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and the conrpiimert () he can't ßing." President L'ncoln once raid, "No wan will ever ce to be President who pronounces Neero with two "g's." Sbeiirf, be warned! "I'm pVafed. and yet I'm fad." Plead to learn thst "Jnrius" bis been app..tnted to h clerktbip in the Springfield, O., P. et i ffice. and fad to learn tat be will not aprxr anv mor in tie L-d-r cdumns. Adieu, and God bless hiv! pro-per y.u. Banjimn L1ge 1771, G. U. (). O. F. will celebrate ker fourth nniverfary n t e 24r-h inst Takstivi5 Dy. Lölkes from C iioinnati, O lurnbus, Spring tfdd, Dtyton snd otbf r adjtcent' towns are invited and confidently expected to be prefent in large number. Arrang mnts are being made extensivelv for the enUrtain-

ment of visitors and a grand time is exptcted. Fitzpatrick Lndee. K. W. M., are still making men knigLtltr, wiser and it i hoped, better. Fivehdlitions tin e our list communication. Two eui.crifed f r ibe Leader I efore 'o'ning, viz: Messrs. Jno. D Umlags and S. C Pierson. Send ttieui their papers. Kev. Davii Smith, bHtrr known as MFath.r Smith' the vet. ran M-thodiät mi bist er, aged 98, is vismn; hU host of f-iends here. Hh is ftoDnin? with Mr. tmd Mrs Jetferson II md rix, on Wat ir stret. Kev. P. Tolliver paid the Q;een City a visit Iaft week. Mr. Lawrence Tayl r wedded Miss Delia Eliot jf Richmend, Ind., recently, and is now Ii vir g happily. Lng may peace and hipi iness crown their live. Mepera. C II. CUsel and J. II. Anderson Cime up from Springöeü lat Tuesday night on Odd Fellows rrand. Selwob. iLograns port. Onr Sabbath School held its annual election last Sunday. The following ofHders were elected: A. D. Ashworth Supt., Mrs. Franklin asst. Mrs. Minnie Lee, Troas. Miss Lydia Turner, Librarian. Mr. William Warren was in the city last week. The Eureka Club held a party at the residence of Mrs. Chas. Parker. Miss Minnie Hegbeth returned to her home in Kalamazoo Mich, last week. Elder Jordan moved his family here last week. Miss Rhoda Turman celebrated her 12th birthday last Wednesday. All those who have classes in Sabbath School will please attend teachers meeting, which is held every Thursday evening. Cairo 111. C. Craig of Sprinpr6eld has been in our city for the past few davs. There was a grand oyster supper tendered him, at which thevhad a nice time. Our Dainty Six are Misses Rosa L?nnox. Fannie Hunt, Maria Brown. Ella Starkes. Lovey Burson and Mattie Taylor. Proprietors of the Bier 4 are Jas. Boss. Jas. Tanner, E. Harris, Tom Graves. E. A. Horrell is said to be one of the most refined young men in Cairo with the ladits, and he does not part his hair in the middle either. Chas. Curtis was in town Saturday and called around to the Oyster Houses with a young lady. E. C. Parris has been travelling with an amateur minstel troupe but will soon go out with the Big 4. The Leader is on sale at Jas. II. Ross's on 14th St. Misses Mamie Thomas and Minnie SaUer, are the Dainty teachers in our public schools. Prof. W. H. Parker is said to receive more letters than G. Tanner concerning love. How true it is, we do not know. TIUNKM.IVIN:;. Governor Porter Issues a Proclamation Requesting: an Observance oftneDay. La9t nicht Governor Porter issued the fol lowing pioclamation to the ioile of the State, directing an observance of the day bet apart for thanksgiving: PROCLAMATION. Out of a belief that States not lew than indivMuals prosper and exert eMMl l..tiueiic as thtir iitzens repose trust la Divine Providence, and. inaiikiul for blessings eonferred. seek Diviue guidance iu public as well as private Mfftirs, a custom lone since arose of having ihe Pre.-i lent on behalf of the citizens of the Nation, and the Governors of the Slates on behalf of the citizens of their respective Commonvv alths. appoint a day each vear for the people to assemble to cive thanks to Almighty God for bU8li e- conferred. and to invoke the continued guidance of His g d rroviaence. ine President navlig appointed I hursday. the 21th day of November instant, for uch purpose, it will be convenient to the ienlc of this State that the same day shall be dfslutiaied by the Governor. Wherefore I, Alberl G. Porter, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby appoint and set apait Thursday, 'be Mih i f November instant, as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, and I do invite the peop e of the State reverently to observe it as such. In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the oeal of the Mate to be hereto affixed thisl6th da; of Sovens r. ISst. Albert G. Pouter. AT TEMPT H SUICIDE Of Benjamin D. Souse, the Well-Known Journalist. The many friends of Benjamin D. House, E-q., were startled Thursday by a rumor that he had atteniptel to commit suicide at his residence, 123 Etst South street. Oi investigation it was learned that Mr. House, while engaged in writing at his residence yesterday afternoon, all of a sudden became disheartened at .ome of his misfortunes, and without saying a word to his wife or family took a a pen-knife from his pocket and attempted to end his life hy cutting a deep gash across his throat, only missing the jugular vein by thesixteenth part of an inch, in a moment after he had cut himself one of his family happened in the room and found him bleeding profusely. A physician was at once summoned, who attended to the wounded man who was resting quite 'easily lat night. The only caue Mr. Kouc gives for the rash attempt to end his life is that whita he was sitting at his desk w iling he made up his mind to end bis life. The m Itter is deeply regretted by himself .nd many Friends, while it is hoped be will shortly recover. The Decision in t.e Unsound Meat Case. Charles Schmidt, the butcher, whose case was detailed in Tuesday's 8entlnef, was found guilty of buying and selling diseavd m at in the City Court yesterday morning. The Mayor fined him $25, the eiftreme penalty, and cots, amounting in all to $63.90. Schmidt, through his attorneys, appealed theciseto the Criminal Court, where he may fare much worse, as the case is a very aggravated one. It is the general opinion tht he got off very easily, the law beinir insufficient to meet the demands of the case? The health officer, bv whom he was arrested, are deserving of credit for the manner in which they pushed the investigation.'

GUITEAVS TBIAL.

The District Attorney's Opening statement An Outline of the Testimony The Prisonn's Ketmvlor. Washington, Nov. 17. By 9:30 o'clock this morning, the Criminal Court room was well filled. There was a noticeable increase in the number of ladies present Each day's proceedings appear to increase the public interest In the trial. The doors were thrown open to the public a few minutes before 10 o'clock, and this was the signal for a general stampede. A number of colored men and half-grown boys deliberately threw themselves over the bacs of the rear line of seats in order to procure a point from whith they could view the prisoner. Mrs. Scoville entered the Court room at 10 o'clock accompanied by her little daughter about five years of age. A story was published in a morning paper purporting to give details of the arrest of an accomplice of Ouireau at Kensington, O., yesterday, and stating that telegraphic corrc -ond-ence bad occurred on the subject between the authorities of that place and the Distric: A Mo ney, Corkhill. The latter officer oenies that he has had any such corre seondeiice, and say? he knows nothing of the btory, and if he did, shoul not ieei at noerty to talk about it for publication. I in mediately after Court opeied.CouitselScovillearo.se to make a 1- ..?. . - personal explanation, in wnicu he said there had leeii no disagreement between nimseii ana noomson. as wonid apear iroiu certain ouoncations, and in conclusion said ihat Robinson would render all the aid possible in the case, and that they wouui worK in harmony. At this point Guiteau roe and objected to .Robinson taking part in the detense. He said he would nitnage his own case. He wouldn' trust Robinson with anything, as he had no brains. He wished the Court to understand him on this point, and if counsel were frc d upon him he would make a noise about it to the country. HE REPRESENTED THE DEITY in this case, and wished the Court lo under 8'and it. Continuing, he said two or three blunderbuss lawyers would lose the case for him, and he did not propose to submit to anything of the kind. The Court informed the prisoner that if be did not remain quiet be would be removed from the room. After a lew minutes the pr soner burst out afresh with the remark: "There is not a word of truth in the Chicago dispatch, published in the Pott this morning. It is a lie from the beginning to the end." Thi3 is the dispatch reierrea to aoove, regarding the arrest of the supposed accomplices of Guiteau 1' or some tune after this last remark the prisoner conversed in a very excited manner with his counsel and brother at intervals, using his clenched fist upon the desk before him in an exceedingly demonstrative man ner. At lO:rfO o clock Secretary Blaine, ac compared by Assistant Secretary Walker lit 1 N. iiaine and Lhiet Clerk Brown, entered the Court room end were ushered to seats immediately in the rear of the counsel for the Government. A few minutes later follow ing, the opening statement was made bv I uimeu ötaies uistnct Attorney Corkhill. I THE OllVt'R VVF-Kt's BTITTUCVT it ? i r . v ... . . ... May it please the C -urt, and gentlemen of the jury: me prisoner at ihe bars ands before you ei. arced with the murder of James A. Garfield. Ui d.-r any circumstances there rests a grave and responsible obliadou upon every man called upon in discharge f his duty under law to reudor a deosl n upon which depend the life of a fellow creature. While it is true that the ofiente charged In the present case is no greater in legal eravitv a id consequence to the prison-r thau if by his act he had takeu the life of the humblest and most obscure litizen of the Republic, sil l it is idle to overlook the fact that the eminent character whose life was taken, his high official position and the startling n'ects of c mmls-l-n of the crime reuder the case one of unusual and unparalleled importance. It is the second time In our history that a citizen chosen by the people of the UnPed States to uischarfe the high and responsible duliei as President has fallen a victim to a lawless as-as iu. But in the former case we were just emerging troin the shad w.is of a long and blooay war. The country had been rockt d by com mo ii m and stirred by civil feuds. Throughout the length and breath of this land nearly every household had mourned the loss of relatives or friends slain on the hotly contested battle fields of the Republic. It was a danger thoughtful men had anticipated. It was a calanit-ity that patriots had leared. and when it came with all it d rend consequences It was accepted as one of the results of ibe then disordered and discordant condition of public affairs. B t wehadiased from the arena of war. Hwords ha i been beateu into p! w share and spears into pruning hooks The country was united aud pence reigned at home an. 1 abroad. There we.e no local dimensions, and there were no Intense strifes Seed time and harvest had come and gone The battle field-, redeemed fri.ra the scars and havof of trielr bloody contest, were blossom ing with the fruit of fieaceful labor. Kuddenlv the startling fact was proclaimed ihn ughout the land and around the wot Id H at the Pred ientol the United Mates had fallen a victim to the assassin's bullet in the Capital of the Nation. Murder, under all circumstances and Ukmi all tecasions. is shocking The life, of which we know so linl . and which we hold by so fragile a tenure, as is dear to us all, ai d when it is brought to a close, not in the usual order and coarse cf nature, but prematurely by violence, no matter w hat mav be the condition of the person, the human mind Is appalled with terror. When a nun, holding a position f emi lence and power, falls a causeless victim to the murdeier's stroke, we realize stiil mote fully the awf ulueas of the deed which produces this result. EFFECT OF THE SPEECH. During the time occupied by the District Attorney in the delivering of his argument th prisoner assumed an air of apparent indiiTereiice and devoted himself to the morning papers, scanning them hurriedly. The argument was delivered by Colonel Corkhill in a very effective manner, tears falling before the eyes of many in the audience, but the countenance of the prisoner remained unchanged. Toward the close of the argument he laid bis newspaper aside and leaned back in his chair, covering his eyes with his hand, endeavoring to conceal the emotion which he ev idently felt. He then drew a package of manuscript from his pocket, and commenced writing in a hurried and nervous manner. The prisoner c mstantlv shook his head in approval or disapproval of the Matoments made in the argument of Colonel Corkhill. At one time he interrupted the District Attorney, which action was called to the attention of the Court by Judge Porter, of the counsel for the prosecution. Judge Cox announct d that it was within the power of the Court to try the case in ihe absence of the prisoner, and if he persisted in his turbulent remarks he would cause him to be removed. Guiteau in response said, "I will not do it again, your honor, but I have very deep iet-hiig in this caie." Laughter. Mrs. bcoyille. si&tercf tjie prisoner, cried bitterly during the delivery of the argument, and her little child could beseen appealing Jn an aflectioii&ie manner with "Mamma, mamma, what is the matter?" eECKETAEY BLAINE'S TESTIMONY. At the conclusion of Colonel Corkhill's argument there was long ana continued applause. Secretary Blaine was then called to the stand by the counsel for the Government. Mr. Blaine, after giving hit name and stating lie waa at present Secretary of frtatand Uial he wa acquainted with James A. Garfield from 18(0 till the hour of his ceath, answered as follows the questions of counsel: f.S rts,t!hnTA7 ?,n aquinted with the prlsnll i b.r? Hvevouever seen him? Aunt wlL ?1!? ocrasionaiiy during the mouths ofMaich. April and May, not so iiequeutly in Were you in company with tha President

the time of the shootloxt- A. I was by his aide. - Win you narrate to the Jury an account of the pntceedings in your own manuer, so they willobtaiu a full narrative of the circumstances as they are familiar to you? Witness I wish to take directions as to what point to begin In the narrative. Q. You met the President by appointment on the morning of the assassination? a. Ye, sir. On the n?ght of July 1 was eng iced with the President until near midnight on public business. On par ing he suggested 1 nad better come and see htm in the mondng before he left, because there xp Ight be some matters to which he desired to call my attention. I went to the White Hou-e in the morning, reaching there at 9, not later than three minutes past. J was detained some tine in conference with the Piesident in the Cabinet room an! library a very few minutes. 1 then started with him for the depot, he riding in the carriage in which I went

toiae vtnite uouse the State Department car nage, in daily use by myself, following out of me vtnite uouse grounds hit own carriHsre in which his children were carried, under conduct o'Uol lo J Kockwell. We rod dawn ihe avenue wnnoui any noticeable incident and at a m. der. ate speed. On reaching the debot on the B street side, the ladies' entrance commonly called, we sat a moment, finishing the sutject on which we were then conversing, and th President turned round to say "Good bye." No.utid 1. 1 will es rortyou. I thought it not prjper the President snouio go entirely unattended. i wlii escort you I said, and besides I wish to see the geutlemeu oi me caoiuei wno are Komg to leave with you VMth that be alighted. He had not in. of course first at the White House.aud that brought t im on the side next to the pavement. At the depot.andas the carilag? was a small coupe, he got out first as a matter fconvenie ce. Hetokmy annas we ü cended the steps, and turned, or left (he wa ou my jeit) to speaK to s me one. I think a police o nicer; the same ofliee who told us we had ten or twelve minutes' time remaining. When he turned to spek to him ou arms became disengaged, according to my im . i ... .ii a . l. t . i uress.ou. ;mu as wewameu mrougii me mules waittog-ro..ui we were not aim in arm. but side by side. He had got tow-third's across the room when suddenly, without any premonition what ever, there wa a very loud rep rt of a nisto' dig charge followed in a very brief interval by a second snot. ai vne instant first heard the report it oceured to me it was some trouble between persons to whom we were iu no way related: some such deed of violence and I touched the President as though to hurrv him on. as I thought there might be some danger to his person or my own. Just as I did that the President threw his haudsupand said: "My tJod, what is this!" It seems to have .been almost be tween the shots he said this: - of course, in s eicblngand horrible a scene I can only give an lnapres ion, uot au absolute statement. The: there rushed past me a mm, according to my rec lUction. Ha passed on my right, though I am aware this statement must be taken me ely as my impressiou. I lmmenUtely followed alter the the man instinctively, and wei-t, I suppose, a distance of eight feet. I remember I stopped just outsiae in- a Mr wnicn led irora the ladies' wait ing room to tne main room, men a shout came up, "We have got Mm." I found te President bad quilesutik. He was sinking a I left. When 1 got nearly back to him (I was the first or second person who got back to him) he was voiniii.t? und I think at that moment was unconscious. Of course immediately a large crowd lurmuudcd him. and mafresses wer btought, 1 luiUK irom a steeping car.r ana he was removed to an upper room In the depot Mcdlcrtl aid was at hand a soon at possible, and an examination being made, he was returned to the hue House, reaching there. I should say, in aootu niiy minutes, or possibly an notir. l know 1 returned to my own room a d wrote a dispatch to the public, especially the European public, dl rectinu it to Minister Lowell at Loudon. In that dispatch 1 sa'd: "This 10:20. m the President being shot about 9:.'0" that enabled me to identify the time at which the President got to tne w tote House, lie got there about t!ie time I got to my house, possibly a Iii tie before. These are Iu brief the circumstances cn nected with my observations. When iti tne upper room of the deiot. there was a gathering around t of the Cabinet ministers, who immediately repaired there from the cars. There hsd been no report made yet of whom it was, but I gained from Information that the mm I sw run and whom I went sf'er and whom I saw f-dl into the hands oi he police was ouiieau. l recoemzea tne naif, l made that statement to the Cabinet, attending sutveons and oenerai snerman. peiore tne police had dlscov erea tne name, vi course ine snot Deing Dentt'a ray back 1 did not see him with the pistol in hs hand, lie did not in running have the pistol ex posed. ineuisirict Attorney men produced a diagram of the depot in which the tragedy occurred, anu at nis request me witness in dicated the positions occupied by the Presi dent and himself at the time the fatal shot was fired. He also stated, though the second shot was fired immediately after the firt. it did not follow it asrapitly as shots could be tired from a self cocking revolver. Q. How often have you seen the Drisonerto the oestof your recollection? A Very often. Nu merical statements are apt to be exaggerated hen wc are recalling a statement of this kind Accord ing to mv recollection he visited theStat- Depart roent twenty or twenty-five ti nes. It minht pt ssibly be not over ten. but eight to ten vMis of that kind are apt to mike au impression oi twenty or twenty-five. Laughter. Q. Was he an applicant for office?, A. He was very persistent applicant for the Consul Gen eralship at Paris. I never . gave him the slightest encouragement - that he would rective appointment. I remem ber after persisteut and repeated visits told him there was. in my judgment, no pros pect whatever of his recel vim: the appointment and that I did not want him to continue his visi's I wanted to bring them Pi au end and 1 told him there was do prospect of his receiving it. The witness here identified a number of letters from Guiteau and taken from the tili s of the State Department, and said: "I observe these letters cotit.in signature I raadoon them for Men ti lie lion. And Ihisfindicati-g a pat ert is a speech enclosed in one of the letters which he alleged 1 1 have made during the oolld al rami aün. and on which he based his claim tor ffice. Here (indicating) is a letter that cum from the White House, with an ordinary Executive Mansion blank. It t-i a mere endorsement, 'Guiteau, Charles, applicant for the Austrian mission.' That letter cane from the White House in this envelope by Mr. Porter." u old you see tne t mi v of l're-1 lent Garfield when it was brought to the Di&txim her he was dead? A. I came with the funeral train, aud did no', see the body ot the President after the return here. It was not a p)eaant slnt. and I did not go to the rotunda of the Capitol to see it. I saw the body after death at Elberon in the Fraucklin Cottage belonging to C G. Fraucklin, the well-known citizen of New York, who had very kindly tendered the use of the cottage for the President. This ended the direct examination. Cross-examination by Mr. Scoville: Blaine As to the identical day I first Eaw Guiteau I can not say. It was early tu March. Q. Did you meet him during the campaign last year? A. It is possible I did. He corre sponded with the Maine Committee.' attempting o get into tne campaign as a speak r. i know there were several persistent letters from Charles Guiteau. of whom I then heard for the first time. desiring to speak in Maine. - Q Can they not be produced? A I do not think they cau. The debris of the campaign is generally swept away Into a waste-paper basket or are. n is wuuuy uuiiupurmm. viv uneu uerms try to get into the campaign at speakers. This Is not an exceptional case. It is a transac tion every committee in tne country is laminar with, the general rule being never to t'ke a speak er who applh s himself to speak. Liughter I i O. What is the reason of that rule? A.-Be-cause a mau of enough reputation to be of influ ence is of consequence enough to besought fjr and not seek. Q Had your attention not been directed to this matter sufficiently that that name should be familiar to you when you came into the state Depaitment? A No, sir; it made no lmnrtsslon on me at an. me thing nau passed out of my mind until my Private Secretary aid this man had persistently applied to speak ii the campaign, i snoum never nave r ecu neu the fact in the world. He Introduced himself to me in the"Htate Department. O. Did he come at any time wun any packing for office, either written or p rsonal? A. I don't recall that he did. lie continually referred to the 'act of General Logan being his friend,, and I am not sure he did not hsve Rome letters. Tbat is a fact I could not now s ate. ?. Has it been a usual thing in applications edles that applicants come without any backing? A. Very common, lie conM often be one of forty in a single morning, all alUe in desiring, and pretty nearly all alike in disappointment. iLaushter.l The case was not a peculiar one. q. flow did vou treat him? A. Possibly if I had never seen out oue office seeker I mhjht have thought h was persistent. Having seen so many of the sam 3 kind I did uot notice- him. . Laughter. 1 Q When did you finally reject his application? A. He nad come fiere repeatedly without encouragement, and the office was more or less filled every morniuz with gentlemen who were applying for more places than the Ado iuistr uoti had the discretion to bestow. He was like others, persistent in application and comlug. and coming again, and coming Jet again. 1 finally Mid be need not have the aintest expectation of receiving the Cfcuaulship,

and I did not desire him to speak to me about it.

1 did not do It w ith any harshness, Q Did you sa- substantially that If the President chose to appoint him you had no objection? in ni iue interview conciuaeu Dy some sucn remak? A. I should say not. I should have nad oecidtd objections. O, On what grounds? A. The Paris Consulate is a very lmitortant office an office of great con sequence, and I did not think Guiteau belonged to a ciass oi meu mat would naturauv be as signed to it. Q. For what reason? A. For the very simple reason l tninka man of sufficient consequence would have been a well known public mau. Such an important office is always as-igned to gentle men or conspicuous rank lor intelligence and puo io service. I did not class him in that rank. Q. bout pnblio services, do you mean party services? A. it may be party services. The In cumbeut at that time. George Walker, can illus träte my meaning. He was a gentleman who had performed public service in the Finance Department of Massachusetts and been the financial agent of Massachusetts in Europe and was a gentleman of high character, widely and favorably known. 1 do not think there ire any grouuas tor misunderstanding me. Q. 1 want toasK if it was expected and common mine ai-iributiou of those o races to post them around as a rewa:d for party services? A I should say that was the element that al ways entered into it and yet not a conspicuous one. a great eligible missions abroad are held by genuemen w no never aid party services at all. Q Do you mean to be understood that on the whole the element of party service was not recoe i.izeo in the distribution of offices? A. I did not mean to be understood it was not reeogMzed, only that it was not the sole basis on whiihsuch ihings were done, and gentlemen who had nothing of those claims were assigned conspicuous public positions. Q Was it peculiarly Guiteau's application for office that he based his claim ou party services? a. on uo, I nat is very common. Q vi as it not at most the uniform mode of operation? A. As a rule, I thiuk you would find gentlemen who hold conspicuous positions in diplomatic stations, are not those who have applications for them on hie in the Department. Q. To come nearer home, how about the Collectorships iu leading cities? A. I am not in the treasury Derailment. Laughter. ou know nothing about it? A. Nothing but hearsay, and that I suppose would not be accepted, i never appointed a Collector in my 1IIU. Q. What was the condition of the Republican party as to unanimity and harmony for six weeks oeiore me snooting oi tne President? A. (after pause) Theie were some dissensions in it. H I here were considerable, were there not? A 1 es. sir. Q They created a good deal of excitement la me country? A. I snould say not in the coun try. Q. I mean among the people? A. The dla sensloti wss lar,:el y local. There were differences between the President aud some members of the party about . rae matters in New York. Q They were agitated in the press all over the coiiutrv i a. l ney were commented upon. Q - 1 wish you would state brieflv to the Jury ihe substance of hose dissensions here in Wash ington ana New York as a matter of evidence. I refer to the differences that culminated la the resignation of the Senators from New York. A. i no uot exactly know the scope of the question. U nere mere any sucn trouoies? A. Uli, ye9. There w ere very sharp differences of opinion. H ere there not acts as well as opinions? A. Yes. Q.-What did they consist of? A. The act that creaiea tne dinvrence? Q There was more than one act in that con necuon? A. If you will specify any particular o e i win give my opinion on it. A. I ...III . . . - I . . J I . Q- Pet haps if 1 call your attention to the con nua oi certain individuals you cau answer. How was it wun enator Coukllng. of New York; did he do anything or say anything that led to that trouble thst fanned the difference or promoted it?. A. What difference? I Laughter. Q In the Republican party? A. About what? U un.of the cause: if you do not know you he rauit have spoken about some particular thing. Q. I do not want unv lone disonisition. I simply ask you to state to the Jury the substance ef tbo trouble in the Republican nartv. A I do not exactly see the point about which counsel d.Mres me to testify. I have no rtluctance to lestiiy, and i nope he will not construe my aa swer la that way. The President had amMintl Koo:-rison collector of Customs at New York, and

on ihat and the propriety of it there grew up a scription of the scene at the depot the mornfrelin between him and his Administration and I t r i,,j tv,

tne senator irom ew lore. Scoville Now, if you will go a little further and state what happened after that disagreement Krew up. wnai resuiteo irom m wit' ess 1 am mi re I an make a political t-peecb of two hours and a half on the subject, f Laughter l If vou ...1,1 ... I. til . - I - win k six-cnic uueKiioiis i win answer mem. Q W hat was done, if anything, by the Setia Mr irom ev orK alter the disagreement arose witn the Admiuistration7 Did they resign? A. i ney re-igned. Yes. sir. Q. When wan that? A. I think th rMfirna, tiou wks ou the 28th of May; of that I will not be posiiive. lo the District Attorney Am I correct? imtilct Attorney It was earlier than that? au nit ine loin. The prisoner (auietlvl The 16th of Mar. Mr. Scoville We will say the 16th of Mar? what was me cause oi tneir resigning! A. Discontent with the President's acti n iu aupoiutiug Robertton, Q- What followed immediatelv after In wda. tiou to the election of tht ir succe t-corr W'itties I am very certain I do not see what the counsel desires me to testify about judne Davidge Iu your cross examination, Mr. Scoville. you are not at liberty to ask leadlnsr questions. You ought to question more specifically. Witness If vou ask and Question rxvtfiriiv t will answer it. Mr Scoville Did not considerabl feellner ft Uta for several davs here in the Senate and in Wuh. i'igtou over that matter of disagreement? A. les. Q. That resulted in the resignation of the Senaiors, nid it uotr A. ( nodded assent.) u. ine next steD was to elect stirvsnr tn New York A (Another nod. i Q And the matter came before the Learislatnre and resulted In a struggle there? A. (Another Q How long did that continue? A. That co .iimied until long alter the President was shot. W And commenced Immediately after th resignations? a. res. y ind that struggle generate orkepn imth eeling that existed and caused the resignations? Davidife 1 must object to that. ThPtmln. atlon is takln too wide a range. Sc ville If the Court p!eae. it mav be. and w consider it important to show there was a quarrel In the Republican party; that it was outspoken and persisted, and that, iustead of being healed. it was growing wider, if possible, so that even th death of the Presideut did not interrupt the daily uitKi im, .hu ime mat exisiea in tne legislature at Albany, iu which leading men of the country were taking part. We wiKh to show the extent of the feeling that prevailed in the community i . order to show iu proper relations the inuence that was brought to bear on the mind of the prisoner. Davidae In order to save time we withdraw any objections. ecoviile When did that contest terminatAat Albany? Wltiiess-I think the termination ofttwualn the ele tlon of the second Senator, Lapham. My recollection would be it was about the -aim nr vut of July. It may have been later. I did not charge my mind with it. The reason I did not was I was very deeply absorbed and engrossed In the condition of the President. I can ay to counsel that after the President was thot the political canvas gave me as little concern aud elicited from me aa utle observation as auy individual in the country. I tok no part whatever tu the contest in the .New xurk senate. Scoville I never understood you did. I did net question you with that idea. I want to know if note tactions in the Keoublican nartv wr classified under certain heads, and. if io. what were they denominated. A. I believe they were commonly designated as "Stalwarts" and "halfbreeds." Q Did not this terra "Stalwart" date back to the political campaign of last year, including (iriut. Logan and Coukling? Were they not designated as Stalwarts, and was that term not used iu 1S0? A. Yes, the term is older than that Q Did it not become prominent before the people in connection wiih the Chicago Convention? a. It was used then. Q-As applicable to delegates that stood by Goiut. wasit not? There were 306, 1 think. A. Oh. yes. Q. I believe Guiteau refers to the term Stalwart in some of his letters? A. I believe he dieü. Q What would anyone understand properly from the use of that word? A. Well, if counsel is wishing a chapter iu political history to form a part of the testimony, it ought to be correct Oue term. Stalwart, origiuated before that, I invented the term myself. Laughter. (J Then you are just the man we want to have explain it. When Guiteau in his letters or Beeches, in the latter part of 1880 and the first of ImI refers to himself as "a Stalwart," what did he mean? A. 1 suppose he meant to class himself with tne personal supporter of General Grant. Q.-Dld not those jupporteri after Garfield wu nomiuated become hu supporters? A. Katarally. q. Was It not a fact? A. Of course. They were Republicans and all Republican! kupported Garfield. Q. The Stalwarts worked for the election, of

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