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prisoner, "and everybody thought he would re.

cover"
The witness then detailed the conversation
| with the prisoner in Jail. He asked the witness
| when Gen. Logan would come: expressed his
| stalwart views, and stated that the Herald was
publishing several columns of his biography every
day.
THAT was what I understood. i" interrupted
the prisoner but it was false. That was one
of Corkhilrs lies
Gen. Reynolds said the prisoner referred ia
the murder as an assassination. and said, when
| assassnated the President"
II never said so. general interrupted the
prisoner, IL always spoke Of it as removal"
The witness continuing said the prisoner fold
him that he expected COnkling and Others to
| befriend him when there was a reaction i'm the
pubiic feeling. He said also that Mr.. Corkhill
had promised to put off the trial until the feel
| ing had changed in favor of the prisoner.
That's what Corkhi said but he lied about
| it," shouted the prisoner. II have found him
| out now. He's first-class fraud"
| he made no reference to inspiration i'm that
| conversation said the witness: the subject of
the cause or motive of the act was not alluded
| to.
81 want to ask the General if he was in the
| employ of Mr.. COrkhill at the timer" asked the
| prisoner. "He pretended to be nv friend III
he came in the guise of detective want that
| fact shown up before the American people"
The witness. turning to the court said that
matter would probably come out on cross-ex-
| animation.
''lt only shows the extraordinary trickery of
this prosecution" said the prisoner They he'd
| to me from the start. Corkhll is the man that
| did it. and God almighty will curse him for it:
now you mark my word for it, The Jury will
understand that xhs man was spy sent there
by the government under the guise of being my
| personal friend.''
The witness said that at an interview with
| the prisoner the next day the latter referred to
| an article that had been printed i'm the National
| Repubttcdn to the effect that Gen. Garfield had
sounded the death kne of the republican
| party.
That's Just what Gorham was saying at that
Time. said the prisoner. land the little wheip
| is going back on it at this day. He's hanging
| around the lobby to get some office now. and
| ii he has no more conscience and principle than
/ TO eat his own words Arthur had better kick
| him out"
| The witness testified that the prisoner said
there was no malice i'm the crime that his act
| mad been patriotic one. On the 18th the wit
ness told him that the President would re-
cover. and the prisoner seemed much disap-
| pointed; he showed him papers giving the
sentiments uttered by prominent stalwart
leaders regarding the crime. and the prisoner
seemed much stupefied; he sand he thought
these men would defend him: he was astounded
that they should look at this act merely as
bloody assassination. as they had been denounc-
ing Gen. Garfield and making him out a mon
ster.
GUTTEAU BREAKS OUT AGAIN
81 want to say" interrupted the prisoner.
THAT General Reynolds was the first man to
open my eyes about COrkhiIl. Why. he saws
he's just as bitter as gall on you. The whole
thing was gigantic lie from beginning to end.
If you expect to succeed by lying Corkhill. you
will find out you can't do it. God Almighty
will strike you dead just as He did Ananias and
Sapphra"
The witness said that at the interview on the
q nfn hic oId
American people" This paper was produced by
the witness, and read to the jury 10y Judge Por-
ter, as follows:
''liuiteau's Address TO the American
PeOple.''
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
have Just discovered that all the papers set
ting forth my motives i'm attempting the
Presidents removal have been suppressed /
was almost stupeied when | discovered the
fact. have not been permitted to see single
paper since l came here. / have been most
outrageously deceived. young man who said
his name was Nordhoff, and that he was sent to
me by Mr. COnnery. the managing editor OF the
New York Herald came to my cell the Sunday
afternoon following the attempted removal OF
the President. He was accompanied by District
Attorney COrkhil and he introduced Nordhoff
to me as special Herald reporter. and
said if l wished to make any statement
to the American people the reporter could
take it. They spenttwO hours in my cell. |
spoke with great earnestness and feeling and
the reporter took it down. He assured me-
positively. that he was special reporter for the
New York Herald and have had i'm all six or
eight interviews with him. supposing him to be
Herald reporter. have just discovered that
he is fraud, and that not word | gave him
has appeared in any paper. Whereas, in fact.
to the New York Herald. and that it had ap-
peared in all the papers. | gave him a
full account of my life, which he
said would be published i'm the Herald | sent a
letter to the Herald last Monday, and he told me
positively that the letter had been mailed lam
just informed that not a newspaper i'm America.
and that not man. woman, or child, has spoken
in my defence. claim that the reason the peO-
pie feel as they do is because have had no de-
fence. l now wish to state distinctly why I
attempted to remove the President. had read
the newspapers for and against the administra-
tiOn very carefully for two months before con-
ceiyed the idea of removing him. Gradually as
the result of reading the newspapers. the idea
settled on me that if the President was
removed it would unite the two factions of the
republican party and thereby save the Govern
ment from going into the hands of the eX-rebels
and their northern allies These papers were
the mouth-pieces of the stalwarts, the admin
lstratlOn and the democratic party. The idea
of removing the President pressed upon me for
several weeks. and finally l attcmpted to exc
cute it. had none but the best of feelings for
the PRESIDENT. personally. had no malice and
no murderous intent. / acted solely for the
good of the American people. i appreciate all
the religious sentiment and horror connected
with the attempted removal of the
President. No one can surpass me in this; but
put away all sentiment and did my duty to God
and the American people claim to be a gen.
tleman and a Christian, and do not dssipate i'm
any way. All my papere have been suppressed
and the public mind sees nothing but the fact Of
the assassination, and this is why there is such
a terrible cry against me. I claim my attempt
to remove the President was patriotic act and
demand full hearing. Very sincerely.
CHARLES GUITEAU.
United States Jail, Washington, DC, July Is,
1881
p. S.-NOt soul in the universe knew of nv
purpose to remove the President 1t was my
own conception and execution and whether
right or wrong take the entire responsibility
of it. CHARLES GUITEAU
P. ST. demand az a matter of right the i'm
mediate publication i'm the papers of the
story of my life, which includes all the facts and
circumstances connected with the Presidents
assassination. Mr.. NOrdhOff. the supposed Her.
aid reporter has the entire story Of my life. and
insist that it be published as my defence in
this matter. CHARLES GUITEAU.
During the reading of the paper Guiteau kent