Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-27
GuIrEAU MATTERS.

WASHINGTON. December 26.-Guitsau,
whom visited at jail today. was found to
DO in excellent spirits. He asserts that
he still clings to the belief that the Jury
will accept his bold assertion that his
free agency was destroyed and will ac-
quit him.
Colonel Corkhill received today. by
express, from Kansas. q package found
to contain q very ingeniously-devissd
gag for Guiteau, which was made from
. corn.cob.
The prosecuting attorney declares he
will tomorrow insist upon having Gui-
tsau removed TO the prisoners dock II
be undertakes 10 renew the Trades Of
abuse which be has INDUCED In since
the opening Of the trial, and especially
the past week.
Scoville has been engaged for some
days in the preparation Of his closing AZ
Rument, which will DO an elaborate and
exhaustive review OF the voluminous
evidence given upon the trial. and will
probably consume two days In delivery.
He was also in receipt OF several express
packages today. One contained q min.
iature gibbst. with Guiteau suspended
upon 1t, and another mysterious-looking
parcel, containing . number OF liver
| pills, labeled "wholesome Advice for
Guiteau." The trial will DO resumed
tomorrow.
New YoRK, December 26.-The Herald
Washington correspondent interviewed
Guiteau, who said: ~ don't care any.
thing about the dock. Can't I talk just
a. well In the dock a. slsswhere7 I'm
bound to DO heard. Judge Coz wouldn't
do 1t. The prosecution begin to see that
they haven't anything against me. /
never saw them act 80 silly rs yesterday,
especially Judge Porter. ! would not
be afraid to 90 anywhere II they turn
me loose. I am not afraid to walk
alsne oil over Washington, Baltimore,
New York or any other place. am not
afraid Of being shot or hung. The Lord
and the people don't agree in this bust.
ness. I'd rather have the Lord or my
side than all the people. The experts
say that I am not insane. They are not
wrong in this. / never have been In.
sane since the removal Of the President,
and never pretended to be-. There are
so. 900. 900 people in the United States,
and oil these crank letters come from
two or three dozen persons. This Is
pretty good. Il shows that there are
only two or three dszen cranks In co..
000. 600 people.
A letter containing o deaths head
caused Guitssu to frown. as did also q
card OF o Baltimore house containing
his picture, across the forehead OF which
was written Guilty" He read . letter
wherein he was threatened with assas-
sination. The letter ran as follows:
New Yonx. December 23d. 1881.
To the Miserable Murderer: Three
friends and myself have determined To
90 on to Washington and put IN end to
your ~farcical trial by sending you to
your Maker. We shall take up different
positions in the court room. but at q
given signal four bullets will plunge into
your filthy carcass. Make preparations
10 leave this world at an early date.
(Signed): Foun MEN WITH AN ISsrI-
RATION.
This amused Guitesu. who laughipsly
remarked. "Soms lunatic asylum do.
ings." With o rather sad msnne he
continued: ~ pay no attention to these
fellows: Most Of the letters I get are
friendly. and the rest are for my auto
graphs"