The Archive · 1882

Murder of President Garfield

Wo continue our report of this trial, condensed from the telegraphic despatches in the San Francisco Chronicle A.—That is a matter for the law to pass upon; (impatiently) I will not have any more conversation with you on this sacred subject; you are making light of a serious matter, and I will not tath about it, Going back to the letters, Porter read that in which the prison that Garfield's nomination, election and "removal" were acts of God. Porter then asked, "Who nominated him A.—The Chicago Convention, Q.—Was that inspired The prisoner hesitated and seemed about to dodge the question, when Porter stopped him with an impatient "Now, now, now,"

A. (Mockingly)—Now, now, now, I thought Grant or Blaine would be not ated, and when Garfield was nominated on the thirty-sixth ballot, it was an act of God; the facts surrounding his election stain the position thet it was an surrounding his position, of being fatigued, saying ed to speaking five hours at a time, and the Court ad-

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