The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-30
The ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Execution Of Arthur Lefroy, at London
Yesterday. for the Murder of
Mr.. Golt-.. Two Very
Costly Fires.
Guiteau Takes the Stand and Amuses
Gaping Crowd by Details
Of His Past Life.
The United States Flag Insulted aud
American Seamen Maltreated by
Honduras Officials.
The AtlantaExposition Booming-.Lights
and Shadows Of the Call Board.
The Criminal Calendar...Strike OF Em.
ployes OF Canada Southern R'y.
Other F0raiyn aud namaeftc Nnwc
The AtlantaExpOsition Booming..Lights
and Shadows Of the Call Board.
The Criminal Calendar...Strike of Em.
ployes Of Canada Southern R'y.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.


WASHINGTON, November 29.-It being
generally understood that the prisoner
would be put upon the stand to-day to tes-
tify in his own behalf, the crowd which
tlocked to the courthouse as early as 8
o'clock this morning far surpassed in num-
bors that of any previous day. The doors
were barred and the policemen had great
difficulty in preventing forcible ingress into
the courtroom, which was already filled TO
its utmost capacity. The regulations
which had formerly been so sue.
cessful in admitting without difficulty
| those persons who have business in
court were this morning of no utility and
judge, counsel and experts had to fight
| their way through the crowd. Guiteau
was called to the witness stand and took his
place, closely guarded by two policemen
and court officers.
He was asked by Mr.. Scoville to give
s1me incidents from his earliest recollections
of his mother. He replied: Am | to be
to-day, or only to identify SOME some
letters. | suppose tie latter. | am mot
feeling at all well to-day, but shall be much
better in the course of a week."
Scovillc-"I had arranged to examine
you to-day, and there are no other witnesses
present"
Guiteau-"You should have had your
witnesses on hand. | object to going on
the stand when ! am not feeling we'll, to
be subjected to cross-examination BY
counsel for the prosecution. / have Il good
deal to say. want to so over the whole
business carefully and scientifically,
so to speak, and want to be in good
| talking condition.
,Scoville-"l shall only ask you some sim
| pie questions
Guiteau-"I am willing to answer, pro-
vided the prosecution will not take adyan-
tage of my presence on the stand and force
me to state my entire defense"
Judge Porter, of the prosecution, sug-
gested that letters in evidence yesterday
should be read. After some discussion Jud, a
Cox said. "If witness.went on the stand
to testify he must submit to be cross
examined, and if his examination as witness
was begun 1t could not be suspended,
except by consent of counsel of other side. {"
Guiteau (nodding his head)-"That's the
rule, Judge, as / understand"
After further discussion Guiteau left the
stand and Scoville read letters, all written
by Guiteau to his father and other mem
bers of the family.
Another letter was read, in which the
writer criticised severely the Oneida com.
munity, and referred to circular enclosed,
which also denounced the Community and
their practices.
Guiteau xclaimed-"Several of the New
York dailies took up my circular and de-
voted editorial comments to it-which was
q little bit Of revenge | had for living in
that miserable society. am glad to know
they are broken up now. | was q yirtuous
man all the time ! was there, though |
want that understood"
The reading of the letters was finished at
noon and Guiteau resumed the witness
stand.
Scoville began 20 question him relative to
his early life. .Guiteau responded promptly,
intelligently and with perfect coolness for
uation and his freedom to talk. AS
to his fathers second mar
riage, he said smilingly: "He went
off one day with put consulting me at all, /,
and got married. | thought that was n
funny way of doing business, and got very
mad over it,
Whenever allusion was made to the
Oneeda Community, Guiteau became
very much excited, and denounced the
community and his fathers course in per
suading him to so there,
why 90 you Diaine your iather!" asked
Scoyille.
Because, II he had been out Of the way
never should have gone under the in.
lluence of that miserable fanaticism
There never was such spiritual fanati.
cism in the world. ! am glad
the miserable sinking community
was broken up and hope the United States
Government will have that miserable Nor
mon community in Utah broken up"
Guiteau gave his views on his fathers re.
ligious belief and was asked If he (his
father had any peculiar views on hating
diseases. He replied "0h, yes; father-was
full crank on that subject
Scoville-"What do you mean by crank?p
Guiteau-"Well, that is short way of
putting it when you want to say man is
pretty badly crazed."
Guiteau in reply to the question said he
did not believe in any religion until his
conversion--that the word they -use, YOU
know-in 80 .when he came under the in.
fiuence of Beecher and the Young Mems
Christian Association Reecher mn e.
that time y said .Gniteau Twas snn,oaod w.
he n virtnous yo,1nr man ;, pP'''' W
paooSs ,va. tLon teeton