, 1881-11-14
GUITEAU'S PLEA,
The Assassin Has Prepared
an Elaborate Speech in
His Defense,
Which He VIII Undertake
to Deliver in Court
Today.
Ho Will, Of Course, Be Refused Per-
mission to Spout It at
This Time,
Full Text Of a. Plea Remark
able for It's Crafty
Composition.
lie "1cmoycd Garfield Because
Of "His Unwiso. Use Of
Patronage.''
He Was Chosen by The Lord 10 DO It
on Account Of His Nerve
and Courage.
The Deity Prompted Him to the Deed,
and the Deity Will Sec
Him Through.
There Wore Several Thousand Repub.
1fcaus Who Wanted Garfield
Removed"
aniteau Is Sane Enough to Insist that
It Was the Surgeons Who Killed
tie President.
There We're Several Thousand Repub.
lfcaus Who Wanted Garfield
sRemoyed."
auiteau Is Sane Enough to Insist that
It Was the Surgeons Who Killed
the President,

Special Dtspateh to Tas Chicago Tribune.
WAslstSoToS, u. u, Nov. Blu tho wur1cn's
room nt tho District Jai today nbout noon tAoro
"as worry remarkable scnne, tho murderer
OF tho President meeting tharo his sister, Mrs.
scosslle his brother, Johu ". 0u!tcuu, or Los
ton, md bis brothcr-ln-iaw, George ScovIllc, OF
Ch!cngu. Tho Wardon respected tho fcqj,uus Of
tho Innocent rclutlvos and loft them with thoir
brother, the assasiu, alone. They wcre thpro
Tor M hour aud q half. What pasacd bctwoon
ths1n Ia known to that family alonc.
Tic iatl otliclals who observed tho very
ovldout grief Of auitcau's reIatlyes sald
TINT thero could DO 10 doubt TINT
tho interview was rnoat affecting. 0uttoau bud
not soen hts slstvr for thruo yoar8, nor his
orothor for two years. Tho Interview sooms TO
haVe fnollowcd Guitoau. for during tho uftpr-
noon hc was very ,nuot subtiuod. Later In tho
day from corridor lendlng to his coll tho volcua
Of prayer wero hoard. Bomo.la from tho
Womnn's Christian Union hnd boon admitted to
his cell, and wcrc praying for hEs soul, Ono Of
them was heard to say to Guitonu:
"AisE YOU 4 cI1nlsT1AN?"
uuiteau's answer w4s: Lam, und ain hehrtl-
" In sympathy with your work" 4 numbcr OF
visitors to tho Jail had followed tho women ,nls-
eloHar1cB down to tho coli. 6omo OF them et,-
toro1 It and some stood outsldo In tho corridor
while tho conversation upon religious subjects
took place. Ono sentence In tho prayer Of oup
or the women, ns IT. wus heard lu tho outor cor
rtdor wns; "Lord havo mercy on this dear
mana souI.' Whom the missionaries loft tho
cell byBtauder approaohod them and mid;
You have asked tho Lord to hayo morcy on
TINT doar mans soul. I toll you thero
Ia no one on Garth, In Aoavon, or in
Hell who oarcs for bis soul. Tho tystandor for.
got tho poor brother and sister whom GuItcau
bad Just loft in tho Wnrtlon's otlee. Tho pray
1ug woman snd sho mount to hAvo askud tho
Lord to havc moroy on his doar soul To ono OF
tho visitors 0ultoau aail TINT ho
INTENDED 70 MAKE A SPEECH
In tho court tomorrow, and ha hnd carefully
prcparod 1t in bis coil. lilo wus certain that it
WIS speech which would impress tho
court. md That it would furnish a
satisfactory explanation OF what ho atill
calls "tho removal Of 0nr.iold." Tho speech
was wrftton In Ink on twolye pages Of ,uttor.
papor In Il fairly uoat but sofnowhat or1bbcd
hatld. The pap0r was nut ruled. and tho lines
woro written lrrogularly aoroas tho pages.
1u!toau said, MS ho fondly turned over tho
lcasos Of hls manuscript, that tho apeeoh would
tuke an hour to dollver, and that ho wished tho
person with whom ho was talking to ba certain
to 10 present In the courl-r0om to hoar it. 4
visitor In Tho corridor who overheard this
remark said: "You will not 10 permitted
to tnako that speech. and they will hung
you Oh tho spot 1t You ntto1npt IT, 0uteau ut
this was greatly offended, und dearcJ TINT tho
visitor who made tho rosnark should come buck
so tliat be might explain 10 HIN bis motives tor
tho assassination. The visitor did not return.
Tho spoooh which uuItouu bus Prom rad IA a m.
n,n,, IL .,,,,,,,o,t =. Iii 1880. "
aans' hna.' p, t uooaons ~ WI! probably nosor DO
heafa IN TUG court. lilo !ntrusted tho nanu-
scr!pt Of his speech to q frlond, and tho follow
lnK Ia copy oft:
uulrEAu's RrEEoH.
"If tho Court please, dustro to address your
Honor at tho throshold Of tas case. ain IL
the pros1nca q this honorao1o Court charged
9anes J., 4: aar.,ed. Nothing eau 10 tuofo al.
tico: Tho syj!oglssn 10 proye this IL tnls: Ihroo
weeks utter h9 VITA ahot hs ,physclans hal d
ourcEnl examination, nl.d ottriully decided b0
would recover. TWO Munths nftor this official
announcement h0 died. Therefore. aocordtt,x to
US own pnyaelaias. ho "4H not fatally shot Tho
tt ~ Tnu r. n.H uuHut " pclr tno
o,iuht to h" in1lt"}cd III for ~ nnirsnW i: r,.s
Gurt,eiG and mi tnr tmt hava i,nn,n t,i.nn.; -;
and iaust @ stand ny VI tra for lie eliesoa . aoIul.
statcs, aad nm vt,a ~ the taoM that ,natIn tin
At11tNht' AAI8 Ue9 Au AtttNGut+ HIN