Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-30

about the criminal court this morning was
greater than ever. Immediately upon the
opening of court, Guiteau was called to the
witness stand and took his place, closely
watched and guarded by police and court off,
GERS. He was asked by Scoville to give some
incident from his earliest recollection of his
mother.
Guiteau replied: IAN l to be put on the
stand as a regular witness to-day, or
only to identify some letters? I sup
pose the latter. I am not feeling
at all well to-day, but shall be much better in
week or So"
Scoville-"I had arranged 10 examine you
to-day, and there are no other witnesses pres
ent.''
Gutteau-"You should have your witnesses
on hand. object to going on the stand when
am not feeling well, to be subjected to cross
examination by counsel for the prosecution.
have got good deal to say. I want to go
over tina whole business carefully and scien-
tiflcally, so to speak, and want to be in good
talking condition.
Scoville-"I shall only ask you some simple
questions"
Guiteau-"I am willing to answer, provided
the prosecution will not take advantage of
my presence on the stand to force me to seal
my defense.n
Judge Porter of the prosecution suggested
that the papers an d letters which were put In
evidence and identified yesterday should be
read, as they must necessarily be at some
stage of the trial.
Scovlle explained that he han endeavored to
arrange for the introduction of his evidence
according to his ideas of properly and logical
fitness. He knew the prisoner was not feel
ing well to-day, and he had expected1he would
become tired or exhausted, when he had pro
posed to ask the indulgence of the court and
postpone further examination. He did desire,
however, to ask the prisoner few questions
to day.
Guiteau-'1 am perfectly willing to do that
but don't want the prosecution to take ad-
vantage of my presence here to cross-examine
me to-day.
scoville-"The court will relieve you if you
feel ILL.,"
Guiteau-"We can't submit to any such ar
rangement as that
Scoyille-"I don't ask your consent"
Guteau-"I shall appeal to the court"
Judge Cox stated that if the witness went
upon the stand 10 testify he must submit to
being oss-examined, and that if his examln-
alton as witness was begun it could not be
suspended except by the consent of the co un-
sci on the other side.
That's the rule, judge, as understand It.''
After some lurther discussion Guiteau was
removed from the stand and Scoyill proceeded
to read the letters.
READING OLD LETTERS.
They were all written by Guiteau to his
father and other members of his family, and
overed period of fifteen or twenty years.
AS the reading of the letter progr essed Gui.
or
suggested the proper word when ScovilIe
hesitated. While one dated from the Oneida
community was beng read, Guiteau said :
"Well, you can see was badly cranked about
that time" At another time Scoville hest
tated and said: "Here is a word I cannot
make out" "Civilization is the word"
prompted Guiteau. "You can see how badly
mixed up got in that miserable community.
1t makes me mad every time think of it.
wish those letters were out of existence
Scovile read from one of the letters, 81 am
In with Jesus Christ & Co., and / am working
for him" "That was my SENTIMENT said
Guiteau, "and has been my position ever
since, In another letter addressed to his father
the prisoner had requested two or three hum
dred dollars. Guiteau commented upon this
letter saying, "Father didn't send this money.
He always thought l was badly cranked."
Another letter was read in which the
writer criticized very severely the
Oneida Community and referred
to circular enclosed which denounced the
community and their practices. Guiteeu ex.
claimed: "Several of the New York dailles
took up my circular and devoted editorial
comments to it. That was little bit of re-
venge had for living in that miserable soci-
ETY.. Pm glad to know they are broken up
now. l was virtuous man all the time I
was there, though. want that understood" J"
ON THE STAND AGAIN.
The reading of the letters was finished at
noon, and Guiteau resumed the witness stand
Scoville began to question hlm relative to
his early life. Guiteau responded promptly,
intelligently and with perfect GOODNESS for
some minutes, apparently enjoying his situa-
tion and his freedom to talk. Alluding TO his
fathers second marriage he said, smiling
''he went off one day without consulting me
at all and got married. thought that was
funny way of doing business and got very
madvtoer it,
Whenever allusion was. made to the Oneida
community, Guiteau seemed 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
Scovllle.
Because, if he had been out of the way I
never should have gone under the influence of
that miserable fanaticism. There never was
such spiritual sanatisism in the world. The
amount of it all was, to speak plainly, to get
chaace to stop with the young girls. No.
body else could, though. All the time was
there was practically Shaker. Pm glad
the miserable, sinking community is broken
up, and hope the United States government
will break up that miserable Mormon com.
munity in Utah."
Guiteau gave his views on his fathers re-
ligious belief, and was asked if he (his father
had any peculiar views on healing diseases.
He replied: "Oh, yes; father was an awful
crank on that subject"
Scovilie-"What do you mean by crank?"
Gulteau-"Well,t that's short way of put
ting it when you mean to say is pretty badly
crazed."
Guiteau, in reply to question, said he did
not believe in any religion until his CONVEX
sion-''that's the word they use, you knows
which was in 1859, when he came under the
influence of Beecher and the Young Mems
Christian Association. "Beecher up to that
time" said Guiteau, "was supposed to be a
virtuous man."
AFTER RECESS.
Guiteau resumed the stand and told the
story of his connection with the Oneida com.
munity. His attempts to start paper in
New York, his legal experience in Chicago,
etc. when you get down." said Guiteau,
''every one is ready to give you kick was
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