Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-05
Meeting Of the First Session Of
the 47th Congress.
Keifer, Of Ohio, Elected Speaker Of
the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Both Houses of Congress in Shape
for the Work of the
Session.
The Trial OF Guiteau.

''-.0o 0SSe
cross-examination of Guiteau was contin.
ued. ~--'-'-
Question. Was it one of your purposes
in killing the president to create q de.
mand for your book? Answer. One of
the objects was to preach the gospel as
set forth in my book.
Porter repeated the question and was
answered very sullen IL have answered
it" from the prisoner.
The court held that the question must
be answer more specifically.
The prisoner replied in the affirmative.
Question. You regard your book az
gospel. Answer. As On important ex-
PLANTATION of the bible brought down to
the present day. SO far as there is any
truth in any book it comes from the deity,
and claim that it comes from an i'm.
portant truth.
Q. Have you read good deal about
Napoleon? A. No.
Q. When you wrote that the presidents
nomination was an act of God, his elec-
tion was an act of God, and his removal
was an act of God, did you have Napo.
Icons bulletins in your mind. A. lAp.
parently gratified.) That is the way /
express myself. If you want to see a
through my book.
Porter-I think you have remarkable
power OF brain, and whatever your broth
er-in.law may think I appreciate your
ability.
The prisoner (highly pleased)- III thank
you, Judge, for your good opinion.
Porter (signihcantlyl--I think that's
the opinion of everybody.
The prisoner (excited)-I take my
chances before this court and jury on
the fact that the Deity inspired me. l
am not a fool and the Deity never en-
ployed fool to do his work. He put it
into my brain and heart and left me to
work it out in my own way.
Question. And you did it? Answer.
Under the sanction of the Deity. The
pressure on me commenced about six
weeks before the actual shooting. Twas
a predestined man from the foundation
OF the world to do this act, and had to
do it.
@. You believe in the doctrine of pre-.
destination? A. Most decidedly. Iclaim
that I am man of destiny, and as much
my destiny as tho Savior of Martin
Luther, or any of these religious men.
Q. And your destiny was to kill Gar
field? A. It was my destiny to obey the
Divine will and let him take care of it.
Iput up my life and have not been hung
or shot yet, and do not expect it. am
satisfied with the Deity's conduct.
Porter showed that the prisoners book
is parallel with the "Berean" of the
Oneida community in its sentiments and
language, thus establishing his plag.
airism.
In connection with the prisoners leav.
ing the Oneida community, Porter put
it as evidence letter of the prisoner oil
April, 1865, where he says he is living in
obedience to the irresistible conviction
that If lie did not do 1t woe would be
upon him.
A package of manuscript tied together
was shown, and the prisoner admitted
it was his writing, although he said II
appeared to be mutilated, having neither
head nor tail.
The district attorney read document
from printed slip and the prisone,
cautioned Scoville to follow the reading
with the original, as he was afraid tc
trust those men.
The document is o paper written BY
Guiteau to the Oneida community al
the time of his leaving it, and is princi
pally devoted to advocation of hif
theory of the establishment of Rrea,
theocratic paper.
A note was also read which was writ
ten to the community by Guiteau, il
which he confessed love for and subordi
nation to Nyes and withdrawal of th,
charges previously made against him.
The prisoners comment on this wa,
made in conversational tone. "Yor
want, he said, ito imagine yourself il
hell, ladies and gentlemen, and you vii
get some idea of my feelings in The
Oneida community"
A letter from Guiteau to member O
the community was also introduced il
evidence, which says: "When in tn,
world had a programme of my own
but God smashed that and hurled me in
to communion"
He also refers to himself as creatur,
of predcstination, but states that having
Gods work to do he would not leave !
for the wealth of the Rothschills or tn
fame of Napoleon.
"Ihat's so now" murmured the pris
oner.
A letter written by the prisoner aakinl
to be received back into the communit,
was not read. He stated that he CAV
up his project of establishing q theo
cratic paper brcause he was not up I,
the tricks of the newspaper trade, an,
further, that the project was q devilisl
delusion.
The prisoner-It was not a devilish de
lusion, it was an inspired idea, but no
feasible.
The croes.examinatiou was resumed.
Il
political situation that you decided t
murder
The prisoner Cnterrupting excitedly
Don't use that word murder. You ar
entirely too free with that word.
| Porter-Are you not on trial for mu
der?
Guiteau-So it is said. Can't you us
the proper word, remove"
Porter-I can use the word remoy,
but 1t rs repulsive to me rs murder is
you.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Secretary Raj
dali appeared but said he could not III
derstand why he was subpenead.
Scoville will this afternoon call on Il
} president and try to get him to assent
! appear.
Guiteau says he had several int
, views with Arthur and it is known
. has written the president several lette
r which defense want to have 60 on recon
. Guiteau was unusually scared and be
ged the officers to take him into cou