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OrFER RARE BARGAINS SUITS. e) As above | @ a Trimmed Handsomely, "MANY OTHER CHOICE STYLES A ~~ RQUALLY LOW PRICES: MANDEL BROS., é i2t & (23 State-st., Michigateny. and Twenty-secontest. ———————_[_—_—[—[_—_—_—__S=——— OCEAN STLAMSIIPS General Tran m1) Between Now Vork nud Havre, Pler 43, foot of Mortunesi. ‘eavators by this ing avuld bath transit by English «ralinay and {he discomfort ot erursity the Chanel byt i TNT it Wednesda: PASSAGE: Urietumlat wines: TO a ¥ Fire Cable. tug and tu. Second Cabin, al, Ste yo, EN tueliains wlies bedding, und wtorinlis, LOUIS DIC BERIAS, Ayont, ¢ Bowling Ureen, foot Of Broads i Wat Bs ‘iengo, a EULLES, ‘Touching nt.Gibrattar and Barcolona. The fulluwine stenniurs will tense Naw York direct for Glbraltur und Murteilies, tuking Trelebt und pas- TK saat SHRDINAND DELESSER ue Sov. 23 Dew, 16 $15 and £0 Goer For Gtbraltar—Virt Cat For Barcelunna end Mars BLOUTINO, » 2 ssrrsccsnsonsvesceeesses seesscacsonseen seal os seit Bie Mowilik Gruaiiovtor road wate B.Wi G1 Clark-nt., Chienzo, “RED STAR LINE, Corrgina the Unltod States and Wtoyal Tolglnn Mule, ‘Tho only Direct Lina to Antwtery, In Hetatuin, pall ing ogury Kuturday trom Now York xnd every altere uate Saturday from Viliadviphia, ‘ 14 NW : TERICAN LINE. Philadedotn und Livernou!, calling at Queunstown, Snving reaulurly “overy Saturday Crom Uhtind phla, cursylng cabln, intermilinte, and AGneers, und the U.R. Mutl. ‘or Prssuge ‘Wekels to or from on Great Siritain and the Contine PETER WIGHT & 5v: ral Avonts, LAW Ibi Ewe Htundolphieat C “INMAN LINE Ocean Steamships, Carrylng tho Aritish and United States Majlis. Now York and Liverpoul, vin Quoonstewn. @ Tickets to wnd from the princiyal Engle, Seotch, i, French, German, Lalinn, wud Beuntinavian 9 Atonmora carry no Ive «tock of any kind, FRANCIS C, BROWN, Gen, W mite Aueitis WwW Ronth Charl 8B" DRAFTS on Gront Britain, brol Continent tor bale, varponl, Dublin, Tatfanty wd Land aw Lork every ‘Thundtns. Kinet Cab aeeordie stearnyo, stuernge pas ound Drafts ban i Chieago, sand the decommodation. | Su rd, #2. -'Thosu ateal ty i ANCHOR TINE MARL STEAMERS ted atyuivore do fut ce OP. OF plas, F ark ta banal TA, Doc. 1. 3p an tg HOLIVIA, Anes teenie Eatin eto aa Eee ‘Ticket uk reduced pales. f ae : bt i TUM my GL RUPTURE ‘CURED. UPTURE conen . * wiicags, Aprit il, 1831, DR PANKER-DeAn BG After susterin eure With S very lurgu scrotal herola, pnd duding no ffivin ung truss could hud und! turousy Four SkUL and now apullance yuu nol only tutalhdd the rupturu whuro others Lad tutfed, but have complewly gurgd tne heroin Mulund MUVa AK Age ae r ultog ats Blan ta) B.! A SUMELOLSAE, {pe principle * nuw ube, oberallod wi rs xen ‘aatey dneurred. “Slanutacturers of Fiastia | russas wens ATL nivarsully proscribed by the Fueulty, A! baxatty : aaMtevtatiaeentatses CONSTIPATION, Hemorrholds, Bile, Head ache, Cerebral Con gestion, ctc, PREPARED BY GRILLON, SOLE PROPIETOR, Pharmudien de tre close de le Favulie du Pariy, 7 Aue Mumvuteay, Parla ‘Tanor—unilke pile and the uauat purvettves™ts- acreuaulo tube, wid nuyur Lroducos ire Atatiuie Bold by all Chemtets anid Druxginta, age 5 TMAN Buutenal PARKER, Chicaga, Ut, THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEsBER 3, 1881—SIXTEEN HOLIDAY nued! S DAY. - SEA’S Santa Claus. RECEPTION. GRAND - lioliday Carnival ALL The Attractions Show Yesterday, and Kore. JOHNNY HANDS ORCHESTRA! Throughout the Entire Day. 40,000 Yes, move thu 40,000 DELIGHTED PEOPLE Paid their respects to SANTA CLAUS yesterday. SEE HIM THIS DAY. UNDER HIS GAS-LIT LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE SEA’S, PRONOUNOED BY ALL _ The Grandest Display the Wovrid E’'er Saw. WDER. oes Sat Sa See Se srous Professur Moureforde’ Acid osphato, Hecommonded by leading physiclans, Maker lightor hivoult, calor, ett, ant + healthier than ordionry Boling Pow. or. Incana, Sold at s reasonable price, Tho Horsford Almanac wad Cook Book sont fruo, __ Rimford Chemlenl Works, Provinenee, it, anil Bi Lake- Iron and Bras, with Woven Wire Mattross VEUMIN PROOLK, UNION WIRE MATTRESS co. vicvats, Chionwee, 7 Curtis & Co. 40 Franklin St., Chicago 3 $12 to B19 N Second Bt., 8t, Louis, Hid tat if By. Peseriptt i Retianutteceentr ont iption of Civcular, Petit Siten, raiidteeis, Cane iantee » mers MW uveks Fea (auuthuiedy Uiieetas aid al? Huw aud #1 rants uth, Supvliust Holp Sauufecturers of Luchwoudie Patou slotted Circulur Suwa. Every Saw warrunte AGENTS FOR Hepalring carefully done, TANITE Emery Wheels and Grinding wachinery Our New Mastruted Cs Rew? aatrated Latalonie ean Leather TIF UL ORGAN, ~~ New Style, Ny, 1,000, 27 Sto} i rou He Ald Whatua ita Ut, Hook, Susie. Hhoxed una aulivgeod sy Mety Calla «, r} es Fesyoudence, My uuw fuctor YT Lue faclir #008 instraaunue crery Yo uuya? tury ke bet Waboresaving wucd-we eitary, WY Coaphtat enables we tu wn op call I K Xe\Washingioa, Sew Jer _ NEWS IN BRIEP. 3 ——Cloudy ‘weather, light rain or snow, aml stationary or lower tomperature for the Upper Lake'reglon totay. —he total Colnnge at the United States mints “during the month of November atnounted to $12,951,760, of which $3,300,000 were allver, , . Dritish Board of Tradd, Intends te resign his posttion because he Is dissatisfied with the Governments Irish policy. ——Sylvester £, Wilson was convicted yes- ferday in Phitadelphir on the charge of rail- rond ticket scalping. Ne was seritenced ton fine of $500 and an imprisonment of ono year in tho county prison, . ——(en. Sheridan thinks that the appronriae tlon for the preservation of the Government property In the Yellowstone Park should be Increased, and a company of cavalry do tafled to protect and care for the park, ——lt is anid once again that the English Minister to the United States has been in- structed to enll attention to the matter of the gilvocacy of assasination by certaln frlsh weekly pubilentions in this country. +—A dlypateh from Owen Sound, Ont, says grave fenrs are entertained that the pro- } petler Juno Miller hag foundered, a3 a quan- tity of fish barrels and other portions’ of 0 vessel’s cargo live come ashore ‘At Hay Astana. -——Jerry Milligan, who in August Inst shot and killed Denuls Mahonoy, was yester- day found guilty of manglaughiter by a jury in the Criminal Court of Couk County, and jils punishment fixed atten years in the pen- itentiory, —tIn Anderson County, Missourl, be- tween Oregon and Fillmore, two men named Hunt and Dunkin anct Wednesday night. Sharp words passed between them, and Hunt drew hls revolver and shot Dunkin through the ead, . ——The Canadian customs officers at Prea- -eott, Ont., have made an extensive seizure of Atmertean conl-oil smuggled into Canada during the past week, ‘The oll was found In cellars, garrets, pig-pens, and other outland- ish places, 7 ~——<Arnoltus Vanderhorst, owner of ex- tensive tice plantations In South Carolina, was killed yesterday while hunting by the necideutal discharge of his gun. Ié was a meniver of the Cincinnatua Society of Charleston, S. C, ig ——It is now probable that Brady and Dor sey will not be tidicted by the present grand jury, and that their cases will zo over fo the next grand jury. Indeed, it ts doubtful AWhether any grand Jury will indict these very astute gentiomen, —Patti was reéeived in Boston last night by an tamense audience, who applauded her quite generously, and went-away well pleased with the performance, Nicolini did wellas a tenor, but fs, in the opinion of the Bos- tonlang, second to Campanini. ni —Atn meeting of the Ohlo Republican mambers of Congress held ‘thursday ulght, but whieh was not attended by elther Young oF McKinley, It was resolved to support Kel- fer for the Spenkershlp. It ia sald that Young has expressed liimsel€ In favor of sKeiter, © : < ——A Horlin sculptor has an order from Philadeiphin for an equestrian statue of Washington, to cost 31,000, to be erected in Philadctyhia, 1t- {3 strange thatthe Phila- delphians’ did not discover in America any seulptor of sufictent merit to excoute the statue, : +The atenmor State of Indiana, which the steamer Hansa reported passing Inst. Wednesday gighty-tour miles west «of Fastnet, arrived at- Queenstown Thursday night. She lost her propeller Nov... ‘Lhe Passengers spenk in the highest terms of the shio's offivers aud thy crew. ote —Mr, Charles H, Reed says ‘thnt, having been on the witness stand In the Guiteau ease, hie has not been able to reconcile tho sugwestion of assisting in the-defenso of the ussasln wlih his Idens of professional pro- priety. However, ho has not yet decided to reject Scotille’s olfer in the ense, A —Seeretary Folger has issued an order discontinuing the United States Dopository at Tueson, Ari, Lord & Willians, bankers, contractors, and speculators, were the Gov- ernment agents there, aud the Seerctary felt thatit would not be prover tu trust them with the Government funda, -—It is rumored. that the President will send to the Sonate nextiweek the ninmea of ox- Senator Frelinghuysen for Secrétary of State, and that of Chauncey I. Filley, of St. Louts, for Postinester-General; also that the names of other members of the Cabinet will not bo sont In for somo time, —Seeretary Lincoln in hs annual re port heartily indorses the recommondation of Gen, Sherman that the army be Jucreased to 80,000 then, and calls tHe attention of Con- Gress to.the necessity for lexialation to pro- vent intrusion upon Indian Jands, espectally on the Indian ‘Lerrltory from Kansas, ——-An assoclation of New York known as tho Labor Standard American Auxiliary As- soclation held services last nigit in mamory of John Brown, Addresses were inde by John Swinton and others, and it was re | solved to rafae funds to erect a monument to the memory of tho heorle Alolitionist, ——The Delogite from Dakota proposes to introduce. into Congress during the next session 9 bill providing that any person siik- fugan artesian well in that Territory Insueh a munnor ag to provide for a suflictent flow of water upon any of the unoccupfod lands shall be antitiud to 40 nores of such laid, That most extraordinary polittenl char- Jatan, O'Donoghue, member of Parliament for.'Tralee, Ireland, has ab Jast recelyed the roward of all his trensons, troacherles, atid verjurles, Ie las been appointed Governor of Ceylon, O'Donoghue was once an Irish revolutionist, thon a Nationalist, then a Hiome-Ruter, —~-Mr, James W, Barclay, a Scoteh mem: ber of Parlfamout, speaking to n meeting at GBirulngham yesterday, dented that the force of American agricultural compatition was at an end, and added that he belleved compe titlon would only begome more and more Ii tense, Me advocated a radical reforin of the Iand luws of Great Britain. ‘ _ coedohu Hilliard, Presitent of the Mo- chanies”& Laborers’ Bank of Jersey Clty, N, J. convicted of conspiracy to defraud the depositors, was yestarday sentenced to elght- gon jnontha’ ‘Imprisonment: in tha State’s prison. Che courtroom was crowded with Victhmof tho bank, and the sentence of Iifll- fard waa loudly applauded by them, . ~The -lrish National Convention at its meeting yesterday adopted a series ‘of resp: tutions indorsing tho “no-rent” manifesto ofthe Irish leadurs, ‘pledging the delegates present to False $250,000 between now and the ist of January, practleally agreelng to allow existing orgauizations to stand, and pppolitt-. ing ® conypittes of seven to, assist . tho organization to devisg ways and "means to carry out’ the “ subscription pledge of the conyention, A gentleman named O'Connor, from Elunira, Ny Yu, opened a subscription for Land-League purposes ty pinnking down $500, and was fylloived by Ar. J. &, Ftuerty, of Chicago, who subserlbed. ay, ~——Mr." Rvelyn Ashloy, ‘Seeretary of tha” $600, and by Mr. Michael Keeloy, who sub- scribed $1,000, The totat amount subscribed Was about $50,000, ~The arrest of Calderon, the Peruvian President, has not resulted in the submission of Peru to Chill, Picroln continues to hold outin the mountains, although tho doesar- tons have beon many, and the leaders of tha people threaten to-nssasinate Montoro if tie signs a peace Witlt Chill, Lynch, the Chiifan commander, continues toact with his wonted cruel vigor,“ -- *2 In tho election for members of the Que- bee Logislatura held at Montrenl yesterday, Doherty, one of the Conscrvative candidates, was defeated because of his connection with the Land Lengue, the Protestant’ Conserva- tiyg voters cither romatning at home or vol ing for his opponent. Perrault, a Liboral, was defeated..because ho 1s an advocate of Indepondenco or annoxation, + ——It Is anfd that Gen, Lieb fs so distressed at Mr. Cragin’s statoments concerning tho conduct of the Water-Onice that he intends Anstituting proceedings for libel against that gentleman, Mr, Cragin would probably not. object to Sruring'ns defendant in an action which would afford opportunity to bring out some facets Which oven an Investigating com- mittee might full to unearth, ~——Acting Postmaster-Genoral lintton yes- terday recoived as a gift to the Pust-Oftice Departmont from Mr, Leonard W, Volk, tho Chicago sculptor, the original pluster model of his bronze bust of Col. George B. Arm: strong, the first General Superintendent of tho Railway Matt Services, ‘Cho modet hag been placed ina conspicuous position In the main entranced to the departinent building, ~The London Times thinks that, while the Cougress of tha United States will not act on the recommendations of the New York ‘Tariff Convention to pass sweeping protect- ive lawa, itis foolish for English ananufact- turers to think that there is anything Ike en- orgy in the frée-trade movement in America, 1t points to the fact that the free-traders are hikewarm, while the protectionists are eager, active, and united. ' + —Anpolntment-Clerk Lamphere, ‘of, the ‘Treasury Department, was yesterday dis charged by Secretary Folger becnuse of his connection with the irregularities in the Cus- tortinn’s oMcor Mr. James 1. Butler, former- ly District-Attorney of {daho Territory, was appointed in-his place. Secretary Folger in- tends to weed out all the subordinate oficers and employés of the ‘Treasury Department connected with any crooker transactions, —In his cross-exnmination yesterday the assasin inade, many admissions hurtful to ils case In reply tothe questions of Judge Porter. Io admitted thut he tried to got back into the“ Onelda Community after: he had been expelled, and that ho had felt re- morse for the shooting of the President. Hle also acknowledged that his theory that his was the act of the Delty was not original, but that-he had Worrowed -the notion from Noyes, of the Onella Community, He was much taken aback when Judge Porter ended tho cross-oxamination after he had admitted that he suffered remorse, ——The Dublin correspondent of the Lon- don Timea, in referring to the. work. of tho. Irish Proporty Defense Association, says that the Irish landlords have been already taxed to the utmost for the support of the assucia- tion, Theyhave recelyed Httle or no rent for. the past two or three yorrs, and are obliged to Hye on borrowed money, and now their credit is gone, and the sources of Income ‘re drying up.. ‘Tho correspondent makes an appeal to the English landlords to sup-. port tho organizations, ‘The° Pall Matt Guzette says that it will take three years ‘for the .presont fermont to- subside in Ireland, and tells the English Mihisters that thoy should shape thelr policy accordingly. —President Arthur has ‘taken very de- cided action in regard to: the differences be- taveen Peru and Chill, At lis instance a Iet- ter was sont from the State Department to all the United States representatives in tho South Amertean countrics, in which 1s set forth the desire of the United States for an honorable peace between Chill and Pern. ‘The United ‘States representatives . are instructed to make known the wish of tho Stato ‘Dopartment In this matter. Messrs, Walker Blaine aud Willlam:-Trescott will sail from Now York totlay for Chili for the pur- bose of acquainting Ministor Uurlbut of the views of the Presidont In the ‘matter. Both gentlomen will yisit Pori. — Controller Knox, in his annual report, says that the recent fallure of the Mechanics’ National Bank of Newark has called ‘atten- tlon to the duties of bank Directors and Ex- amlnors, ‘Lhe dutles of the directors are plainly defined by the laws ot the United States, and however innocent thoy may bo of any Intention to do wrong thoy are ro- sponsible for the safoty of funds committed to their ‘care. Ie says that if it can be shown that any of them had notice of, llogal transactions itis 1 aerlous question, whother they are not legally bound to make good any loss which may occur, -and that It is n question whether they are not liable for losses to depositors “which arise from thelr neglect of duty. rs — Judge Porter closod thocross-exam! na- ton of Guitcau In a manner which stamps iiny one of the finest lawyers in the profes- sion. Unexpectedly to tho prisoner, to the Court, and to the spectators the witness was dismissed after he: had been trapped into answering one significant question, * Do you feel any remorse?” ° Wearied, It may be, with battling againgt his powerful ad- versary, and thinking by the. pintn, direct truth’ to shorten the ordeal, Gui- teau repliod in tho «firniative, Intend {ng to qualify his answor Jater on, But ho was donled this opportunity, Quick as a finsh Judge Porter announced, * ‘That Will do, prisoner; your cross-examination ‘is closed? Tie had’ spcured , from the nsaasln the ono -fearful ‘admission most fatal to Uls pretense of Insanity, for tho Ingane feol no remorse, Guiteau has Invariably denied such a feeling heretofore, and his confession of yesterday can hardly fail of, demolishiuz the sole fabric of his defense, Altogether the cross-oxamination,as conducted by Judge Portor has been ono of extraordinary ability, and tho general feallng In Washington Is that ft has greatly decreased Guiteau’s chances of esenpe, * A BOLD ROBBERY. The Office of a Loulavilio Forry Con pany Kutered; the Agent Knocked Senncless, and.the Oash-Bex Carried Away. 2. ‘ Boectul Disvaten to The Un(eago Tribune, Loviaviniy, Ky.,, Deo 3—Tonighe about 1 o'clock robbers untered we oillice of the forry company an the dook ut the foot of First strect and, strick Richard Nagel, the ugent, on the bead with a bowlder'of somo flvo pounds weight and kuvckod him “sensoleas, after which thoy stole the cush-drawor, carrying it and contents away. ‘After gotting it sume two squaros qiay, they riod it and throw the drawer In soiue Weeds on ® Vacant Jot... hoy: wero seen to throw it away by # little hoy, from whose desuelp ton of thom they are bellgygd.to be the same pair who triod to rob vanfened oftica jast Monday night and were frightenod off by tho cries of Qeorge Waterinan, tBon to charwo, uftor ho bad beon shot throug the arm, hut before they hud wot any booty, Nayel was taken toa phyalolan” $y av unoonsclous vondiven.’ He is in a provart- ous condition yot, “f No Shotgun Practica ‘ Alput Carter's Littla Liver Pills; mild and gen- te. ry A MAN OF DESTIN The Assasin Apes Napoleon, and Thus Proctaims Himself. , A Cordial Acquiésconco in This Theory by the :Whole “People, They Believe It to Be His Destiny to End Sud- denly. A Dramatic Closing of the Ex- amination Unmasks the Villain. Ho Is Asked if He Has Had Remorse and Responds in the Af- firmative, The Wily Questicner, Lying in for Such a Speech, Says: “That ts All.” Walt Guiteat Retires, a Victim First of : His Malice, Last of : ‘His Vanity. The Wretcl’s Rubbish About the F Deity Even Shown to Be at _& Plagiarism, His Relations with the Oneida Oommu- nity Those of a Kicked-Out, Dandbeat.' + { REMORSE, THAT SETTLES IT, sptclat Disvatch to The CMeago Tribune. Wasuiuton, D, 0., Dec, 2,—Guitenu left tha stand this afterngon after his three days? slege, 8 broken man, He was tired viit, hag- gard, faded, dlsgusted,+ sullen, ugly, .and thora seomed to be about him a consclousness that Judge Porter, the terrible cros aminer, had, despite hls cunning teorles and his persistence in thom, shown that tho inspiration theory was sinply a part of the defense, planned long before the mallee of Quitean ‘brought him to the river’s bank to fire at the marsh-reeds for targets. . “DO YOU FEEL ANY REMONSE?”? was the Inst question which Judgo Porter asked, aftor having pressed earnestly upon that polnt for some moments, ‘The prisoner nnswered nt Inst sullenly, desperately: “1 have felt remorse, of course, as far as my versonal feelings araconeerned.” Judge Por- ter, quick as Nghtning, and dramatically, sald: “That will do, prisoner; your’ eross- | examination fs closed. Guitean, writhing under the tremendous force of Judge Pyr- ter’s question, saw the terrible effect of his confession, During all these months one part of'his defense'ling beon to insist to all that he never had had 9 singlesentimant of remoso. :* 53 @ * , . DURING THIS CHOSS-ENAMINATION hie has sald 2 dozen times to Judge Porter's terrible questions that his mind was a blank upon that subject. ‘Lo all the experts who have enlled upon him during these weeks lo has inalsted, with gleeful pertinaclty, that o thought of remorse never.came to hims that his mind upon that subject was a blank; yet. tonight at the end of the three days’ cross- examination, 4 * AT THE CRISIS OF AS RIGID A cnoss-EXAMI- + NATION as a*Prisoner in a jury-box was avor sub- jected to, he ndmiltted that which seemed to bring a'shudder to his relatives, and caused asonsation in the court-room. Hehad killed the President, and he had suffored remorse. Witt catlike quickness Gulteau rallied from what seemed almost like. paralysis, caused by the tremendous thundering of Judge Porter at Nin,. and. endeavored .to correot what he plainty saw wos the effect of that admission, Judge Porter would not lsten to a word, but waved his. hand. Scoville tried to parry the effect, but apparantly with+ out success, and Guilteau left tho stand more discouraged than he hay appeated at any tle during the trial, rhe DURING THE DAY 3 there has been vory much tess animation In is auswors than before, . Hot did not respond ag briskly or us keenly, Ie was raluctant to answer wany ,questlons at ql, and. ‘more: impudent than he has been.at any time, Ills insolence was Inde- seribablo, If he did not like the question he would sit for minutes ronding a newspaper in the jury-box, which, strangely anough, the Court allowed ‘hin to have, or would grin atthe jury and eyo them through his spectacles; but Judge Porter kopt hammer- ing at him all day, ‘devoting espeolal atten- tion to eae s THE INSPIRATION THKORY, Tle made Guitequ confess that tho theocratic newspaper schome, which ho started under a (lke Inepiration as that which moved him to kill the President, was a fatlure; that ho was @ iniserablo plagiarist oven ‘in that, ualng oyon some, of « the. Innguaga which the hated Onelda Communist Noyes had printed jn Vis book, and this Inspiration failing, No hnd begged to be returned as a member of the Colwmunity, : WINCH HK DESCRIDED. AS RELI. * Ono curious fact fs that, notwithstanding Guiteau’s marvelous egotisin and his claim to superior Intellectua} power, he -has not for.n momont felt Aggrieved that It should be suggested that he is insano or protested that ho.was the peor of any. When: the terrible question was asked him today by Judge Vorter, “Do-you think that you are In- anne?” he hesHated, cast his eyes to the ground, and sald- his retatives’ thought 80, but finally would only say: “Jlore are the oxperts; sk them,” Ie noveronce resented the imputation of Insanity, or scorned the idon that the Deity should employ an Insane agent for auch a lofty purpose, Judge Por- ter clearly showed that the plot to mQrder the President was premeditated and. deliberate, and that it was the result af malico.and ro- vonge, ‘The cross-examination was ¢ ‘CEMINENTLY BUCCKASPUI.. ° It Nfted the mask, ‘the: prisoner felt the force of It moat keenly, Some doubted yer terday whether Charles J, Gulteau was not n better lawyer than Judge Portor, ‘Lhe yet- eran crosa-dxaminur to-day showed the pur- pose for which he came ‘Into the case, * broke down the wonderful; quick, and sup- pls witness, Gulteau, althoughscowed and driven lute ~a ‘corner, saws. the force of overy. one of Judge: Porter's: ques- tions, and euteavored. -to evade thom, and ho manifested undoubted :aklll,; THero were sone Words witch snlways - caused him to. wince: with terror: Mo shrank and seened toshiver In the witness-box when Judge Porter used Me. words :.“murder? “KIN “asgasing? - Judge Porter made it clear that Gulteau- was able tocontra! tha Divine-presence the day that. Mrs Garfteld enme to the depot with -yie Prestuent, and emphatized this fact, which has atch an lin- portant bearing npon the question of re sponsibiiity, Guftoau knew that Porter trled PAGES. by avery question to prove that he was actu- ated by revenge, and ho fought agalust this theory, THE TRIAL e PROCEEDINGS, Waasttnaton, D, U, Dee. 3.—Tho court having been called to order, and the prisoner brought In and pincod In tho witniess-stand,: Judge Porter rose to purstie the examination, but was Interrupted by the prisonor, who sid: Ladesire to say to you, Judge, and to this honorable court, that { deetne to answor nny more questions being a repetition of what wo have already had. If you have anything new, Lam ready to answer, other wise not, unless by special direction of tho Court. f ‘The cross-examinatton was then continued. | + Questlon~—Was it one of your purposes {n° Killing tho Prestdent to create a domand for Your, book? Answer—Oue af the objects wis to preach the Gospel, as set forth In my book, 2 é Judge Porter repented the question, and was answered with 9 sullen “LE have an- swered {t”.from the prisoner. ‘The question being repented once more, the prisoner np. pealed to the Court as to whether he had not already answered. * Tho Court having held that the question inust be auswered more speciflenlly, the pris- oner repliod In tho afirmative, Q—You KUAND YOUR NOOK AS GOSPEL? A.—As- an tnportant explanation of tho Bible. Lelatm it-as a collateral gospel. [ underinks to sny*the book {3 the Bible brought down to the present day. In so far fs there is any truth in. any book,’ it comes from the Dolty, and Ielaiin it contains an important truth, . : Q.—Ilave you read a good deal about Napoleon? A,—No, as .Q—When you wrote “Tho President's nomination was an actof God; his election was an act of God; his removal avas an act of God,” did you hays Napoleon’s bulietins im your mlnd? A, (apparently gratified)— That ts tho way 1 express: myself—shiarp, bolnted, sententious, Ifyou want to seo. na, specimen of that kind of style, look throngh my bool. THE ASSASIN WELT, PLEABED, Judge Porter—1 think you have a remark- able power of brajn;. and, whatever your brothor-In-law may think, I apprectate your ability. A Tho prisoner (highly plensad)—1, thank you, Judge, for your good opluiun, - Judge Porter (slgniileantly)—1 think that Is the opinion of every juror, ‘The prisoner (uxeitedly)—I take my ehanco before thls court and jitry on-tho fact that the Delty Inspired the act, Lam not a fool, And, the Deity never employed a fool to do his work, He put it fhto-my brain and heart, and left me to work it out in my own way. .Q.—And you did? A.—Under sanction of » the Deity. ‘I'he pressure on ane commenced. About six weeks before the actual shooting. I was'a predestined man from the: founda- tote foe the world to do this act, and I had to do : Q.—Yoti believe In the doctrines of pre- destination, A.—Most decidedly. 1 CLAIM TAM A-MAN OF DESTINY, You spoke of Napolcon. Ue thought he was amen of destiny, though he had a diferent work from ‘me, I ant as: much 0 man of destiny as the Savior, or Paul, or Martin Luther, or any of thosd, religious |" men, . Q.—And your destiny was to kill Garfield ? A.—lt was my destiny to obey the Divine will and lot Him take care of it. 1 put up my life, and have not been Ining or shot yet. Q.—And you did-not oxpect to.be? A.—L lind no expectation except to-do the Divine ‘will, and let iim take care of me. ‘ VAM SATISFIED WITH ‘TIE DEITY’s CON- DUCT OF THIS CASE up to the present moment, . Q.—Whon were you first Inspired? -A.—I aveline -to discuss the matter with you any further, Tf you want any more ideas on that subject I refer you to the papers, 1 will not ‘be annoyed In this wayany more, Tho Court, and.the jury, and the country understand.lt, Now, If you have got anything new 1 will entertain you; otherwise not Q.—But tho jury {s not permitted to read tho papers, A.—Th¢y have heard my state- mont on that polntseveral times, and that ought to satlafy any gentleman, zi Judge Porter went on cross-examining the prisoner with the object of showing that his pretended inspiration In regard to the “‘Eheo- erntle daily,” to the book catted * Teuth,” to a lecture on the “Second Coming pt Christ,” ate, weremorely BORROWED FROM THE IDEAS OF NOYES, and that portions of the book and ‘edtire were plagiarisms from 9 book called “The Berean.” In connection with the prisonor’s leaving the Oneida Community, Judge Porter put in evidence & letter of the “hrisoner of |‘ April, 1805, whore he says. he -is living “in obedience to an irresistible conviction that, if he did not do “it, wo would be upon Klas that he must obey the will of God; that. God and Kis: .consefence were (riving lim ~ to ‘tho. battle, and that ne dardd pot draw back, -A pack-. age of manuscript tled together was shown tho priaoner, aud admitted to be his writing, although he sald It appeared to bo mutilated, having neither head nor tail, The Dtatrict- Attorney then read the document from a printed slip, and the prisoner cautioned Sco- ville to follow the reading with the driginal, ga he was ane “AFRAID TO TRUST TIIOSH MEN.” ‘The document ts a paper written by Guitenw’ to the Onelda Community at tho time of his loaving it, and fs principally devoted to ade yocating lils theory of tho estmblishmont of n great theoeratle “paper, The prisoner is-- toned attentively. to the reading, Interrupting now and’ then to make some explanation, “That's a.vory strong idea,” he conimented, whon tho ides of the establishment of anu ber of theocratic papers was mentioned, "Tho idea was to niake the worlds community, twas n grand’ concoption, but not at all feasible the way this world fs run, ‘There are too many bail people in this wokld.” note was also read which had beon writ tu to the community by Guiteau, and In which lio confessed his love for and subor- dination to Noyes and the withdrawal of the charges proviously made agaist him, . ‘Tho prisoner’s comment on thia was made Jn a conyersational tone: “You want,".ne sald, ‘Yto hnagine yourself tn holl, ladies and gentlemen, and you will kat some ilea of my: feelings fn the Onedia Community.” ~~ A lotter“addressod by Quitenu ‘to «5 mem: ber of the community was also Introduced inevidence, In thishedays; © When fn the world I had a program of my own, but. _ GOD SMASHED ‘THAT, ‘and “hurled me {nto the Communion.” He also rofers to fifmeclt aa 1 creature of pro destination, but states that; having God's work té do, he would not leave it for the woalth of the Rothschilds or. the fame'of Nopolcon, “Thut fs so now,’ murmured tho prisoner. ‘The letter written by Guiteau naking to bo recelyed back {nto the commu nity wag not read, Ho states that he gave i ‘| Up his project of atarting x theocratic paper because he was not upto the “tricks of the nowapaper trade,” and further, that tho pro: Ject wasn “devilish dofiston® 20° te! ‘Tho prisoner—{t was not a devilish deli sobs It was an ipspliret] Idea, byt-not fens!- A A Me aeons ‘The crogg-examnination was agaln'yeaumod, *Question—And it was in view of the polit fenl sltuation that you decided to murder - ~ Answer (interrupting exeitadly)—Don't | use that word murder, #3 YOU ANZ -ENTIRELY TOO FREE With THAT - s Wworu. % Q.—Are you not on trlat for murder? “A, So it ts sald. Can’t- you nse thd proper word—" remove ?Poe ae QL can uso the word -* remove,” but it Js us repulslve to me as" murder” to you. Presence, f 1 over emanated from an lifsplred | The oxamluation was addres sed currences of the night before 10, hop tho shoot when tho prisonor followed tt ee Dintne. Ho Presttentang ‘Tho prisonor stated that he ta not | that night, because It was hot Shot aed sultry, Do you think It would make in fo-pull a triggor?? inquired dudes py ralsing his arm and making the nolan shouting with a pistol. a at ‘The prisoner (contamptiously)— “Ol, DON'T PUT ON KO MUCH gry; J ‘ Wiel rrtacene! YER wieg Judge Porter, having again que: Prlaouiee ag to his pistol practice print ne A the Jatler turned to the Court aug “It your Ifonor plonse, I wan fi it is necessary for Judge Fortertuge Hite It the busineas again. Ido not see the ne nonce of this kind of talk, nnd J ask the : tection of tha Court, If you have ny ne unestion, Fam willing te solve, 1 obiers, wolng over thls ground ugain, If youl H ‘6 any now fdeas you wish to show and olan date, I ai agalet you.” ue Judge Porter thon called the the prisoner to tho fact tliat he ee at MADE ANRANGEMENTS ‘FO Uy ‘1 aa asked why he lind dono ad PI Allg ‘The prisonor replied that he was afraid of being mobbed before he could explaln Mi views to the people, ‘They would say: he Wa i a disappolnted oflicesceker, and would hay io him, ‘That was the only posstbia woth they nuit sohett for the net! ne Judge Porter thon asked some ques to-the oecirrence of the 18th of nee the prisonar refratned from shooting th President on account of Mrs, Gartiehs brespnee, and finally usked: "1f Mrs, Gare fleld had been with the President duly a would you have shot him 2” “No, Lshould not havogshot him An hee Idid not know what the effect nilght be on her. Q.—Then It depended entirely on Your wi), A.—It depended on whothor 1 hada sultable opportunity, Judge Porter asked why he would not have shot in Mrs, Gariteld’s presence, * Lhe prisoner—If. your head ts so thick that you can’t get the Idea, I won't try to pound itin, Don’t ask your questions in o tnean, sickly sort of way. ‘ Judge Porter pressed his question, where Upon the prisoner took up a paper, Aud, ade justing his oyexlasses, BEGAN TO READ THE PArEn, paying no attention whatever to the counsel, Judge Porter—What are you reading? Tho prisondr (without raising his eyes] tm glancing over the New York Herald, Judge Porter—Don't you think the thneot tho Court and of the jury isof some value? ‘The prisoncr—Not In the way you are ine terrogating the matter, It has been dis cussed and reponted over and over again {and the prisoner settled himself back In hiy chair to read.) -- Scoville interposed, Counsel was going over the 8ame ground four times, Judge Porter—{ would Ike te hear what he said on the subject. - The prisoner—You must be a very stupid mun, The papers ato full of my answers. dtidge Porter—What were your answers? ‘The prisonor—[ decting to answer, Judge Vortor—1 suppose you have no ob jection’ te answering whut you dit on tae day you kiffed him, ‘Lhe prisoner thon gave an account of hls actions on THE MORNING OF JULY 2 Tie had slept tho previous night at the Riggs Uouse, had risen esrly, aud sat la Lafayette Park some time before breakfast, After breakfast he weut to his room and put lis revolver in his pockel. A little before? o'clock ho went to the depot and had his boots blacked, Judge Porter—Did you want to be in full dress when you killed hin’? ‘The prisoner (drawing to bo In full diess. terrupted. P * Judge Portor—And I dou’t want to be ine terrupted, et Tho prlaoner—Then keep quiet. The prisoner then proceeded with his story. Blaine aud the President drove up in a single-horso carringe, and not in the White-House carrlage, whieh showed how much tho President was under Blalne’s influence. BLAINE WAS BLOWING AND BLO and the President was Nstening. T on the most intimate terms, Blaine got out ‘of ono side of the carriage and Gartield ont of the other. ‘They walked up to the depot and passed within a few fect of the prisoner who drew his weapon and fired twice, oud hit him onee, Q.—Yon shot him in the back? A.—I did not fire at any partlenlar place, Q.—Did you not fire for the hollow of kis back? A.—My intontion was to shoot himin the back, 4 Q.—Did you think if he got two balls In Is back it would romove hin? A—l thought 80, é s acai you intended to put them there a the Q.(in.a solomn manner)—And from that hour to-this you have never felt fearet ore morse? A.—I regret glying palii' or trouble tgany.one, But Chavo no doubt ns to tha nievessity of the act or tho divinity of te act. i Q.—You have: 1 NEVEICHINTED AT ANY REMORSE? i + A—My mind fs a pertect blank en thul subject, ue , ut Q.—Do you feel any more remorso abo renigring his wifes widow and her ules fathorless than about the breaking of the les of thint puppy dog? A.—L have no conceD thon of lt as murderor killing. é : Q—And you -feol no remorse? As (ing Jow and almost inaudible volco)—-OF cours foul renigrsa sa far a8 my personal feel i are Goneerned, ‘Tfeal remorse as uch a any.innn, and regret tho necussity of the ac but [ralging lls volee]— ~ Un. Porter— Ldldn’t want 1 don’t want to be in THE OROSS-RXAMINATION 18 CLOSED, | “But,” continued the prisoner, excite Aa “my duty to th Lord and the Americ? people overcainS my verional foellnus. Ht the Lord Hud not’ Inspired that act It woul ot have been done, “ Mr. Seovilla than proceeded with the HY direct examination, and die prisoner $20" “T have been just as clear as to the dlvipily Of the act and the necussity of it for the Ko0 of tho people since the Ist uf June a3 amen enn bo on anything.” ita When. the examination of the inne olosed he was conducted (looking come worn out) from thd stand to hls regu beside his counsel, . # Mr. Scoville then callod oo ty Die ALEXANDER HALT ba of Golumins, Q,, who tested to scl prisoner thera some threo or fours amare ‘The prisoner: way then enguged hy He ie able enterprise) of tryliuz te lee ao theology and ‘to sell an tnspir sd vol ae his own authoralitp, and which ieee that one ‘of the finest literary Large " " Lam sorry ta'contradiet you.” tutervosed tho prlsoner, “ but L never sultl 50 a versations with Phe witness had several eet qwhiel nd was under the ke, ieexpresaed, to ils frienda at the tho) that the prisoner was a Junatle, torr a A. <M. Scoville; called Emery out Charles Be Farwell, snd other care . ug nong of them responded ! Lege cHANLES 1 HEED. yarn He Tn regard to the atatemont tal royed DY Heed, of Chicago, has been enor Scoville to neal a abe Heat ‘0 lod i edaays It had been 01 iain Beoville, but, having ulrendy bl the stand as a witness, he has oes eas to reconcile the sugsestion (0 21,0"

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