Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-08
His Trial at Washington
Drags its Weary
Length Along.
The Public Becoming Dis
gusted with the Silly
Antics of the
Prisoner.
THIRTEENTH DAY.

anu lttteIS vi lue ITlSOneT = ldlUeT, were
offered in evidence to-day, the readin,
of which was concluded at noon.
Guiteau then took the witness stand,
and Scoville began to question hisl re-
lative to his early life. Guitcau respond
ed promptly, inteligently and with per-
feet GOODNESS for some minutes, appa-
rently enjoying the situation and his
freedom to talk. Abiding to his
fathers second marriage, he said, smil-
ingly, "he went off one day without
consulting me at all, and got married.
| thought that was funny way to do
business, and got very mad over
it, Whenever any allusion was
made to the
ONEIDA COMMUNITY,
Guiteau became very much ex-
cited and denounced the community
and his fathers course, in persuading
him to go there.
"Why do you blame your father? ?"
asked Scoville.
because, if he had been out of the
way | never should have gone under
the influence of that miserable fanati-
cism. There never was such spiritual
fanaticism in the world. The amount
of it was, to speak plain, the sole idea
was to get n chance to stop with the
young girls. Nobody else could though.
All the time I was there l was practi-
lily Shaker I'm glad the misera
BILE, sinking community is broken up,
and hope the United States govern
ment will break up that miserable
MORMON COMMUNITY
in Utah.
Guiteau gave his views of his fathers
religious belief and was asked if be
(his father mad any peculiar views on
healing diseases. He replied: "Oh,
yes, father was Sn awful crank on that
subject"
Scoville: "What do you mean by
crank"
"Guiteau. "Well, that's Il short way
of putting it, when you want to say a
" man is pretty badly crazed."
Il Guiteau, in reply to question, said
he didn't believe in any religion until
his conversion-that's the word they
use, you know-which was when he
came under the influence Of Beecher
and the Young Mems Chris;ion Associ-
alton. "Beecher
UP TO THAT TIME"
said Guiteau, "was supposed to be a
virtuous man"
Guiteau told the story of his connec-
fin,, with tho nnoiIa ~, ~ MT hrs
attempts to start paper in New York,
his legal experience in Chicago, etc.
"When you get down." said Guiteau,
everyone is ready to give you kick.
| was thirty days in the Toombs; have
been in Jail several times, but never for
crime; never was indicted before this
time in my life"
Guiteau was then questioned with
reference to his attempts to secure inc
Chicago Inter- Ocean, and gave :. long
account of his efforts in that direction,
and how be failed TO accomplish the
undertaking. This brought him down
to the winter and spring of '76. From
that, he went on to give an account of
nat he had done since then; how he
had tried to pick up law business
again but failed: how he had soaped
the trees, and studied theology while
visiting his brother Scoville in the
country, attended Moody and Sank
eny's meeting in Chicago, where he
had took an active part; how he got up
his lecture, and his various failures de-
livering it in Chicago, Evanston, Kala-
mazoo, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Zpsianti,
Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Washing
ton, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Troy
and elsewhere; how he avoided the
conductor, and beat his way to Wash
ington; how he was guided to good
boarding house in Washington by
prayer, and how providence had guild
ed him ever since.
While the prisoner was giving his
testimony he was watched most atten-
lively by az the medical experts pres
ent, and with great curiosity by every
person in the crowded court room. At
times he showed exhaustion by lower
ing his voice, and it was in conse-
quence of these signs that some ten
min dtes before The usual time of ad-
journment the court at the instance of
the district attorney, adjourned.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Upon opening tue COuTt Oulleau WAS
taken directly to to the witness box,
where he resumed his story.
Witness went from New York to
Boston on the steamer Stonington
when she struck the Narragansett. He
tnoughf ms time had come then, but
it had not.
ALL WORKED OVER
When IN New York witness called
on Gen. Arthur to offer his services in
the campaign. Also called at republi-
can headquarters. Saw all the big
men; they were all glad to see him
He oonversed with Gov. Jewell, Gen.
Arthur and others. They were very
friendly, but told him they must have
men OF big reputation, like Grant and
Conkling, to do the speaking. Witness
added II was on free and easy terms
with Arthur, Jewell and the rest of
them"
Witness made his first application