Daily Republican., 1881-10-12
GUlTEAU'S DEFENCE,
Interview With Mr.. Scovilla-Ad.
ditlOnhl Counsel 70 he scured-
Course Of khe Defence.

y
:, New York, and in All interview this
h evening said he had not yet selected any
n associate counsel to assist him in con-
. ducting the defence. His private bu.i-
ness in New York consumed nearly all
!, his time, and he was compelled to re-
, !, turn to Washington sooner than he tx.
!. peeted, rs his client would probably bs
iarraigned on Tuesday morning. He
visited Guileau at the Jail yesterday.
,, and after consultation with him had
decided to ask Mr. Il. l.. Merrick to ad
him in the conduct OF the defence.
should Mr.. Mtrrlck accept he oL id be
1lvea ertire charge, will leave to cal
III additiona! coun1el If he saw lit.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE
"iaye you t%icn any Steps to secure
witnesses, Mr.. SGoyille :" asked your
correspondent,
"Not vet. have not the means to
defray the expense of bringing wit
nesses 10 Washington, and, as the Gov
ernmtnt is compelled by Law 10 bring
witnesses for the prisoner within one
hund-ed miles OF the court house, |
shall exercise that right, az Guiteau
cannot afford to pay them. 1t is pro-
vlded that witnesses beyond that dis
tance can give their depositions, aud
can undertake that task without being
compelled to exnend a very large
amount OF money have no money to
pay for counsel, but will ask t.e Court
TO assign the gent eman 10 he case that
Gulteau asks for. Whi.e talking With
him yesterday ! suggested the name OF
Col. Robert q. lnSer.oll as his lawyer.
The prisoners eyes dropped, and he
said That would array the whole
Christian world against me, tor they
would say that had to get an intit.el to
defend me No, he won't do. want
Mr.. M arrirk "
| toUKAK "T THE DEFENCE
"Suppose Nc. Merrick should be una.
be 10 assist yol, ~ha then ,"
| 81 would cohduct thu case according
to the best OF my ability | would put
huitean on the stand AZ the first wit
rt>s for the defence, and let the court
and jury judge by his actions and con
veIsation wAe,ler or nos he il insane
Let any body Of experts or professional
men hear him talt and there would be
but one opinion on the question OF in.
sanity"
"fhus far what stepShave you taker?!"
Il have secured several letters written
by him in 1859 and 1860 which will
SHOW the state Ut hi, mind a, that time.
4 lie joined the Oneida Con- munity in
Il 1850, and ! have now Il letter by him
|dufins the summer OF that year show
| 'uG hlH INCLINATION IN religious matters
He has constantly gone astray on the
| 81 nj rI,lI ApI
cause that aSclibe his trouble to- day.
To-day | received "A package Of letters
trusr my wife which she and | had re-
crlved from tini'eau at different times,
and shall Use them in evidence
| "Hpw uo"s he prisoner receive your
counsel ?'
| He is very Estimate, and | have to
| yield to him when he reules.s me to do
anything i'll his case IL is useless to
attempt TO argue with him, tor he
makes up his mlnl To Il thing and sticks
| to Il.
STATEMENT or VIE ASSASSIN.
'Has he given you any papers or
statements since you visited him >"
Yes, yesterday, before left him, he
gave methe tolIo"lng statement:
"A ,TAl EMEN1.'
81 have beon t, rribly vilitieh by the
preAs and it las made some people bit
ter and imru SIve against me, but time
will righten that. expect to issne a
book shortly, wherein shall show the
Presidents wrecking the Republican
party last spring by the unwise use of
patronage would have resulted IN /
another war and that the Lord inspired |
me to remove blm TO keep the RepUbr i
can party in'acl aud sayn tho nation
another hcalireu,lr. and desolatinQ
war. Tho breach last spring in the
Republican party was widening week
by week and fortsAw Llvi war. NV
inspiration was to remove the Presi,
dent and close The breach at once before
1t got SO wide that nothing but a civil
war could close it. The Divine rnes
sure on HE to romoye the President
was so enormous that had to do IL.
even il had ycen shot dead tho next
momen'. and the Lord took special /
pa-ds TO rontirm my act by the gradual
way He allowed the President to de.
part. This case should be judssl by
the condition of politics in May and
June, VIII n coaceived the idea Of re-
moving the President, apd not by the
feeling now. The Presidents removal
has saved the nation another war, and
the people will recognize this fact rs
soon az they recover their heads.
CHARLES GUIrEAU.
"United States Jail, Washington, d.
c., October ., 1881"
ANOTHER PAPER
Mr.. Scoville continued "Therc is
another paper that have in my pos.
session, which the prisoner dictated to
me yesterday. You IT member that it
has been stated that the day OF the
shooting, few mina es before the act
was committed, Guiteau handed a
ac'age to the news agent at the depot
and requested him TO keep it few
II inutes. Af'er his arrest the package
was taken possession of by Districv At
tOTney Corkhil!. In speaking to Gui.
t.au about IL he said he remembered
perfectly well what the pack ,ge con.
tanned, anu at his dictation | wrote the
following, which he assured me was
correct
"WAsHINGToN, ID. G., June 16, 1881.
~ VIZ "A uICi l CUIlCtlt- |
ed the idea of removing the President
about four weeks ago. | conceived the
idea myself and kept it 10 myself. Not
/, soul in the universe knew Ct my pur-
pose ~ remove the President. 1t was
my own conception and execution. |
read the pa "rs carefully for and AZ ainst
the administration and gradually the
serle,i On me that the Presi '
dents removal was a political neces sily
because he proved traitor to the men {
that made hum ana thereby lInperiled I
the Republic AT the last Presidential
election the Republican party carried /
every Northern State. To-day, owing .
TO the misconduct of the President and ]
his Secretary of State, they could no. |
carry one. They certainly could not !
carry New York, which is the pivo,al {
State. Ingratltude is the basest of crimes. t
That tbe President, under the ma..ilu- C.