The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-30
"dontemen," said Mr. scovilc TO the prose.
cutting officers, "you may take tho witness"
Guftenu CrOsa-Exomiucd.

"Gcntlemen," said Mr.. scoville to the prose.
cutting officers, ''you may take tho Witness"
Guiteau CrOss-Examined.
Judge Porter Immediately started In with the
cross-examInation.
"You arc 40 years of age MFR. Guiteau1" was
al was 40 on the 9Th of September last" was
the answer.
He would not express any opinion us to being
man OF considerable ability. He declined TO
answer that question. He was man OF truth
and
Dead In Earnest
In all that he did. lie was Christian man.
He hated all shams, Had no bad habits. He
went through tho oneida Community, ana
was mostly atvirtuous man. While there he
had to do with three women In very short
Time, but mere was no pleasure In that Kind OF
business. He Mt ono time thought that tho only
way TO get to Heaven was through the Oneida
Community. He was n lawyer, and had prac
tlcod In Chicago and New York; but when he
stopped, he picked up his books and had them
sent to milwaukee,, whore they now were In
the possession OF the express com
pany, IL they had not been sold. That
was three years ago. He kept register OF
his law. business. lie could not recollcct the
number Of cases now, as It had passed from his
mind. He did not know OF any case In which
n verdict was rendered for one OF his clients.
He thought that there was one case In which u
judgment was obtained. TWAS n suit In which
$500 or 5000 was involved. His clients name
was Busholl.
He did not know whether he stlllllved or not
II he undertook anything he was determined
TO 60 through with II.
'You determined to kin Gen. Garfield ala
You notl" pointcdly put tho Judge.
81 decline TO answer. did that under the
inspiration of the Deity. had no choice In
the mottor," replied Guitcau.
at length.
After some questions with regard to his
motive for. shooting the President the
witness flew of into rage and
cried 81 want 1t distinctly understood that
the Deity and shot Gen. Garfield. I was In.
spired; II was no personal matter"
"Dld the Deity purchase that murderous
pistol with which the President was shot? /"
| asked Judge Porter.
The Deity inspired me to purchase the
pistol"
"wcre you inspired to borrow the money to
purchase that murderous weaponY 2"
"That does not matter. was inspired, and
that IL all there IL about It," Guitcau was
examined very sharply on this point, but held
to his theory Of divine influence, and, he said
In conclusion, SIT was the Will of God that
guided mo Into committing tho murder so
called. / did not kill him. The doctors did
Did not contemplate the Presidents removal
by any other means than murder 81 don't like
that word murder, the. prisoner shouted,
hammering the box rail wildly. 81 don't like
that word, 1t places wrong construction on
this case.
''Well, murder 1t Is, and must 40 stand,'
said Judge Porter emphatlcally.
Guiteau, whose face was ashy white, and
whose eyes glarcd wildly, half arose In his
seat, and clutching the rail half shouted, half
hissed:
ST that act had been committed on my own
| account there IL
No Punishment too Great for Me.
| But acting as did as the agent of tho Deity,
| II had TO be done. 1 never had the
| first conception that Gen. Garfleld's removal
was murder. II IL had not been for
| the political necessity General Garfield
| would never have been removed by me. l was
under no political obligation, and had never
held political Office"
Judge Porter here took up Gulteau's letter
addressed to the White House sometime before
| the shooting, in which no had said he had
made up his mind to remove the President.
"Now," asked Judge Porter, "Did you In
tend to remove Mr.. Blaine alsoP"
| Guiteau--"No; had no such intention"
After reading the letter the lawyer pressed
| the prisoner closely, who persisted in rather
| incoherent and wild terms that he had con.
| ceived the idea weeks before the shooting, but
never made up his mind until the 23d OF June.
| He had undergone n great conflict In his mind,
In which tho Will OF the Deity finally pre-.
vailed.
Gujteau was in pretty bad fix, and his logi-
| cal reasoning was completely knocked to pieces
when, at 3 o'clock, the Court adjourned.