The daily gazette., 1881-11-30
SECOND EDITION
GUITEAU'S STORY.
THE NARRATIVE OF HIS
LIFE AS TOLD IN THE
COURTROOM.
the stand-Mr. SeOville is
Obliged TO HumOr Him
in Order TO Continue
the Examination.
THE FIFTEENTH DAY.
aUITEAU FOR THE FIRST TIME INDIs-
POSED TO TALK ABOUT
HIS CRIME,

eUITEAu FOR THE FIRST TIME INDIs-
POSED TO TALK ABOUT
HIS CRIME.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-1t being
generally understood that the prisoner
would be placed upon the stand to>
day to testify in his own behalf, the
crowd which hocked toward the court
house as early as nine o'clock this
morning far surpassed in numbers
that of any previous day. The doors
were beseiged and the policemen had
great difficulty in preventing a forci-
BILE ingress into the court room, which
was already filled to its utmost ca
pacity. The Judge, the counsel and
the experts had to fight their way
through the mob. .""5-
Mr.. Scoville put in evidence copy
of an extract from the record of the
Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, show
ing the admission and death of the
prisoners father, Franz w. Guiteau.
The prisoner was then directed to go
to the witness stand, which he did,
closely attended by the deputies and
police officers, who have immediate
custody of him. AS he took his seat
he asked "Do | understand, Mr..
Scoville, that am put on the stand
now as regular witness or merely to
identity papers? | object to going on
as regular witness at this stage of
the case. / am not very we'll now,
but in the course of the week will
| feel better"
| Mr.. Scovlle--l have made arrange
ments to examine you to-day. Other
witnesses are not in attendance.
The prisoner-You ought to have
notified them to be here. want to
90 over the whole business carefully
and scientifically ESQ to speak), and |
want to be in good talking condition.
| am willing to be examined now pro-
vided the prosecution will not take
advantage of my attendance on the
stand to force me to state my entire
defense.
Mr.. Porter counsel for the prosecu'
tion)-We will be under the necessity
whenever the prisoner is examined, oi
oross-examining him. Mr.. Scovillt
may relieve himself of the difficulty
by proceeding now to read the paperl
that were init oduced yesterday.
The prisoner with an expression o
relief)-I ought not to be forced OF
the stand at this stage of the trial.
The Court (te the prisoner)-Y OF
are not forced to testify at all, but i
You do testify, you must submit tt
cross. examination.
LETTERS WRITTEN BY THE PRISONER
Mr.. Scovllle then read number o
, letters written by Gniteau to his fathe
. in the fall of 1867. They contained
acknowledgements OF money, and CAV
detailed statements Of how torme
remittances had been used.
After recess the prisoner was asket
by Mr.. Scoville to tell the jury hi'
I earliest recollections OF his mother.
, The Prisoner-Mother died when
was about seven years old. do no
reeolleet anything special about her.
have always felt that l never had an
neither.
Q.--Do you recollect when you
father married the second timer A.
Very distinctly,
} Q.-Were you in Freeport them A.
, Yes. was living with him, he wa
q agent at FreeporJ for what is now th
, Northwestern Railroad Company.
Q.-Do you recollect when your siste
= (Mrs. Scoville) was married? Aver
distinctly. She was married in January
1853, and my father was in September
7 1858. think | went to live with yo
4 some time during The spring after yo
y were married.
Q.-What did you do there? A.
boarded al your house in Chicago an
6 did chores and went TO school. | wa
.. twelve years old then. | went to pri
! yate school. After several months l weI
back to Freeport and lived with m.
. father. He was married in Septembe
| know that was very indignant at b
r going of to get married as he did will
n out consultation with me. Ills will
II was formerly a milliner at Freeport.
% Q.-How old were you when you
+ father married tho second timer A.
=, - was twelve years old. When | was siS
! teen made up my mind to 60 to Chic
go and attel d Bells Commerci
;, College. My father was always oppose
u to my getting an education. He thougl
10 that the great thing for me to do was
's save my soul, and the only way to sa'
10 my soul or his was to go into the Oneit
s. Community. 1t makes me made
think of it. The greatest outrage ev
r perpetrated on boy was the act OF n
e, father in running me into that Cor
" munity.
# Odd you go to Ann Arbor
IF school? A.-Yes, in September 1855
when | was eighteen years of age.
:. went there contrary to my fathers a
u vice. AS soon as | got there he beg
" to fire letters at me. He used to wrl
= me two or three letters week, each
them three or four pages, telling I
ht about Noyes and the community, al
il that education would not be any go,
st for me If did not go to the Saviour.
" drank 1t all right in. 1t was the Fl
ly religion that | had.
D Q-Did you go On with your stud
at Ann Arborp Ayes, and | kt
:. reading these Oneida Community boo
",S;' which my father sent me up to II o.
81 o'clock at night.
ee Q,-What was the result OF yC
studying tbereP A The re ,ult was Il
/ went to the Oneida Community.
ar LETT Ann Arbor in June, 1860. Tn
was man named John Lord "a silk age
's' He LETT Ann Arbor and met me
lily Niagara Falls. We were there
lg, hours and went to Oneida that night.