Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-02
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The GUIteRu Trial.

WASHINGTON. Dc 2-Guteau arrived at
the court house about 9 clock. AID Tas ttksp
a! osoe 10 It's room, where Re se Eesriy
Breakfast sllh srpsreut relish.
Al 1905. after the u:u, s9pesl Tom Mar
shall Reoly t.r order 10 thu court !nom, the
Ctu:t Vas opened sud tLo plia1ncr WIS placed
IN the Wl:ne7s-b1X.
Guitetu glsrtd e! HE pspels mon eat, and
then said II desire, judge Porter, to stste
10 y:u std the Cont hat L:o'iao 10 acsacr
any moro questions that orc merJ Ttpeli!iors
OF what We nava already been Over"
judge Porter Immediately resumed the
ross-:x,ninst!ou with tho question: "Wss
1t cns OF your putpas.s il removing tie Prs
ltent TO create demand for your book ?
Answer: "Ies. sir Eith sbo modification
| tia. il WAS 10 uresoA the Gtsnel Witness RI
ssrts bis hotk SIS c)i!a:era gospel; 10 other
| word, the Gcsocl BROUGHT doTn to The present
time. Witness soon bsc,ne e2ci;eI aud eet
| and that the Lord had sel,c:eG him to do Tho
work. Ho was no fool Tho Lord nsscr
selected fools TO dj III, work. lo hsd
| iassired him to removo Gilfsd and lett
him (SitDes.) 10 no his own Judgment 10
se'e,'ipg tbs means. Continuing exciiediy
| And the Lord has taken care CT mo. Iva
| nolther been shot uor burg.
Judge Porter: AID ecu do roI typ!c! to
be?,'
Answer: II deo,ine 10 discuss that matter
| with you. did not have auy thought On tho
| subject. ! left i. all with Tho Daity." Wit
ncss repss!edl7 refused 10 apsTcr questions or,
| As 10 termed l.. to discus" the matter l.
der irq1lry. At oaa Tina he appealed to the
Court tor protection again. tho manner CT the
crosL-aysmiuati0p.
Judg, Porter, in the most polite tones. said i:
Il have not attempted 10 foice rcp'y from
you, Mr., Gui!eeu. Ii ycu will aow thu usy
to understand that you reius, to arsyrr, i. will
suit NY purpose jas! as well y
Witnes1 at o5ol turacd to Judge Pyrtes scd
| 10 equally IS polite losee, erHured: 'Weli,
what was your quastop. Judge?
! Witness vas then asked il his en!tricg tho
! Oaeida Gem nunity was an inspiration? Ii
| bis leaving it Was an inspiTs' o02 acd d. oIinrd
to discuss the suti!o:.
| uuiesu wss Questioned up1n his nl.gsd it o..
sD!raiOa ID attempting 10 sars Ihcoo:a!io
| Daily. a6u WAS confronted by judge Porter
with Two letters wfi;tsa by him iGuteau)
| abous the limo Ct his leaving tho Uaeita Csm-
| muci'y.
Guicsu readily i,uihed enc II 4, Ii hu!
| btsitattd over tho other-whoh was maui.
| scrlps OF several pages IF foolsoap tviden:Iy
| susptc Jog some trap toto which he nigh. ha
| led.
Guieau: If will read it over aud perhaps
| can tell By the sentiments whether WrG!o il. ="
Judge Porter "L2t me le,d i! 10 tho
Jury
Guitenu: 81 wouldbt irnst YOU 10 read il, "
MIR. SooVllla requested to 10 aosad 10 SEE
| tho paper. and alter iuspeeiog it admitted its
gsnuinc1tss, ns did Gui!eeu. 1t VS. placed 10
evidence bu: not read.
Gui'elu. alter hastily icuklng i: lssr,
chuekled gleeiul = AMI said: ''rtat's pretty
good thirg, Judge. wan tie. 10 &c 10. |
| want i! read TO the iary Hsvo ylu got any
NOR, CT ny docdmen:s. Judge. II you have i
| want you 10 put them ia
Judge Poit:r then produced Gui,cou book
- rath' which wines had claimed was he
resul. OF dice. Inspiration iron the DsiS,
AID o1m3ared It paragraph By paiasrsph With
the Bferenn the Oneida Community h3ik :,
written by John II. NoyeJ. The sinlla!i!2 If
idess and EideIliy Of expression wss arpsrs y.
| all through, and the witness struggled dCspcr.-
a!ely to exrlan away palcahIr plsria:iane.
Cel. Co,khlll rend the dlcu nens Wish hal,
a short tlms before. been placed 10 cvidouoa.
1t sot FORTH q. Rreat lrugth Guiteiu's pnrp2so
and ideas upon tho TbeOrtto press, when E.
that tim, Eo dtsirol To establish, and claimed
inspiration from tim Deity That ha tGu:-
teau) WAS working for Jesus Chris! L &c., tho
stroogts. firm 10 the world.
This, vera MY sentiments" shou!cl Gu-
tesu, ADD that VAS les ,irai,r. l:wss he s,mo
respiration tba! led ma twelve years after "a &c
about from HOUSE, to h5usa as s.. =, nj did, to
preach tee Gospel snd save souls Ii WAS The
| Same inspirntior, but society VASE 1 nre aared
for nv ideas, that was all the tEoGti'.'
Guiteau was warn:d by the Court mi 10 ia
terrupt the readias and r:,nhincd p,ritu IL
11io. until the c)GcluEou.
Guitstu's aDsWel5 10 various qa3s:iors or 0
bis Inspiration or s,nily wcro Of the anna s,eI-
| eotSpod kind. aud The colItq1y. at times be
cams lDsicG