Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-26
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
CONTINUATION OF GUITEAU's
TRIAL. .
He Reads a Statement to the Court
and Jury.
THE PRESS AND DOCTORS BLAMED FOR
The PRESIDENTS DEATH.
GUITEAUSAYS HE HAS NO FEAR
OF DEATH.
He Gives Some Advice to Other
Oranks.
General John A. Logan Called to
the stand.
uNNrs NDvrrpD ron INTENT To
GUITEAUSAYS HE HAS NO FEAR
OF DEATH.
He Gives Some Advice to Other
Oranks.
General John A. Logan Called Il
the Stand.
JONES INDICTED FOR INTENT To
KILL GUITEAU.
Mrs. LincoIn's Pension Inade-
quate to Her Wants.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ESPECIAL TIC THE sENr1NEL.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-At the com
of the Court to-day Guiteau
read the following statement: I propose
to have all the facts bearing on this case
go to the Court and Jury, and to do this /
have been forced to interrupt counsel and
witnesses who were mistaken as TO the sup
posed facts. I meant 10 discourtesy to
them or to any one. Any fact in my ca
reer, bearing on the question of who fired
that shot, the Deity or myself, is Of vital
importance in this case, and I propose it
shall go to the jury, that my personal, po-
litical and theological record may be de-
veloped. lam glad your honor and the
opposing counsel are disposed to give q
historical review Of my life, and I ask the
press and public to do likewise, All I
want is absolute justice, and I shall not
permit any crooked work. 1 have no idea
that 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 Wash
ington were bitterly ~denouncing the Presi-
dent for breaking up the Republican party
by improper appointments. / would like
these newspapers to reprint those editorials
and see how they would look and sound.
In attempting to remove the President !
only did what the papers said ought to be
done. l want the newspapers and doctors
who actually killed the President to share
with me the odium of his death. I never
would have shot him Of my own
volition, Notwithstanding those newspa-
pers. II I had not been commissioned
by the Deity to do the deed. But this fact
does not relieve the newspapers from the
supposed disgrace of the Presidents re-
moval. If he had been properly treated
he would have been alive to-day. 1t has
been published that I am in fear Of death.
1t is false. I have always been q religious
man and an active worker for God. Some
people think l am q murderer, but the
Lord does not, for he inspired the act, as
In the case Of Abraham and q score Of other
cases in the Bible. The assault made upon
me on Saturday last by a crank, has been
condemned by the press. The eyes Of a
civilized world are Watching this case, and
1t behooves this Court and the Metropolitan
Police to protect me at all hazards. I here
by warn all cranks, Of high or low degree,
to keep away from me, under penalty Of
instant death. He would have been shot
dead on Saturday, but for the rearing of
the horses in the van. As the officer was
shooting, the horses shook the van 80 that
he lost his aim, and, though the van pur-
sued him, he temporarily escaped. I waste
arguments Oh cranks. All they can
see in this case is the p~oliceman's revolver.
Again I say, II they value their lives they
must keep away from me. I desire this
Court and jury to dispose Of this case on
the facts, and leave all the responsibility
about it to the verdict.
E. o. Foss testified as to the scenes at
the depot, at the time Of the shooting.
Charles II. Reed Of Chicago detailed
several incidents In Guiteau's career as d
lawyer at Chicago. The witness was pros
ecuting attorney at Chicago for ~ years.
He always regarded the prisoner as an
earnest, sincere man, but unbalanced.
He never saw any indications of violence,
and always deemed him harmless until
recently.
scoville protested against the District
Attorneys course in Withholding certain
newspaper slips taken from Guiteau. The
latter retorted from his seat, ":Oh, stuff,
settled, and Scoville called Gen.
VOAh a. 4lOkuAA " WIG uCkGA1Gs WIZ
did not respond.
Guiteau, who seemed greatly excited,
here broke in and shouted, There is an
other matter I want to speak about now.
I understand my divorced wife Is to be
brought as q witness against me. If that
is so there will be trouble. She was q poor,
unfortunate thing, and I should never
have married her; but II she comes here
to testify against me, And to do me any
harm, I'll rip up her record. She was Sc
duced in Philadelphia and had . child be-
fore I married her."
Sccville, with great difficulty, finally
succeeded in quieting Guiteau.
An Interview between Senator Lo.
gan and Guiteau.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Logan
an interview to-day said The arst time
saw Guiteau was in Washington in March
asst, when 9 man came to my house bare
with sandals on his feet and with
'ut stockings. There was snow on the
He excused himself by saying
hat he lived close by. He introduced
and gave me q speech on Hancock
g. Garfield. He requested az . favor that
would read II. To get rid Of him I said
would. Next day he called again, and
fter letting me know what q great and
important man he was, asked me what I
Of the speech. ! replied that I
lad not had time to read 1t. This put him
n a rage. and at the same time opened my
yes to the fact that / was dealing with Q
rank. To get rid Of him I told him I
Fould read the speech that very night. I
i'd not see him again for several weeks
hen he called and presented me with .
application, which he said he in
ended to put N file OF the State Depart
aent, asking for the position Of Consul
at Paris. He said he had shown
to Secretary Blaine, and Blaine had
romised 10 give him the place II ! would
the application. I refused to sign 1t,
n the ground that I knew nothing at all
bout him. This threw him into q rage
gain, and he drew himself up with an
ratorical flourish and told me that he was
j. Guiteau, q lawyer and politician
nd q friend to all the prominent men in
be Republican party. and that for me not
!, know him was to argue myself un-
nown. He got so abusive that / finally
him out Of my rooms and gave
riders not TO let him enter again.
Mrs. LtncoIn's Illness.
New York, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Abraham
;ncoln has haan In this eitv uaarlv two