Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-02


ilarities of Idea and Phrase with .
Previous Production OF Shaker
NOyes, Which Guiteau Endeav-
Ors to Explain Away-His
EvangelIzing Labors.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-While passing
ing Gciteau remarked upon the small
number Of people waiting to see him, and
wondered ifinterest in the great trial was
waning. His good health and confidence
in favorable verdict seem never to fail
him.
Upon the opening of court he was at
once placed i'll the witness box and de-
clared his intention not to answer any
more questions that are mere repetitions
of what he had already answered. The
eross-examination being resumed BY
Porter, Guiteau said Ore Of his
reasons for removing the president
was to create demand for
his book. He soon became excited, and
gesticulating wildly. insisted upon his Di-
vine inspiration, and that he WAS 10 fool
He frequently declined to answer ques-
tions, or, rs he said himself, 1" to discuss
the subject and finally appealed to the
court for protection. He then made very
cautious answers when he replied at all to
Judge Porter's cross questioning.
Gel. Corkhill read document which
had a short time before been placed
inevidencc. It set forth at great length
Guiteau's purpose and ideas upon the
theocratic' press, which ut that time
he desired to establish, and claimed inspi-
ration from the Deity ; that he (Guiteau)
"was working for Jesus Christ & Co.,
the strongest firm in the wOrld.'
"Those were my sentiments ~ shouted
Guiteau, "and that was inspiration. 1t
was the same inspiration that led me
twelve years after to go about from house
to house as St. Paul did, to preach the Cos.
pei and save souls. 1t was the same in
spiratiou. but society wasn't prepared for
my ideas that was all the trouble"
Judge Porter produced Guiteau's book,
"Truth," and compared it paragraph by
paragraph with the Berean," written by
John Noyes. Tho similarity of ideas and
identity of expression were apparent all
through, ard the prisoner struggled des-
perately to explain away his palpable pla-
giarisms.
In another letter Guiteau asked that-he
be allowed to return to the community and
confessed that the magnitude of the un-
dertaking to publish daily theocratic
appalled, even his audac.
ity, and that the best way for him
to serve God was to lead Christian
life. Witness believed in the personal cx.
istencc of Deity and devil, and VIII en-
the impulse to remove tho president seized
him he wrcstled and prayed to find If it
came from the Lord or the devil, and if it
had not been for the good ::of our country
witness would not have shot the prcsiCelt.
Witness was then asked, care yOu in
sane at all ?" and replied. "Let the ex-
perts and jury decide that
He was askeG if he laid in wait for the
president in an alley by night and said.
" Now you are on that III give you 1t
tie news" Witness then detailed his
movements up to the time he saw the
president and Blaine emerge from tho
house Of the latter ard walk down 18th
street. Said Guiteau: "They walked
along so lovingly arm-in arm, lad their
heads together like two school girls ; their
was delightful and it confirmed
ME in the belief that Garfield had sold
himself. body AID soul, to Blaine, and
that Blaine was using him to ruin the stall
warts"
Guitcau here became furiOusly excited
and violently denounced Blaine, who lie
said wanted to ruin the Republican party,
and shouted "Yes. sir, and in my opinion
Blaine is morally responsible for Gariicld's
death"