The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-09

Judge Porter, gaze his STORY Of the shooting
OF the President. Blaine aud the PRESIDENT
drove up in a single-horse carriage, aud not In
the White House carriage, which showed how
mnch the President Was under Blaine's iufiu-
ence. Blame was blowing and blowing, and
the President was listening. They were
on the most intimate terms. Blaine got out OF
one side OF the carriage and Garfield out of the
other. They walked up TO the depot and
passed within few feet OF the prisoner, who
drew his weapon and fired twice, and hit him
once.
Q. You shot him in the back2 A. did not
fire at any particular place.
Odd you not fire for the hollow of bis
back? Any intention was to shoot him in
the back.
Odd you think if he got two balls in
his back 1t would remove him? Al thought
Q.-And you intended to put them there
Q. And you feel no remorse? A. Qn low
and almost inaudible voice. or course / feel
remorse 80 far al my personal feelings are con-
cerned. feel remorse as much as any man,
and regret the necessity Of the act, but lraisng
Mr.. Porter-The cross-examination is closed.
DIR. Alexander Hall, of Columbus, Ohio. was
called and testified to his belief in the insanity
OF the prisoner.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
Col. j. o. p. Burnside, Disbursing Officer of the
Postofiice Department, and Charles G. Allen, OF
Missouri, were the first witne sses examined.
They formerly lived in Freeport, ILL.,, and knew
the Guiteau family. They testified to the i'll
ness Of the assassins mother about the time
of his birth.
Emery A. Storrs, the well-known Chicago
lawyer, was then called. His testimony was a
disappointment to the defense. They had
supposed he would declare that. in bis opinion,
Gulteau was insane. According re Mrs.
Scoville, Storrs told her one day in his Office
that he would send a deposition to that effect.
When in the witness-box, however he declined
to give an opinion, stating that he was not
qualified to do so, but Oh the cross
examination he did say that in his ac-
quaint6nce with the prisoner he saw nothing
which led him to believe him irresponsible for
his acts or unable TO distinguish between right
and wrong. Mr.. Scoyille did his best TO pre-
vent this testimony from going Oh the record,
and, being over1Iled by Judge Cox, took an
exception. The evidence created quite stir in
the courtroom and seemed to stagger those
about the defense's table. The sister OF the
prisoner was particularly affected, and, intones
distinctly caught by the reporters, said ''He
mas perjured himself; that is all there Is
about it,
Edward Daniels testified to Guteaus pc
culiar religious views, and his impression was
that he was crazy.
Senator David Davis Was the next witness
In answer to questions by Soovie he testined
that he didn't belong to either party. He had
not heard Of the disruption Of the Republican
party, and didn't believe it would disband until
| the Democratic party died, and the success of
either party would not imperil the republic.
Q. Do you believe the success OF the Demo-
cratic party would tend in any degree, to bring
on another civil WARP A. No, don't. | think
| that the Southern people are the last people IL
the world TO desire to 60 into any war. Ii there
| be any war; it will come from somewhere else
| than tho South
Mr.. Scovle-That Is all
Judge Davis was evidently mystiied and
somewhat indignant and asked Scovile what
| this was all about. The lawyer for the defense
| said he would see when the time came.
The next witness was Z. 4. Bailey, Col. Cork.
hills stenographer. He testified that hs made
the notes from which the New York Herald in
| terview with Guitcau was published, aud was
| paid $500. he was introduced 10 Guiteau by
| Corkhill.
Guiteau. after Bailey's Withdrawal from the
| stan nd. addressed the court, saying tue fol-
| lowing persons | want subpnnaed as witnesses
President Arthur, Secretary Blaine, Senator
Logan, Senator Conkling, Gen. Grant, Senator'S
| Plat, Dorsey and JONES' Gov. Jewell, james
| Gordon Bennett. Whitelaw Reid Gov. Jones.
| Charles A. Dana, and W. Fl. Hurlbut and files
| of their papers from May TO June also George
| c. Gorham, of the Washington Republican,
| and Stilson Hutchins, of the Washington Post.
and files OF their papers for May and june. and
| w. p. Nixon. of the Chicago Inter Ocedn and
| files of the Inter Oceda.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
There was an immense crowd at the court
| louse when the prisoner arrived, and he trem-
| lingly begged the officers to take him in by
ne back entrance, b.. no was driven forward
| 10 tue building.
| DR.. Kennon, editor Of the Medical Rerie,c. of
| 'hicsgo. gave the opinion that the prisoner
| sas insane The assassin became incensed at
| he evidence OF Richard Hinton, Washing
| ON Journalist, and shouted out that he had
| rather be hung as a man than acquitted as
fool. DR.. Nicholas, Of the Boomiugdale
| Asylum DIR. Folsom, of Boston; DR.. Samuel
orcester, DR.. w. w. Godding. DIR. James Fl.
| icBude, Of Milwaukee, and DR.. Theodore W.
| tisner. Of Boston, experts on insanity, were
| xamined by Mr.. Scoville for the purpose of
| howlng that Guiteau was insane. Their an
wers were III reply to hypothetical questions
which assumed that the witnesses favorable to
iuteau told the truth. Guiteau demanded
mat Grant, Conkling and jewell be summoned.
CINCINNATI remembers that the frs
consignment of oysters received in that
city was supposed to be water-soakeG