, 1881-12-28

Tic Witness, In Ill Ills Experience, uas
Hcrer Seen an Example Of Tcm-
3. porary Insanity.
Gniteau Dislikes All Such Testimony,
and B1aokguards the Doctor
0overtly.

"iaIlISs}TtlS4 -. t.s lJCC. -i--fD!H"lHs ~ Auu
document prepared by Gutcnu Monday and fur
uIshcd fur publication tonight:
CHRISTMAS GKEEr1N0-1Ss1.
I3u Charles IHtt<au.
Todny Il Christmas. ntld greet tho American
people With Merry Christmas. Last Christmas
wis In Nuw York. wa1 boarding in Il 1l1st-
class house, und waa finely dressed. Iattcndct
church. nnd had Q1iItc nIeasant d:y.
Twp Yours agp was in boston. bur was not 80
weil fctl or clothed. was IN theotngy. 1hore
Is no snunry in theology. loft Il <i,Utu INV busi
meas In ChGaY0 ia 1877 for theology. went fntn
theology to servo tue Lord 8ad preach tho Gus
pei / bud nl,out as much trouble TO get III my
work on theology rs Paul did. ffo hungcrcd
md thirste.l, mud WIS 1akotl, nnd hnl no
certain dwelling rluce. but preached the Cos.
peI rs be unlcrstWi 1t, nlthou9h he hal 4 hnrl
time. Sincn he loft tho earth bis work and
1,n,no havo conn down tho agcs. Christ uni
1nuI did thetr work unu left tho result With tho
Almighty Father, and do tno sRmc.
.ln Christmas, 1873, ! was III st. Louis 1whs
Ii, very reduced circumstances. hnd been on
theology ;. 1...: :,att abunt n ycnr travelling,
most III tho ERst. trying to rrclch tho Gospel by
lcetnrlng and selling t,y lectures In washing
ton, Now York, Bostnn, Ch1cngo. md other cities.
fott tho L,rtl nut this wnrk On tnU md did tho
bcst could. l bud no friends unl little nuncy.
Christmas, 1877. spent In Philadelphia. was
well fol md clnthca, and was trying tn lecturu.
EnrtatiEna. lbiu, l WIS III G0lGH4n. WIS WUFk-
lnE with sr. 3luoly, a1,tt writing my lecture OF
ChrlBt's scCunA coming. i. u. 10 and todny,
Christmas. suffer in bonds Us 4 patriot. hut |
nm in honorable company. Washington was n
pAtrint. Grant was pntrot. Washington led
tho artnos Of tho Revolution through eight
yrnrs OF bloody wAr to victory und glory. Grunt
led the arn,ics Of tho Unon tn viotory anl ulury.
And tot,ay tho Nation IN prosperous md happy.
They raised the old wnr-cry, "1sn!ty rn1ird the
tlug, boys" and thousands Of tho chotccst suns
Of tho Republic went fprth to hntt!c. to Victory
Or 1cath, Washington aud Grant. by their yplor
and success In Ysas, won tho admiration Of MALL
kind.
Tniny, Christmas, 1851. suffer In bonds ~ a
patriot, because bud tho inspiration aud nerve
10 unite tho grcut politiea! purity tn tho cl1 tint
| tho Nation might 10 snved another lcsolAting
war 10 not ,,rctund that war WAS immediate,
| hut 10 say cmphnticaIly that tho bitterness III
| tho itopu bl!cau party last &prtnR wns deepening
an.l deepening ilour by hour, nnd that, within
Two or three years, or less. thu NatIon wuulu
| bnvo bccn In tiasne Ut civil war.
In tue rrescuco ur 4leatll, nil hcnrts wcro
h,sshcd. Contention censed. For weeks and
weeks tho heart and bruin nf tho Nut,on ccts.
tcrc,! on tho sick mu1. In tho White House.
| At last ho went tho WHY ot All flesh, and thu
| Nation was In mourning, and, tutlay. ChriatH1s,
| a,u on trlsl far my lite, charged with murdor-
| INK tho into President. Thuro is not tho arst
clemont OF murder III tho eAse
Iu constitute tho crt1lo Ut nuFlor two ole"
| mist coUxIst:
First. actuat holn!e!de;
Bocondy, u,allc. iii law or malice In fact.
Tho law prcsun.cs that therG Is Ilu hunlc1do In
tbls caso, p1,d therefore, no ll4!icv In tho law,
.sinEce til faut tepe,ltlA upon tho circumstances
attending tho homicide. Admitting that tue
iatu l'rcslent died from tho shut-wh!otl l deny
~ nu.terof fact-slill, t,o circumstances III.
| t,,nt,fnr TIM ahnoiinr llnnduto tho urpYut,puu