The daily gazette., 1881-11-16

but no reputation. My theological
work ON Truth contains my theology.
1t was written during a period of five
years and cost me great deal of
trouble, and have no doubt but it is
official. 1t left me in reduced circum-
stances and have had no chance to
recuperate my finances since. easily
could have made IS, 900 at the law in
Chicago in 1877 and worked myself
into splendid position, but had
other work to do.
HE REPUDIATEs "pNEIpA" MOVES.
Gas know something about law |
propose to take an active part in my
defense. My brother-in-law, George
Scoville, Esq, of Chicago, is true
and active friend, but disapprsve of
some of his movements in th case,
notably his mixing with Oneida
Nuyes.' For twenty-five years he was
the curse of my fathers life, aud for
six years lived under the despotism
he welded in the Oneida Community.
| expressed my detestation of Noye-
ism then. [Here follows an indecent
attack upon Noyes. Mr.. Scoville is
developing the theory of heriditary
insanity, which may have an import
ant bearing in my c,se. Insanity
runs in my family. My father had
two sis ers and niece in an insane
asylum.
HIS FATHER A MoNOMANIAC.
"He himself was monomaniac for
4 IN hn nna,ln
He could see no evil in the concern
and no good out of it. He thought
Noyes greater man than the Lord
Jesus Christ. He was rational enough
outside of the Community idea on
that he was lunatio. He would get
greatly excited in discussing that and
look and act like wild man. All
that time he was good business
man.
SAYS HE IS A GENTLEMAN AND A
CHRISTIAN.
~ have been strictly virtuous for
elk or seven years. | claim to be
gentleman and Christian. | have
been in Jail since July 2. | have boz ne
my confinement patiently and quietly,
knowing my vindication would come.
Twice have been shot and came near
being shot dead, but the Lord kept me
harmless. Like the Hebrew children
In the fiery furnace not hair on my
head has been singed, because the
Lord, whom served, when l sought
to remove the President, has taken
care of me. have been kindly treated
by the Jail officials and have no COM
plaint, except my letters have been
Intercepted both ways, and | have
been cut off until recently from re.
porters and newspapers which | con-
81 Ter illegal and impertinent. Certain
parties whom need not name have
been greatly benefited financially by
my inspiration, and am going to ask
them to contribute to my defense.
81 have no right nor wish to ask my
lawyers to work for nothing. There
are hundreds of persons who are and
will be benefited financially by the
new Administration. They are all IN
debted to me for their position, from
the President down. / confidently
appeal to them and to the public at
large to send me money for my de-
fense. The money can be sent quietly
by express withholding the name il
you wishl, George scoville, Washing
ton, d. G..
THE DOCTORS KILLED GARFIELD.
thousands of brave boys on both
sides were shot dead during the war,
but no one thinks of talking about an
assassination. There was homicide,
/. O., a man was killed. But in my
case the doctors killed the late Presi.
dent, and not me, so that there is not
even homicide in this case. The
President was simply shot and wound.
cd by an insane man. The man was
insane in law, because it was Gods
act, and not bis. There is not the
first element Of murder in the case. -
To constitute the crime of murder in
this case two elements must CO exist.
First, an actual homicide second,
malice-malice in law or malice in
fact. The law presumes malice from
the fact of homicide.
"To.day suffer in bonds as a patriot.
Washington was patriot; Grant was
patriot. Washington led the armies of
the revolution through eight years of
bloody war to victory and glory; Grant
led tho armies of the Union to victory
and glory, and to-day the nation is happy
and prosperous. They raised the old
war-cry, Rally round the flag, boys,
rally round the hig,' and thousands of
the choicest sons went forth to battle,
to victory or death.
THINKS HIMsELF PATRIOT.
"Washington and Grant, by their va,-
or and Success in war, won the 8dmira-
tion OF mankind. To day | suffer IN
bonds as a Datriot because had the IN
spiration and nerve to unite great po-
litical party to the end that the nation
might be saved another desolatiug war.
To say | have been misunderstood and
vilified by nearly the entire American
press-nay, more, by nearly the entire
American people-is true statement
But Providence and time rights all
things; and to-day, by the gradual
change of public opinion, 1 am justified
In passing with laudable contempt the
continual venom of certain newspapers.
Let the newspapers change from 'Gui-
teau, the Assassin to 'Guiteau, the
Patriot
APPEALING TO THE sTALwARTs.
81 appeal to the Stalwart AID Liberal
press of the nation for justice; | appeal
to the Republican party, especially the
Stalwarts, of whom | am proud to be
one, f1r JUSTICE; | appeal to the fresi-
| dent of the United States for justice l
| am the man that made MIN President
| Without my inspiration he was a politi.
| i.h har hnp nd Inn,