Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-26
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB INSANITY PLEA. Testimony in Relation to Guiteau's Condition. A SPEECH BY THE ASSASSIN. Repeated Warnings Given to
 All Cranks. A TRADE AGAINST HIS WIFE. A Chance of Guiteau Testi-
 lying To-day.
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 The Gu1teau Trfal-A Staten mt by tn,
 Prisoner-Testimony for the Insanity
 Theory.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-There was another dense crowd in court to-day to listen to wha
 Guiteau through his witnesses has to say why he should not be held criminally responsible for the death of James A. Garfield The pro ceedings began by Guiteau's reading docu
 ment, which made no very good impression
 His address was substantially as follows:
 'I propose to have all the facts bearing this cas
 to go to the court and the jury. and to do this
 were mistaken as to supposed facts. meant dis courtesy to them or anyone. Any fact in my career ty myself is of vital importance in this and
 propose that it go to the jury. Hence my personal am glad that your honor and the oppo-ing cou1 se disposed to give historical review of my life
 want is absolute justice, and shall not permit any crooked work. T have DO idea my counsel want facts and shall have to correct them Last spribe g certain newspapers in New York and Washington up the Republican party by improper appointments
 wouli like those newspapers to reprint those edito- attempting to remove he President on did what the pap~rs said ought to be done. Since July 2nd tley nave been eQty the RreS1QeQG ana OenOunC- i me for doing the ry thing they said ought be done want the newspapers and doctors who actu- ally killed the President to share with the odium of his death I never would have shot him of my own voition, notwithstanding those newspapers if had not been comm 'ssioned by the Deity to do the deed But this fact does not relieve the newspapers from the supposed disgrace of the Presidents remov aaL If he had been properly treated he would have been alive to-day. It has been published that am in fear of death. It is false have always been a religious Ee gus man gan and o an active worker murderer, but the Lord does not, for he in spired he act, in the of Abraham and Saturday last by crank has been condemned by the press The eyes of the civilized world are watching this case and behooves this ourt and the Metropolitan police to protect me at all hazards reby warn all cranks of high low degree to keep been shot dead on Saturday but for the rearing of the horses in the the officer shooting Che horses shook the van so that he lost his at and though the van pursued him he temporarily escaped I waste. my arguments cranks A1fthey see in this case is policemans revolver. Again say, if they value their lives they must keep away from
 desire the court and the jury dispose of this case the facts and the law and leave all the respons1 bilIty about it to the verdict"
 After Guiteau concluded there was a tilt between counsel on the vexed matter of the custody of the newspaper extracts which the assassin had when arrested. They were final ly given to MT. ScoViIle. Guiteau meanwhile informed the court that he understood his divorced wife was here tot, stify. He threat ened her with an exposure of her past life if oAO SC6tLI4CO l4AH4, t1uO HE0S0At1y ndOOd that she had been seduced in Philadelphia and had an illegitimate child. MT. Scoville and John Guiteau tried to hush him, but he declared that he meant to have the truth known. After these introductory episodes the taking of testimony was resumed. After General John A. Logan had been called with out answering several witnesses testified to their impressions of Guiteau's insanity, and Charles H. Reed, prosecuting attorney for twelve years in Chicago, related Guiteau's 's eccentric action in the Chicago courts and elsewhere, and considered him of unsound mind. His cross-examination by Mir. Da- vidge was very sharply conducted and some what modified the force of his original state ments. he prisoner became very uneasy and made so many interruptions that the judge was obliged to threaten him with gag ging if he persisted. He did persist though, and was not gagged. Guiteau's remarks chiefly related to alleged errors of fact in dates and language in his interviews with Mir. Reed, and in these instances, as always, he showed his accurate memory, which is in deed extraordinary. All who have had to do with him since his arrest say that Guiteau's memory is phenomenal, and that in his statements he never contradicts himself. A recess was taken after Reeds examination.
 After recess Mir. Ammerling was sworn He said he was intimate with Luther Guiteau, father of the prisoner. He testified to his religious peculiarities. Luther Guiteau had often told him that doctors were useless; that faith in God was sufficient for a cure. He gave other illustrations of like character, which the defense propose to use to strengthen proof of 8 hereditary taint of in sanity. The proceedings were here inter rupted to permit the grand jury to bring in the indictment against William Jones, the ''avenger,' for assault with intent to kill. In Jones' indictment, among witnesses are Gui- teau's officers on guard of the van, Captain Vernon, Officer. Slack and Sandy Fuller, eye witnesses of the assault.
 Resuming MT. Ammerling testified to Lu- ther Guiteau's sincerity of belief. Mir. Am merling caused some amusement by his To- quacious style of testimony, and reused Gui account of public debate in which he had taken issue with Luther Guiteau, and criti cised him as better qualified to peel potatoes in the kitchen of the Oneida community than to conduct a debate. Charles Guiteau had sub met him and said he ought to have killed him, but that God Almighty had or dered it otherwise. Guiteau wholly denied this story and declared he had never seen Amerling.
 In referring to the sacrifcial belief of the elder Guiteau MT. North said that one even ing in public meeting in discussing the troubles concerning certain son of fam1 ly he said f'Take knife and slay him as Abram did Isaac" He really meant just what he said. Witness continued his testi mony until o'clock, when court adjourn d.
 Mrs. Scoville will testify tomorrow and possibly Guiteau. It is understood that the defese have subpoeaned one government ex- pert who had made up his mind contrary to the expectations of Mir. Corkhill.
 Gfbson's Report on the star Routes.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The question of A. M. Gibsons authority as attorney for the United States in the Star route- investigation having called out from Solicitor General Phillips letter doubting such authority, Gibson has written reply which the depart ment of justice may make public tomorrow It denies that Gibson's appointment was per sonal from MacVeagh and that it was on this