The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-30

the lecturer evidently became disguised with
himself and left in great hurry
The prisoner.-s.I was d1sgusted with the
audience.
Witness. he had gone the audience
agreed that the man Was crazy. Guiteau
came the next day and asked for the hail.
and said he was not crazy but inspired; that
God was bis father and direct counsellor,
and he did nothing wrong. He said in
serious manner that he belonged to the firm
of Jesus Christ 6 Co.; he was sure the
witness was doomed: Laughter: He said
he knew the way TO heaven and hell and if
the witness did what he told him he would
60 to heaven, If not he would go to hell
Question by Davidge. -''Suppose at the
time of the lecture Gui6eau had struck you
Would you have struck back?"
AnsWer.-'sN0.'
The prsoner-ssI don't strike persons. )"
Witness said he appeared as a witness i'm
nalled by reading scovil!es appeal for wit
nesses
WASHINGTON. November 25.-The Grim
inal court was crowded, mostly with ladies
representing fashionable circles. Scoville
stated that Guiteau desired to make a state
ment. No objection being made Guiteau
read from manuscript substantially as fol-
lows: II propose to have all facts bearing
on this case go to the court and jury and
to do this [ have been forced to interrupt
counsel and witnesses who were mistaken
as to supposed facts. [ meant no Giscourtesy
10 them or any one. Any fact in my case
or bearing on the question who fired that
shot, the Diety or myself, is OF vital impor-
tance in this case and propose it to go to
the jury. Thence my personal, political and
theological record may be developed. am
glad that your honor and opposing counsel
are disposed to give historical review of
my life and | ask the press and the public to
do likewise All that I want is absolute
justice and shall not permit any crooked
work. have no idea my counsel want
crooked work. | have thought they are
often mistaken on supposed facts and shall
have to correct counsel Last spring
certain newspapers in New York and
Washington were bitterly denouncing the
President for breaking up the Republican
party by improper appointments. would
like these newspapers to reprint those edl-
torials. In removing the President only
did what the papers said ought TO be done
never would have shot him OF my own
volition. Il has been published that am in
fear Of DEATH Ii is false. [ have always
been a religious man and al active worker
\
derer, but the Lord does not for he inspired
me to act as in the case Of Abraham and
score of other cases in the Bible. | desire
this court and jury to dispose Of this case on
facts and law.
Scovlle then referred to his previous de-
mands for certain printed newspaper slips
which were taken from GuiteaG at the time
of his arrest
A coloquy ensued between counsel IN
which considerable feeling was shown. SEQ
vile protested against the course Of the Dis
trict Attorney in the matter, and the latter
contemptuously retorted from his seat, "Oh,
stuff stuff, all stuff"
The controversy was finally settled, and
ScovilIe called John A. Logan for the de-
fense. The witness did not respond. Gui-
teau, who seemed greatly excited, here broke
in again and shouted that there was another
matter he wanted to speak about: Il under
stand that my divorced wife is to be brought
here as witness against NE. It that is SO
there will be trouble. = - W, - poor, IN
fortunate thing, alu ! uoyoI s4ould have
married her II she comes here to testify
against me and do me any harm II rip up
her whole record She was seduced in Phil
adelphia and had D child before | married
her."
Tt was with great difficulty that scoville,
after some minutes Of expostulatlon, succeed
ed in quieting Guiteau.
Charles Fl. Reed, Of Chicago, detailed sew
eral incidents in Guiteau's career as lawyer
at Chicago. He always regarded him as an
earnest, sincere man, but unbalanced, ana
ALWAYS deemed him harmless man until re-
Gently. Being pressed for more direct an.
swer, he replied: Il had not a doubt or II.
Upon crOss-eXamination the witness stated
that the last time he saw Gulteau was on
Tuesday evening before the assassination or
the President. (Guiteau took exception 70
the date, and insisted that he did not see the
witness for month previous TO july ls1.)
Witness was sure Of the correctness OF MS
statement, as he went directly to Saratoga,
and heard there Of the killing OF the Presl-
dent
A THREATENING LETTER.
Marshal Henry yesterday received the fol-
lowing:
ssWEsrERN RESERVE.
ssDEAR srR:-Our last attempt on Cdr
friend Guiteau failed. Our comrade missed
his calculation little. Ny effort comes
next and It can't fail. My object 10 writing
is this: !: We don't want TO hurt any ons hi
the miserable assassin, and don't Wesg5. 10 r..r4
q Nhif oI dIy OIt else, DaL N1i. lxs4*s4Ia#s 1Ef.
others must not display 50 much z=s.. ID -
future or they will get hurt. yat1 great
difficulty in keeping my sqpaG from shooting
Edeline and the driver last Saturday as they
were pursuing the comrade. Had they shot
him neither Edeline nor the driver nor any
one Of the crowd would have reached the
jail alive. A little less zeal on their part
will be better for them. Your friend,
42D OHIO AYENGER 1EAaT1E y
= WASHINGTON, November 26. Upon the
opening Of the criminal court, scoville read