The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-12-02
THE PRESIDENTS ASSASSIN.
He Continues to Give Exhibitions in
Judge Cox's Court.

riences of religious tramps and dead
beats seems to have whetted public in
terest in the case, for, despite the rain,
the crowd was great yesterday. Upon
opening the Court Guiteau was taken
directly to the witness box. Witness
was asked by Scoville to identify some
papers. The first paper shown was a
handbill announcing a lecture at
Evanstown, III.
EYES," said Guiteau. turning it
around to the jury, and with an air of
! satisfaction, ''that was an announce
ment of one of my lectures. Shall
read it,"
Scoville-"No. / will pat these
papers in evidence"
Guiteau then gave his ideas concern
ing the religious tenets of the Oneida
community. He continued to say. 1868
instead of 1873, and his attention being
called to it, explained: II don't feel
very we'll to-day. My brain don't work
just right, probably owing to the rain. "
Guiteau then resumed the narrative
OF his experiences in trying to lecture.
On one occasion he tried to lecture
against Bob Ingersoll. who was to lee
ture against hell, while he proposed to
| lecture On the existence Of a hell.
While he found, however, people very
ready to pay fifty cents to hear that
there was no hell, they would not pay a
cent to hear that there was a hell.
Witness was asked to identity the
book handed him, and he said: ''Oh,
yes! That's my revised work called
Truth, a companion book to the Bible.
l have not seen it since it was taken
from ne when was arrested.
Witness then desired to read pas
sage, and read page or two descriptive
of the trials of Apostle Paul in endeav-
oring to introduce Christianity.
THAT was just my case, said Gui-
teau, striking bis fist upon the desk, Il
strove to enlighten the world, just as
Paul did. | had no money and no
friends, and had just aboat as rough a
time as Paul had"
Witness went to New York from
| Boston on the steamer Stonington.
When she struck the Narragansett he
thought his time had come then, but it
hadn't. Witness wrote his speech,
Garfield Against Hancock" in the
public library at Boston. 1t was origi-
nally intended for Grant, as he wit
ness) supposed Grant would be nomi-
mated at Chicago, but after Garfield was
nominated it had to be all worked over.
Witness said: Il was on free and
easy terms with Arthur, Jewell, and
the rest of them. Witness made the
first application for the office soon after
Garfield's election. The shooting of
Garfield was an act of inspiration, and
| had nothing whatever to do with wit
ness's failure to get the office. He was
greatly troubled about the difficulty in
the party. He wrote several notes to
the President, telling him something
must be done, but he paid no attention
to it.
Il kept worrying" he continued,
''over the political situation, and
knew the nation was coming to grief. :"
Witness was then asked as to the n-
spiration which he said had impelled
| him to remove the President, and re-
piled:
Inspiration, as | understand it, is
where a mans mind is taken possession
of by the Supreme Power, where he
acts outside OF himself"
Witness then desired to read from
| printed slip parporting to be an inter
view with the prisoner giving his theory
on the subject, Counsel fer proseeu-
ton objected to the reading. or to the
use OF it by witness to refresh his mem
DRY. The objection was sustained by
the Court.
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