Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-02
TRIAL OF RE ASSASSIN.
Guiteau's Testimony and Narrative
Contiuued-Lively Passages.


WASHINGTON. December -Guitssu
declined to 60 into his clearinghouse
experience. ss IL had nc bearing on the
case. He said he supposed he owed
$50 TO various landladies. when Judge
Cox directed him to reply to the quss.
ton. Guitsau was readily driven from
one position to another ill confronted
with the evidence OF his own Witnesses,
when he unhssitatinsly pronounced
their evidence false. He emphasized
his contradiction by saying: Anything
I swear to. Judge. ID true. You can put
that down as Q fxed fact" Being
pressed as to how he proposed to raise
tho funds which he said BIO was expect
ing to receive. he replied: 81 intend to
borrow Il from some OF my friends"
and added: "I tell you. Judge. how I
borrow. It may be Of service whom you
want to borrow for yourself. / don't
lie or sneak. but 60 right up to- man
and ask for what I want" BE was
closely questioned about the purchase Of
the pistol, and was asked why he bought
q with an ivory handle instead Of .
plain one. Hs replied: Because I
thought II worth q dollar more"
Judge Portor-Did you not say It
would look better in the Patent Ofieef
Guitsau admitted that he might have
believed, or thought, the pistol would
some time be in the State Department.
Shortly afterward Guitesu became very
Indignant at Judge Portsr's use OF the
word murder. and shouted fsrcely: "You
seem to delight in the use Of the words
kill and murder. There 10 no use Ia
your whining In that way. The nero
outward fact OF how ! removed the Pres
ident has nothing whatever to do with
this case"
Guiteau's shrswdness In anticipating
any point which might be made against
him was o marked feature Of this inves-
t~igation. Judge Porter pressed him very
closely to fI the day when hs received
his alleged inspiration to remove the
President, and Guiteau finally shrieked
out: ITO remove all this loose talk l
want you to know that I would have re-
moved the President at any time between
the middle OF June and the I'd OF July II
I had found an opportunity. / would
have done 1t for the good oil the Ameri.
can people,"
Gui.eau was permitted to indulge his
passion for talking upon the pending
political situation ct the time OF tho
shooting until. speaking Of the Prssi.
dents ingratitude to Grant and Coax
ling, he was led by Judge Porter to I'D.
nit that ingratitude Is the bassst OF
crimes.
Judge Porter Stop there. What
would You have thought Of your act In
killing the President had he given you
the Paris Consulship instead Of having
refused 1t? tGuiteau had previously
said that Garfield was his (the prison.
er's) warm personal and political friend.
Guiteau-"No personal motives what.
ever were involved In the act" and fear.
ing some trap was being set for him, he
hositated O moment. and then, with
great emphasis. said: 81 want 10 just
fasten you solid right here. / would
not have taken the Paris Consulship
after the frst Of June II I had been ap-
pointed to it. and the President and
Secretary Blaine had both beseechsd me
on their knees to take II. / had at that
time resolved to rsmove the President
for the sake Of the American people,"
The prisoner being asked how many
times be had spoken with Conkling on
the street, answered.: 81 met him once
on the street. He was exceedingly cor
dial. He bowed and said: How do you
do. Mr.. Guiteau?' / was on good rela-
tons with all those men during March
and April"
Portsr-Did Senator Conklipg ever
promise to support your application for
the Paris Consulshipf
Prisoner-My impression about the
Paris Consulship was that / would get 1t
through my influence with the President.
Blaine and Logan. and that whom my
nomination went to the Senate, Senator
Conklipg and that sort Of men would see
Il through. But / don't think 1t neces-
sary to discuss this matter OF the Paris
Consulship.
The prisoner was questioned about
the inspiration OF his suggestion to Gar
H.ld that he would succeed himself In
1884. He replied In Q resolute tone:
al decline to discuss this matter further.
You have gone over 1t two or three
times and ! decline to discuss 1t any
more. II your ideas were correct about
my having malice in the matter Blaine
was tho man for me to have shot. What
possible ill.will could I have against
Garfield Blaine was the man to have
beon shot according to your theory. My
getting or not getting Office had nothing
Whatever to do with II. 1t only shows
how nonsensical your theory is. II
Garfield had paid respect to those letters
II would have been all right. But what
did he dor He went and sold himself.
soul and body, to Blaine. he did not
appreciate the sentiment and kindness
OF those letters, but threw himself into
Blains's hands, and allowed Blaine to
use the Presidency to destroy. Conkling
and Grant,"
In the course Of further examination
Guitoau said in relation to the time Of
the murder: "The Deity seemed TO be
on my side and every one against me.
But there is q great deal better feeling
toward me now than there was three or
four weeks ago. What they want 10
change Of heart. They want conver-
sion. They want new ideas about the
Presidents removal. Nothing but o
change Of heart will satisfy their thirst
for blood. They begin to see 1t too. and
they will see II moro and more. I tell
you further. / expect there will be ar act
OF God to protect me from. II It IL nec-
essary. any kind Of violence, either
hanging or shooting"
Counsel asked the prisoner the neces.
sity Of requesting General Sherman to
send troops to protect him In jail, whom