The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-03

"Thc Deity inspired me, and the news
papers confirmed the Inspiration. Put It
In that way, II you please.''
The prisoner said, rs a matter Of fact, the
President did not 20 TO the church again,
~ he went soon aftorward 10 Long Branch.
AZ 1910 p. NJ, while the prisoner was
/ protesting against going over the same old
ground, recess was taken till O'Clock.
The Afternoon Session.
The court rca,sembled nj 1:0j Z. NJ. A
few minutes later Judge Porter resumed
/ the cross-eXamnation OF Guitcau, who
said that when he went to the church.
window he did not intend 10 kill the Presi-
dent there. He first SAW the Jail about the
lst OF June, after he was inspired"; he
wanted 10 see where he was 10 90 under
human law; he saw Nr. Russ; il was Sat
urday, and he was told that visitors were
not received Saturday. lie went that day
10 the Congressional cemetery went
/ in and looked around; has not been
there since; when he hired the hack
man he told him to take him edwards the
/ Congressional cemetery" and not "to it,"
The prisoner remembered the alley where
he waited for the President. He took out
his pistol there. II was a very hot sultry
night. The President was in the presence
Of Mr.. Blaine, and he knew there was no
I great haste nccGcd about removing" the
+ President. He was not afraid. II was
very hot, and he did not care to shoot him
then.
You thought il would make you hotter
to pull that trigger. did you?" asked the
lawyer.
ooh, don't put on 50 much style about
that trigger" said the prisoner, inpatient
f ". He had never, in his own conscience,
had remonstrance regarding the removal.
lie had
NEVER CONCEIVED or 1T As \ MURDER.
DO you know officer Redway:"
"Not by name, sir"
odd you inquire Of an officer Of that
name, or any other, a. to what time the
President went TO the Soldiers IIome?"
81 never made any such inquiries at ALL
The prisoner said he knew nothing about
the Soldiers Home. lie used to sit in the
park opposite the White House during the
heat OF last june. Several times he saw
the President driving ont. lie would have
removed him any time after the 18th Of
June ii he had had an opportunity. The
18th Of June was the Saturday when nc
saw the President and Mrs. Garfield to-
gcthcr. He slept the preceding night at
Mrs. Grants; he did not remember when
he arose; he did not remember what was
the first thing ne did that morning; heWaS
not sure whether he went 10 the river that
morning on not.
rs judge Porter came around again 20
the old subject Of the "remoyal" and the
" inspiration" the prisoner appealed 70 the
Court to know ii it was necessary TO 90
over the same old ground again.
Before the Court ruled anything Judge
Porter said blandly: III pass that ques-
ton, then, il yoa object"
GuITEAU's VISIT TO THE JAIL BEFORE THE
MURDER.
Judge Porter then asked him more about
the jail.
The prisoner said he went there 10 see
it; he expected ii would be bis future
residence. He wanted TO 90 there Tor lis
personal protection.
cit never occurred 10 you," said the
lawyer, that ii YOU went TO jail on
charge Of murder YOU would be tricdE'
"lt never occurred TO me in that way"
The prisoner asserted that he had no
thought for his own future.
Didn't you think the Lord would take
care OF You unless you employed John
ial:"
81 don't know anything about that. !
went there for my personal protection
He said he knew the people would say he
was disappointed oflicc-seckcr, and would
want to hang him.
THE PRISONER. NEATLY TRAPPED, GETS IN
CITED.
Speaking of his humanity for Mrs. Gar
field. Mr.. Porter asked: of she had been
with the President the day you shot him,
would you have shot him."
"NO, sir; ] would not"
"Then your own will had something TO
do with ity'
.|You know as well as l." said the
prisoner. "what have said about that. If
your head is so thick that YOU can't get ii
in ] will try to pound il in"
The prisoner here initiated Mr.. POrter's
manner and said, "You take great delight
in going over this matter in this mean,
siclly way"
Mr.. Porter pressed his questions about
the time when Mrs. Garfield was with the
President.
eli YOU will get something new | will
answer YOU" exclaimed the prisoner; and,
settling back in his seat with an air OF I'M
concern, he put on his eyeglasses and pro-
cceded TO read a newspaper, paying no at
tentiOn TO Mr.. Porter.
DISCUSSION BY COUNSEL.
Mr.. Scoville here rose and said it seemed
TO him that Judge Porter is going over the
same ground, not once or twice but fouror
five times. He did not intend 10 object ii
the examination lasted a week. but he
thought the prisoners criticism was just,
and that he was being subjected to unne-
ceSsary irritation.
After short discussion between counsel,
the prisoner said that the questions had
been answered again and again, and the
newspapers were full OF them.
Mr.. Porter said he had not heard the
answers.
"If YOU didn't" said. the prisoner,
"you must be an exceedingly stupid man,
for the papers are full of them
Mr.. Porter took another tack. II sup
pose" he asked, "yOu have the same oh
lection TO stating where YOU slept the night
before the killingy"
~ slept at the Riggs House." replied
the prisoner.
CIITEAU DESCRIBES TnT ASSASSINATION.
The prisoner then gave IN account Of his
visit TO the depot on the morning Of the
assassination, closing by saying: "Ipulled
out the weapon and fired. | fired twice
and hit him once"
"You fired at his backE'
~ have been told So
"Did YOU think il he got two balls in his
back it would remove him?"
Yes, SIR"
From that hour TO this you have feltno
remOrse or regret"
Il have felt considerable pain to think |
gave him so much suffering"
"You have felt no remorse?"
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