Evening star., 1897-04-05
0 N E M lore CIR NIX
The Man Who Knows About Garfelds
Assassins.
He Calls Mt the Police Court and Gets
Arrested-Tells His own
Story.

The man who called at police headquar-
ters Saturday morning and said ne wanted
to give some information about the death
of the late President Garfield. as published
in Saturdays Star. called again later in
the day and saw Detective Sergt. Robert
Johnson. To the sergeant he impaired
brief account of his reason for having
come here from Detroit. Mich. and the
officer advised him to call yesterday morn
ing ana state his case. He failed to call
ana Keep The engagement made forhim. but
ne dld not fail to call at the Police Court
inns morning and gain some notoriety. His
visit TO the court resulted in his being
compelled to return 81 to a client, and he
was told TO leave the court Mnen he had
ieit the court the police learned that he
nai been there, and Detectives Carter and
oIaliaher were sent in search of him. While
tney were looking for him he was prepar-
iis some leSa! papers and apology TO
lhe court, ana soon after they had left the
court the man appeared. Policeman Flynn
met MN and he told the officer that his
name Is Norris Diamond. and said that in
acGition TO being a lawyer he is a M ed-
cal man. Incidentally he imagines h,
Knows Of tine plot 10 kill the late President
.Iarfleld. says he has a claim of several
hundred thousand dollars against Bay
city, Mich; says the executive depart
ment, the weather bur. au and Agri.r
tural department of Columbus. Ohio, have
the y rays him. He is personal
friend of President McKinleys. Senator's
rofaner ana Hanna, as well all other
prominent men.
There are other things which he might
tell and, although he imaSines he can get
almost any office under the government
he is not an office seeker
When Morris Diamond appeared in court
saturday he simply spoke to his client as
II was not necessary for nim to make any
speech. But this morning when he appear
ed he was recognized by Detective Horne
who Informed Prosecuting Attorney Null
iowny of his identity. AT the suggestion
cf the prosecutor the Judge questioned
Morris. and because of his answers reau;r-
Ell flm to return s. he had collected as a
lee from an old colored man. When Po-
liceman Flynn had talked with Diamond
Tor a few minutes he concluded to turn
hlm over to the sanitary officer. and led
Diamond to believe that he was going to
get MIN one more client.
In 1901 / was a newshoy in Hocl<inp
valley, said the man, who is apparently
not more than thirty-fve or forty years
oIa. 1hen he proceeded to tell something
OF his family history. His father he saws
| was a celebrated doctor in Germany who
came here after the death of his wife tMor-
ris mother. In Bay City his father married
| i-ucretia Chapel, who was a widow her
| hrsbard having been killed and afterward
she was divorced from his father. Three
years ago the latter was killed on Michi-
gan avenue by the cars
| L came here to this country for the am
| bassador, he said, land now the am
not citizen of this country, but the am
| bassador says I've been here too Ions, 10 he
| entitled to citizen rights from Germany
| m a doctor. lawyer and professional man
| generally, and I'm pretty near mind
| reader"
| When questioned as to his recen; where.
| abouts he said he had lived in Columbus
| Ohio. where he was acquainted with al
| the city officials.
| Il got no protection there" he saii. land
| so came here to press my claim before
| the Senate"
| Speaking of the assassination of the late
| President Garfield. he says that he was in
| the Capitol Hotel, in Columbus, Ohio. or
| the 2Sth of April, 1881, when he heard two
| men plot the crime. They We're STANDING
| behind the stove, he said, when he heard
| one of them say: ''Garfield's a good shot
| and if We are fired out of office weIl settl,
| him"
| Just then he suddenly remembered hi
| imaginary y rays trouble and said: I've
| been under the influence of the Y ray from
| the executive and agricultural departments
| and the weather bureau of Columbus 70
| detectives about it. Are you a reporter? !?
| he asked, turning to a Star reporter. Il n
| glad of it, for these people ought 20 b
| shown up. They are following peopl
| around in this way and the people ough
| to know tt
| Returning to the assassination story. h
| said he only learned the names of the mel
| recently. He knew their descriptions al
| the time, and only a short time ago h
learned their name was Richardson an
now he wants to identify them and hav
| them arrested.
| Sanitary Officer Frank had him locke
| up for eXamina ton