The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-23

tried q case with Charlie Reed in my
life. l don't want to interfere with
your theory, but your facts are false.
want the jury to understand my pecu-
liarities. That is all right. there are
many people who will swear that l am
insane. Recess.
After recess Scoville continued upon
the same line of illustration, frequently
using the expression, mental incompen-
tency.
Guiteau fretted at the slightest i'm
putatlon of his lack of brain power, and
his intense egotism showed itself in his
frequent interruptions. At one time
he exclaimed, taking exceptions to the
statement OF Scoville, 1t is not true, and
can't be shown; 1 always told the
truth. And again he broke in, / had
brains enough, but my mind was devot-
ed to theology, that is why ran behind;
there was no money in the theology
business; am out of that now.
Scoville, continuing to speak of his
impecunious condition at that time as
shown by his seedy clothes, when Gui-
teau interrupted him with show Of
impatience, saying, 1 was always well
dressed, don't put that down.
Scoville related an incident in Gui-
teau's life which his friends thought at
the time indicated insanity.
Guiteau with much warmth said:
have heard that story before and it is
absolutely false, don't tell any such
stuff as that again.
Scoville then related Guiteau's varied
experiences during the Moody and San
key revivals, and his efforts and failures
as lecturer on religious subjects, and
the lack of appreciation shown by his
audiences.
Guiteau supplied the explanation:
The new ideas on that subject had not
got to them at that time; and thinking
perhaps that he had not quite made his
meaning plain, he added soon after
ward, l had ideas, but no reputation.
ahd AaSao WOaiah dAoWs
Guiteau's belief that lie was serving
the Lord, and that it was the Lords
business to pay his debts, incurred in
His service, was mentioned by Scoville.
when Guiteau laughingly supplied an
other illustration, saying: dead head
ed it from Toledo TO Chicago on the
impression my appearance made with
the conductors, but got put off twice
though.
Scoville continued his description of
Guiteau's religious experiences, and
was frequently interrupted by the pris-
oner with: left a 5000 law business
to do that work, and you see how l
made out with it. And again: THE
same kind of business the Apostle Paul
was engaged in; he got his pay, and
expect to get mine sometime, out of the
book wrote.' A moment after, with
n show of enthusiasm, and raising his
voice, he exclaimed: 81 used to go
around the streets selling my lectures to
people, who thought was bsok GO t,
and l was happier when 1 was dong
that than ever before, us l was working
for the Lord, not for money"
Scoville then alluded to Guiteau's
susceptibility to the influences of women,
aud said that such was his disposition
in that respect that he would talk to
any woman SO long as she would listen
to him. Guiteau shouted, That's not
true; put notice in my autobiogra-
ply that any lady who wanted to cor
respond with me, who would send her
address, if she was all right, would be
well received, and to this notice got
a response from lady worth s1e0, 900;
that wasn't bad, was it?" Laughter
was generally indulged in.
Scoville continued: 1t is true, as he
says, that the notice brought a response,
which shows that that there is one
woman in the United States that has
probably lost her reason also.
This remark elected good deal Of
laughter, but not from tie prisoner,
who angrily exclaimed: II wrote her
two letters, and she wrote me two, and
you (Scoville) suppressed the rest,
Then followed some argument about
the introduction Of certain letters,
which were finally admitted and read,
being from Guiteau to Scoville and
others.
Adjourned.