Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08

consul. In one Of my notes to the President
asked him directly, Can have the Paris con-
sulship?' and the reply usual. came hack.
Mr.. Guiteau. the President is very busy AMI
cannot see you to-day
"These interviews occurred several DAYS
apart-sometimes week apart: they all oc-
Tired during the time that was pressing my
application for the Paris consulship. The case
was pending at the time | shot the President
and. as have before stated. | confidently ex-
pected a favorable answer when they had got
rid of Mr.. Walker. / understood. by the
Presidents statement that he could not see
me, that he was trying in some way to get
rid of Walker gracefully and that matter of
fact he intended that should have it. My get
ting OF not getting the Paris consulship had no.
thing whatever to do with my shooting the Pres
ident; shot him purely as political necessity,
under Divine pressure and il was only by merry
ing myself to the utmost that shot him any
way. If he should recover and | should meet
MN again would not shoot him; and now |
leave the result with the Almighty. In case the
President had said that could not have the
Iarls consulShip intended to 20 10 New York
or Chicago and open law Office aud let politics
go.
LEGAL VIEW OF THE ASSASSINATION
Il shot the President without malice or muir
derous intent. | deny any legal liability in this
case. In order to constitute the crime of mur-
der two elements must coeNist. First an ac-
tuai homicide. second, mace-malice in law or
| the fact of the homicide: the degree of malice
depends upon the condition of the mans mind
at the time OF the homicide. If two men
quarrel and one shoots the other i'm heat or
passion the law says that is manslau@hter The
remoteneSS of the shooting from the moment of
its conception fastens the degree of the malice
The further you go from the conception to the
shooting the greater the malice because the law
says that in shooting man few hours or a
few days after the conception the mind has a
chance TO cool and, therefore, the act is deber-
ate. Malice in fact depends upon the circum-
stances attending the homicide. Malice i'm law
| is liquidated in this case by the facts and cir
cumstances. as set forth in these pages attend
ing the removal Of the President. had none
but the best of feelings personally. toward the
| President; always thought of him and spoke of
him as General Garfield.
Il never had the slightest idea of removing
Mr. Blaine or any member of the administration.
MY only object was to remove Mr.. Garfield i'm his
official capacity as President of the United
States to unite the republican party and save
the Republic from going into the control of the
rebels and democrats. This was the sole idea
that induced me to remove the President
appreciate all the religion and sentiment and
honor connected with the removal; no one can
surpass me in this, but | put away all sentiment
and did my duty to God and to the American
people"
INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. CONKLING.
The fourth chapter in Guiteaus autobio-
graphy contains little that is of interest He
gives his impressions ofmen in public life whom
he casually met; whom he bored for Office or
money. 1t is record of intense egotism. His
speech, Garfield against Hancock" he used
everywhere as his letter of Introduction If a
public man failed to recognize him out came
the speech, He tells how he was snubbed by
Mr. Conkling, whom he styles my Lord Ros-
coe, and who nearly ALWAYS seemed to him to
be on his thigh horse" Mr.. Jewell was always
affable and appeared to like him. Mr.. Blaine
he met two or three times at the State depart
ment. He describes one interview in the first
week of March. Il gave Mr. Blaine my speech
headed Garfield against Hancock and he i'm
mediately recognized me and frightened up
and was very clever TO me. / met him i'm the
elevator one day about that time-probabIv
about week later-aud he was very cordial
and said he remembered me- and seemed to be
very glad to see me. My standing with Mr..
Blaine ran along in this free and familiar way
until he told me one day that he did not think
the President would remove Mr.. Walker. Since
that have not seen him." Mr.. Conklng he
saw one day in the Vice Presidents room at the
Capitol The ex-senator was i'm conversation
with gentleman. II sat within few feet Of
him, says Guiteau. "on the sofa / eyed him
and heeyedme andwhen he got through with his
friend | stepped up to him and said Good morn
ing. Senator and he said good morning.
said, i hope to get an appointment, Senator
and hope when the matter comes up YOU will
remember me- and he simply said. perfectly
and bowed and he bowed and we parted"