The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-09
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
THIRTEENrH DAY.

took his place, closely watched anu guarded py
policemen and court officers. He was asked
by Scoville TO give some incidents from his
earliest recollections of his mother.
Guiteau asked IAN l to be put on a. q
regular witness to-day or only to Identify some
letters? / suppose the latter. am not feel
ing ut all well to-day. but shall DO much better
III week or so.'
Scoville-"I had arranged to examine you
to-day, and there are no other witnesses pres
emit"
Guiteau-"Y You should have had your wit
nesses on hand. Iobject 10 going OH the stand
when | am not feeling well, To be subjected TO
cross-examination by counsel for the prosecu-
ton. have got good deal to say. i want t.
go over the whole business carefully and scien-
titically, so TO speak, and want to be in good
talking condition"
Scoyile-"The court will relieve you if you
feel ILL.,"
Guitcau -" With that understanding will go
On.
Corkhill--" We cannot submit to any such
arrangement as that"
After some further discussion Guiteau vas
removed from the stand, and Scovile proceed
eli to read the letters, which were put In evil
dence the preceding day. They were all writ
ten by Guiteau TO his father and other Inem-
bers OF his family, and covered q period OF
fifteen or twenty years.
AS the reading OF the letters progressed,
or suggested the proper word where Scoville
hesitated While one, dated from the Oneida
community, was being read, Guiteau said
"Well, you can see L WAS badly cranked about
that time" AT another time Scoville hestated
and said ''Here Is word cannot make out"
Civilization is the word" prompted Guiteau.
"You can see how badly mixed up got in that
miserable community. 1t makes mo mad every
tiue l think Of it. wish those letters were
out OF existence"
Scoville read from one OF the letters 81 am
with Jesus Christ and company. and am work
ing for them"
THAT was my sentiment said Guiteau
"and that has been my position ever SINCE"
In another letter addressed to his father, the
prisoner had requested 5000 or $500. Guiteau
commented upon this letter. saying =" Father
didn't send the money. He always thought i
was badly cranked.'
The reading of tho letters was finished and
Guiteau resumed tho witness stand. Scoville
began to question him relative to his early
life Guiteau responded promptly, inteli
gently and with perfect GOODNESS for some
minutes, apparently enjoying tho situation and
his freedom TO talk.
Guteau gave his views on his fathers relig-
ious belief, and was asked il he Chs father
had any peculiar views on healing diseases.
lie replied "On, yes father was an awful
crank on that subject.
Scoyille--" What do you mean by crank 2"
ting it, when you want TO say man is pretty
badly craZed."
The witness then went on 10 relate his var
ious failures in delivering his lecture in Chca-
go and other cities. He frequently laughed as
he repeated some of the humorous incidents Of
his failures. Various times he was put oil rail-
road cars tor not paying his fare and arrested
for not paying his board bills At other times
he grew excited in the assertion that in all he
did he was like Paul, engaged i'll
the service of God, aud that God
was. therefore, response de for his board bills.
"When you get down." said Gulteau, "every
one is ready to give you a kick. l was thirty
DAYS in the Tombs l have been in jail several
times. but never for crime. Never was ndict-
ed before this time i'll my life"
Guiteau then related his efforts to secure the
Chicago Inter ocean, which he proposed to
make the great newspaper organ OF the West.
He offered one wealthy man to make him Gov
ernor of Illinois if he would advance the
m,ney
he was watched most attentively by all the med
ical experts present, and with great curiosity by
every person in the crowded court room. At
times lie showed his exhaustion by lowering his
voice, and 1t was III consequence of one Of those
signs that, some ten minutes before the usual
time for adj ournment, tho court, at the instance
OF the District Attorney. adjourned
FOURTEENTH DAY.
The assassin continued his statement Of the
causes which led him to commit his great
crime.
Witness was asked to identify book handed
him, and said: "Oh, yes; that is my revised
work called Truth, companion book to the
Bible. i haven't seen 1t since IL was taken from
me when l was arrested" Witness then de-
sired to read passage, and read page or two
descriptive of the trials of the Apostle Paul III
a.. at
was just my ease" said Guiteau. striking his
fist upon the desk. % l strove to enlighten the
world Just AZ Paul did. | had NO money and
no friends, and | had just about as rough a
time az the apostle had"
The witness said that when in New York, dur
ing the last Presidential campaign, he called on
Gen. Arthur TO offer his services in the cam
paign Also called at Republican headquart-
ers saw all the big men. They were ali glad
TO see him. He consulted with Gov. Jewell,
Gen. Arthur aud others. They were very
friendly, but told him they must have men of
big reputation, like Grant and Conking, 10 do
the speaking. Witness added: 81 was on free
and easy terms with Jewell and the rest Of
them" Witness made his first appca-
ton for Office soon after Gen.
Gartieid's election. He called on Gen. Garfield
at the White House. "After Garfield was mt
leisure" said Guiteau, 81 shook hands with
him and handed him my speech, on which was
l left him reading the speech, and that's the
only interview / ever had with President Gar
ied. 1 wish to state, here, that my getting
Office or not getting Office had nothing what
ever to do with my removing the President.
That was an act of inspiration and was done
| as n political necessity" Witness then re-
lated his experience at the State Department
and his interview with Secretary Blaine, de-
scribing, as he termed it, the 'modus operandi
OF getting at the Secretary of State" Witness
described his last interview with Blaine who
rather hurt his feelings by his abrupt man
ner, which was so in contrast with his pre-
vious cordiality. Witness then determined to
see the President, and, with considerable
exhibition Of excitement, related his efforts
to zee the President Witness continued /:
The party was at loggerheads, and l got
very much worried over II. / wrote several
notes to the President, telling him something
must be done, but he paid no attention to il.
kept worrying" he continued, over the po-
htcal situation, and | knew this nation was
coming to grief" Witness was then asked as
to the inspiration which he had said impeled
him to remove the President. and replied .
1.-THE inspiration, as / understand it, ia where
aman's mind il taken possession of by su-
preme power Where he acts outside of him
self"
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