The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-24
CRAZY GUITEAU.
The Defense Begins the Attempt to
Prove Guiteau's Insanity.
A Witness Thinks "Him not Deranged
but Very Badly Arranged"

The Assas.in,s Trial.
Washington. Nov. 24.-The attend
snce at the criminal court this morn
ing was sensibly diminished on account
Of the rain storm.
While Guiteau was taking his break
fast at the city hall he expressed dis
satisfaction at the release of Jones on
bail.
When the court opened Scoyille made
formal request for the papers taken
from Guiteau at the time of his arrest,
stating they were material evidence for
the defense, and since the prosecution
had not needed them he could see no
reason why they should be withheld.
The district attorney offered to fur
nish copies of the papers. but Scovills
insisted upon his rights in the matter
and asked for the originals.
Pending discussion. Guiteau insisted
upon being heard, and said: 81 can
throw light upon this. At the time Of
my arrest l had forty or fifty editorial
slips, showing the political situation in
May and June. These slips show the
action Of one OF the forces that impelled
me on to shoot the president. They are
very important as showing the gist Of
the whole matter. There were forty
or fifty slips denouncing President Gar
field. l was living on such ideas as
these when l was finally impelled on to
shoot the president. by my inspira-
tion.''
Corkhill interposed again, saying:
IF it will aid you to get through to-
day will send for them"
During a momentary lull in the pro-
ceedings, Guiteau again tried to make
a personal explanation, saying he had
used the expression yesterday that
Julius" was too suggestive of the
negro race, and for that reason he had
dropped it from his name. His preju-
dice was begotten twenty years ago. He
meant no disrespect to any person or
any race, particularly not to the colored
race, for they were more highly thought
Of than the white race nowadays.
Scoville continued bv reading Gui-
teau's letter. He read letter written
by Guiteau to his father. in which he
spoke Of having gotten into some trou-
BILE. and in which he asked for some
money.
Guiteau explained by saying, one Of
my clients, miserable little whelp, had
me arrested on account Of little diff
ference Of twenty dollars between us.
As soon as the district attorneys atten-
tion was called to the matter was re-
leased. never ought to have been
arrested, but it got into the papers and
it did me good deal of harm. 1 had
been in the theology business some
time, and as usual was out Of money;
that's all there was in that.
As thereading Of the letter concluded
Guiteau again interposed, saying L
never got much from my father. He
got down on me because l left the
Oneida community. We could never
stinti,o comrvn,,r h,.;,... r..
mad every time +h;nt 80 :, 7. -.
me ont of fslIovsh;r u;th -. f.tha- ~
to tba t,ms ~ H. ds.,h
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was nromntlv anpnreeased hv the ;ndoe
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