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father said must not mind what he said"
The Prisoner-s1 have not lived In FreepOrI
for twenty-one years."
Scoville-"Where did you meet this man
when this conversation took place~
Witnes-"In Chicago"
The Prisoner-"You pretend the converse
tion took place in Chicago"
Witness impatiently) )-"Please let mt
alone" Laughter
Prisoner (excitedly) y)-"There is not a word
Of truth in it. That is the way to dispose Of
that statement"
Davidge-"I want to know where this took
place."
The Prisoner ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS out
the facts judge"
Davidge-aI will bring them out"
The prisoner (alluding TO witness state
ment)-"I have not heard that. 1t is the
worst one we have had yet"
The solemnity with which the witness an
| swered questions, his contempt for the pris-
oner, the desire which he showed to go into
particulars, the fact that he brought with him
q bundle of old letters and opened it while on
the witness stand, and the simplicity with
which he stated the condition of his bank
| account produced much meriment. The pris-
oner expressed his approval Of the witness.
| "Amerling seems to be good fellow, but
never had the pleasure of his acquaintance
| before.
The next witness, Thomas North, of Chi
cago, lawyer formerly living in Freeport,
also related peculiarities of L. w. Guiteau,
and stated that he could not regard him as
right man.
Scoville asked witness how the prisoner and
his father compared In regard to personal and
mental characteristics. He expected to prove
that father and son we're fac similes.
The prisoner-"That is true they say. North
| has rr,xy of to- hn fofh fhap
used to act with his family"
Witness stated that the prisoner was an ex-
aggerated fac sin1ile of his father.
The prisoner-"I am a little larger than he
was"
Witness-"I should say that mentally he
has very marked resemblance"
Scoville-"What do you mean by the phrase
".sxaggerated fac simile' his father" ;,
Prisoner-"A chip of the old block"
Witness-"I used the word exaggerated in
reference to his mental characteristics"
Question-"From your acquaintance with
the prisoner, what have you to say as to bis
sincertity?''
Answer-"I never saw anything in him
what thought hypocritical or dishonest.
His father was one of the most intensely sim
cere men ever knew"
Prisoner-"He could not bear shams, and I
cannot"
The witness went on: "One evening at the
supper table they were all seated except the
prisoner. Certain graceful things were to be
done or said-I mean saying grace"
Prisoner-"Tell them how they used to do
that-how they used to confess Christ there.
I want to get that out"
Witness Ito Scoville)-"Shall answer that?'
Scoville- -"Certainly."
Witness-"They were all seated around the
table, and they were all quiet for q few mo-
ments, and then if any body felt like saying
anything he did 80, if not, nothing was said.
What was usually said was: 4 confess Christ
in me with thankful heart for this food. ,"
The Prisoner" thank Christ for this
dinner" and all all similar expressions. that
was substitute for the ordinary grace in
Christian families. 1
Witness assented, and went on to relate how
Chas. Guiteau, or Julius, as they called him
then, came to the table late, and was spoken
to by his father in peremptory and offensive
tone, and how Charles, passing behind his
fathers chair, struck his father on the back
or neck, and how his father at once jumped
from his chair; how the two clin:hed and
struggled, until Charles finally surrendered.
by themselves, talked the matter over. came
back and went on with their meal. This was
sudden outburst or both sides.
The prisoner-"My mother died when was
Z years old, and my father remained widow
er until was Ii. During these years we
were exceedingly intimate. After he married,
there was more or less alienation between
U.S."
Witness went on to speak of the Oneida
community. Luther Guiteau was q thorough
believer in the tenets of the Oneida cummu-
nifty and desired his family to join the commu-
nifty. His wife, however, did not like her
children to join it, and objected to going
there herself.
The Prisoner-''That was my stepmother.
My mother had been dead good many years.
If she had been alive I never would have been
served in that way"
The witness stated how at the religious and
social circle the old gentleman related how
himself and wife were ready to join the Oneida
community, but were violently opposed in so
doing by son of 90 or 25 years. Luther
Guiteau jumped from his seat and said "take
knife and stab him as Abraham did Isaac''
His mother was so exceedingly shocked that
her tongue was paralyzed. Luther attended
church occasionally, sometimes the Presby-
teriau church and sometimes the Methodist.
The Prisoner-"His idea was that he was so
good he had no need to 60 to church. He was
church in himself"
The witness spoke of the prisoner when an
Office boy. He noticed an offensive egotism,
as though he desired to do more than he was
really capable of doing. He wished to usurp
the duties of the deputy clerks. His greatest
quality seemed to be that of egotism. He
was Is or 16 years old when he commenced
working in the Office. 81 always felt when 1
was in contact with him that porcupine quills
were coming out of him."
Prisoner-"You and did not agree very
well at that time. That was the reason did
not like you then. I like you now better than
1 ever did in my llfe."
Witness went on to testify about Abraham
Guiteau, Luther's brother. He said his con-
dition of mind was so weak that it was not
safe to trust him with business.
Davidge questioned the witness as to the
'sreligious circle" to which witness had
alluded.
The prisoner broke in with the supposition
that this circle was sort of branch oneida
community.
''That is what am coming to, Mr. Pris-
oner," said Davidge.
''That is right judge" said the prisoner ap-
provingly. "Go into it."
Q-"Were you a member of the circle?"
Al met them. There was no particular
organization"
Prisonsr-"He." (alluding to witness) "was
my fathers bosom friend at the time.''
Witness stated that some members of the
circle accepted the doctrine of the Oneida
community on the matrimonial relation His
own opinion, theoretically, had been that it
was subject that might be realized some
where in the indefinite future.
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