New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-26

the society OF Communicates and for that reason L. W.
The cross-examnation was conducted by Mr. Dayidge,
who questioned the witness scarchingy In regiu ~
port, ILL.,, to Mr. Oier making Inquiries as id TO ind
strange actions OF Luther w. Gulteau. Witness repeyt
that he had told his son to write the letter not out OF
any for Charles J. Gteau but out of respect Tor
the family: 81 loved L. W. Guteau" said the "i'heSS'
dramatically, " as / did my own brother"
&" Did you think him an insane man y lilo,
81 consider that he was what we call on on rehS'h
What were his political views?"
" He was Republican,"
" And y9g were q Democrat"
"You thought him of and he Thought yon on ~, +,
politics." ,..-,,
Ills only cccentrices were on religion and poiticsP
"Tnat Is all" ~. ,Lt,
"You have been / sort of consulting counsel in ths
case 2"
u have been gave Mr. scovile all the assistance
could prepared brief on the 9aeS'Gm nnythn% IN
f""S hsye assisted s%f r"' Mr sco%ne IN every way,
manner and form in this Cas" | nave no love Ioi ."1
thongh' II was terrible wrong IN shooting tne frcS'
dent, and think 50 today" iii, .,o
prisoner hut subsequently, said that the prisoner ia"
made threat against him. - ,t,.
The prsuncc-Why never saw You before III my Hie
until yOu came 10 the jail la-t saturday. - nj,
Mr. scove then proceeded in the redirect cYamln-
alton 10 question the witness NJ 10 the occasion upon
which hc had pcen threatened by the prisoner. ~.
Wituess-Wtl, we had lyceum in Frceport MI
Here Nj. Dayidge interrupted and cautioned the
Tnc witness"Wc had debate on the question Of the
taxation Of National bonds.
Mr.. Daydge-Whcn was that
The witncss-I can't fix no time.
Tine prsonrr-G have not been in Frceport for twenty
years II must have been when wtsa boy, = v,,s
The prsoucr-Bu was taing TO you.
WITNESS CAUSING HEARTY LAUGHTER
The vitucss-You not M to talk 30. 10 DayidSc-
1t must have been along ahout-wcll dupaticntlyl |
can't fix time. IL about 1861 / DO not lnten"
TO fix the time At the debate there was Mr. Colin AMI
Mr.. Guiteau on one side aud myself and Mr Dexter
Notion on the other. ] -aid gooi deal. Laughter
Tho Old gcutIr,nqn became angry with What
said and pitched mio me. nal my ,"f"TI
tu-t "a" oil gentleman well ttod to any p"Siu'h'
un the Onc which hc wa best quaIcd To NIL wa WIN
an prun from his chin o h- toes knife IN his hands,
aud he ma the kitchen Of the Oneida Community pee M
The socnnity with which the witness related this in
Cdcnt aud the evident satisfaction which Er derived
from having pitched into tine Old man. was too nn,h
ior the Court and was greeted by hearty laughter III
The witness tucn continued ~ follows; The od mnn
became very angry, and acrNaTd met ths man al u,
Raid that my lie ought to have h'cn taken from me- bdt
that God had ordered otncrwIsc.
ihc pri-uncr-Arc sou referring % me or 10 my i"ih'r
The witness maintained a CpntemPtuOus silence
The strict Attorury-I think That Is proper question
Tae prsoncr-If Won refer to me- It s absolutely false;
If ~ my father u may be trn' and piobtDly u.s. -, ~
"a" witn"-'-tlr ucierrnE To inc prisoner - lhe one
who ncutO ed that 10 Anerwar,i mentioned n To
L- cr, and tn father said that must not mind what
The prsoncr-I have liyeI in Frecp,r for twenty
Nr sroyiIle-whcrr dd yoa meet this man oh,n this
conversation io9k p!ar"
The ph-oucr-loa pgc.,nd that this conversation took
Tnc witness dmpa,cntlyj-rlcasc let ne alone.
Tlc prisoner ,c1ctcIIyj- There isnot word Of truth
in IT, Ihat is the way t. dsr'-c OF mat -'ti"mcn.
Mr.. Dayidgc-I want 1" know when ttls took place.
The prisoner cncourIgnRyJ- out the facts,
Mr. Davidge-I will bring them ont.
The prisoner alluding 10 statement by wlincs7l-l
1,, hat "a lao hay had
Mr. pavidye then ATTEMPTED bu, IN vain. 70 compel
the witness Ia hK date Tor tho colycrsaton with
The prisoner expressed his approval OF the witness by
saying Amcrug seems 10 De good icIuw. but never
had Ihc pleasure of his arquaiutaucr before"
The aoiruuity with when the witness answered tho
dur4iion h- contempt tor the prisoner the dr-ir which
he showed to ~ into particulars. the fci he brought
with him bundle Of Old letters and opened IL white ON
the witness stand. ami the simplcitv vita Which he
stated the condition o - bank account, produced mucL
Incrrtmcni among the spectators.
The next witness, vIs 1aomi, north, oi Chicago
lawyer. fc formerly lived IN Frcep"r, H., whc-o NE
was intimately acquainted win Luther " "n.l'Au
witness deputy clerk under him when hc W7 circuit
clerk and cy-pfico recorder.
"Wnnt pccnliarities were there IN MS religious views
10 union win Christ. pcriecu"ri-in ci"i ,
He Was what S called peri, 'toui-i. II" believed
in perfect holiness. He believed iu vital union with
Christ hy faith lie bclovcdfn inspiration by the Holy
Ghost He licycd mat Inspiration would be- carried 50
tar As 10 save n IRON thc""gcal error ana 70 gI1 n
power all di-cscS aud mItirs. lie discarded doc
tors and would have nothing 10 do with them He believed
in Immortality on earth 10y vital union Win christ
have heard hm ry. perhaps dp]en ii,nr' ihht ne nc
expected 10 llC. once ne ndugfT y'AIH
old was ,ick, and her mother had Tent Tor a doctor
Guitoau and told the doctor o get out oI thr
house. that hc would attend To hs own dausmers cIHr
lie then began To mhhlPuht, me cA1; ahI r2l'm'np
disease TO disappear In thc name o Christ HIS ~ i-
ncr wts Ac frcuZci rider II was shocking, sh0ch
ing the nerves OF those who saw H. On another Occa
e,on when a Mls. Plumnrr was H. and when t"" do'-
OF words and manner, 50 much - mat
silence He said the doctors: "Grt out Of the
and rr every who bchcyes In doctors get out lhs
her. He kno,od by her side. ooE her hands his aud
began 10 pray 10 God Almighty ~ command the disease
Ia leave the woman. lie Ordcrri her, III the name OF
Chrst TO rise up 10 take up her ned and walk He went
In that Tor five minutes Mono % us felt like
indulge hs fancy In that direction. while he IN
tina, condition ho would turn extremely pale and look
perfectly bUOdeSs In the face aud his manner was very
ircaned."
"In your opinion he on either ofthesc occaaiOnsof
do not think he was His whole manner was
natural and suocHing producing good deal or nervous
condition OF feeling with the rest OF U.s. that could not
regard himJas of right mind"
Have yen any reason 10 think that he was pretend
ing or eigning on either OF these occhslons"
"NOLin tdc least"
"Did you ever know him to sInalete what no did not
believer
"The farthcst from 1t Of any mortal ever saw"
" lIo always sincere aud honest {"
Yes, much so that he never could play practical
Joke any other Kind Of ok" That was char'cerso
Sf SaiIST Gf man. lie was exceedingly intense ID HIS '''so''
witness went on to relate how. a Visit to Niagara
Falls by Luther Guitcau and himself In 1888, passing
down the Cave OF the winds, lac turned around and
found hin in attitude OF horror. "a pale and motion
ess a II marble statue.
Witness and the guide helped him back, and he had
never that day afterwards allu ted that !nc
dent. Witness had never spOtrn 10 him about It, be-
he little suspicious that s thoct had never
suDsided.
GUITEAU AND HIS FATHER COMPARED.
Mr. Scoyilic asked the witness how the prisoner and
HE father compared in regard to personal and mental
Objected Ia ny tho District Attorney.
Mr.. ScOve said that he expected to prove that
father and sou were Jde siEriieS
The prsOncr-fnai 10 true they say. North has given
statement OF how father used 10 act with his
family.
Tho objection being Oyerruled witness stated that the
prisoner exaggerated Jdc siUUc Of hts fHLhcr.
The pIis Iuer-T aIn little larger than he
The vitnes5-I should say that mentally there was
very marked resemblance.