The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-30
oyTHE EWITNESSSTAND
THE EoorIsT IN HIS GLORY
..,,,I,. nj. Past LIfs-DO'In't WaAt TO b
r,o,.rrlmIusd severely on Account OfSOi
y,,llug w,ll-Ap Account Of His RsllE'
Iou. aud Lecture Experiences.

ralet ililh tNc''
'oepins the court Guiteau was called as
i,re,. auI took the witness stand, Closel!
,,,rbel aud guarded by the policemen
aJ ,oprt officers. He was asked by SEQ
lIL ii. Iy ,ng,ye some incidents from his early
.,solIpctons Of his mother. Guiteau re
rIieJ, J Am | to be put on as q regular
ritn,s, to-day, or only to indentity somt
I.Gpr. %' supposed the latter, nm mo-
GsIip, at all well to-day, but shall be much
Lt,eF in week or so"
Srovllle: 81 had arranged to examine
vou to-day and there are no otheTwitnesses
Finite PGsitsau- You should have had youl
ri,nr..,, ON hand. lObject to going on
the stand when am feeling unwell, to be
'nbsr,rl TO a cross-examination by the
sonnse 3 for the prosecution. have got a
socJ deal to say; | want to go over the
gboe subject carefully and scientifically,
%to speak, and / want to be in good talk
: 'SscoyiIIe-I shall only ask you some sim
TGu,lean-l am willing to answer, pro.
yled the prosecution will not take adyan-
us Of ms presence on the stand to force
me to state my entire defence.
In1ge Porter, Of the prosecution, sug-
Ested that the papers and letters which
Sere put in evidence and identified yester-
day should be read, ms they must necessa-
dy beat some stage OF the trial.
SeoyiIle explained that he had endeav-
oral to arrange for the introduction Of his
evidence according to his idea OF the pro-
priety and logical fitness, He knew that
he prisoner was not feeling well to-day,
ind he expected he would become tired or
exhausted when he Ind proposed to ask
the indulgence OF the Court and postpone
further examination. He did desire, how
ever, to ask the prisoner few questions
to-day,
Guitcau-t am perfectly willing to do
llat, but don't want the prosecution to
take advantage OF my presence here TO
cos+examine me to-day.
ScOyilIc The Court will relieve you II
Gaiteau; With that understanding l
will goo
col, Corkhill; We can't submit to any
such arrangement rs that,
SOyille; don't ask your consent. l
shall appeal to the Court.
Judge Cox stated that IL the witness went
upon the stand to testify he must submit TO
being CrO@.examined, and II his examina'
ton as a witness was begun 1t could not be
suspended except by consent Of counsel on
the other side.
GultCau, nodding his head approyingly,
aid; That's the rule, Judge, as under
stand it.
After some further discussion Guiteau
vas removed from the stand, and Scoville
proceeded to read letters that were written
byGuitcautO his father and other members
o. his family, and covered period oi
fifteen or twenty years,
SthC reading OF the letters progressed
Guiteau occasionally commented upon
them or suggesteda u proper word. When
SOville hesiLated, while one dated from
Oneida Community was being read, Gui.
teau said. "Well, you can see ! was badly
canked about that time" At another,
Soyille hesitated and said: "Here Is q
word cannot make out" "Civilization |,
The word, prompted Guiteau. "You can
see how badly mixed up got In that mis-
.nble community; II makes me mad every
time think OF II; | wish those letters were
out Of existence" Scoville read from one
othe letters ~ am in with Jesus Christ
and company and lam working for them.
Those are my sentiments" said Guiteau
"and that has been my position ever since.
In another letter addressed 10 his father
The prisoner had requested 5000 or $500
Guiteau commented upon this letter, say
ing father didn't send the money; he al
ways thought | was badly cranked." An
other letter was read, In which the writeI
criticized severely the Oneida Community
and ndpierred to the circular inClosed which
also denounced the community and theil
Practices.
Guiteau exclaimed: "Several OF the New
York daies took up my circular and de
voted editorial comments to It. That wa
ilittle BIT OF revenge | had for living In
thatmiserable society. ! am glad to know
they are broken up now. | was virtuoul
man all the time. ! was q man, though;
want that understood.
The reading Of the letters was finished a
noon, and Guiteau resumed the witness
stand:
ScOyIle began to question him relative
t0hiS earlyl
Glitcau responded promptly, intelli
Ently and with perfect Coolness for somC
minutes, apparently enjoying the situation
and his freedom to talk. Abiding TO hi
hthers second marriage he said, smilingly
Tile went of one day without consulting
me at all, and got married. thought tina
WiSa funny way Of doing business and 90
very mad over It, Whenever allu
son was made to the Oneida Community
Guiteau became very much excited ant
denounced the community and his father
eOnfse in persuading him to 60 there.
why do you blame your father, asket
Soyiller
Because, il he had been out Of the wa,
never should have gone Under the In
duence Of that miserable fanaticism. Ther
never was such spiritual fanaticisin In th
world. The amount OF II was, TO speal
plainly, NoyCs sole idea was to get chanc
70 sleep with the young girls. Nobod.
else could though. All the time | wa
there | was practically a Shaker. MI
gad the miserable, stinking community |
broken up, and hope the United State
government will break up that niserabl
Mormon community In Utah. Guiteat
Hye bis views on his fathers religious be
lIei and was asked IL he (his father ha,
,May peculiar views on healing diseases
lie replied, "Oh yes, father was an awiu
e'ank on that subject.
SoviIIe-What do you mean by "crank.
Nateau Well, that's short way Q
putting 1t when YOU want 10 say q inan
pretty badly CraEed.
,Hnllean, in reply TO a question, said h
uMni believe In any religion until hi
soaSer'ion that's the word they use, 20
LnGT which was in 1850, when he cain
Under the influence Of BeeCher and th
6oung Mems Christian Association
Ueecher up to that time, said Guiteau, wa
supposed to be virtuous man.
Alter recess Guiteau resumed the stan
and told the story Of his connection wit
ne unieda Community; his attempt I
mrt paper in New York; his legal e1
gttlcnce In Chicago, etc. "When you Il
logn, said tuiteau, "every one Is read
70 WWip vnu A kick yraa ihtfty dayg