The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-20

D O'clOck. III Was pIlBnl, splellulu
morning p remember, and / shot il off
twice, using ten cartridges. 1t made
terrible noise, as usual. Those are the
only times that l have practiced with
revolver. then took il TO the house and
wiped it nicely, and took the cart
ridges and rubbed them off, and loaded
it and put il into my drawer in my room,
and ii was in that condition when |
used it on the President. took great
pains; put it in my coat and wrapped it
up nicely, so that no moisture could get
in nice condition when | wanted to
use it. | took it out several times and
carried it in my hip pocket; but it was
not fired off after that until used ii on
the President on Saturday morning,
July 2.s
VISITS TO TIE WHITE HOUSE.
During the time that was pressing
my application for the Paris cOnsulship
l called at the White House several
times. | handed my card to the door
keeper and he would take it into the
President. The reply came back on
several Occasions-'Mr. Guiteau, the
President says that it will be impossible
for him to see you to-day understood
by the Presidents statement that he
could not see me tO-day-and that was
the statement that he sent me through
his dOOrkeeper several times-because
he was trying gracefully to get rid of
Walker, the present Consul. In one of
my notes to the President / asked him
directly, Can l have the Paris consul
snipp and the reply, as usual, came
back, Mr.. Guitean, the President is very
busy and cannot see you to-day.
''These interviews occurred several days
apart week apart; they all
occurred during the time that l was
pressing my application for the Paris
cOnsulship. The case was pending at
the time L shot the President, and as
have before stated, confidently expect
favorable answer when they had got
rid of Mr.. Walker. | understood, by the
Presidents statement that he was try
ing in some way to get rid of Walker
gracefully, and that as a matter of fact
he intended that should have it. My
getting or not getting the Paris consul
ship had nothing whatever to do with
my shooting the President; / shot him
purely as a political necessity, under
Divine pressure; and it was only by
nerVing myself TO the utmost that shot
him anyway, If he should recover and
| should meet him again | would not
shoot him; and now / leave the result
with the Almighty. In case the PreSi-
dent had said that l could not have the
Paris cOnsulship l intended to go to New
Yark or Chicago and open law office
and let politics go. -
LEGAL VIEW OF THE ASSASSINATION.
81 shot the President without malice
or murderOus intent. deny any legal
liability in this case. In order to con-
stitute the crime of murder two
elements must cOeXist. First, an actual
homicide; second, ,malice-malice in law
or malice in fact. The law presumes
malice from 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 in heat or pas
sion the law says that is manslaughteT.
| The remOrseness of the shooting from
the moment Of its conception fastens
the degree of the malice. The further
you go from the conception to the shoot
| ing the greater the malice, because the
law says that in shooting a man few
hours or a few days after the conception
the mind has chance to cool and,
therefore, the act is deliberate. Malice
in fact depends upon the circumstances
attending the homicide. Malice in law
| is liquidated in this case by the fact
| and circumstances, as set forth in
| these pages, attending 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 Gen. Garfield.
81 never had the slightest idea Of re-
moving Mr.. Blaine or any member Of
the administration. My only object was
to rOmOYe Mr.. Garfield in his official Ca
pacity as President of the United States
to unite the Republican party and save
the Republic from going into the con-
troll of the rebels and Democrats. This
was the sole idea that induced me to re-
move the President. appreciate all the
religion and sentiment and honor con-
nected with the removal; no one can
surpass me in this; but l put away all
sentiment and did my duty to God and
to the American people"
INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. CoNKLING.:
The fourth chapter in Guiteau's auto
biography contains little that is of in
| terest. He gives his impressions of men
in public life whom he casually met;
whom he bored for Office or money.
1t is a record of intense egOtism.
His speech, Garfield against Han
cock" 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
| LOIu IeOSCOt, anu llO ulW
seemed to him to be on his "high
horse" Mr.. Jewell was always affable
and appeared to like him. Mr.. Blaine
he met two OF three times at the State
Department. He describes one inter
| view in the first week of March. 81
gave Mr.. Blaine my speech headed Gar
field against Hancock and he immedi
ateIy recognized me and frightened uI
and was very clever to me. l met him
in the elevator one day about that time
probably about week later-and hi
was very cordial and said he remember
ed me, and seemed to be very glad tt
see me. My standing with Mr.. Blaine
ran along in this free and familiar way
until he told me one day that he did no
think the President would remove Mr.
Walker. Since that l have not seer
him" Mr.. Conkling he saw one day II
the Vice Presidents room at the Capi
tOl. The ex-senator was in converse
tiOn with gentleman. 81 sat within
few feet of him." says Guiteau, ION tn,
sofa. l eyed him and he eyed me, ant
when he got through with his frienC
Il stepped up to him and sait
Good morning, Senator and h,
said good morning. said, L hop,
to get an appointment, Senator, and
hope when the matter comes up yOl
/ will ramamhar me and he simDlV said