New-York tribune., 1881-12-03
ladies and gentlemen and yon win get some IDEA o ~!
feeling In the Oneida Community"
A CREATURE OF PREDEsTrNATIoS


tinaon hut states that having Gods WORK 70 90, d M
would not abandon IL for the wealth OF tne ,nrmnred
or the fame of Napoleon. " That Is so now inOA
The letter written by Guiteau asking to be received
back into the Community was next Tead. noooratic no
that he gave up his project Of establishing theocrao
paper, because be was not Up 10 the trlcks was
paper trade" and, further, that the project WINS
| devilish deuson." =. -ros or
The prsoner-It was no devish delusion II was al
inspired idea, but not feasible. -,
The Examination was then resumed ,,,b doIn
QDo not think that you ever had 0. Moves
believed in deysh deusions. The devil an" he,ieve
mighty rhtins II out according 10 him ,,,,o heoS
about it. II is good reading, Judge .,...,,ro A.
QI have read y With good h deal no Of bee published
oDDo you believe the devil tempts meni hLMGsst ,st
decidedly He tempts them 10 do evil and that Is ino
| reason, when pressed To do q thinS nlS' qA''
Q-And that when the question came up apCGs @
killing the Prcsidenti AFor two or three wee' en- en-
mas dny nT And gfhSsoS Ss @
came TO me in the that the newspapers WGf M Ge %
moVa for the good Of the American pcoplc II the pGt
ical situation had not existed th,n nno' Of
% .suaS1 fe9ST,G 9Sd 9s sS
people; and that's the way knew 1t was the p1y "H'
o"And il was in view of tho political situation that
ruptng excitedyl-Don't nee that word "mur'o'
| Q.-Are you not trial for murders $50 II IN S"''
Can't you use the proper word remoyef .. ronu,
s,ye 70 me az murder" 4. to you A. dnsultingy)-I
presume you have big fee for this. Judge you are
| "oMYo1 are a practical man in your notions Of the
lawi Al decline TO answer. Go back 70 theooSy & a.
| o. (suddeny)-What is your theory OF your own uo
feHce Al stated It very frequently II You have not
the comprehension see 1t by this tme VIII not az
oYour defence is that you relegAy insane and not
in fact insanes itt A-Tho defence Is that IL IL tho
Q2Are you insane AM A.aA good many Pee people pie
think badly insane. The Oneida people though, "a
| my a 10.
I o-You told the iury you were not insane Al am
moi an expert Let the experts and tho jury dec'ue
o-Dd you expect at the time you shot the President
30 be tried for II Al had no expectation apou, H ~;
My only thought To execute the Divine wiz; ana s,
from the act r. had known should be shot In hve MN MIN
ntes decline to dsenss % ts r. spseS bs nespapcts avn
unwilling 10 have tie time OF the honorable oours ana
jury and country absorbed any more than necessary
LYING IN WAIT FOR THE PRESIDENT
The pr,soner waa then inquired OF a. the night ho
followed President Garfield to Mr.. Blanes house but
declined TO answer any more questions on that point
without positive directions from the Court
The Court TO the prisoner)-You ought TO answer :
The prisoner-I have stated the matter repeatedly and
will state il again necessary. TO Mr.. Porter-Ask
ODD You lnrE in an alley that night while the Pres
dent at Mr. Baine's house All saw Genera o5 Ssr
o'clock. was in the park opposite the white Ill mo11o; re
.repf passrS Worm,eys Hotel and went 70 Mr. Baines
| 6onse I was several yards behind him.
| Q.-walkng after hint Al walked along on the
| Opposite side OF the street,
| Q-Was the pistol loadedi At vs loaded
ODD you intend to kill hint Al Intended 10
o.GThat night A..Fo, sir.
| Q--vhy did you follow him II you did not intend to
remove himi Al walked down that way rs had
PoThe /, was merely in the assertion of your right
free citizen that you were dogging the PRESIDENT A.
o.~Dd you take out your pistol A.-Yes. took It
,tfp,M 49,
| teSs tones and grnning malciousy)-No sir lid not
p@nt When % i hs cam. out OF Mr. Bnines house he
| alonei A-Mr Blaine with him. an glad you
have given me a chance OF telling about IT. TO MI Por,
ter who was about putting another question: No" wait
| moment General Garfield aud Mr Blaine came out
amlnarm aud passed down on the opposite SIDE oi the
street II about o'clock on tho evening oi
20 % biI Won near them talki A-Sow wait moment.
7 want TO tell Won some news. They were IN most
delightful and fellowship Just as hilarious a. Two
Young school girls Tney nne hnn '@S %as rHns the air ike
tlis dmtainel and GARFIELD was hstenAg keiy attn attn
Eey f,caI @Tprrson and woke exhibition Of
| teeth. II proved what tho staiwart and LIBERIA,
sold himself sonl and body TO Blaine, aud s, thst
| Blaine was using Garfield TO destroy me stai, al,
| wart element OF the Nation That was the nrN
occult healtanG, and correcting hmselD eye evdence
that had Of their exceeding intimacy ana u comm
what had been reading f9r weeks IN IHs % ~ f
Q-Then you did not believe unt thal nignt T @ ~ 1ugi
t9s there Tas any suO Pd1 believe It ali along This
was positive eye confirmation of what the nowspapers
Res Ra,1ss nnntTo Blaine is bold Wicked vndicve
! man, ana | tell him so to hs face say
sponsibIo Tor Mr. GARFIELD. death. II Il had
been for Baines influence over GARFIELD CARRIED @
rupted the Republican party and imperlled the HepuU
lie There would have been no necessity ior MS e %
inspiration Of his removal But enough of that;
Again Initiating Mr. Porters tones and suarng at HIM
| No had never before tried to kill Mr. Garfield
m iScer Of ss S rns SG S S e church Mr. Gar
field attended seeing him In his afterward exan
| ing the pew through tho window from tue outside
and thinking whether that would not be good place TO
remove him On being further pressed as TO the nspTn
tion hs refused angry to discuss the subject
any farther He did not think 1t necessary TO irrtsie
the public and 70 irrate tho Court and jury Win any
the District Attorney interposea with the .,s sE;
gestion that the prisoner tired IN" Court shod
| now take a recess, which was accordingly done.
| VISITING TIE JAIL BEFORE THE MURDER.
After the Mr. Porter questioned the pri oner as
TO his visit Jail made prior to the day OF the shoot
ing. The prisoner stated that that visit had been
| made after the inspiration had first seized
him, and that It's purpose was 10 soc
where he would go under human law. The examination
was then addressed the OF the night be-
fore shooting when tho prisoner followed the Pres
| not shot that night because 1t wac hot and sultry
| Q,-And yOn were afraid you would make Mr. Blaine
Q.-Did you think 1t would mako you hotter to pm
that trigger Inquired Mr. Porter raising ms arm @ anu
making potion as II shooting with pistol A ICON
temptuouslyl-Oh, dontput on so much style viii TIC
4 trigger. A.,
not think so. II extremely hot and did not ieel
| like II at that particular time.
| Q.-Yon fet like It when you did shoOti A.-Under
extraordinary resolution aud pressure did It, had To
| do It,
Q,-There a remOnstrsnco against the murder In
you time A.No, sir; never had conception
II "A murder. Inave idea OF II murder uul-
parently). You have gone this two three tiines
| Q.-YOu never had remembrance after the lsI OF
| June A.-Neyer.
Q.-In your consclenoei An my own con-
science. Ii simply question Of opportunity -
Odd the Deity tell you that A.-fhe Deity told
| me 10 him whenever opportunity occurred
Q.-That his languagei AIN substance II Was.
Mr. Porter having again questioned the prisoner ~ 10
his psoLpractce prior 10 the shootng the latter turned
10 the Court and said a." your Honor please want to
know II Ia necessary for Judge Porter 70 through
this business again. do the pertinence Of THIS
kind talk. aud protection of the Court lyon
have any new question: am willing to solve IT, object