Daily Republican., 1881-07-06

Mr.. Scoville thereupon asked: "Hav,
you contemplated the punishment yo,
will receive for this %
To this Guiteau promptly replied
"They can't punish me; there can't bt
murder without amurderous intent and
have never had any intent to xiii
him. l had no more intent to kill him
than ] had you. l only meant to shoot
him for the good Of the country. Dur.
ing the war it was not considered q
crime to shoot rebels: neither was It
Now, to shoot Mr.. Garfield was lust like
shooting rebel during the war. !
have nothing against Mr.. Garfield, l
have just as friendly feeling to-day as
you have. and there can't be murder in
such II case as that"
'Bnt suppose" continued Mr.. SEQ
vile, THAT a jury should find different
ly, and should convict you of ,nurder?''
Guiteau again smiled. Said he: "I
am not atraid OF that; the Stalwarty
vii! protect me. Gen. Arthur will be
President, and he is a particular friend
of m'ne, ana others of the Stawarts are
friends OF mine, and they are not ooinp
TO see me suffer, when, by my act. I
placed them III power. But this wholp
affair will be blown over in 80 davs
just as soon rs the people become accus.
toned to the change and the Stalwarts
are in power; and when they get my
version Of it and understand ihe reason
for the act, they will be satisfied, and
there will be no further complaint about
it,"
'illteau here required again to Attor-
ney-General MacVeaghs conduct. He
said: General MacVeagh ha. done
me great wrong. 1t may be that he
has a prejudice against me. recon-
mehded Emery A. Storrs of Chicago,
for Attorney General. Mr.. Storr. is a
particular friend of mine. He was nv
candidate, and that may be the rei-
son why General MacVeagh has not
gwen my version to the public. 1t my
reasons were made public the people
would feel very different about it.
Mr.. Scovllle INTERRUPTED Guiteou
here, saying: "But the President NAV
not die. He may survive, and even
then your punishment may be capital,
on account ofthe enormity ofthe crime"
Gulteau answered: "rhe President
vii. die; | know he will die. near
the reports every once in a while to the
effect that he is better. But, mark NV
words he will die. The Lord intends
it. The Lord directed me, and he means
| hat the President shall die"
MIR. Corkhill, the prosecuting attor.
ney, here asked: "But suppose that
the President should live, what will
you say then say about the Lord and
His willie"
Guiteau answered by saying that if
such was what happened it would b-
because the Lord does not intend the
President shall die.
I'm that event." pursued Mr.. Cork.
hill, "wonld you shoot the President
AGAIN."
Again Guiteau laughed blithely, and
said that he would 60 according to the
will OF the Lord. He woull have no
more to do with the matter, and would |
not again shoot the President if the |
Lord did not Intend the President to die.
Mr.. Scoville told Guiteau that every
nan felt about the deed us if he (Gui-
eauD had shot that mans brother, SO
much We're they wrought up about it.
Gultean again said that they did not
Understand his view OF the case and
lis reasons. If they did they would
lot feel SO.
This practically closed the interview.
During its continuance Mr.. Scoville
'ayS Gniteau's manner was quite nat.
lal, but that he would get excited
very little while i'll speaking and
would bring his fist down torcihly or
as knee. His eyes and indeed hi,
whole appearance showed his present
insanity. 81 don't think" continued
Mr. Scoville, "that there is the shadow
1f II doubt about it, and | believe he is
II earnest and sincere in his view. 1t
) the case of an i'll balanced mind and
tetiant mental capacity in certain di-
'ectlons. There is about him All i'll
ehse application to II single idea that
le happens to be possessed of and he
viii pursue that idea to the exclusion
# everything else. He would 90 with
ut eating or drinking while he was in
ent upon some idea, but he lacked the
mental capacity TO arrive at any great
esult in his thinking"
Among other things about Guiteau is
he fact that what statements he has
laue OF Mr.. Corkhili have on invest
CATION turned out to be correct. Que
these statements was concerning the
urchase of the pistol with which he
his horrible deed. He was :
hown to be in very straitened pecuni-
ry circumstances at tile time, and I
inch curiosity was evinced to ascer- !
lln where he obtained the money with
hich to bny the revolver. He says
was part of loan, and so it was. t
e borrowed SD OF an acquaintance,
ld with Sll Of the amount made the :
lrcha>e. :