Daily Republican., 1881-11-15
been accepted and sworn In. At II. 30
i've jurors had been obtained and sworn
In Their names and occupations are
a. follows:
John P. Harlin, keeper.
Frederick w. Brsdenburg, cigar
maker.
Charles G. Stewart, -four and feed
dealer.
Henry j. Bright, retired from bust
ness.
Thomas J. Lapglor, grocer.
honu~s y. AL0pk ioi Rioocr.
GUITEAU's STATEMENT,

| uono.
Thomas J. LaDglor, grocer.
GUITRAU's STATEMENT.
In the speech which Guiteau had PIE
pared fer delivery in Court to-day, h
says he il charged with numbering on
James A. Garfield. No.hlng can b.
more absurd, because General CARTEL,
died of malpractics. General Gartielt
Was . good man, but q weak politician
being President he was in % position t,
do vast harm to the Republic, and he
was doing it, by the unwiSe use OF pat,
ronage, and the Lord and himself took
the responsibility of removing him
That HIS duty to the Lord and to th'
| American people OvercAme his persona
feelings toward General Garfield, am
he sought to remove him. NoC being d
marksman, General Garisid was no
fatally shot, hut incompetent ply sician|
finished the work, and they, not hun
self, are responsible for his death. n,
then speaks Of tae breach in the Kepub
liCan party and his re olive to remove
lhe PresiDiGnC, and claims that thr
Drity ordeIeu him To hre thA sho'. He
refers to his work on theology, insanity
in his family, his married life and his
lifa III PRISON, ard appeals TO those
whom he s'yS he has put iuto position
and 70 the General public TO send hlm
money for his defence.
The speech concludes as follows:
"ro-day, by the gradual change OF
public opiniun, | am Justified in pass
ing Witn EN!dAbte contempt the con
tiuued venom Of certain Newspapers.
Let the newspapers change from ''uui-
teau the Assassin to ''HulteIu tns
patriot.
III appeal to the S,alwa and liberal
press Of the nation for justice. ap-
peal 10 the Republican party, especial y
the Stalwarts, of whom Lam proud tC
he one, for Justice, appeal to tn q,
Presl lent of the United States for
justice. am the uaAn that made him
President. Wlthou; my inspiration ho
was "a political cyphef, without power
or Importance. | was constantly with
him in New York last f.ll duriug the
canv Lss, and he and tue rest OF our
men known that We had all we could
do ~ elect ont ticke.
Had Gen. Hancock kept his moath
closed on the tariff, or had the Murry
letter been delayed q week, HancOcH K
certainly would have b en elected.
Then nv man could tell what might
have happeued to the /. l.'pub!iCaus.
am more tuan glad that Gen. Arthur
i, proving Inn su!ta wise mhu in bis
new position, auu expect he will give
the natlUn the nncsI administration IL
has ever had. appea. to tue honorable
Court Of jurtic-. AIN < lad your LOuoT
~ Il gentleman oI broad yIGwS, ChrisG-
ian stGltintnt and clear head. | count
myself fortunate indeed that my Case
is to be tr ed before So abt" and careful
Il jurist. | aPpCal TO the District AltOr-
noy aud his 'ca!n@d associate, for JUS
LGe. beg they 60 slow III prosecuting
this case; Mat tney do no injustice
to the DoIty, whose servant | was when
| sought to remove the Late President.
At lhe last great day they and all meg
will sttEu 10 the p-eschCe OF the Deity
crying tor mercy and Justice as they
acL here so WI. be their final abode
hereafter. LII" is AZ Ell III. ! his is IL
strange world.
Ofen men are governed by passion
and rot by reason. Ihe mob cIuCltled
the SavIoLr OF mankind, and Paul, His
great Apostle, went 10 IN lsuUmiHlOus
death. This happened many centuries
igJ. For eighteen Ccntif,es no man
has exnibilel suCh a tremendous intiu-
cnCe GA civilization as the dusp!sc II
Ga!Ii!e.tn anu bis great Apostle. They
did tnoir work md lett the result with
the Almighty Fa.her,
This speech was written in a
cramped position in my cclI.'