The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-11-17


ing still.
Guiteau-Never, Colonel; know my
business, and hope you do yours.
He was finally quieted by the officers,
but he managed to get his written speech
into the hands of aTepOrter, who started
for the door. Mr.. ScOville had the re-
porter stopped, and the paper was re-
turned. Mr.. ScOyille said the paper was
not given out with the consent of
counsel.
1t having been agreed that the sitting
of the Court should be from 10 a. m. to
3 p. IN. daily, allowing half an hour for
recess, the Court adjourned.
TRYING THE ASSA ASSN.
WASHINGTON, November 10. - The
pressure to obtain admission to the
court room this morning was notably
| greater than yesterday. After the uSh-
ers had exercised the right of selection,
| and admitted two or three score of well
dressed, respectable looking people Gin
cluding a Pennsylvania member of Con-
gress accompanied by ladies', the doors
were thrown open and there was sud
den and impetuOus influx of representa-
tives of the rOugher element of society.
After few minutes Guiteau was
hurried into the court room in the
custody of half a dozen policemen and
deputy marshals. The handouts were
removed, and he shook hands with his
sister and brother, and took seat re-
| served for shim between his counsel. Mr..
ScOyille then submitted an affidavit and
made application for an order for an ad-
ditiOnal number of witnesses, which
order was made by the Court. Then the
additional panel of seventy-five, sum-
mOned last evening, was called, most OF
the persons responding when called.
Guiteau manifested less nervousness
and excitability than yesterday,
although in his whispered conversations
with his brother he was quite demon
stratiVe and earnest in his manner.
The following four additional jurors
were then empanelled out of the second
panel of seventy-five: An lrishman
named Michael Sheehan, with very
pronounced brOgue, who had no opinion
on the subject of Guiteau's crime, eX-
cept that ''the man was out of his
head" Samuel f. Hobbs, native of
Maryland, a plasterer by occupation,
who answered all questions satisfac-
tOrily; w. Gates, a young man, native
of Washington, and machinist; Ralph
WOrmley, a plasterer by occupation,
who thought he could render fair YER
dict. The list of seventy-five talisman
having been exhausted, the Marshal was
enty-fiye for tomorrow, and court ad-
jOurned.
GUITEAU's STATEMENT.
The speech which Guiteau wrote out
and wanted to deliver is in some re-
spects remarkable document. 81 am, "
he begins, Gin the presence of this hon
Orable court, charged with maliciOusly
and wickedly numbering one James A.
Garfield. Nothing can be more absurd,
because General Garfield died from NAL
practice. The syllOgism to prove it is
this: Three weeks after he was shot
his physicians held a careful examina-
| tiOn and officially decided he would re-
cover. Two months after this official
announcement he died. Therefore, ac-
cOrding to his own physicians, he was
NOT fatally shot. The doctors, who mis-
| treated him, ought to bear the odium of
his death, and not his assailant. THEY
ought to be indicted for numbering
James A. Garfield, and not me. But
| have been indicted and must stand
my trial for the alleged homi-
eide. General Garfield was President
of the United States and / am one of the
men who made him President. HIS NOM
inatiOn was an accident, his election the
result of the greatest activity on the
part of the StalwartS, and his removal
a special providence. Gen. Garfield was
good man, but weak politician. Be-
ing President, he was in a position to
do vast harm to the Republic, and he
was doing it by the unwise use of pat
TOnage, and the Lord and | took the re-
spOnsibility of removing him. l GER
tainly never should have sought to re-
move him on my own account. Why
should II He never harmed me. From
him l expected an important Office.
considered him my political and person
al friend. But my duty to the Lord and
to the American people Overcame my
personal feeling and l sought to remove
him. Not being a marksman, he was
not fatally shot, but incompetent ply
sicians finished the work, and they and
not me are responsible for his death.
PREVENTING CIVIL WAR.
Nothing but the political situation
last-spring justified General GaTfield's 8
removal. The break in the Republican
party last spring was widening week by
week and l fOresaw a civil war. My in
sIiratiOn was to remove the late Presi-
dent at once and thereby close the
breach before it got so wide that moth
ing but another heartrending and DESC
lating war could close it. The last war
cost the nation a million of men and a
billion of money. The Lord wanted to
prevent repetition of this desOlatiOn
and inspired me to execute His will.
Why did He inspire me in preference to
some one else? Because 1 had the brains
and nerve probably to do the work. The
Lord does not employ incompetent men
to serve Him. He uses the best material
He can find. No doubt there were thous-
and of Republicans that felt as l
did about General GaTfield's wrecking
the Republican party last spring, and
had they the eOnceytiOn. the nerve. the