Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-30
GUITEAU's TRIAL.
Greater Crowd Than Ever in the
Courtroom.
THE LETTERS OF THE PRISONER.
Life of the Assassin, SIS Told On the
Witness Stand.
ESPECIAL By TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-uMos.l !

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IN anu apou' 'ne ooars siis morning 10 sfease'
than ever: o.,
Immeulateiy upon tne opening Oh Oour'
ouiscau "aS
CALLED TO THE WITNESS STAND.
He took his place. closely watched and
Guarded by police and the Court officers.
He was asked BY Scoville TO give some in.
cidents from his earliest recollection Of his
mother.
Gulteau replied: Am I to be put on as q
regular witness to-day. or only to identify
some letters? I supposed the latter. am
not feelinp at all well TODAY. but shall be
much better in q week or so.
Seoyille-I had arranged to examine you
to-day, and there are no other witnesses pres.
ent.
Guiteau-You should have had your wit.
nesses on hand. I object to going on the
stand when am not feeling we'll to be sub.
iscted to q cross examination BIZ counsel fol
the prosecution, I have got good deal to
saw. want to 90 over the whole business
carefully and scientifically, go to speak, and
1 want to be in good talking condition.
Scoville-I shall only ask you some simple
questions.
Il
the prosecution will not take advantage Of
nv presence on the stand to force me to state
my entire defense.
Judge Porter, of the prosecution, suggested
that the papers and letters, which were put
| in evidence and identified Yesterday, should
be read. as thew must necessarily be at some
stage of the trial.
Scoville explained that he had endeavored
to arrange for the Introduction of bis evidence
according to his idea of propriety and logical
fitness. He said the prisoner was not feeling
well to-day, and he had expected that he
would become tired or exhausted, when ne
6ao prop9seo 70 ask tne inuulgence Vi M Ige
Soars anu posepohe iur.hsr SAainiua..o'. n; @ ne
alu ues're, n9ws'ef' W asA 'ne pil'onef &c"
questions To-Day.
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Das ao nos wan sns piIasSu'on hsa ~ " .aAe
aa.anlase VI ny pfesenoe neie W oioss-eA-
anime me to-day. =, :.
Sc9vi1e-ih .3 Oour' Will reheVe you you
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Uulgeau-Wltn tnaS UNDERSTANDING VIII
go on, -, - :.
Coionel Ccfkhiii-Me can suphis 70 any
suen arrangemens as thas;
ocovliie-Me Q 90 not ask your consent. L
shall appeal to the Court.
Judge COX stated that II tne witness went
on the STAND TO .est,iy, ne must SUBMIT 10
being cross-examined, and II his examination
as witness was pegun, IL could not De sus-
pended, except by consent OF counsel on the
other side.
Gmteau tnoddlng MS nead approv,ngiy)-
That's the rule, Judge: understand II.
After some further discussion Guiteau was
removed from the stand, and Scovliie pro-
ceeded to read the letters.
They were all written by Gniteau TO MS
father and other members OF ms family, and
covered period OF ntteen or twenty years.
THE PRISONER COMMENTS ON HIS ONEIDA
COMMUNITY LETTERS.
As The reading of the letters prooressed
Initeau occasiouaIIy Commented upon them.
or suggested the proper word when Scoville
hesiteted While ona from the Oneida Com.
mnn;tv WAS he;no read Cniteau said i. .sWell
Won can see that I was badly scranked
abont that tine
AZ another time Scoyiua hesitated and
said q Here ia a word 7 cannot make ont. y
"t Civilization is the word" prompted d
Gaiteau, and continued: " You can see how
badly mixed got in that miserable Commu-
nifty. It makes me mad every time think
of it. wish those letters were out OF exist
ence.
Scoyille read from one OF the letters:
am in with Jesus Christ Il Co., and am
working for them"
That was my sentiment, said Gu,teau,
"and that has been my position ever si1ce. .
In another letter addressed to bis father.
the prisoner had requested two or three han-
dred dollars. Guitsau commented upon this
letter, saying: Father didn't send the
money. He always thought l was badly
.cranked.'"
Another letter was read in which the writer
criticised severely the Oneida Community.
and referred to the circular inclosed, which
also denounced thesSociety and its practices.
Guiteau exclaimed: Several of the New
York dailies took up my circular and devoted
editorial comments to it. That was a little
bit of revenge / had for living in that mis-
cradle Society. Pm glad to know that they
are broken up now. l was virtuous man
all the time l WAS there thought want that
understood"
The reading of the letters was finished at
noon.
ON THE WITNESS STAND AT LAST.
Gn;teau resumed the wi,ness.stand. SEQ.
vile heran TO nnestion him in regard To his
early life. Gaiteau responded promptly. in.
tellisently and with perfect coolness for some
minutes apparently erioying the situation
and his freedom to talk.
Alluding to his fathers second marriage. he
said smilineIy. "He went off one day with.
ont consulting mo at all and got married. /
thouoht that was n funny wav of doins bnsi.
ness and cot verv mad over t.
Whenever an allusion was made to the
Oneida Conmnn;tv Gniteau became verv
much excited. and denounced the Community
and his fathers conrse in persuadipc him to
90 there.
"Whv do Won blame your father?n asked
Scoyille.
"Because. if he had been ont of the wav.