The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-03
LATEST TELEGRAMS,
GUETTEAU.
The Fellow Crowded into
Close Quarters.
Telling More Abeut his In
AptrRtiOn.

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Washington, 2. = Immediately
upon the opening of the criminal
court Guitteau was placed in the
witness box. He glanced at the
papers a moment and then said: 81
desire, Judge Porter, to state to you
and the honorable court that | de-
cline to answer any more questions,
mere repetitions Of what we have
already been over"
| Judge Porter Immediately re-
Sumed the cross-examination with
the question: "Was one of your pur-
poses in removing the President to
create demand for your book ?"
Answer Yes, sir, with the modi-
ticatlon that it was to teach the Cos
pei"
Witness soon became excited, and
gesticulating wildly, insisted upon
his inspiration, ana that the Lord
had selected him to do the work.
He was no fool. The Lord never
selected fools to do his work. He
had inspired him to remove Garfield
and left him (witneSs) to nse his own
Judgment in selecting means. Con-
tinuing eXcitedly: "And the Lord
has taken care of me; have neither
been shot nor hanged"
3 Judge POrter-"And you did not
expect to be?" Answer-"I decline
to discuss the matter with YOU. /
did not have any thought on the
subject; | left all that to the Deity"
| Witness repeatedly refused to an
SWer questions, or, as he termed it,
discuss" the matter under inquiry.
At one time he appealed to the court
for protection agaInstthe manner of
crosS-examination. Judge Porter
said. II have not attempted to force
a reply from you, Mr.. Guitteau. If
you will allow the jury to under
stand you refuse TO answer, it will
suit my purpose just Us WE'LL" Wit
ness at once turned to Judge Porter
and inquired, "Well, what was yei1r
question, Judge % Witness was
then asked if his entering tie
IOneida community was an fnspira-
ition, and If his leaving it was an in
SEPARATION, and he declined to discuss
the subject. Judge Porter then pro-
duced Guitteau's book, Truth, !"
which witness had claimed was the
result of direct inspiration from the
Deity, and compared it, paragraph
by paragraph, with the "Bertan,'
the Oneida community book written
by John II. Noyes. Similarity of
ideas and identity Of expression
! were apparent all through, though
witness struggled desperately to ex-
plain away his palpable rlagiariSms
A letter addressed by Guitteau to
the Oneida community, was then
read, in which the writer confessed
his love for and subsection to Jno.
H. Hayes and the Oneida Commu-
nifty. Several other letters written
by Guitteau about the time he left
the Oneida community were then
placed in evidence, identifying
Guitteau, and read. One of them
was addressed To the community,
and set forth the writer's repentance
for his INSTRUMENTATION, and con-
tanned confession that ne had acted
nnder the influence of his own self
willed, eOnceited and fanatical dis
position. Guitteau insisted in spite
of the warning, in making his ex-
plantations. AS the reading pro-
crossed, he said, l was elbOwing
nv way out of the commu-
nity then. Said witness: You
want to imagine yourselves in
hell, ladies and gentlemen, and
trying to get out, then you can I'M
derstand my position at that time.
Witness believed in the personal ex-
istance Of the Deity and the devil,
and when the impulse to remove the
President seized him be Wrestled
and praveu to find if it came from
the Lord Or the devil. Had it not
been for the political situation it
would not have been necessary for
his removal for the good of the
country and the American people; |
witness would not have shot the
President, but would have believed
the impulse was prompted by the
devil. He was then asked, 'are you
insane at all 2" and replied, I'm not
an expert. Let these experts and
the Jury decide that" Being pressed
for his opinion witness declined
TO answer. He was then subjected
TO rapid series Of questions and
soon began to exhibit irritability
and argued, and his replies. wnen
at all, were in short, jerky sentences.
He was asked if he laid in wait for
the President in an alley by night,
and after a short Wrangle, Now
YOU jare on that, I'll give you lit
tie news. I'll tell you what occurred
that evening. July 1st." Witness
then detailed his movements up to
the time he saw the President and
Blaine emerge from the house of the
latter and walk down. Fifteenth
street. Said Guitteau: "They
walked along so lovingly, arm in
arm: they had their heads together
like two school girls. Their fellow
ship was delightful and it confirmed
me in the belief that Garfield had
sold himself body and soul to Blaine
and that Blaine was using him to
ruin the stalwart wing Of the re-
publican party" Guitteau here be-
came furiously excited, and
plunged into a wild harrangue
.denouncing Blaine as bold.
wicked. designing man who
wanted to ruin the republic@
Dortv in revenge far the two times