Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-04
TRYING THE ASSASSIN.


General Joseph s. Reynolds, lawyer,
Chicago, knew the prisoner first about
May, 1868, in Chicago Witness visit
ed prisoner in Jail twelve days after the
assassination. The prisoner asked me,
Where were you on the day of the
assassination p
Mr. Corkhill-Did he use the word
assassination p
Witness-Y Yes; that is the precise
word be used.
Witness made memorandum notes OF
his conversation with the prisoner at
this interview, and to refresh his men,
ory was allowed to read from them
Prisoner read two or three times,
quoting the prisoners words and using
the word assassination
Colonel Corkhill-Did he use that
term?
Witness-He used that word, and
never spoke in reference to any Divine
Inspiration at this interview. After
this, at subsequent interviews, he al
WAYS spoke of the murder as the re-
movap of the President.
At this point Guiteau shouted, This
man came to me as and old friend from
Chicago, when really he was nothing
but a spy employed by Corkhill. /
want to thunder this to the American
people, to let them understand what
this mans character is. Turning to
| Colonel CorkhilD This is your work,
Corkhill, and God Almighty will damn
you for it. You have deceived all
through and stolen my thoughts and
betrayed them
Witness continued to read from the
notes he had taken at the second in
terview with the prisoner.
Allusions being made to something
which appeared in the Washington
Republican, Guiteau pounded upon
the desk and shouted out, That's just
what that little whelp Gorham was
writing at that time, and now he is
ready to eat his own words. He is
hanging around Arthur now and try
ing to get some little Office. He ought
to be ashamed of himself if he has any
decency. l have got speech on this
fellow Gorham. l only want to get a
chance at him.
Witness stated he read to the priso-
ner what Grant and Conkling and
some of his (the prisoner's) alleged
friends said of him (Guiteau) and his
crime, and he, walking the floor ex-
citedly, said: What does it mean !?
l would have staked my life that they
would have defended me, and yet they
denounce me and can only see in it
the bloody act
Witness also showed some papers in
which he (Guiteau) was bitterly de-
| nounced for the crime, and his (the
prisoner's) comment was that the true
facts had been suppressed and be had
not had any defense.
Witness continued He asked me,
referring to Grant, onkling and 9TH
prominent Stalwarts, DO they know
have stated that had no accompli-
ces p and told him yes. He seemed
dazed, and said, repeating his words
several times, Most astounding, most
astounding
Guiteau here broke in, and said,
with sneer, You was pretty smart
detective, wasn't you, General You'll
probably get more business in this
| line now.'
The court here took recess.
| SARCASM FROM THE ASSASSIN.
| Immediately after recess Guiteau
announced he had little speech to
make, and said: Il suppose | have
given one thousand autographs since
this trivl began. 1t has been suggest
ed that l shall charge twenty-five
cents for them, but l decline. We
want money, however, for this trial
There are certain Office holders in the
city and throughout the country that
never would have had their positions
but for my inspiration. l want these
men, if they have got ahy consciences
to respond to this appeal and send US
some money. If they don't do it,
shall speak out in meeting and giyt
their names next time. Some rici
men in New York gave Mrs. Garfield
several hundred thousand dollars. l
was a noble act, and | applaud it. Nov
| want them to give me some. de
manG it in the name of justice ant
right
STRONGLY REBUTTING.
Colonel Corkhill introduced in evi
dence an application made by Guitea'
ten years ago for a policy of life in
surance, in which the prisoner answer
ed in the negative the question, 'Ha
there ever been any insanity in you