Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-25
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The EuLteau Trial.

9he Gulteau Trial.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.--Shofty before
The advebs of Judgo Cox this morlirg the
Gflm!CAl Court rC0G presented the sDpeeraCcs
oi G vel! filed theatre upon so opeuiDg night. |
Tho Ccuzs hsiog opened. MIR. Seovila Stated
that Gutesu deairsd 10 make statement.
10 otisc.ior being made. Guitceu read f.om
msa1io;ipt substantially as follows:
Il propose to have ell the facts bea!iog on
!his case to 20 to The curt srd the isry. sna.
to d, this, | hsvs been forced to interrupt
counsel ard witnesses, who wero mistaken IS
| TO supposed fuci5 l meant no discourtes2 to
them or npy onc. Aoy fac. 10 my career bear.
ipg co tie question 700 fred that saot, the
D,i'y or myself il Of vital Importance 10 this
case, end | pfcp,ae ths. j! 6, to the jury.
Hoscn my p,r.ossi, political and theolcgic,l
honor and tho opposing COUNSEL ara dispose u
give historical review of my life, and l ask
the priss aid the public to d., likewise. All |
| want ia absolute justice rnd shs | DO. pei
| nit sps crooked work. have DO idea mp
| couns.l wants crooked Work. They ere often
| mistaken co supposed ftc:s, and | shall have 10
correct then. List spring c.r:ain newspapers
in New York and Washington were bitterly
dsnouucl2g the P1esdoot fer breaking up tho
republican patty By Improper appointments. l
| would like thoss newspapers to report those
cd,c1ia's riw. srd SEQ how they world lock
naa sound. Ia attempting to remove the
| President. | oaiy l;a what tho psp:rs said
ouga. 10 bo d,oa. Sizes July Pad they have
baen d.if5ing tbs President a5d dsnoaccirg
no Tor doing tho ve!Y thing they said ought to
DC tcue. | wat the newspapers srd dactcri,
who actually killed tho President, to shsra With
no tho odiUm Of lis death. never would
have shot him Of my oHa V0litioD, notwith
standing those newspapers. il bad rot been
commissioned ~ the Deity to do the deed.
Ba: 'lil fec: does not relieve the newspapers
from iic supposed disgrace of the Presidents
rcDGvsl. II he hsd been properly treated he
gcoi have been silva today. II has been
published tnat EN- 10 feaE OF death. 1t is
fa'sa. have blwsy5 bsea religious man end
40 &C iva worker for Gcd. Some pecp.e think
that sr} 6 murderer, bu! the Lord does oct,
lex Il, i7a3!red the sot, ss 10 the oas! ct Atri-
haGa sid scofo ct other Gases 10 The Bible.
Tie s3ss1st mado upon me or Saturday by q
cgars hes been condemned ty the press. The
eyes ef tbs civil z,d world sre watching this
case, aud it bchooves this court 81 d the Metro
p9ii:al polio, TO protect ne at all htzlrds. l
hcrsb7 warn ell cracks of high ard loV degree
10 keep away from me uuder penalty of instant
death. tla Rould bsve baen shot dead on
Saturday bat for the resr;sg OF tbs hcrsss 10
tie vaa ns the oticer woa shooting. The horses
Gholk tbs van 50 that be lrst his aim. and,
though the van pur:ueA him. hs temporarily
e:olpcd. l waste my arguments on oranks
A they Gao SEQ 10 tho o'so is q policeman re-
vo!y2-. Agaia, sly il they vslu, thier 'iscs
:iiey nuit keep away from re | desire The
curt sua The jury to dispose Of this case On
the fscis and the Law. and leave oil the respoo-
sibi!i:E sh0n: /. TO The verdict.
ilr. Stogilio referred to his pteeilul d.
Dauds 70. o..isin printed newspaper slips
Hhioh were tsksn from Guitesu at the Tins Of
MS arrts'. a coilsqay susuad b,.wceu
cau3ssl. 10 which considerable faoling WAS
shcsn upon both sides. Mr.. SoovliIo protested
against ths oonrso 81 tho Di5t:io. Attorney 10
tho mater nad the latter coatcm o.uous'y RI
ortsd trom hla STAT. "Oh sluF, stuff, ali
stuf!"
III. e>.',vrcrsy Wa daily sstIcd, s.i 7t1r.
Seovills called John A. Logan for ,ho dsfe1c !;
Titnss, did not respond. however.
Gnlteau, who seemed greatly tXaised. heys
trckoi in again AID shouted 81 So TO be dis!iro.
| l9 heard ia tvrrY part of tia CUT room.
There IS another mater tla: waat to speak
ahsn: ZIG b: new. | understand uy divorced
Ei!e i. to BIZ brought hsrs s5 wines against
ws5 pocr. unfortunate Ihiog. and | neysr
ahonld hsve married her. Bat. if she oomes 20
testify asainss 10, uDd 60 NO any harm Ill tip
Up her wbole reaord. San vas eeduusdd 10
P5IIa6el phis std Gsd child before | nsrrisd
Tar"
With srast difficulty h!r, ScoYiile, after
SINE mlaut:s OF tSpGsinelion succeeded 10
Qliu.lag Guiteau, who fer the nex. fifteen s,iu-
u:cs devoted himself to his newspapers, Two
other witnesses vera called but f.ilsd to re-
sDord. Joseph b. Smith of Ffeep,rf, Ill,
| then ts5iiusd az to bis scquaie!s1os With Gu
teeu's family.
| T. O. Fo,s. 81 Dover, N H., another
"tness, @Gs 81 tbs depot when Presidep! CAT
fad vas shot. His erdetcj was Of no parti-
euiar Interest; ard i0 subssro, ba. Of others.
| lhero "ero several sharp passages between
| Mi. Seville sGd tbs Court for the prosecution
! during the qieatooing Of this witness.
Charles II. Rsed, Of Chicago. dstslled sew
eral ircdaEts in Gutcau's career ss lawyer 10
Ctol2r. THO wiiness vas prosecuting s.tor.
noy for tw.:v. ycsrs, AID net Gu!eau f, o1ant-
~ but bis rslaliots win him we're uevcr iuli-
mate lie had loaned him money which ia
sill d1e. He always regarded lin very ear
| pcs, sliooro neu tu. not uobailacc:d. He
never saw shy indication of violercs, bu! ell
ways deemed him harmless man uotil re-
gently. Ho met Guitesu several times at The
Riggs House AID undertook to 6i,susds him
from asking fer the Paris consulate and 10 seek
q clegkship-a, however, to no purpose.
Tho prisoner interrupted the witness often
| making rambling and irreIevaot remarks un.il
Judge Cox, quito Sharply threatened 10 gag
| hm it TO did uos heep quiet. Guiteau COZ
| ti5uad to iaterpoHo his otj.osions, however.
but 10 less Questionable manner and ge.dusllv
! :utsiael altogether.
4 rccaes VS. then takeo.
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