The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-06
and seating himself, said to Judge Cox.

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The letters were then harded to Guiteau
by Scoville and were identified. The court
then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.--The crowd in and
about the court this morning is greater than
any other morning, Upon opening the court
Guitteau was called to the witness stand and
took bis place closely watched and guarded
by the police and court Officers.
He vas asked by Scoville to give some in
cidents from his earliest recollections OF his
mother.
Guitteau replied Gam Ito be put on as a
regular witness to-day or only to identify
some letter? l suppose the latter. l am not
feeling at all we'll to-day but shall be much
better in a week or So"
Scoville-I had arranged to examine you
to-day and there are 10 other witnesses pres
en!.
Guitteau-You should have llai some wit
nesses Oh baud. | object To going on the
stand when | am not feeling we'll to be sub
ject to a cross examination by counsel for the
prosecution. l have got a COED deal to say.
Scovilie said he knew the prisoner was not
feeling we'll to-ia, and lie had expected he
would become tired and exhausted when he
had proposed to ask the indulgence Of the
court and postpone further examination. He
did not desire however to ask the prisoner
but a few questions, to day.
Gu:t,esu-L am perfectly willing to do that
but do not want the prosecution to take ad-
vantage Of m presence here to cross exam
lie TO day.
Scevilie-The coart will relieve you if you
feel i'll.
Guuteau-With that understanding 1 will
go on.
Col. Corkhill-We canno. submit to any
such arrangement as that.
Scoville-We do not ask your consent, l
shall appeal to the court.
Judge Cox stated that if the witness went
on the stand to testify he must submit to be-
ing cross examined and if his examination as
a witness was begun it could not be suspend
ed except by consent of counseI'ou the other
side.
Guitteau nodding his head arprovingly, said
is the rule Judge as L understand it.
After some further discussion Guitteau was
removed from the stand and Scoville pro-
ceeded to read some letters. They were all
written by Guitteau to his father and other
Of lis family and covered a period
of iftesn or twenty years.
Guitteal-I want to 60 over the whole bus
mess carefully and scientifically, so to SPEAK,
and | want to be in good talking condition.
Scoville-I shall only ask ycu some simple
questions.
Guitteau-l AM willing to answer provided
The prosecution will not take advantage of
presence on the stand 10 force me to
state my entire tefense.
Judge Porter, of the prosecutions, suggested
that the papers and letters which were put in
evidence and Identified yesterday, be read as
they must necessarily be at some sta ,e OF The
Scoville explained he had endeavored to ar
range for the Introduction OF his evidence &C.
cording to his idea Of propriety and logic.
As the reading of the letters progressed,
occasionally commented upon them
Or suggested a proper word when Seville hes
While one from the Oneida commit
nifty was being read Guitteat said you can
zee | WAS badly cranked at that time. At an
other time ScOville hesitated and said here
is q word cannot make out. Civilization is
he word nromrtad Eu;t.a,n Va,
now badly mixed | got in this miserable COM
1t makes me mad every time |
think OF it. l wish them letters were out Of
existence.
Scoville read from one Of the ~lrtters, 81 am
in with Jesus Christ & Company and | am
working for them"
"Ihat was my sentiments said Guiteau,
land that has Seen my position ever since"
In another letter addressed to his father,
the prisoner had requested two or three hun
dred dollars Guiteau commented upon this
letter, saying ''father didn'ts end money. He
thought l was badly ranked.
Another letter was read in which the writ
er criticized severely the Oneida community
and referred to a circular enclosed which also
the!society and its practices.
Guitteau exclaimed, ~''several of the New
York dailies took up my circular and devot-
ed editorial comments to it. That was a little
bit of revenge | had for living in that miser-
abe society. | am glad to know they are all
broken up now. l was a v%irtuous man all the
Time l was there though, and | want that UNI
ders; ood."
The reading OF the letters was finished at
noon and Guitteau resumed the witness
(Here the dispatch ends Editor.)
Hanging LEROY.