Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-12-14

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brother), and never had any reason
to suspect insanity in him. Knew the
iprisoner slightly in 1858 and 1859
knew other members of the family
who lived in Freeport, but never saw
Indications of insanity in any OF
them.
George W. Oyler, Justice OF the
Peace, had lived in Freeport since
1848, and knew L. w. Guiteau init
mately and other members OF the
Guiteau family; never saw any indi-
cations of insanity in any of them.
David Il. Sunderland knew L. w.
Guiteau for thirty six years, and lived
as near neighbor for many years.
Had heard him speak in public and
at religious meetings and knew him
Intimately. and never saw anything
to indicate that he was of unsound
mind in any way or in any degree.
From his knowledge of and acquain-
tance with other members of the
Guiteau family, including the prison
er, he had never suspected there was
any insanity in the family.
Frank Bartlett, of Chicago, bad
known the prisoner since 1878. He
once engaged in a tub-race and upset
and was drenched. He did not con-
slider him insane.
A Saratoga hotel-keeper said Gui-
teau boarded with him one week and
jumped his board bill
President ARrHUR's ANSWER
President Arthur answered in writ
ing the questions that had been sent
him by the prisoners lawyers. He
had seen the prisoner a number OF
times, ten, perhaps twenty times |;
had never conversed with him; had
returned his salutations. The pris-
oner had asked to be employed as
campaign speaker; bad no knowl-
edge of any service that the prisoner
did during the late Presidential cam
paign. The prisoner had no relations
with himself, Grant, Conkling OF
other leaders, socially or politically,
that he knew of that would entitle
him to preferment.
A PREACHERS TESTIMONY.
Rev. Mr.. Macarthur, of the Cavalry
Baptist Church of New York, testi-
fed. Guiteau and wife joined his
church in July, 1872 In the fall of
the same year he left off attending
prayer-meeting; his reason was that
be was busy with politics. His i'm
moral conduct resulted in his being
sent to Jail. I went to see him ; he
confessed to gross immoral practices.
He was summoned before the church
in 1875, on three charges, for spend
ing money that his wife earned and
spending it on other women, for vio-
lating his marriage VOWS, and for
having loathesome disease as result
of being with bad women.
When the preacher came on the
stand the murderer said: Il know
DIR. Macarthur very we'll; he is nice,
fine fellow-very high-toned in every
way. owe him ninety-fve dollars. "
But before the preacher was through
with the testimony he had other
names than "a nice, fine fellow for
him.
The assassin said: "I have been
strictly virtuous for the last six or
seven years. say that will wipe out
McArthur's testimony here. 1 want
to thunder to the world, SO far as
moral depravity is concerned, that it
is all nonsense. / want to say fur
ther that 1 owe about thousand dol
lars, $3.50 in Washington, $50 in
Boston, 5000 in New York and 5000
or SO in Chicago
A citizen of Illinois, and several
New York lawyers testified to their
knowledge of the prisoner, and their
belief that he is sane man.
GUITEAUs BnLNGsGATE.
Stephen English, a New York edi-
tor, related circumstances connected
with suit against him for libel, in
which the assassin acted as lawyer
Guiteau would interrupt him: '.That
is not true;" ''Confne yourself to the
facts, English" He got me arrested
by actual perjury" THAT is abso-
lutely false Il convict you that you
are lying" There is not an insur-
ance president in New York who does
not know that you are a first-class
fraud )" ''That is the biggest lie you
have spoken" "Why, I would not
spit upon you in the street," "You
old scoundrel;" "The insurance pres
idents of New York would not be-
ieve you under OATH" You're an
old fraud" "He had half dozen
lawyers irving to get him out and
they failed I was the only man who
dragged him out of that hole"
Charles Il. Wehle, a New York law
yer, detailed how Guiteau had OBJ
tanned money for clients but never
paid it over The items collected |
duOuulcu W SoOo-lA. 4ucs pIlSOutT
said: II wanted you to pay me 500
and take those things off my hands.
You would not do it, and I would not
deliver. You are lying. You pro-
duce those notes, or else get off that
stand disgraced man. If you came
to slobber over me you must produce
those notes or show yourself liar.
1t is shame that these men, Cork
hill and Porter, should slobber over
my character. They have been dig
ging up my professional record and
they haven't found anything against
me yet, and they can't. I was straight
in the law business and 1 want the
American people to understand it.
The only thing against me is that 1
owe some board bills and that COM
mitted adultery in order to get rid of
my wife. He is a Jew and a dirty
one at that"