The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-29

tirely on inspiration which came from thu
Deity for that act and l will take my chance.
on the result. 1 don't Val any lying or non.
sense in this business and l will not have it,
Davidge to witness--Go on.
Witress-He said in connection with the
administrator il he did not get the Paris
| consulate he would either make a fuss abouI
it or would do something about it in the
newspapers.
Prisoner--I never said anything of the
kind aud l never thought anything of the
kind. That is the result of your own imagi
nation. Mr.. Reed, it is true you are a gooG
fellow and | think a good deal of you, bal
you are mistaken in your facts. 1 was no
in the habit of telling my business in thai
kind of a way to anybody.
Dayidge further inquired about the prison.
er appearing to defend crimina al cases in Chi.
cago aud the witness said he could not tell
how many cases he had ap 1eared in.
Prisoner That's another mistake. |
never had a criminal case in Chicago.
Davidge--Coma back to the pris-
oner's statement in his pamphlet Oh
Christ's second coming. 1t was as much in
spired as tne new testament.
| claimed it then, the prisoner broke in,
and | claim it now just as much inspired as
the old testament either.
Davidge--You said something Of your
translating the Greek testament.
Witness--I said Guiteau said he had seen
something which | had written in the Chi
60 Tribune about the translation of the testa-
ment.
Prisoner--That's true. | did say some
thing of the kind. MI. Reed is a foe Greek
scholar.
ment against Emery A. Storrs. He under
stood Storrs had been served with a%subpnna
but positively refused to CONF. AS there
might be some doubt whether a snbpn ma
his application for the present. The prison.
i'll this connection expressed the hope that
Storrs would not be attached unless absolute
ly necessary because lie al a very nice fell
low.
WASHINGTON, Now. 26.-Upen opening
the criminal court Scoville read q telegram
from Emory A. Storrs of Chicago, saying he
>u!d not possibly come to Washington to
testify al present owing to professional en-
gamenls. Scovills said under the clrcum-
stances he would not insist upon an attach
npf fAr - - Ilnvt4rn er,,1-;,r F., a.,
prosecution was willing to have Storrs put
lpon the stand at any time during the prog
'ess of the trial and this understanding was
by al parties. Theo North then Ie-
very closely and at great length by
)avidee. Guiteau interrupting at the very
'utset and protested there was no truth in
he witnesses story. The story the witness
vss being questioned in regard to was the
ight between Gulteau and his father. He had
God memory and could remember most
very thing but did not recollect any such
Just rs the witness was relieved from The
land Guitesu improved the momentary lull
} make the first speech of the day.
81 notice that my friend Henry Ward
is doing some cranky work on this
ase. / used to attend his church aud prayer
and if your honor; knew him
s well as | do you would not
ay any attention 10 him. There are a good
lany people who think he is badly cranked
ocialiy and have no donbt that Mrs. Tilton
Did the truth, and that ha lied about it, and
tell him so publicly,
Davidge--0h, well, well, prisoner that
I'LL do for you. GuiLteau was apparently
atisiied and nodded with a smile, saying:
That's all right, Judge; | have had my say
n Reec.er. | am .atistied.'
General John A.. Logan then took the
and and was asked--Do you know the
''Of course you do, General
in 6uitteau, "yeu know Fac very well.
am very happy to meet you again"
The witness had frequently been besiesed
y Guitteau to endorse his application for Of
ce, but had invariably declined for reasons.
he prisoner did not seem to be such = ma
S he would care to recommend tor any Of
ce. He had never known h M in Chicago.
he first time he ever saw him was when he,
i~uitteau, called upon him to secure his ell
orsement. The general impression he
of Gultteau was there was something
TroDS about his mental arrangement.
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