Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-11-24
The Assassins Rejected Address.


The Assassin's Reiected Addres,.
The following is the full text Of the adj
dress which Gulteau has written. with the
intention and hope of reading IN the Court
Nondav:
| am in the presence of this honorable
Court, charged With "malciouSlv and wick
edly numbering one James \. Garfield. 4"
Nothing can be more absurd, because Gen
eral Garfield died from malpractice The
syliog.sm tu prove il i this Three week
after he was shot, his physician, held a
careful examination, and officially decided
hc would recover two months after thi, Off
cial announcement he died therefore. &C
curdlug to hi, own physicians, he was not
fatally shot. The doctors who mistrratcd
him ought 10 bear the odium of hi. death, and
not HI. as,ailant. They ough, to be in
dic,rd FOR numbering James \. Garfield. and
not me. But | have been indicted and
must stand ny trial for the alleged homicide.
General Garfield was President of the
United States anL am one Of the men who
made him President His nomination was
an accident. His election the result Of the
creates, activity o. the part of the StalSnrts.
aud his removal a special providence. Gen
eral Garfield vas a good man. but a weak
polI,ir,an. BEING President, h. vas in A
nositiou 10 do yn-t harm To III, Republic.
and he vas doing il b, the unwIse use OF
patronage. and the Lord and | took the re-
.nnn,ib,Iir, Of rrmo,iny him. certainly
never would have sought To remove him
ON ms own account. VII, should | shoot
lin H.. never harmed me-. From him |
exn.ctcd An lnpartant ntfce. I considered
htm ms polilical ana nrrsoual friend but
my tuiy In TN. Lord and 20 III, American
neonI,. o,,rcam. M personal feeling. and
| sought 10 remove him. Not being a
m,rk ,man h. "a, not fatally ,ho,. but n.
c,pp,.t,pr pbysiri,ns finished ,b. work. and
,b,, ,nJ nj, ~, ar. re~pon.iblc for hi.
d,.,,b \,thi,, hu, ,h, rnlifiraI Situation
lat .nrin,, justified G,u-raI t;ar6rll'. re-
mn,, IA. b,,,k IN ,h,. R,Dubltcan Marty
la.r ,priny "a. widening week by week
ana t,r,.s,v ,ri,ii u,r NJ, in.n,ration
VA, I, remove III, l,,.. pre.lirnt AZ once
ana ,h.rrb, close the breach before II got
a. Nd, that nnthIn, hui another heart
r,u,ip,, and de.nlatiny var could clos. il.
Tn. last var cost III, u,fion a million of
m,p and A billion of money. The Lord
wanted To ur,.,rut A rrp,iItion Of this dc,
olatiou. and insured me 10 execute. His will.
Why did He in,pirr me in preference To
S,,n.ons rl.,o Becau>. | had the brains
and nerve prnhabIy 10 do the work. Tn,
Lord doe. no, emnloy incompetcnt persons
Il, .,r,, HIM. U,. use, the best material
H. can find No doubt there werr thou
sand, Of KepubIicaus who frl, A, did about
Grp,r, Garfield. xreckIng the Republican
marty last ,priuy. and. had the, tn, concep-
ti'n' the nerve inc 'f''n' an" 'he oPPoI
Il III tbs aorld VA. The onI, man who had
IN, ropr,nti,n
q, ,b.. rr,,l of my ca>. propo.e 10
.,,,,,,o, some NJ rh. l,,jipy noiitici.n. of
IN. Krnubhcan and democratic parties,
AKA ne leading New York and Washing
ton Editors. To show the political salvation
ann tn, prriI. which surrounded thu. Rrpub-
II, las, min, propo,. 10 90 into tins
branch nf ny defence rxhau,,ivrly. An
orb., r-a,on the Lord insured me 10 re-
move The President IN preference 10 some
ONE else !, because He wished to circulate
~, tbenlnyic,L vork m, Truth TIN, hook
va, written 10 .ay,. souls and not for money.
,ni ~. ori !, c;rc,,l,,i,,, III. hook /. after
.onI. By II n. breaches the GOSPEL and
pr,pare, The world for their Judgment which
s,r,. n,.onI, think and uirh reason. i not
f,r distant have b-,n DELAYED in getting
IN, a n.w .ditinp of rhi, hook which will
,nrlud,. yraph,r narrative. of nv life but
.xr.ct i will M, i..,-d sb,rtly. More
than ASH. hundred Uitn.,>,s h,y, h..n sum
moned for the prosecution. Two third, of
,h.n Lnov nn,binu about and the Court.
I nr..,m,. will d,r,d, the, ar. irrelevant.
IHk DEITY 'oNh'tIl>" hlN ptftNOt'
The issue here i: The Deity seem, we'll
disnn,,J IN father II thu, far and | exp.ct
He viii continue'to father it to the end. 1t
/. ~, Gk.ly n. w,lI ,lln,, me- 10 come to
yr,ef far ob..yin, HIM. How do YOU know
L wa, the Delt,? was 50 certain Of il
that | nut nm my lif. IN II and | undertake {
N AZ In. DENY !. actively engaged In nv
d.frnc. am confident He will checkmate
I'M. III. h,,d. IN HI nro,.rution. bey
rh-v 20 SLOW. The, cannot afford to yet
In. Dtity down on them. He uttered his
voice" saws the psalms. land the earth
melted" Tbi, !, tbe God whom | served
when / sough, to remove the President and
H., !, hound to take care Of me. Recently
4. W.shinyton new,paDer Autographed a
cramn.d nirce of paper / carried m nv vest
pocket week, under the utIe OF bu'teau
tar;a ar odd times. and | could hardly read
il myself and so told the gentleman gave
i ~ hui h. Thought he could read il. and
tool !, as he wa, in haste, next heard of
i Al a lithoyrapb, Owing to circumstances
heyond nv control. have been forced to
III your Honor % assign the counsel and
furnish me witnesses, formerly practiced
Law in NV YORK and Chicago, In 1877 |
lsft a GOOD practice in Chicago. and went
out leeIurinr, but | had small success. |
had ideas. but a small reputation. Nv
theological work. The Truth contains NV
Theology" 1t was written during a period
Of five wears, aud cost me great dea Of