Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26
MAKES ANOTHER STATEMENT.

Immediately upon the open
ing of the court Mr.. Scoville
stated that Guiteau desired
to make statement. No objection
being made Guiteau read from man
uscript substantially as follows:
4 propose to have all the facts
bearing on this case to go to the
court and jury, and to do this [ have
been forced to interrupt counsel
and the witnesses who were mistaken
as to the supposed facts. I meant
no discourtesy to them or any one.
Any fact in my career bearing on the
question as to who fred that shot,
Deity or myself, is of vital impor-
tance in this case, and [ propose
that it shall go to the jury.
Hence my personal, polit-
tical and theological record
may be developed. I am glad that
your honor and opposing counsel are
disposed to give historical review
Of my life, and [ ask the press and
pubic to do likewise. III [ want is
absolute justice, and [ sail not per
NIT any crooked work. l have no
idea my counsel wants crooked work.
They are often mistaken in supposed
facts, and I shall have to correct
them, Last spring certain newspa-
pers III New York and Washington
were bitterly denonncing the
President for breaking up the
Republican party by impropa8
appointments. would like
those newspapers to report those
editorials now to see how they would
look and sound In attempting to
remove the President I only did
what the people said ought to be
done. Since July End they have
been defending the President and
denouncing me for doing the very
thing they said ought to be done,
I want the newspapers and the doc
tors, who actually killed the Presi-
dent to say, - with me the odinm
OF his death. 1 never would have
shot him Of my own volition, notwitE-
standing those newspapers, I had
not been commissioned by the Dali,
to do the deed. But the fact do S
not relieve the newspapers from the
suppressed disgrace of the Presi
dents remova. If he had been
properly treated he would have been
alive to day. 1t has been published
that | am i'll fear of death. It is
false. have always been a relg
ious man and All active worker for
God. Some people think that l am
murderer, but the Lord does not,
for he inspired the act as in the case
OF Abraham and score Of
other cases in the Bible The assault
made upon me on Saturday last by
crank, has been condemned by The
press The eyes of the void are
watching this case and it behooves
this court and the metropolitan
police to protect me at ell hazards.
WARNS CRANKs.
I therefore warn all cranks Of high
and low degree to keep away from
me, under the penalty of instant
death. Hewould have been shot dead
on Saturday but for therearing Of the
/ horses III the van. As the officer was
shooting the horses shock the
van SO that he lost bis aim, and
though the Van pursued him, he tenn
pofailiy escaped, I waste my argu-
ments on crauks. All they can see
In the case is a policeman's revolver
Again [ say # they value their lives
they must keep away from me. !
desire the court and jury to dispose
of this case On facts and law, and
leave ali responsibility about it to the
verdict"
RENEWS HIS DEMAND.
Scoville referred to his previous
demands for certain newspa-
per slips which were taken
from Guiteau at the time of his ar
rest
A eolloquy ensued between coun-
sci, IN which considerable feeling
was shown upon both sides.
Scovllle protested against the
coruse OF the district attorney in the
matter, and the latter contempteous-
ly retorted from his seat: "Oh stuff,
stuff, all stuff. The controversy
WAS finally settled. and Scorilla coll