Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-12-07

! make fine bargain with YOU" IL,
then said that he wanted to be taken t,
0 the Congressional Cemetery, and sale
\ Taylor had offered to do it for 50; hi
t said he would not stay long, and wit
: ness offered to do il for tho same
} Witness observed the prisoner YER,
. closely and kept sight Of him because
( ho was afraid some one would buck
him away from him" Guiteau wen
into the depot; heard the shots inside
: rushed in and saw the President lying
' on the floor then looked around foi
the man who bad engaged him. 81
saw the man running back" said the
witness, "and knew then that he had
been in the shooting SAYS |, Oh God
that's the man that engaged mo to
take him to the burying ground" I'm,
der examination by Mr. Scovilo the
witness said that Guiteau did not seem
excited was perfectly cool he said
to witness not to get excited.
Were you getting excited p asked
} Mr., Scovlle.
"Not at all, wasn't; but | was
bucking' very strong for the lob
though (aughter)." Hesaid the pris.
oner appeared to be "a good deal In
his Senses"
The witness he said, looked leshicr
than he does now.
Guiteau here spoke .-I may state
here " he said, chat | havo had the
first square meal to-day that | have
bad since the I'd OF July" This raised
n general guffaw.
GUITEAU's VISITS TO THE STATE
DEPARTMENT.
Sevellon A. Brown, chief clerk of
the State department, was next exam.
ined. He had seen the prisoner very
often; be had come almost daily to the
State department during March, April
and May his visits were 30 frequent
that he (wtnoss) had instructed tho
messengers not TO take his cards to the
Secretary he made bis appearance
shortly after the 18th Of March he
gaze the witness copy of his speech,
and said he had made application for
the Austrian mission; at one time he
applied for permission to 90 to the Ii.
brary and consult books. but witness
declined to grant it; could not remem.
Der when his visits ceased he after.
wards changed his application from
the Austrian mission to the Consulship
at Paris at one time be left a pencil
memorandum with the witness asking
permission to withdraw the speech he
bad filed witness was not at the de-
pot, but saw the President at theWhite
House when he was brought back
from the depot,
Mr. Brown was subjected to q very
long cross. examination Guitoau had,
he said, introduced himself; he spoke of
having influence which he could com.
mand, and mentioned Senator Logan
no one ever came to recommend him,
and he never brought with him any
letter of accommodation he (witness)
had not treated the application with
favor; he was quite sure that the place
he applied for was beyond his reach
be did not look upon him as exactly
the kind Of man Tor the place ho had
given the directions to exclude his
cards, because he thought il not worth
the Secretary's while to see him so
often he did not want to give him
any excuse to come TO the department,
so he had refused his request for per.
mission to go to the library.
"lf he had come there with letter
from General Logan" asked Mr. SEQ
vile, COR any other prominent man,
would he have been received with any
more consideration ?"
81 don't think he would, sir"
"Or half dozen prominent public
men ?"
81 think not, sir
"Tbat wonld have made no differ.
ence2'
~ think not, sir"
The Secretary OF State had never
given him any instructions not to send
him Guiteau's cards; had never noticed
anything peculiar about bis appear
ance; he seemed to be nervous indi-
vidual, and never looked anyone
straight in the eye.
Here Guiteau dropped his newspa-
per, became an interested listener, and
said al looked you in the eye, Mr.,
Brown"
The witness, continuing, said he had
never noticed anything wild in his
appearance.
A "sTALwART OF THE sTALwARTs."
Lieutenant Adolphus Ecklof, in
charge Of tho detective squad, was
examined. He described the scene
in the police office when Guteau was
brought in and his subsequent transfer
to the jail. The witness under cross.
examination said the prisoner on the
way to the Jail said he had left papers
at the depot to be delivered to Byron
Andrews; one Of tho papers taken
from tho prisoners pockets was direct
ed to the White House he bad also
in bis pocket speech, Clarified and
Hancock !" there were some newspa.
per clippings, some Of Gmteau's cards,
and some pieces Of money these wit.
ness locked up in his drawer, but they
were taken from the drawer in his
(witness) absence. On the way to
the Jail Guiteau said he was "Stal.
wart Of the Stalwarts," and spoke of
having n lettor from General Sherman.
He said he had shot the President to
saua -tha Rapnhlioon partv and TO save
tho country az police head quarters
the prisoner did not appear to be very
much excited on tho way TO the jail
there were crowds about the hack, and
he crawled in between tho two officers
on the back seat and drew bis hat
down, and the prisoner was pale and
seemed to be trying to screen himself
from the public at police head quar-.
ters the prisoner remarked that "that
officer (meaning Kcarney) was too ox.
cited y the prisoner seemed very calm.
TESTIMONY OF J. STANLEY BROWN, SEC
RETARY TO THE LATE PRESIDENT
GARFIELD.
]. Stanley Brown was called, and
testified that he was private Secretary
of the late President. His attention
was first called TO Guiteau about tho
first days of March, aud bis observa.
tions continued up to June, when the
witness went to Europe. lie (Guiteau)
appeared first at the White House
about the Stb or 9th of March he
kept up his visits, sending in bis card
and taking his seat in the waiting
room he came into witness room
C,,r as gta tifnaa uaur him proha hItr