Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-14

no fool. The Lord never selected fooli
to do His work. He had inspired hin
to remove Garfield, and left him (wit
messy to use his own judgment in Sc
lecting the means Continuing, excit
edly, and the Lord has taken care oi
me. I've neither been shot nor hung.
Judge Porter-And you did not ex'
pect to be?
Answer-I decline to discuss the
matter with you. | did not have any
thought on the subject. l left it all to
the Deity.
THE ASSASSIN PERPLEXED.
Witness repeatedly refused to answer
questions, or, as be termed it, to dis
cuss' matters under inquiry. At one
time he appealed to the Court for pro.
lection against the manner of cross-ex-
animation.
Judge Porter-I have not attempted
TO force reply from you Mr.. Guiteau.
If you will allow the jury to under
stand that you refuse to answer it will
suit my purpose just as we'll
The witness at once turned to Judge
Porter and inquired, well, what was
your question, Judge p
The witness was then asked if his
entering the Oneida Community was
an inspiration ; if his leaving was an
inspiration? and declined to discuss the
subject
Judge Porter then produced Gui.
teau's book, Truth, which the witness
claimed was the result of inspiration
from the Deity, aud compared it, par
agraph by paragraph, with the 'Bu-
reau,' the Oneida Community book,
written by John H. Noyes The SIM
ilarity of ideas and identity of express
ion was apparent all through. and the
witness struggled desperately to ex-
plain away his palpable plagiarisms.
HIS ONEIDA EXPERIENCE.
A letter addressed by Guiteau to the
Oneida Community was then read, in
which the writer confessed his love for
and subjection to John III. Noyes and
the Oneida Community. Several other
letters written by Guiteau about the
time be left the Oneida Community
were then placed in evidence, identified
by Guiteau and read One of them,
addressed to the Community, sets forth
the writer's repentance tor acts of in
subordination, and contained confes-
sion that he acted under the influence
of his own self-willed, conceited and fa-
natical disposition
Guiteau insisted, in spite of warnings
in making his explanations as the read
ing progressed i was elbowing my
way out of the Community then, said
the witness. You want to imagine
yourselves in hell, ladies and gentle
men, and trying to get out, then you
can understand my position at that
time
THE DEITY OF THE DEVIL.
Witness believed in the personal ex-
istence of the Deity and devil, and
when the impulse to remove the Presi-
dent seized him be wrestled and pray
ed to find if it came from the Lord or
the devil, and had it not been for the
political situation and the evident ne
cessity for his removal for the good of
the country and the American people,
witness would not have shot the Pres
ident, but would have believed the i'm.
pulse was prompted by the devil.
Witness was then asked: Are you
insane at all p and replied I'm not
an expert. Let these experts and the
jury decide that
Being pressed for his opinion, the
witness declined to answer. He was
then subjected to rapid series of ques-
tions, and soon began to exhibit irrita-
bility and anger and his replies, when
given at all, were in short, jerky sem
tences. He vas asked if he lay in wait
for the President in an alley by night,
and, after short wrangle, said: Now
you are on that, I'll give you little
news. III tell you what occurred that
evening, July lst.'
BLAINE HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Witness then detailed his movements
up to the time he saw the President
and Secretary Blaine emerge from the
house of the latter and walk down Fif.
teenth street. Said Guiteau, They
walked along so lovingly, arm in arm
they had their heads together like two
school girls. Their fellowship was de-
lightful, and it confirmed me in the be-
lief that Garfield had sold bimself body
and soul to Blaine, and that Blaine was
using him to ruin the Stalwart wing
Of the Republican party
Guiteau here became furiously excit-
ed, and plunged into wild harangue,
denouncing Blaine as bold, wicked
designing man, who wanted to ruin
the Republican party in revenge
for the two times he had been slaugh'
tered by political conventions. Strik
ing the desk with considerable violence
he shouted: Yes, sir; in my opinion
Blaine is morally responsible for the
death of Garfield
The court here took recess.
THE PRISONER REQUIRED TO ANSWER.
The court having been called to or
der and the prisoner brought in and
placed in the witness stand, Mr.. Por
ter rose to pursue the examination, but
was interrupted by the prisoner, who
said, Il desire to say to you, Judge, and
to this honorable court, that | decline
to answer any more questions, being 9
repetition of what we have already
had. If you have anything new, an
ready to answer; otherwise not, unless
by special direction of the court
The cross-examination then continu
ed.
Question-Was it one of your pur
poses in killing the President to create
a demand for your book?
Answer-One of the objects was tc
preach the gospel as set forth in m!
book.
Mr.. Porter repeated the question ant
was answered with sullen, Il hav'