The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-01
THE EGOTIST.
And He Aspires for the Presidency
and Will Get There.



as religious tramp and dead beal
seems 10 haye whetted interest In the
case. for dIspite the rain the crowd wa,
a great yesterday as upon the opening
Of the court.
Guiteau Was taken directly to the
witness box.
Witness was asked by Scovllle Il
identify some papers just shown him,
one OF which was q hand bill announc
ing lecture at Evanston, Illinois.
YES" said Guiteau, turning 1t around
to the jury with an air Of satisfaction,
shat was the announcement Of one Of
my lectures, shall 1 read"
scovllle. mo, 1 will put these papers
In evidence"
Guiteau then gave his ideas concern
ing the religious tenets Of the Oneida
community. Witness continued TO say
1868 instead OF 1873, and his attention
being called to 1t explained, 81 don't
fesl very well to-day. my brain don't
work just right. probably owing to the
rain.n
6uiteau then resumed the narrative
Of his experience in trying to lecture.
On one occasion he tried to lecture
against Bob Ingersoll, who was to de-
liver = lecture against hell. while he
(witness) proposed to lecture on the ex-
istence Of q hell. While he found
people very ready to pay so cents to
hear there was no hell. they wouldn't
pay cent to hear that there was hell.
Witness was asked to Identify book
handed TO him and said, "Oh, yes,
that's my revised work called Truth, >
. acompanion book to the bible. have
not seef 1t since it was taken from me
when was arrested"
Witness then desired to read pas
sage and read page or two descriptive
Of tho trials OF the Apostle Paul in en-
deavorIng to introduce Christianity.
"rhat's was just my case,'' said
Guiteau striking his fist upon the desk,
II strove to enlighted the world just as
Paul did. had no money and no
friends, and l had just about as rough
time ~ the Apostle Paul had.
Witness went to New York from
Boston ON the steamer stonington when
she struck the Narragansett; thought
his time bad come, but 1t hadn't.
Witness wrote his speech, "Garfield
against Hancockn in the Public L.
brary at Boston. IT was originally in
tended for Grant. Us he (witness) sup
posed Grant would be nominated at
Chicago, but after Garfield was nomi-
mated 1t had to all he worked over.
When in New York witness called
on General Arthur to offer his services
In the campaign; also called at the re-
publican headquarters and saw all the
big men. They were glad to see him.
He consulted with Gov. Jewell, Gen.
Arthur and others. They were very
friendly, but told him they must have
men of big reputation like Grant and
Conkling to do the speaking. Witness
added, l was on free and easy terms
with Arthur, Jewell and the rest Of
them.
Witness made the frst application for
Office soon after Gen. Gar6eld's elec-
tion. / called on Garfield at the White
House; after Garfield was at leisure,
shook lands with him and handed him
my speech on which was written the
Paris consulship. He knew me at once.
I left him reading the speech ard that
was the only interview ever had with
President Garfield. I wish to state
here that my getting ONCE or not get
ting Office had nothing whatever to do
with my removing the President. That
was the act Of an inspiration and was
done as political necessity.
Witness then related his experiences
at the state department and his inter-
views with Secretary Blaine, descrIb-
ing. Is he termed it, the modus ope-
randi Of getting at the secretary of
state.
Witness described his last interview
with Blaine, who rather hurt his feel
ings BY his abrupt manner, which was
20 In contrast with previous cordiality.
Witness then determined to see the
president, and with considerable exhi-
bition Of excitement related his efforts
to sec the president.
Witness continued: The party was at
loggerheads and got very much wor-
ried over it. wrote several notes to
the presldent telling him something
must be done, but he paid no attention
TO 1t. I kept worrying over the politi-
cal situation and knew this nation
was coming to grief.
Witness was then asked as to the in
hpiration which he said impressed him
70 remove the president and replied,
the inspiration as I understand it is
where q mans mind is taken possession
OF BY the Supreme Power when he acts
outside Of himself.
Witness then desired to read from o
printed slip purporting to be an inter-
view with prisoner. giving his theory
on the subject.
Counsel for prosecution objected to
the reading.
! The court ruled against the use Of
tne alp, and Guiteau resumed.
Suddenly on Wednesday evening at
.er Conkling's resignation he thought
II President Garfield was out Of the
way all would 60 well. He tried ia