Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-26
THE GUITEAU CASE.
THE ASSASSIN CHARGING DElTYWTH
INSPIRING HIS CRIME.
He Calls for Republican Papers, Which He
Says Led to the Murder Warning
All Cranks Against Attempting
to Remove" Him.
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

WASHINGTON. November J.--Thc Criminal
Court WAS crowded in every part this morn
ing. mostly with ladies. for the most part
rcrrcScuting the fashionable circles OF
Washington society.
Immediately upon the opening of Court.
Seville stated that GuitCau desired tn make
statement.
No objection being made, Guitcau read
from manuscript aS follows:
II propose t. have all the facts hearing on
this ease to 20 to the Court and jury, ami 10
DO this ! have been forced To interrupt
counsel and witnesses. who were mistaken
rs lu supposed facts. lmcan nodiSC0urtc>y
To- them or any one. Any fact i'll my career
hearing ou the question of who fired that
shot.
Deity or MYSELF.
i Of vital importanrc in this case. and
propose that il 20 to the jury. Hence, my
personal. political AMI theological record
may he developed. am glad that your
Honor and the opposing counsel are dis
posed to give an historical review OF my
fife, and ask the press and public t" do
likewise. All | want j absolute justice,
and | shall not permit any crooked work. J
have no idea nv counsel want crooked
work. They are after mistaken or surpassed
facts. and shall have To correct them. Last
Spriug certain papers in New urk ami
WASHINGTON were bitterly dcnouncing the
President for breaking up the RcpublIcan
PARTY by improper appointments. would
like those newspapers L. reprint thp>" "di-
tora, now, and soc how they would look
and ,ouni. IN attempting 10
Remove the President.
| ONLY did what the paper, said ought tn be
done. since July 2ni they have been deity
iug the President and drnumciEg me for
dplrg the very thing they said ought t" he
done. ! want Tie newspapers and doctors
wln actually Killed IA" President. To >lAr"
with me udiliu Of hi> death. never would
have shot him oi my own V"'i!i"n. nriwitA-
s'audi' Z those newspapers. II IN! not hr'h
commissioned 10y Deity To- dD the deed; hu
hi, fact docs not relieve the newspaper
from the supposed disgrace uI the Prr,i
dents rruuyal Ii hc had been property
treated he would be alive, to-day II has
been published that ! am in fear ri DEATH
II /, ia!-c have always been
RcliGiouS Wan.
au active worker i"r Gud. som" propl"
lLfnl: am q murderer. but the L"rl doe,
not. ior hc inspired the act. a III the r.'>" "t
Abraham. and score "i other cases Ia III"
Bible. The assault mad" upon nae
saturday last hy crank has been
condemned hy the pres. Tmr eyes ul tlIr
civilized world are watching this case. and
il lrhuuyr~ this court and the metropolitan
Inifrc. ro protect me ar all hazards. | here
ty warn all crauk- Of high or low degree. t.
Keen away from me under the penalty OF
instant death. He would have been shot
dead SATURDAY bat for tn" jumping 81 IA"
horses i'm the VAN. y the officer wa, shoot
irg, the horse, shook the van, 50 he lost his
aim. and though the van pursued him. hr
temporarily escaped. ! vast" my
Argnmcn,s cu Craui.S.
All they can sec in hi, ease ap"llcrnau.
revolver Aguiu >gy. ii they value th"ir
lives they must keep away from me. ! de
sire the court and jury 10 dispose oI TINS
case on the facts and law. and leave all re-
sponsibiity about it 10 the verdict.
At the conclusion Of GnitcauS remarks,
Scoyilc renewed his application lor the pa
per, taken from the prisoner. y sharp col
ouuv cu~uci. al the conclusion OF when
GrIitcau again took the floor and Denounced
hi, wife. whom he learned had been sum
mmcd tn appear against him. in III" most
indecent terms.
Testimony.
!. l.. Smith, oi Frrrpnri +. &. F",~ AMI
Charlie, IL Reed testified. bat nothing oi
inheritance WAS clicltrd Tn" last witness
stated his brlici in the insanity "t the prlN-
nncr and W., interrupted by the latter, who
Observation-Disclosures his imr"hcrcrt speech
-. at tie conclusion Of which Il recess was