When
a advanced
front OF his face and fired. He described the posi-
lions of the ASSASSIN and tine President the time
his face when Ii WAS fired that the powder or
smoke went down his throat and choked him.
The next witness called Was Edward 4. Wagner,
but he did not answer.
Mr. George W. Adams, of the EVENING STAR
COMPANY, WIS tLen call and examined. He WIS
acquainted with the late President, he said, and
saw him In tine depot the morning OF the shoot
ing He described i'll detiil the manageable scene
i'm the depot- When the first shot was fired the
President appeared to him about TO lit Ills hat he
had MS own raised When the second shot was
fre,i he appeare,i To be failing.
MT Adams was cru.s-examined at considerable
length After the shot fired he understood
the witness to say that it was "an right" repeat
hear him say anything about letter;
Guiteau did not seem to be very excited his first
IMPRESSION was that the prisoner was some cOun-
tryInan trying to quiet the people; there were
very few people in the room; he remembered only
two-Sepor CirmachO, and lady whom he did
not know Mr. Adams said Guiteaus back was
towards him when he fired the first shot, ami he
did not see him FIRE the second Shot; he Was quite
sure Guiteau was the assassin When the officer
seized him.
Jacob p. Smith. the ianitor OF the Baltimore and
Potomac depot, was the next examined. He also
DIS ribed the Scene in the depot, not departing
materially from the story told by the others. He
was the first one he said, to reach the President
after he fell The prisoner, after firing the second
shot, acted as though he would fire again; he
looked and saw the President lying the floor then
and walked away toward the B-street entrance
The President dit not fan until after the second
shot was fired Mr.. Blaine. the witness said, went
out OF one door OF the ladies room when he cetne
into the other.
When Mr.. Smiths examination was ended at
252 p-m,, the court adjourned till tomorrow morn
jail
TRIAL NOTES.
The crowd to-day WIS even larger than yester-
day. The space within the bar was filled with
ladies and gentlemen Rows upon rows OF men
stood up on the high part OF the platform. Men
stood on the window Sflls, and seemed to hang on
the projections from the walls The crowd even
encroached upon the bench, and disputed space
with Judge Cox. The court occupied One-half OF
the space, while crowd Of ladies and gentlemen
made conquest or the other half. Thare were adj
dtions also to-diy To the corps Of newspaper men.
Artists were present taking sketches, and dozen
new kace5 appeared about the reporters tables.
Prominent among the new arrivals was George
Alfred Townsend.
All OF the White House employees were at the
court to-day as witnesses.
Judge Porter made his first obeisance to the
made by the prisoner.
Secretary Hunt sat with Judge Cox portion of
the time this afternoon.
Judge Wyiie SIT on the bench with Judge Cox
during The afternoon.
The statement that no MaSOns got upon the Jury
was mistake. There are two Masons on the
jury.
The Assassination Conspiracy Story.
THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE KNOWS NOTHING OF
T-ATTORNEY GENERAL MACyEAGHs INyEsTIGA-
TfoN As TO CONSPIRACY.
shsD xpa of has info
Whatever In regard to the alleged western dis
covery of a wholesale conspiracy 10 Kill President
GARFIELD. OF which Guiteau was the instrument.
The officers OF the department place no credence
whatever In the report announcing the discovery
OF such conspiracy. When President Garfield
was shot Col Cook and Mr.. ~ NJ. Gibson thought
that there might have been conspiracy. Col
Corkhll also thought that such a thing
might have been possible. The conse-
Quence that Attorney General Mac
Se1gh ordered an investigation. 1t was no
secret at the time. that at least Col. Cook and Mr.
Gibson bad theory about the star route people
being the instgat0fS OF President GarfieltS
Assassin nation. Alter Investigation the