New-York tribune., 1881-12-03

one of them is more conscious than Mr.. ScoviIle
himself that he is not equal to the task III s stat
ed that Mr.. Scoville has spent so much money on
the case that he scarcely able 10 pay his current
expenses, and thinks of lecturing on Civil Service
Reform as connected with the tragedy III order 10
replenish his purse.
THE FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Court having
been called to order and the prisoner brought in and
placed in the wtnessstand Mr. Porter rose to pursue
the examination but interrupted by the prisoner,
who said 81 desire TO to you Judge and TO TINS
honorable Court that decline to answer any more
questions by repetition Of what we have already had
II you have anything new. an ready to answer other
wise not unless by special direction OF the Court"
The animation then continued follows:
Q-was it OF your purposes In killing the Pres-
dent a demand for your bookf A-one OF the
objects TO preach the gospel as set forth III my
book.
Mr. Porter repeated the question. and was answered
with @ suen have answered IT," from the prisoner
The question being repeated more, the prisoner a
peaed 10 the Court 10 whether he had not already
answered The Court having held that the question
must he answered specifically, the prisoner replied
in the affirmative.
o-You regard your book as the gospeli A.-As an
important explanation OF the Bible claim that It Is
collateral gospel / undertake TO say that the book IL
the Bible brought down the present day In SO far as
there any truth in book 1t comes from the Deity;
and claim tnat IL contains IinpDTlHut IIuths
Q.-Have you read good deal about Napoleon A
No
o-when you wrote, "The Presidents nomination
was an God; his election an act OF God his
removal was act OF God" did you have Napoeon's
bulletins In your mindl A. apparently grstied-That
is the way express myselftharp pointed sententious
II you want to zee specimen OF that kind OF style look
through my book.
o-I think you have remarkable power OF brain, and
whatever your brotherinlaw may think, appreciate
your ability A. (highly peasedl-I thank you Judge
for your good opinion.
O. signhcantly)-I think that IA the opinion OF every
Juror A. (excitedly)-I take my chance before this
Court and the Jury the that the Deity inspired the
not fool and the Deity never employeds fool
to work He put into my brain and heart, ani
left TO work 1t out in my own way.
O.-And you did A.-Under the sanction OF the
Deity.
Ole did not give you after sanction A.-Thc
pressure commenced about ak weeks before the
actual shooting I was predestined from the founda
ton OF the world 70 do this act and had 10 do IT,
O-You believe in the doctrines OF predestination
A-Most decidedly. claim that am a man OF destiny
You spoke of Napoleon; he thought he was a man OF
destiny though he had different work from me- am a
man Of destiny much the Saviour or Paul. or Martin
Luther, or any OF those religious men.
Q-And your destiny TO kill Garfieldf At was
nv destiny TO obey the Divine will, and let Him ako
care of it, put up my le and have not been hung OF
shot yet
o-And you did not expect 10 bel Al had no ex-
pectaion except do the Divine will and let Him take
care Of me- am satisfied with the Deitys conduct OF
this case up TO the present moment
o-When we're you first inspired Al decline to dis
cuss this matter with you any further, have gone
the whole ground several times BEFORE and the papers
are full Of It this morning. IL you want any more ideas
on that subject refer you TO the papers. will not be
ANNOYED in this way any The Court and jury and
e.,,1t Gnw ~ Unnh haUp nnV
new will entertain you, otherwise not.
o-wss It the same OF inspiration that caused you
20 ioin the Oneida Community which inspired you 10
kill Garfield Alt was from the same Deity.
HIS INSPIRATION THE RESULT OF PRESSURE.
Q-And communicated in the same wayf A. with
exctement)-my inspiration always comes upon me as
the result Of pressure. do not believe in spirualsm
or ANYTHING Of that kind have communication with
the Deity as the result OF pressure Sometimes pressure
comes upon my brain, my spirit and my heart That Is
the way got into the Oneida Community.
Odd the Deity inspire you TO leave thercf Al
decline TO answer. have gone that several times
I refer you TO the newspapers.
o-But the Jury is not permitted to read the papers
A-They heard statement on that point several
times and that ought to satisfy any gentleman.
Q-Wben the Deity inspired you TO leave the Oneida
Community and TO establish theocratc paper that
turned failurei Al did not actually start
the paper although consulted about It, do not CON
sder that the time had come To establish tha Kind OF
paper; j.. ouo.. .,no ,ho r,,sono, ,,,,h
the object OF wing that the pretended inspiration In
re card 10 theOcrac daily paper, to the book called
Truth 10 the lecture the second coming OF Christ etc.
were merely borrowed from the ideas OF NOyes and that
portions OF the book and lecture plaRariss from
the book called The Berean In connection with the
prisoners leaving the Oneida Community, MI Porter
put in evidence letter written by the prisoner In APRIL
1895 which he that he Is leaving the Community
in obedience Irresistible conviction that ne ala
il would be upon him that he must obey the
will of God that God and his conscience were driving
him TO the battle and that he dared not draw back
package OF manuscript tied together was shown 10
although he said It appeared TO be mutlated having
neither head tail The DstrictAttorney then pro-
oeeded to read the document from printed slip, and
the prisoner cautioned Mr. ScOye 10 follow the reading
with the original because he was afraid TO trust those
men" II s a paper written by Guiteau to tho Oneida
Community the time Of his leaving It, and is prncl
pay devoted advocating his theory OF establishing
great theocrac paper The substance OF 1t has already
been pubhed The prsoDer listened atentively 10 the
reading interruptng and then to make some ex
PLANTATION. -. .. -. a, .
idea of establishing NUMBER OF theocratio papers wsS
mentioned "The idea &c make the world an entire
Community. 1t was grand conception, but not at all
feasible the way this world is run There are too many
bad people In this world"
note was also read which had been written TO the
Community by Guiteau aud in which he confessed his
love for subordination to MI Noyes and wthdrew
all charges previously made against him. Ihe prisoners
comment ON this made In conyersationa Tone a,
You want" he said, TO imagine yourselves N nsi~