Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-26

conduct of the Contract office in
the Postoffice Department would
have been impossible had the Au-
ditor of the Treasury for Postoffices
performed his duty"
Ths Trsai In PsOgEess.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25th.-Geo.
Foss testified as to the scene at the
depot on the morning Of the shoot
ing. There were several sharp
passages between Scoville and the
counsel for the prosecution during
the questioning, and his witness,
Chas. II. Reed, of Chicago, detailed
several incidents IN Guiteau's ca
reer as q lawyer at Chicago. The
witness was Prosecuting Attorney
for twelve years and met Guiteau
frequently, but his relations with
him weIe never illegal. He had
loaned him money which was still
due. He always regarded <im as u
very earnest, sincere man, but un-
balanced. He never saw any indi-
cation Of violence, and always
deemed him q harmless man until
recently.
The Criminal Court was crowded,
mostly with ladies', representing
the fashionable circles. 6coville
stated that Gulteau desired to
make a statement. No objection
being made, Guiteau read from
manuscript as follows:
ut has been published that Pm
in lear of death. It's false. I have
always been q religious man and
an active worker for God. Some
people think I am a 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
Saturday last by q crank has been
condemned by the press. The eyes
of the civilized world are watching
this case, and 1t behooves this
Court and the metropolitan po-
lice to protect me at all hazards.
1 hereby warn all cranks of
high or low degree to keep away
from me under penalty of instant
death. He would have been sh, 6
dead on Saturday but for the rear
ing of the horses In the van as the
officer was shooting. The horses
shook the van so that he lost his
aim, and, though the van pursued
him. be temporarily escaped I
waste my arguments on Oranks.
All they can see In this case Ia a
policeman's revolver. Again, i'll
4 n ar ~. Ina fhafr liuo, thar v,orot
Peep away from me. I desire this
Court and jury to dispose of this
case on facts and law and leave all
responsibility about 1t to the YER.
dict"
In bis statement Guiteau said: ~
propose to have all facts bearing
on this case to 60 to the court and |
to the jury and to do this [ have
been forced to interrupt the counsel
and witnesses who we're mistaken |
as to the supposed fact. 1 meant
no discourtesy to them or any one.
Any fact In my career, bearing on
The question of who fired that
shot, the Deity or myself, is OF
vital importance In this case, and 1
propose it shall 60 to the jury;
hence my personal, political and
theological record may be devel-
0ped. / am sure that your
Honor and the opposing counsel
are disposed to give q historical re.
view of my life, aud I ask the press
and the public to do likewise; all |
Iwant lie abeolute justice, and 1 |
shall not permit any crooked work.
1 have no idea my counsel wants
crooked work. They are often mis-
taken on supposed facts, and I shall
have to correct them. Last Spring |
certain newspapers In New York |
and Washington we're bitterly de.
the President for break
Ing up the Republican party by |
improper appointments. I would |
like THESE newspapers to reprint
those editorials now ana see how
they would look and sound. In
to remove the Presi-
dent I only did what papers said
ought to be done. Since July 81
they have been glorlfyinglthe Pres.
ident nd denouncing me for doing |
the very thing they said ought to
be done. I want the newspapers
and the editors 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, il ] had not been commas
stoned by the Deity to do the deed.
But this fact does not relieve news.
papers from the supposed disgrace
Of the Presidents removal. II he
had been properly treated he would
have been alive to-day"
During the examination of a
witness this morning, Guiteau in
tsrrupted by saying: "There is an
other matter I want to speak about
right now. 1 understand my di-
v0rced wife 10 to BIS brought here az
o witness against me. II that is SO
there will be trouble. She was
poor, unfortunate thing ans L
never should have married her;
but II she comes here to testify
against me and do me any harm,
I'll rip up her whole record. She
was seduced In Philadelphia and
had child before NJ arried her,
With great difficulty Ecoville, after
some minutes Of expostulation,
succeeded In quieting Guiteau.
Lester Sram tho 'sAveaxer Lssgue,"
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.--Mar-
shall Henry yesterday received the
following:
WESTERN RESERVE.
Dear Sir: The last attempt on
our friend Guiteau failed; the COM
rade missed his calculation a little.
My effort comes next, and It can't
fail. My object in writing Is this:
We don't want to hurt any one
but the miserable assassin, aud
wouldn't hurt hair of anyone else;
but Mr.. Edelin, and others must
not display so much zeal in. the
future or they will get hurt. had
great difficulty In keeping my
squad from shooting Edelin, and