The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-24


Guiteau came the next day and asked for
the hall again. He said that he WIS not
crazy, but inspired; that God was his faith
er and direct counsellor, He did nothing
wrong, he said in a serious manner. He
belonged to the firm OF Jesus Christ 4 Gem
pany; he was sure the witness was DOOM
ed. (Iaughter.l He said he knew the way
10 heaven and hell, and il the witness
did what he told him he would go to
heaven, il not to hell"
Question by Mr.. Davidge: Suppose ut
the time Of the lecture Guiteau had struck
you, would you have struck him back?"
Answer: "No."
The prisoner: 81 don't strike persons."
Witness said he appeared us witness
impelled by reading Scoyilles appeal for
witnesses.
Mary S. Lockwood, Of Washington, stated
that the prisoner had boarded at her house
in March, 1881. The only reason she knew
for his leaving was that he did not pay his
board
The prisoner: ~ was there month. /
paid five dollars and ! owe her twenty dol
lars. They are very nice ladies' That is
all there Is about ii. Tell everybody that
II you want to-"
Mr.. scoyiIle: "What was the particular
occasion OF his leaying?'
Witness ale transacted his business
with the head waiter,
The prisoner; "There was nothing said
at all, ! got money and paid Ave dollars,
the rest had used. staid u week or two
longer on the strength OF that, and that is
all about 1t. This kind Of evidence
Is irreyelant and / object to II.
[Aughter,l presume there were people
in the house who thought was u little
cranky. There Is no doubt OF that all. II
you want to prove 1t, prove 1t by them. !
did not have any conversation with the Ia
dies. 1t was all done by the notes. They
were too kind.hearted and polite to annoy
me about board bills, and that is all about
it. l want the facts. They are very nice
ladies, Chistian ladies, good people every
way. 1t is good place to board. laugh
ter General Logan and lot Of high
toned people boarded there, recommend
ii as boarding house." The witness stated
that Guiteau was abrupt in his manner at
the table. There was want Of etiquette.
The prisoner: ~ did not know anything
about people ut the table and OF course
htpt my llouLl smut hlu hOt chtcI Illto
conversation with them, that was all the
abrnptness.
Norwood Damon, OF Boston, who attend.
ed the lecture in Investigation Hall, said
that all he could understand from the lec-
ture was that the people OF Boston and two
thirds OF mankind generally would proba-
bly, go down to perdition. | supposed the
man insane. .0...
George W. Olds, OF Michigan, testified to
Mrs, Scoyille charging Guiteau with being
crazy, and saying he had attempted to kill
her, and asking the witness to put him off
the place. Witness related how Guiteau
soaped hickory trees, insisting that they
were fruit trees, and how when wedding he
pulled up more strawberries and turnips
than weeds.
Prisoner-t think we have had enough
Of this kind Of talk. To scoylle, who
tried to keep him quiet j Keep quiet your
self. To the Court:1 The fact sthat dur
ing the fall OF 1873 spent several months
trying to get hold OF the Chicago Inter.
Orean. / exhausted myself on that, and
along in the spring | had not much law
business Mr.. Scoyille had q very fine
farm and country seat in Wisconsin, and /
went out there in the summer OF 1875 to
spend couple OF months. ! did try to do
some farm work to pay for my board. That
is all there is to say to that kind ol talk. |
went back to Chicago and opened q law
Office, and did we'll therej always did well
with law when | stuck to my business.
The District Attorney objected to the
question by Scoville to the witness.
The prisoner Ito the District Attorney
Il hope you gentlemen will insist upon
order In this matter and not allow this
kind Of thing to go on. It has no bear
ing on this case at all,and ! willnot have II.
Tho witness was asked further rs to
Guiteau's troubles with Mrs, scoville.