New-York tribune., 1881-12-02

that time TO this" 49,. 49,. -, 1T. La, In
tcryew with Secretary Blaine he gave the latter to un
dcrtand that he would support MN for tne rIesdenoy.
inc however paragraph from letter OF Gulteau TO
Secretary Blaine saving that ne uteaD hopea 10 get
in the Republican Convention Of 1884 the witness modi
fed his previous answer and admitted ne had some sdc
idea ,, .
About this TING the prisoner who had been speaking
very rapidly, showed signs OF considerable exhaustion, %
and Mr. Porter had got tired OF standing ana was Occu-
uving seat At the suggestion Of the Dstrict-AOrney,
the Court took recess for an hour , 4.
After the recess the prisoner was aglh c9lucIou "a ~
the wtnessstand, looking very haggard and wJrn' ana
his cross-eXaminatiOn was proceeded win .
Q-IIad you purpose In telling MI Blane thati IA h
i had no specal purpose about IL. simply made tne
suggestion TO him that in he assisted me In getg
candidate at the National Convention to assist MN
That is the way they do In politics judge
is the way the politicians get on You cAle
ODD you try to tickle President Garfield Al DO
moi think did. may have made similar slggestlos 10
President Garfield at the time was pressing my apph
cation in March and April -, - A., @ .,-or+s
were deeply interested in General Garfield after ms M
auguration, and that there was perfect harmony unt W
he began 10 make the Stalwars In tue aJU"r VI
patronage; then there was q decided reaction. 90, 81,
Q-Dld you write to President Garfield on the Sth OF
April letter marked private, in which You sald
intend to express my sympathy for you ON account OF
the pressure that has been on you since co " f &
cityF Ayes, wrote that letter MY idea was J1S'
this to express my personal regard for General GaTeld
account OF the pressure on him Tor once ana Ih.
what meant by saying that considered nn my per
eonel friend Isympathize with any President who has
this enormous horde OF oficeseekers at his throat
Odd you intend, you said In that lettr W te %
main In Washington until you got your commission hs
Consul to Paris AAt that time did was presSihs tn
my application for the Paris Consulsp during d ond
months of March and April You ought to make Drohu
distinction In the position between the Inc pioi " -
lst of May and the time after that
Mr.. Porter-yery well. .-.,.,,,, r
had not the slightest conception OF removing the Pre
dent II You want TO bring those letters against me tat
were written time when had not the slightest con
oepion of removing President then you are trying
IN In Wha do
O0n the 26h Of Apri did YOU write the President
that Mr. Conking had worked himself up to white heat
of oppostionf Al remember using tnat phrase ,
Q-Had spoken with senator COukllhg Iruii' I
the time YOU came to Washn gton, the 9th of March,
until YOU wrote this etteri Al considered myself Oh
friendly relations with all those men.
o. did not ask YOU that. I asked you II you had
spoken 10 hint Al think had met Senator ConkllhS
sryrlI fines and we exchanged how dO you do, Scna
tor" and " how do You do, SRI ,
Q-wheni A-During the months OF March anu
o.Mwherel A-On the street and at the Capitol.
Q.-Did you speak with him on the street, A'-hes'
decidedly.
SENATOR CoNKLING's ALLEGED CORDINITY.
O-How many timcsl Al met him once on the
street. remember distinctly. lie exceedingly cor
dial and he bowed and said "IIow do You do, Mr..
Guiteau ~ That was near the Patent Office, some time
I'm March or April | was good relations with al
those men during March and April.
Mr.. Porter tslowly and with great dehbera,ion)-
Inc proner GnteTrpncJ-Oh don't look so
Mr. Porter.-But you viii answer my que- ions.
The prisonrr.-Iut your questions III qHeI' simple
DID Senator ConEling ever promise support your
application for the Paris ConsuShiPt Al nesr sns-
gcsted 1t 10 hun Ny expectation apon, une IsIS Nh i
eulship that would get II through my PgI79hI iu
uence with the President, Mr. Blaine and MI Logan
and that when my nomination went 10 he Selat, 'tua
r Couk ug and that sort Of men would see IL through
But think ID necessary 10 discuss TINS matter OF
Paris ConsulslP. went over 1t all YESTERDAY ana
the time OF this Honorable Court ON IT, IN going over II
again. II you do not know The facts about ~ YET you
had better read this mornings papers ana you VIII hnu
them.
field. whom you afterward sho;, " | am sorry lou and
senator Conking are apart. but standby yOa = Al
these together was acting the part OF peace
maker. 49,. 60. r.,
O-And yon stood by President Garacdi Al tell
! on did But after Robertson Wa, nominated, and
when the public announcement was made that any SEM
tor who would decline to vote for Robertsnn- cuuurnh
tion would need letter Of introduction 10 the President,
then stood by Mr.. COnklng ana the hthlNarls ihhi
occasion OF the break between the President ana
o.-Do You believe in temptatonl Al do not know
about that sec no relevancy 20 IL In ths ease -
Odd you write 10 President Garfield ON the 10th Of
May, 81 have got new idea about l7S4 II you VOTE
position for all II - worth you can DC nominated
General Grant and Mr. Blaine Srherh HIhhl WIN n'Nt.
strong again he Just alter MS flp hIouhu
the world. Too many people are dnad SET against a
much less elected. Two Natl onal Conventions have
record. The Republican party aro afraid to nominate
him. This leaves tue course open 70 YOU Kun inc
Presidency on yOur own account. strike out rigl hhd
left The American people ike pluck, ana IN 1854 We
will put you in again" Al wrote that letter.
Odd 1t express your then opinion and intention
Att expressed my opinion. Ind no special intention
about H. IN, -, ,,
pars COnsu-nip 70 MORROW unless you happen 10 send
in my name to-day {" A.-Imt Is the way felt and
talked hut that was long before the political disruption
Odd YOU think that President Garfield, after rtai
ing tins letter would give you the farls Consul'hp
Al had no special thought on the subject
Q.-You never thought whether ho would or not ! A
Al did have the Paris Cuu-ui-hip 40 heart, and
told YOU so but after the disruption of the Republican
@t tbat n voir hc refuse To- discus. the subject any
more. have told you hundred times that the get
ting or NOS getting the Pars C"nauHmp had nothing 10
do with ny removing the President
NOT INDIGNANT WITH SECRETARY BLAINE.
O-Did you feel any Indignation toward Secretary
Blaine when he told you never to speak to him again
about the Paris Consulslipl A.-No; felt little Ak
gricved about it, but no indignation. think Mr. Blaine
was rather ashamed Of himself aud showed little re-
morse, for when I said would the President about
il ana get him to remove Mr.. walker, Mr. Blaine said.
Well II the President viii do It, all right" / never
Mr. Blaine after that, because he referred the
matter 10 the President and got the President 10 say
that couG have the Oice, that settled the matter.
Q-Atter that, the lGth OF May, did you write TO
President Garfield u letter marked private" saying:
Unt Saturday supposed Mr. Blaine was lay friend In
the matter Ol lne PdfS COnhusp Dut after hlb tone
Saturday Judge lac Is trying to run the State Depart
Inent III the interest OF the Blame element"
The prisoner with "A violent bang on the rangl-Ycs
and that is the truth about It, bit him square there
and tnat Is the why Blaine went back me; be
cause was Grant man, aud he Thought he would put
Blaine III the Paris COnsulsnip.
Q-You promised Blaine and you promised Garfield
your influence. Al promised nothing; made the sug
gestion IN an off hand sort Of way.
Q.-Were you inspired with the idea that Pres-
dent Garfield would be reelected Al did not have
any Inspiration that subject at all. IL a mere
casual thought OF my own. l did not need Inspirations
for that kind Of work.
Q~Iiow came you to write to Mr. Garfield on the 9Th
of May: "TLe idea OF 1884 flashed upon me like an In
spiratlOn. and believe II will como true"i Al pre-
sumo | wrote that letter.
Odd you then believe it, All these letters
were written prior TO General GarieldH dsruptng the
Republican party, and 1t Is mean and unfair In You to
distOrt my letter After he disrupted the Republican
party by bringing Grant and COnkling down on him.
there was "A very different condition OF affairs Now
protest against this kind OF work. II Is fair or manly
in you.
Q-YOu said In this letter that the idea about 1884
flashed through you like an insplratiOnl A.-But Mr.
Garfield killed the dea by his disruption OF the RepuD-
can party. lie had not sense enough ging the railing
violently appreciate the letter lie pail no attention