The daily gazette., 1881-12-03
SECOND EDITION
GUITEAU ON TRIAL.
The Prisoners Cross-ExaminasiOn
Closed, and Expert Testf-
mony Being Received.
HIS OPINION OF MR.. BLAINE.

HIS OPINION OF MR.. BLAINE.
Q.-Then you did not believe until
that night in July that there was any
s1ch public necessity for the removal
of the Presidentp Al did believe
it all along. This was positive eye
confirmation of what the newspapers
were saying, to w.t., that Garfield was
entirely under B aine's control. Blaine
is a bold, wicked, vindictive man, and
tell him SO to his face. / say, fur-
theImore, that Mr.. Blaine, is morally
responsible for Mr.. Garfield's death.
Ii it had not been for Blaine's ipflu-
ence over Garfield, Garfield would
have been alive to-day. He would not
have disrupted the Republican party
and imperilled the Republic there
would have been no necessity for his
removal, and hence there would have
been no necessity for the inspiratio n
Of his removal. But, enough Of that.
Q,-Had you ever before tried to kill
Mr.. Garfield? A.-(Again initiating
Mr.. Porter's tones and snarling at him
No; had never before tried to kill
Mr.. Garfield.
Mr.. Porter then led the prisoner
through all the circumstances of his
going to the church which Mr.. Gar
field attended, seeing him in his pew,
afterwards examining the pew
thf ough the window from the outside
and wondering whe' her that would
not be good place to ''remove" him.
On being further pressed as to the in
spiration he refused in an angry tone
to discuss the subject any farther. He
did not think it necessary to irritate
the public and to irritate the Court
and jury with any more of such talk.
Here the District-Attorney interposed
with the suggestion that as the priso-
ner was tired the Court should now
take a recess, which was accordingly
done.
After the recess Mr., Porter questioned
the prisoner as TO his visit TO the Jail
prior to the day of the shooting. The
prisoner said that that visit had been
made after the inspiration had first seiz-
ed him, and that its purpose was to see
where he would go under human law.
The examination was then addressed to
the occuTance of the night before the
shooting, when the prisoner followed the
President and Mr. Blaine. The prison
er said that he aid not shoot the Presi-
dent that night because IL was hot aud
sultry.
@. And you were afraid you would
make Mr.. Blame sweat? A. No, Sir.
@ Did you think it would make you
better to pull that trigger? dBqaired Mr..
Porter, raising his arm and making a
motion as if shooting with q pl tol).
Guiteau tcontemptuously)-Oh, don't
put SO much style with the trigger.
@. Did yau think SO? A. (imltating)
No, did this he says: "When in the
world had programme of my own,
but God smashed that and hurled me
into the Community" He also refers
to himself as a creature of p,edestina
tion, but states that, having Gods work
to do, he would not abandon it for the
wealth of the Rothschllds or the fame
of Napoleon. "That is so, now," mur-
INJURED the prisoner.
The letter written by Guiteau asking
to be received back Into the Commun.
ity was next read. He states that he
gave up his project of establishing q
theocratic paper because he was not up
to the "tricks of the newspaper trade" !"
and further That the project was
"devilish delusion."
Guiteau-It was no devilish delusion.
It was an inspired idea, but not feas.
ible.
THE THEORY OF "DEvILIsH DELU
sIoNS."
Q. Do you not think that you ever
had devilish delusion? A. No; do
not have devilish delusions. Noyes
believed in deyilish delusions. The
devil and the Almighty are fighting 1t
out according to him. believe IN a
personal devil. There is an article in
my little book about it. 1t is good read.
ing, Judge.
Mr.. Porter-I have read it with
good deal of pleasure. A. There are
good ideas in it. Ii has not been pub
lished yet, Judge.
@. Do you believe the devil tempts
men9 A Most decidedly. He tempts
them to do evil, and tnat is the reason
when pressed to do thing | first ques-
tion whether 1t is the devil or the
Deity.
The prisoner then repeated at some
length the story of the alleged inspira-
ton that induced him to murder the
President.
@. Was it IN view of the political sit
uatiou that you made up your m.nd to
murder
Guiteau (interrupting excitedly1-
DON'T use that word murder" You
are entirely too free with lha word.
Mr.. Porter-Are you not on trial for
murder? A. So it is said. Can't you
use the proper word-sremove."
MIR. Porter--I can use the word
"remove," but it is as rtpulsiye to ne as
amurder'' is to you.
Guiteau 0nsultingly)-I presume you
have big fee for this, Judge. You are
working on conditions, see.
Mr.. Porter-You are a practical man
in your notions of law? A l decline to
answer. Go back to theology.
HIS ALLEGRD INSANITY.
q. Suddenly What Is your theory
OF your defense. A. stated it very