Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-08

papers have toned down wonderfully
for the last three or four weeks. What
they want is a change Of heart;
THEY WANT CONVERSION;
they want new ideas aboat the
presidents removal; nothing but
a change of heart will satisfy their
diabolical thirst for blood 1t is not
likely the Deity will crafty them in
their thirst for blood; they begin to see
it, too, and they will see it mere and
more"
The prisoner having expressed the
belief that the Deity protected him
from the day he shot the president to
this day, Porter said: at depends
more on whether the jury believe you. :"
Prisoner--Exactiy what the jury is
here to pass upon, whether duty and
did the act or whether | did it on my
own personal account, and | tsll you
further | expect that there will be an
act of God to protect me, if it is neces-
sary, from any kind of violence, either
hanging or shooting.
The prisoner asserted that his act
saved the country
FROM ANOTHER WAR.
In the presence of death all hearts
were hushed and dissension ceased.
For weeks and weeks the heart and
brains of the nation centered on the
sick man at the white house. At last
there the speaker lowered his voice so
as to be almost unintelligible) he went
the way of all flesh and the nation was
in mourning That was paragraph
from a speech | wanted to make two
weeks ago. He continued.
Resuming his natural tone and APP
parently well pleased with his effort, it
comes in very pertinent here and | am
glad | had the chance to deliver it.
Counsel asked the prisoner the re-
cessi,y of requesting Gen. sherman to
send troops 10 the Jai. 20 protect him
from harm.
Al would have been shot and
hung hundred times if it had not been
for the troops at the jail.
Q.-Any harm in that?
A.-TAat is matter for the law to
pass. (lmpatiently) l will not have
any more conversation with you on
this sacred subject. You are making
| light of serious matters and | will not
| talk about It,
Going back to letters?
Porter read one where the prisone I
stated that Garfeld's nomination, cleo
ton and removal
| WE'RE ACTS OF GOD.
then asked "who nominated him ~
| A.-The Chicago convention.
Q.-Was you then inspired ?
The prisoner hesitated and was abou,
to evade the question, when Porter
stopped him with impotence, saying
"Now now now y
Prisoner, neutrality-suspicious. now
now | thought Blaine would be nom
mated, and when Garfield was nominal
ed on the thirty-sixth ballot, it was al
act Of God. The facts surrounding his
election would sustain my position
The prisoner complained of being fa
tigued, saying he was not in the habit
of speaking for five hours at a time
and the court adjourned.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Guiteau again took the stand to-da,
for cross examinatiou, but was very ir
ritable, and at times his impudenc,
and insolence we're about unbearable
Porter asked why he would not have
shot the president in the presence o
Mrs. Garfield.
GETS VERY HUFFY.
Prisoner-If your head is so thick
that you can't get an idea, | won't try
to pound it in. Don't ask your ques
tons in such sickly sort of way.
Porter pressed his question, where
upon the prisoner took UP a paper, ad
justed his eye glasses and began to read
the paper, paying no attention what
ever to counsel.
| Porter-What are you reading?
The prisoner said without raising his
eyes, 81 am glancing over the New
York Herald
| Porter.-Don't you think the time
of the court and of the jury is Of any
! value.
Prisoner-Not in the way you are
interrogating. This matter has been
discussed and repeated over and over
again" And the prisoner settled him
self back in his chair to read
Scoville interposed that the counsel
was going over the same grounds four
| times.
Porter said: II would Ike to hear
what he said on the subject"
Prisoner.-You must be very
stupid man. The papers are full OF
my answers.
Porter-What were your answers.
Prisoner. Il decline to answer.
Porter.-I suppose you have no OBJ
iections to answering as to what you
did on the day you shot him
The prisoner then gave an account
OF his actions on the morning of July
ID He had slept the previous night at
the Riggs house He had risen early
and sat some time ii Lafayette park
before break ast. After breakfast he
went to his room and put his revolver
in his pocket. A little before 8 O'Clock
he went 9 the depot and had his boots
BACKED.
Porter Did you want to be in full
dress when you killed him.
D.,g0,.r fjra,ylipoA No I did,,