Morris tribune., 1881-10-13
GUITEAUsS BIOGRAPHY.
FIFTH SYN0pSTS

FULL S1NOPSlS.
The New York Herald has given Guiteau's
autobiography in full The most notabl>
portion OF it is as follows.
During the time l was pressing my application
for the Paris consulship, I called at the White
House several times. handed my card to the
door-keeper. and he would take it to the president
The reply came back on several occasions: Mr..
Guteau, the president says that 1t will be mpossi
bic for him to see you to-day" I understood By
the presidents statement that he could not see me
to-day, and that was the statement that he
sent through his door keeper several times because
he trying gracefully to get rid of Walker, the
present consul In one Of my notes to the presi-
dent asked him directly. Can l haye the Paris
consulate?' and the reply, usual came back
Mr.. Guiteau, the president is very busy and can
not see you to-day These interviews occurred
several days apart, sometimes week apart They
all occurred during the time was pressing my ap-
plicatioa for
THE PARIS CONSULSHIP.
The case was pending at the time shot the presi-
dent, and, as have before stated confidently ex-
pected favorable answer when they had got rid of
Mr.. Walker. understood by the presidents State
ment that he could not see me. that he was trying
in some way to get rid Of Walker gracefully,
or not getting the Paris consulship had
nothing whatever to do with my shooting the presi-
dent. shot him purely as a political necessity
under divine pressure. and it was only by nerving
myself to the utmost that shot him anoway. If
he should recover. and l should meet him again
WOulu not SiloOI nllui ana now L leave the result
win the Almighty. In case the president had
said l could not have the Paris consulsnip
intended to go to New York or Chicago
and open law Office and let politics CO. shot the
president without malice murderous intent
deny any legal liability in this case. In order to
constitute the crime of murder two elements must
coexist: l. An actual homicide. 9. Malice: malice
in law or malice in fact. The law prcsumes malice
from the fact of the homicide.
THE DEGREES OF MALICE
depends on the condition of mans mind at the
time Of the homicide. If two men quarrel and one
shoots the other in heat of passion, the law saws
that is manslaughter. The remoteness of the
shooting from the lnament of its conception fastens
the degree of malice; the further you go from the
conception to the shooting the greater the
malice that breaks the law. The law says that in
the shooting of a man few years or few days af-
ter the conception the mind has chance to cool,
and therefore the act is deliberate Malice in fact
depends upon the circumstances attending the hom-
i;de. Malice in law is migated in this case by the
facts and circumstances as set forth in
these pages attending the removal of the
president. I have none but the best of feeling
personally toward the president. always thought
of him and spoke of him as Gen. Garfield never
had the slightest idea of removing Mr.. Blaine or
any member of the administration Ny only object
was to remove Gen. Garfield in his official capacity
as president of the United States to unite the Re-
publican party and to save the republic from going
nto the control Of rebels and Democrats.