Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-12-09
The GuIteau Trial.

papers a moment and then said: 81
desire Judge Porter to state to you and
the honorable court that ! decline to
answer any more questions, mere re-
petitions of what we hav, already been
over
Judge Porter Immediately resumed
the cross.examination with the ques-
ton: "Was one of your purposes in
removing the President to create de-
mand for your booke"
Eyes sir, with the modification t bat
it was to preach the gospel"
Witness soon became excited and
gesticulating wildly, insisted upon his
inspiration and that the Lord had Sc
lected him to do the work.
HE WAS NO FOOL.
The Lord never selected fools to do
his work. He had inspired him to re-
move Garfield and left him (witness) to
use his own judgment in selecting the
MEANS Continuing excitedly: "And
the Lord has taken care of me. I've
neither been shot nor hung"
Judge Porter: and you did not
expect to BEG"
Answer: 81 decline to discuss the
matter with you. l did not have any
thought on the subject. l left it all to
the Diety.''
Witness repeatedly refused TO an
swer questions and, as he termed it,
ito discuss the matter under inquiry"
At one time he appealed to the court
for protection against the manner of
the cross-eNamination.
JUDGE PORTER
said: 81 have not attempted to force
a reply from you, Mr.. Guiteau. If you
will allow the jury to understand you
refuse to answer it will suit my purpose
just as well.
Witness at once turned to Judge
Porter and inquired: "Well, what was
your question, Judse?'
Witness was then asked if his enter
ing the Oneida Community was an
inspiration and if his leaving it was an
inspiration, and he declined to discuss
the subject,
Judge Porter then produced Gui-
teau's book, TRUTH" which witness
had claimed was the result Of direct in
spiration from the Deity, and COM
pared it paragraph by paragraph with
"The Berean,' the Oneida Community
book written by John H. Moves.
Similarity of ideas and identity Of ex-
preston was apparent all through, and
the witness struggled desperately to
explain away his palpable plag arisms
A letter addressed by Guiteau to the
Oneida Community was then read, In
which the writer confessed his love of
and subsection to John N. Moves and
the Oneida Community. Several other
letters, written by Guiteau about the
time he left the Oneida Community,
were then placed in evidence, identified
bv Guiteau and read. One of them is
addressed to the community sets forth
the writer's repentance for his msubor-
and contains a confession
that he had acted under the influence
Of his own self-willed, conceited and
fanatical disposition. Guiteau insisted
in spite of warnings in making his en-
plantations as the reading progressed.
Il was elbowing my way out of he
community" said witness. "You want
to imagine yourselves in he'll, ladies
and gentlemen, and trying to get out;
then you can understand my position
At that time
WITNESSES EXAMINED.
WASHINGTON, December s.-Inter-
est in the Guiteau trial is undated.
The first witness was Col. ]. o. P. Burn
side, disbursing officer Of the Post Of
ice Department, who formerly lived in
Freeport Ill. He knew the prisone- S
amily. Mrs. Guiteau was an invalid.
Charles c. Allen, of Missouri, lived
n Freeport in 1889 and $40, and knew
he Guitcau family Mrs Guiteau was
n feeble health.
Emory A. Storrs, Of Chicago, knew
iuiteau in that city by sight as a young
awyer. Saw him a dozen times per-
laps at the National Republican Com
nit,ee room in New York during the
ate canvass. The prisoner came up
o him gleefully, and patting him on
he shoulder, said: ''You are on the
light track" Witness never saw Gui.
eau do anything at the committee
DOM other than reading the papers.
lie seemed to have no special employ
nent In April saw the prisoner in
Washington. He said he was going to
ave the Austrian mission. The wit
ess told him the place was an impor-
int one, and in Blaire's line, and that
e (Blaine) was known as politician.
risoner replied he was solid with
lame" and witness thought the con-
ersation was leading up to request
n him (witness) to visit Blaine in Gui-
aus interest and forestalled it by say
& his relations with Blaine were such
. could not possibly aid him (prisoner !
~. Witness had formed an opinion
10 Guiteau's mental size, but could {
1t express an opinion as to his sanity
insanity. His impression was "Gui-