Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04

a tent-maker and paid his way. He swindled
no Jew, he passed no mock gold watch of as
. real gold one.

no Jew, he passed no mock gold watch off al
real gold one.
Guiteau--Neither did I.
Mr. Porter (contnuing)-He lived, as w
there were so many opposed to Paul, no living
being, except the assassin of Garfield, hal
charged that he could not pay his rent
| aUITEAu CALLS PORTER JUDAS.
The Prisoner-Yes, and you would have
hanged him. That what's you are trying x
do to me, but don't think you'll do 1T. Yor
are blood-man--a kind Of Judas.
Mr.. Porter-Do you doubt that when, undel
| your verdict, the sentence of the law shai
come to be pronounced, we shall hear again
and again the same language of menace and
of hate, and that if he had the pistol with
which he aimed at Garfield in his hand, he
would, if he dared, send cartridge home
| The Prisoner-That is all false, and you
| know it. tell it to your face. A.
Mr.. Porter-If he had loved his neighborl
| Garfield, as he loved himself, what, think youl
| would it have been his opinion that this in
loved his neighbor as himself, how many OF
his swindled victims would there be in this
broad land?
The Prisoner-How many people have you
swindled? l guess there are good many on
record
Mr. Porter, referring to copy of hand
bill of one of Guiteau's lectures, read there
| from 'Hon. Charles J. Guiteau."
The Prisoner-That is the way my letters
come now.
/ Mr.. Porter-I pass that with no words Of
comment.
The Prisoner-You haven't brains enough
to comment it.
Mr.. Porter-Do you believe that He who
knows all things really selected the prisoner
as the successor of Paul. and the junior
member of the firm of Jesus Christ 4 Col to
| write sequel to the Bible, and to illus Nrte
the Golden Rule by lying in wait to murdsf ?
The Prisoner-That's all bosh. Read my
little book, and it will give you an answer.
In the course of his review of John ".
Guiteau's testimony Mr.. Porter exclaimed
sarcastically, quoting remark of the pris-
"THE LORD MURDERED aARF1ELD.'
Tho Prisoner-Yes, and he will murder
you.
Mr.. Porter-The Lord defrauded the pris-
oner-the Lord to whom every day, before he
eats, he kneels and prays. Now, to proceed.
The Prisoner-Its time you did. That is
stupid kind of talk.
Then again, when Mr.. Porter referred to
the fact of the prisoners swindling boarding
house keepers, Guiteau cried out excitedly
Its a mean, dirty thing for you, Porter, to
dig up my board bills. You owe Thousand
| times more than do"
| from the various statements of the prisoner
that the Stalwarts were responsible for Presi-
dent Garfeld's murder that the Half-breeds
| were responsible; that the Democratic aud
| Stalwart press were responsible; that Il
was the rebels who were not in rebellion. MIR.
Porter then went into an exhaustive review OF
thatportion Of J. w. Guiteau's testimony in
which he refers to a. quarrel between hi:
brother and himself
The Prisoner (excitedly)-Porter thinks
am man of depravity, who fought with my
brother and my father, and tried to kill my
sister, That's all bOsh. II OnIv shows the
mean, dirty spirit of this man Porter. A saini
| from Heaven could not stand it to be abused
| by this man Porter; and can't stapd it
| will relieve my mind and tell what ! think
about it. | have always been peacoable
man, and never quarelled with anybody. Il
| is perfect outrage for you to come and bull
doze that jury by saying am fighting man
| It'll lie.
THE WRETCH DENIES HIS BROTHER.
Mr.. Porter-Iti is on the authority OF his
| brothers. OATH
The Prisoner-He is no brother Of mine
we were not on speaking terms. 1t is mean
| for you to come and put that man up MS my
| brother. would not have spoken TO aim al
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel last spring. L don't
like his style or my fathers style. My sister
sympathized with me, and my brother s6Inpa-
thized with my father.
| Mr.. Porter, referring to the criticisms ON
the trial by the English press, said 81 say
that when England claims, rs her leading
| journal claims, that we cannot admiristar
| justice in America-that we cannot convict
assassins-they belle the court and the jury
This remark quickly brought Mr.. Reed 10
| his feet with an exception.
| Mr.. Porter-I had supposed that any man
would be willing that the honor ofhis country
should be defended from libel; but if she
defense does not, ifit is not willing to hear its
country defended by counsel, it will be vindi-
Gated from that jury-box.