Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-30
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ooi"''s INC religlous tenets OF
the Oneida community. Wit
ness continued TO say 1868 instead OF
1873, and his attention being called to it
explained: II don't feel very well to.
day; my brain don't work just right,
probably owing to the rain" Guiteau
then resumed the narrative of his cxper.
fences in trying to lecture, On one oc-
casion he tried to lecture against Bob
Ingersoll, who was to deliver a lecture
against hell, while lie (witnesa) proposed
to lecture on the existence of hell.
While he found, however that people
were willing to pay fifty cents to hear
that there WAS no hell, they wouldn't
pay cent to hear there was hell.
Not getting an Office had nothing
whatever to do with my removing the
president; that was an inspiration and
was done as a political necessity. Wit
ness then related his experience at the
state department and his interviews with
Secretary Blaine, describing as he term
ed it the modus operandi OF getting at
the secretary Of state. Witness describ.
cd his last interview with Blaine, who
rather hurt his feelings by his abrupt
manner. which was SO in contrast with
his previous cordiallty. Witness then
determined to see the president, and
with considerable excitement related his
efforts to see the president. Witness
continued: The party was
at loggerheads and l got very
much worried over it. [ wrote several
notes to the president telling him some
thing must be done, but he paid no at
tention to it.
L kept worrying over the political sit
uation and knew that this nation was
coming to grief. Witness was then ask
ed as to the inspirations which he had
said compelled him to remove the presi-
dent, and replied: "The inspiration, as
l understand it, is where mans mind is
taken by supreme power, when
he acts outside of himself. Witness then
desired to read from printed slip pur-
porting to be an interview with the pris-
oner giving his theory on the subject.
Counsel for the prosecution objected to
the reading.
Witness was asked to identify book
handed him. He said, ooh, yes, that is
my revised work called Truth. q COM
panion book to the bible. have not
seen it since it was taken from me when
was arrested" Witness then de-
sired to read a passage and read a
page or two descriptive of the trials of
the apostle Paul in endeavoring to in.
troduce christianity. THAT was just
my case," said Guiteau. Guiteau, strik
ing his fist on the desk, II strove to en-
tighten the world just as Paul did;
had no friends and no money and l hat
just about as rough time as the apos
tie had. Is
Court ruled against the use of the slip
and Guiteau resumed suddenly, "Ol
Wednesday evening, after Conkling's
resignation he thought if President Gar
field was out Of the way all would g
we'll. He tried to shake it off, but i
grew and in fortnight's time i
had become fixed resolve. h
had never doubted since tha
time. About the first of June ht
Was inspired; he prayed and prayed, ask
ing God if Garfield was not to be thu
removed to get rid of him in some othe
way. The removal was necessary to saw
the nation from ruin. knew the Lor,
tried me because he always employ
the best material. I felt the Lord want
ed me to do it to advertise my booE
No allusion was made by the witness t
the immediate incident of the shooting
Recess.
After recess Guiteau said he believe
in special providences and had no col
cern about his personal safety. He fel
that the Lord and the governmen
would take care of him. The Lord h
added, is no fool. He uses the bes
means for his work, and he has provide
all these guards, the court and iur,