Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-02

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| AIRED all through
| "The mere fact that person one hundred years
| go or TWO hundred years ago had the IDEA that
| the second coming OF Christ occurred at the de-
struction of Jerusalem, had nothing to do with my
| INSPIRATION" declared the prisoner; adding, ''I
VIII say this in Justice to Noyes, that L read his
| DOCKS carefully while in the Community, and ii
| night have made some impression on my mind.'
| MT Porter having referred to the long roll OF
manuscript the prisoner said that before he COM
| mented on it. it ought to be read to the Jury.
Mr. Porter then asked Mr. Corkhill to read it.
"AFRAID TO TRUST THOSE PEOPLE"
| MI. Corkhill took up a printed copy of the
paper to read, and handed the original to Mr..
| Scoville.
"Thats right. Mr.. Scoville," said the prisoner.
"You look it over. 1 am afaid to trust those
| people,"
Several mistakes were discovered in the printed
COPY. ana the prisoner SAYING that he wanted the
obiig 10 go out straight, insisted upon having the
| original read.
THE PROPOSED THEOCRATIC DAILY PAPER.
| MI Corkhll thereupon read from the original.
The paper was watched for with some interest.
put it proved to be only long statement, written
by the prisoner on his idea Of establishing theo-
| cFatlc paper. The paper was an argument TO
snow That his purpose was friendly to the Oneida
| Hoihnlulity, and not opposed to John II. Noyes'
lIe;tS OF daily paper. II was merely repetition
OF what Guiteau has often said in court and in his
letters a bout the proposed religious Journal The
paper asserted for its writer the claim OF inSpra-
tlon and stated, as it appears to have been usual
win tne prisoner at that time, that he was mem
| Der OF the firm OF Jesus Christ & Co.
Inc reading OF the paper occupied half an hour.
AN ANTIPATHY To LABOR.
MI Porter then handed the prisoner another
letter for iden tfcaton. The prisoner, after look
Ing over the paper, said it appeared to be note to
| the oneida Community when they were lab0ring
| with him to get him out OF the notion of leaving
| the Community.
| Mir. Cork hill read the note In it Guiteau con-
IeSSed that II have an anti-COmmunity spirit in
! n 10 l6nT al,I, 1nT
s1t.on to Mr. Noyes and ayowed subordination to
and love for Mr.. NOyeS.'
LETTER OF CoNrRITIoN.
Another letter was identified by the prisoner.
IL was letter OF contrition for some offence
against the Community During the reading of
the letters Guiteau put on pair of eyeglasses in
a most affected and ostentatious way, and looked
over newspapers. This is the first occasion on
which the prisoner has displayed eyeglasses
OTHER LETTERS
were read. They addr eSsed to the Commll-
nifty or individual members of the Community. In
some OF the letters the prisoner declared his belief
That he was " the envoy OF the true God," and all
OF them were eXpOSitiOns OF the peculiar religious
beliefs Of the prisoner
During the reading the prisoner occasionally
made interrupt rs, despite the efforts the court
to check him. One of the letters read was one in
which he wrote from HOboken, Nj, proposing to
return urn to the Community The letter said the idea
mlsed him. This letter. the prisoner sad he wrote
when he found the newspaper project was not feas
i1ie. lie SAID ne knew no more about business
tan a baby 'There was 10 deyish deuSiOn
feasi hle."
When the papers were all read Mr. Porter
PROCEEDED WITH THE CRoss-ExAMINATION
The prisoner maintained that the idea of eStab-
fishing theocratic paper "was sound - that "the
inspiration was good one" Upon the question
OF his Shaker life in Hoboken, the prisoner said
81 was practically Shaker all the time was in
the community. Although they had theory OF
promiScuouS intercourse which Moves was about
the only man that practiced-Noyes and two or
three other leading men. The others were the ma
JOi1ty OF them Shakers"
DELUsIoNs BY THE DEVIL
"Do you believe" asked Mi. Porter, Sin deluslons
"No, sir; do not in the sense you use it, said
the prisoner
Mr.. Porter asked If he believed in devil
eyes, SIR" replied the prisoner 81 believe in
personal devil There's an article in my little
book On that. It's good thing too judge. You
had better read it. 1t viii do you good,
tLaughter]
OBJECTING TO THE WORD s'MURDER."
The prisoner having objected to question in
which Judge Porter used the word ''murder," the
lawyer asked: care you not on trial for murdcr?n
so it is Safd,' answered the prisoner: and again
said that the word "femOval" was the one to use.
'.The word removal said Judge Porter, sis
quite as repulsive to me as the word murder is to
I presume you have big fee at stake in this
tnlng, III the prisoner. 81 want that fact to
get before the jury when you are talking this
way"
INSANE LEGALLY But NOT IN FACT.
"You take very practical view of the law said
Judge Porter, and then he asked suddenly:
"What's your theory of your defence? Is it that
you are legally insane, and not SO in ract?"
" A great many people think am insane" said
the prisoner, very badly insane"
HOME QUESTION.
care you insane?" asked the lawyer.
81 am not an expert. Let these experts and
this jury an swer whether am insane or not'
DCGGING THE PRESIDENT TO AssASsINATE HIM.
Referring to the events preceding The assassina-
tion the lawyer asked, ''Did you lurk In an alley
with pistol in your hand7"
The prisoner said he did not care to 60 into that
subject, but was compelled to answer
"Did you lurk In an alley one night when the
President was at MIR. Blaine's house?' asked Judge
''Iwill say" said the prisoner, "that was in a
park one night when the President came out OF
the White House and went to Mr.. Blaines. l was
in the park across the street. When he came up
anS, and went by Mr. ngersols was several yards
.'How far did you dog the PRESIDENT"
s.Ke passed from the White House to Mr.. Blaine's
and passed down in the same direction"
s'Was your pistol loaded?"
cit was loaded, sir"
"Did you intend to kill him?"
intended to remove him, sir"
s'No, sir"
"Why did you follow HING"
81 had right as citizen to 60 in that direc-
ton"
Being asked again about the pistol, he said: 81
had my pistol and all my papers with me-"
LURKING IN AN ALLEY TO AsSASSINATE THE PRESI-
DENT.
"The President,' he said, was alone when he
went to Mr.. Blaines."
Did you not then lurk in the alley?"
Il had been there about one or two minutes
to attend to my private business"
"Was your private businessto remove the Presi-
dent?"
My business was to execute the Divine will
whenever had an opportunity"
Ibid you nave good opportunity that night?"
"No, sir"
"Why not?"
ssThatS my business, and not yours"
The prisoner said he stood at WOrmleys hotel
about half block away. The President remained
half an hour; the President and Mr.. Blaine came
out arm In arm; they came down the opposite Side
OF the street, and went towards the White House:
IL was about O'Clock, on the 1Sl OF July.
"D1d you hear them talk?n
Walt m1nute," said the prisoner, 81 want to
tell you some news On that point"
He then resumed his narrative, saying that they
came out In very social and chatty mood arm In
arm; their manner confirmed what he said yeSter-
Gay, that MI; Garfield had sold himself, body and
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