Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-02

The president, then you are trying TO d
wnat You can not do. and will not do
Changing the railing violently The pris
oner being asked how many times be ha,
spoken with Conkling on the street, an
wered; Il met him once on the street
he was exceedingly cordial, and he bowet
and said, How do you do, Mr.. Guiteau.'
was on good relation with all Of those mer
during March and April"
Porter-slowly and with great delibera
tion-Did Senator Conkling-
Prisoner-interrupting-Oh, don't look
SO fierce at me, don't care
snap OF nv Finer
rorter-But you will answer my ques
tions
Pr;soncr-Put your questions in a quiet,
simple sort of way and will.
Porter-Did Senator Sonkling ever prom
Use To support your application for the Paris
Consulship?
The Prisoner-My expection about the
Paris Consulship, was, l would get II
through my personal influence with the
President, Blaine and Logan, and that when
my nomination went to the Senate, Senator
Conkling and that sort Of men would see il
through; but don't think it necessary TO
discuss this matter of the Paris Consulship.
went over il all yesterday, and | decline
to discuss il further. There is no use vast
ing the time of this honorable court on il,
in going over il again. II you do not know
the facts about il yet, you had better read
this mornings papers and you will find
them.
The prisoner was asked about the inspi-
ration OF his suggestion to Garfield that he
would succeed himselfin 1884. He replied,
in resolute tone, and declined TO discuss
this matter any further. You have gone
over il two or three times. and decline 10
discuss it any more. II your ideas were
correct about my having malice in the mat
ter
BIaine:was the Man
for me TO have shot. What possible i'll will
rould have had against Garfield? Blaine
to your theory My getting or not getting
office had nothing to do with il whatever.
IL ONLY shows how absurd and nonSensiral
your theory is. II General Garfield had
paid respect TO those letters il would have
been all right; but what did he do! He
vent and sold himself soul and body, to
Blaine lie did not appreciate the scnti-
ment and kindness OF those letters, but
threw himself into Blaincs hands, and
allowed Blaine to use the presidency to
destroy ,
ConkIing and Grant.
Add you say To President Garfield
he would have no peace till he got rid Of
Blaine?
Prisoner-Ycs: and that was the way
stalwart and liberal papers all over the
talked. That was the way the
Republican, aud GOrham and
that kind of people talked.
Porter-Did you say Blaine was a wicked
man
Prisoner--Ycs: because he was using
President Garfield, who was a good man
and kind man, but weak politician
Garfield Just sold himself, body and soul
To Blaine. That WAS what General Grant,
himself, said in his letter dcnouncing Gar
field for selling himself out to Blaine.
Portcr--Did you say yesterday that you
did not desire the removal Of Secretary
Blaine?
The Prisoncr--I did not, and you cannot
your finding it in the record. ] want
10 fasten ,. .e.:s.,::s.ra =. ,:::. ass. g '""
fHrtcr-I know you think so.
The Prisoner--t Angrily) Yes, and the
public will think So too.
Portcr-Was your motive for demanding
Blainc's resignation because he Ind said to
you on the Saturday preceding, never lo
sneak TO him again on the Paris Consul
ship?
The Prisoncr-(Excitcdly) told you that
had nothing to do with the Paris Consul
late | want 10 ram that into you, and put
il down deep. naughtcr.l ] am talking
now about national politics, and not about
n miserable office, and if you would try to
get your brains Ia take that in. II would lie
better ! am not disappointed once
seeker
In the course Of further crosse xamnn-
ton, the prisoner said, in relation to the
time of the murder,
The Deity
seemed Ia he on my side and everyone else
against me- hut there is great deal better
feeling towards me now than there was
some three or four weeks ago. some Of
the bitter crank papers have been toning
down wonderfully for tEe last three weeks.
What they want isa change Of heart. They
want conversion: they want new ideas
about the Presidents removal. Nothing
but change of heart will satisfy their dia-
bOlical thirst for blood. IL is not likely
the Deity will satisfy them in their thirst
for blood They begin 10 see it, too, and
they will see more and more.
The prisoner having expressed belief
that the Deity protected him from the day
he shot the President to this day, Porter
said: at depends more upon whether the
jury believes you
The prisoncr-Exsctly what the jury Is
here b. pass upon, is whether Deity and
did act, or whether did il on
NY Personal Account.
and tell you further. ] expect there wi II
be mn act Of God to protect me, IL II IL
necessary. from any kind ~ violence, either
or hanging. The prisoner ASSERT
ed his act had saved the country from
another war.
Porter-Therc would have been war now
but for you?
Al do not pretend the war WAS i'm.
but do say, emphatically, and
here hc began 10 deClaim in a dramatic
manner. and in the style of stump
spcakcr - that the bitterness in
Republiran party was deepening hour by
hour. and that by two or three years at least
the nation would have been in n fiame OF
war In the presencc Of death
All Hearts Were Hssh~d.
disscnsion ceased For weeks and weeks
the heart and brains ~ the nation was CEN
tered on the sick man at the White Housc.
At last there the speaker lowered his voice
40 ns 10 be almost unintelligablel he went
mourning. That il paragraph from n
speech wanted to make two weeks ago, he
continued. resuming his natural tone. and
apparently well satisfied With his effort IL
comes in very pertinent here, and am
clad had a chance to deliver II.
Council asked the pris oner what was the
necessity Of requesting General sherman
10 send troops to the jail TO protect him for
having obeyed Deity.
Al would have been shot and hung q
hundred times if it had not been fpr the
troops at the Jail.
Q-Any hHm in that?
k-That is a matter for the law to pas,
upon-impatiently-I will not have any
more conversation with you on this sacfet
subject. You are making light Of serioui
matter. and will not talk about IT.
Going back to the letters, Porter feaf
that in which the prisoner stated dafheid
nomination. election and removal
Were Acts ofGod,
and then asked: who nomina ted hin
A.-Tbe Chicago convention.
Q-Was that inspired?
The prisoner besitated and seemed abou
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