Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

get on to Washington. The most
eurious thing about II was that after I
had changed my seat . man came along
and said to me, MY friend. are yen 60
ing to Washinoton7' said, yes he
said. Would you like Q good boarding.
houssi' I said, Yes and he said that
he could take me to one. Now. I had
been praying that I would get o board.
ing-house. a. I did not want to 60 to .
hotel. and had no soone got the prayer
out than this man came along and was
just a. free with me as II hs had known
mo twenty years. Now. that I call
Providence. I have had hundreds OF
that kind Of experience where direct
answer to prayer has befrisnded me-"
While the prisoner was giving his tssti-
mony no was watched most attentively
BY all the medical experts present, and
with great curiosity by every person In
the crowded eourt.rsom. At times he
showed his exhaustion by lowering his
voice, and II was in consequences Of these
signs that the Court adjourned early.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. November 80. - Guit-
sau's recital yesterday Of his varied e1-
psriencss Al q religious tramp and dead
beat, seems to have whettsd the interest
in the case. for despite the rain today tho
crowd was as great as yesterday. Upon
opening the court, Guitsau was taken
directly to the witness box.
Witness was asked by Sooville to
identity some papers. The first showed
him was q handful announcing 0 lecture
at Evanston. Ill.
Said Guiteau, turning It around to the
jury and with an air Of satisfaction:
THAT was the announcement OF one OF
my lectures; shall ! read itp"
scsville-No, I will put the papers In
evidence.
Guiteau then gave his ideas concern.
ing the religious tenets Of the Oneida
Community. Witness continued to say
1868 instead OF 1878, and his attention
being called to IT.. he explained: / don't
feel very we'll today. Ny brain don't
work just right; probably owing to the
rain.
Guitsau then resumed the narrative OF
his experiences In trying to lecture. On
one occasion he tried 10 lecture against
Bob Ingsrsoll. who was 10 deliver o leo.
turs against "Hell," while he (witnsss)
proposed to lecture on tho existence OF q
hell. While he found, however, that the
people were very ready to pay fifty cents
to hear that there was no hell, they
wouldn't pay o cent to hear that there
was o hell.
Witness was asked to identify q book
handed him and said: Oh yes, that's
my revival work called Truth" o com.
psnion book TO the Bible. / have not
seen Il since Il was taken from me when
I was arrested.
Witness then desired to read Q pas
sage. and did read . page or two. do.
scriptivs Of the trials Of the apostle Paul
10 e~ndsavoring to introduce Christian.
ity. That was just my case, said Cult.
eau, striking his 6st upon the desk,
strove to enlighten the world just az
Paul did. / had no money and nc
friends and I had just about as rough q
time as Paul had.
Witness went to New York from Bos'
ten on tho steamer S~tonington when abe
struck the Nsrragansett. Ho thought
| his time had come then, but IL hadn't.
Witness wrote his speech. Garfield
against Hancock" In o public library al
Boston. II was originally intended foi
Grant. as he (wilnessl supposed Grant
would bs nominated ct Chicago. bal
after Garfield was nominated Il had to
be all worked over.
WASHINGTON. November 30.-Anoths.
crank named Elias Fits, alias p. Haul
Nsislipg. from Sadolga, was arrested
here last evening. He said he come to
save Guiteau. This makes ninety cranks
arrested here since Garfield was shot.