, 1881-12-10

out ON the other. They walked up to the
depot and passed within few feet of the
prisoner. who drew his weapon and fired
twice and hi, him once.
Q.-Iou shot him in the back
Al did not fire at any particular
place.
Odd you not fire at the small of
his back
Any intention Was to shoot him in
the back.
Odd you think if he got two balls
in his back il would REM ,c him
Al thought So.
Q,-And you intendcd to put them
there!
Al did
Q-And from that hour to this You
have never felt resre. or remorsel
Al regret PAIN OF trouble to any one
hut have no doubt as to the necessity of
the act or the divinity Of the act
Q-You have never limited at any re
morse ,
Any mind is a perfect blank on that
subject.
Do You feel any more remorse
a,"u; rendering his wife widow and his
children fatherless than about breaking
tn lcs Of thatuopY Dog
Al have no conception OF it as mur-
der or killing
p,-Aud you feel no remorse!
In low and almost inaudible
yoieeH OF course feel remorse, 50 far as
my personal feelings are concerned. |
feel remorse as much as any man and ne
gret the necessity Of the act, but (raisiny
his y"ice)-
Mr. Porter The cross examination is
closeL
"Ent," continued the prisoner ex
citei'y, my daty To- the Lord and the
American people overcame my personal
feelings If the Lord had not inspired
that act it nould not have been done.
Gu:teau left the stand this afternoon
after his three davs siege a broken man
He VAS tired out. haggard. faded, dis
gusted, sullen and ugly, and ,hers seemed
a consciousness that Judge Porter, the
terrible cross-examiner, had, despite his
cunning theories and his persistence,
shown that the inspiration theory was
simply part of the defence planned long
before. The malice of Guiteau had
brought him to the rivers bank TO fire at
the marsh reeds for target
Gui.eau, although coward and driven
INTO corner, saw the force of every one
Of Porter's questions, and endeavored to
evade them and displayed undOubted
skill There were some words which
almost caused him to vince with terror.
He shrunk back and seemed to shiver in
the witness box when Judge Porter used
the words " murder, 4" kill" and assas
sin Judge Porter made it clear tha
Guiteau WAS able to control the divine
pres ,nce the dny Mrs. Garfield came to
the depot with the President, and empha-
sized this fact, which has snch important
bearing upon the question Of responsi-
bility. Tn, cross-examination was emf
nertly successful 1t lifted the mask and
showed the plot to murder the President
was premedita.ed aad deliberate and was
the result Of malice and revenge The
prisoner felt il keenly Porter complete
" broke down the wonderfully quick and
supple witness.
"Do you fell any ren,orse p vas the
last question which Judge Porter asked.
After having been pressed earnestly upon
that point some moments, the prisoner
answered SuiCeHiy
II have felt remcr.e, of curse, as far as
my personal feelings are concerned.
Judge Porter, squiek as lightning, and
said, That wiil do, priso-
ner your examination * el0sed-
Gaiteau writhing nnaer The tremendous
fore. Of Judge Porters question, saS the
terrible effect Of his confession. During all
he e moments one part of his defence has
been To insist to all that be never had
,ina sentiment Of remorse During this
he has said a dozen
times to Judge Por.er's terrible questions,
Z his mind was a blank upon tha. sub
ect To all the experts who have called
ipon him during these weeks he has IN
Iistei, with gleeful pertinacity, that
hou=ht OF rem0rse never came 10 him;
hat hi. mind upon the subject was
,Iark- Yet tonight, AT the end of three
lays cross-e1anination, at the crisls "f as
igid cross-ezaminarioa as prisoner
vas ever subjected 10, he admitted to that
shich seemed 10 brias 4 shudder to bis
elatircs and caused a sensation IN the
ourt room. He had killed the president
nd had sufiesed rcm0rss-
With ca:-like glicknes, Guiieaa rallied
rum hat sremed almost lie paralysis,
amsed by The tremendous thunder1ng oi
u lgs Porter a. him, and endeavored to
orrec. what he plainly say was the
fsct Il that admission. Julge Porter
..uli 10: listen 10 word, but waved ms
and
ScoviIle tired TO parry the effect, but
without success, and Guifeau
f. the stand more discouraged than ne
as appeared at any time during the trial