Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
TENTH DAY.

Immediately upon the opening OF court
Scoville stated that Guiteau desired to make q
statement. No objection being made, Guiteau
read from manuscript substantially as follows
II propose to have all the facts bearing on
this case to go to the court and jury, and to do
this / have been forced to interrupt counsel
and witnesses who were mistaken as to sup
posed facts. l meant no discourtesy to them
or any one. Amy fact in my career bearing on
the question who fired that shot, the Deity or
myself, is OF vital importance in this case, and
propose that it go to the jury. Hence, my per-
sonal political and theological record may be
developed lam glad that your Honor and OPP
posing counsel are disposed to give historical
review Of my life, and ask the press and public
to do likewise. All | want Is absolute JUSTICE
and shall not permit any crooked work. |
have no idea my counsel want crooked work.
They are often mistaken ON supposed facts
and | shall have to correct them. Last spring
certain newspapers in New York and Washing
ton we're bitterly denouncing the President
for breaking up the Republican party by i'm
proper appointments. | would like those
newspapers to reprint those editorials now, and
see how they would look and sound. In at
tempting TO remove the President | only did
what the papers said ought to he done. Since
July Q they have been deifying the President
and denouncing me for dong the very thing
they said ought TO be done. / want the news
papers and DOCTORS who atually killed the
President, TO share with me the odium of his
death. never would have shot him of my
own volition, Notwithstanding those newspa-
pers If | had not been commissioned by the
Deity to do the deed. But this fact does not
relieve the newspapers from the supposed dis
grace Of the Presidents removal. If
he had been properly treated he
would have been alive TODAY Ut has been pub
lished that am in fear OF death. 1t is false.
have always been religious man and an act
i've VOL prf for cd Ia I
murderer, but the Lord does not, for He inspired
the act, as III the case of Abraham and score
of other cases in the Bible. The assault made
upon me Saturday last by crank has been con-
demned by the press. The eyes of the civilized
world are watching this case, and it behooves
this court and the metropolitan police to
protect mo at all hazards ! hereby warn all
cranks, OF high or low degree, to keep away
from me under penalty OF instant death. He
would have been shot dead Saturday but for
the rearing OF the horses in the van. As the
officer WAS shooting, the horses shook the van
so he lost his aim, and though the van pursued
him. he temporarily escaped. 1 waste my ar
guments on crsnks. All they can see in this
case is 3 policemans revolver. Again say, il
they value their lives they must keep away from
me. desire the court and jury to dispose OF
this case on facts and law and leave all re-
sponslbility about it to the verdict
The assassin retained his seat while reading
his statement, evidently dreading that some
member of the crank fraternity might not heed
his warning. Scovile then asked for some
printed slips taken from Guiteau after he had
been arrested, and he and CorllhiIl had n
wordy war. Senator Logan was called as wit
ness, but did not appear, neither did Emery
Storrs, of Chicago, or Mr.. Joseph b. Smith. OF
Freeport ILL., Charles II. Reed ex-Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Cook county, was the first wit
ness examined. The general tendency of bis
testimony went to show that Guiteau WAS
NOT Il.
judging right from wrong. The witness
was interrupted by the prisoner several
times, and Guiteau could not be even
suppressed by the Judge, who threatened to
have him gagged. One Amerlng "a Pennsyl-
vania lawyer, and Tom North, OF Chicago.
were examined to prove that members Of the
Gulteau family were somewhat insane
Judge Cox has received several anonymous
letters Of a threatening character containing
reflections upon the manner Of conducting the
trial
ELEVENTH DAY.
The eleventh day of the Guiteau trial waf
not very eventful one The line of testimony
related entirely to the proof of Guiteau's in
sanity. The prisoner was, as ever beyond the
control OF the court, and kept up bis continual
c lmmtnts upon proceedings. One Of biz
sp cchcs leatod to the Plymouth Church pas
tor. lio SAID:
lfOLlrC lllN t1iHus htITN W HIu BtCenef,
Is doing some cranky work on this case.
usci to attend his church and praycr-mceting
aad If your Honor knew him as well az | dc
Won would not pay any att ntiOn to him. pheyc
are good many people that thlnk he is badly
cr&nkcd socially. and have no doubt that Mrs
IIiton told the truth and That he lied about it.
and tod him Sc publicly"
"Oh, well, well, prisoner, that will do for
you, said Dayidge
Guiteau was apparently satisfied, and nodded
with smile, saving That's all right,
Judge | have had my say on Beecher. I'm
satisfied
Gen. John A. Logan then took the stand and
was asked DO you know the prisoner2'
Oh, yea, Of course YOU DO, General, broke
III Guiteau you know me very well. I'm
very happy to meet you again"
Witness had frequently been beseged by
Gultoau to Endorse his application for office
bUt had invariably declined, for the reason that
the prisoner did not seem to be such man as
lac would care 70 recommend for any Office. He
had never known him III Chicago. The first
time he ever saw him was when he (GuiteauJ
called upon him to secure his influence. The
general impression he formed OF Galtcau was
there was something wrong III his mental ar
engagements.
Eimaud i. Smith, employed in the Rsrubh
can NatiOual Committee rooms during tine late
Presidential campaign, thought Guiteau very
peculiar, Eighty and rambling IN conytrsati N.
Gulteau here INTERCEPTED his customary Gem
ments. "Thls gentleman wasn't III position to
know about matters there. He only clerk
any way. Gov. jewell, ex-senator Dorsey, and
the rest of us boys were the ones that did the
work there
John A. Morse, colorcd, attorney at-law. saw
Gnlteau at the White House during March alc
April took him to be crazy man.
Mrs. Scoyille then took the stand and gave a
biographical sketch OF Gmteaus life, com
menciug with his early childhood. Her lady.
like manner and simplicity in telling the history
of her unfortunate brother made a good I'M.
preston upon the jury. Her evident grief an
distress, too, created universal sympathy fo
bpr