Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-28
MORE TALK FROM GuIrEAu.
Address to the American People
Says His Jury We're Not High.
Toned Christian Gentlemen.

WASHINGTON. January 27.-Guitsau
has sent to the press today tho follow
ing:
To the American people: Twelve men
say that I wickedly murdered james A.
Garfield. They did 1t on the false no.
ton that / an q desperate oacs.sseksr.
Ny speech, they say, made no imprss.
sion on them. / am not surprised ct
that verdict. considering their class.
They do not pretend to be Christian
men, and therefore. do not appreciate
the idea OF inspiration. They are men
OF the world and OF moderate intelli.
Qsnce and therefore are not capable oil
apprscisting the character OF my de-
Tense. According to n OF them, "ws
all hadiRrog at each meal and y cigar Of.
tervard," which showed their habits.
Men Of this kind cannot represent q
great nation like America. Had they
been heightened Christian gentlemen
their verdict would not have been gull.
~, not because OF insanity. The mere
outward act OF the shooting would have
been the same whatever the motive. II
/ had been q disappointed ofice-sesksr,
which Is absolutely false. rs l can prove
by papers and by Mr.. Brooks testimony
on July 2 and 8. tho outward act OF
shooting would have been the Same a. II
I had been directed by the Deity to do
II, or believed myself SO directed to do
II, which Ia the literal truth ~ shown
BY all my papers and talk on the subject.
This Jury had not sufficient intelligence
to see that point and entirely ignored
the political and patriotic necessity Tor
the act, which all Christian and iutelli.
gent people see. For this rsason / am
entitled to q new trial, II for no other.
and We have q prodigious amount OF ex-
~ceptions. IL I employ TIVE or three hrst-
class lawyers to take charge OF my case.
The principal point 10 to show the nom
jurisdiction Of this court 10 try this In.
distment, because the President died in
New Jersey. Authorities on this psint
are conflicting, but some OF the best law
yers In America say the prsdoninance
OF authorities are against jurisdiction BY
this Court. desire the court In banc
10 pass upon this question. and have NO
doubt bat heightened Christians repro.
senting the Washington court In banc
will give 10 their most careful attention
TO the end that II he intended protection
from liability herein by allowing the
President to depart gracefully and
peacefully In New Jersey. / sball hnve
the benefit Of the Dsity's intention. l
consider II a specially providential inter.
ference in my favor. and ask the court
in banc to 80 consider II. l have re-
ceiyed some checks, but many oil them
have proved worthless. which show the
character OF the men who send them. l
need money to employ counsel. There
are many people in America that believe
in God aud In my inspiration, and that
/ am partial to women. and 10 the
women OF America l appeal. / ask you
in the name OF justice to come speedily
to my relief. Come in person or by let
tiers. II you send money send q postal
order or check to my order. With good
legal help I can get out Of this, and With
the Lords help, and l am sure OF that;
but good lawyers do not all work for
nothing. ! want to employ two or three
frst.class lawyers to do my work before
tho court in banc. II / had had compe.
tent counsel / would not have talked 80
much 10 Court, but I disagreed with the
theory Of Mr.. Scoville and Mr.. Reed
and that has made 1t unpleasant
for both parties and was q great
damage to my defense. Judge Porter
says / nm right and I agree with him.
although I know no has villifed me
most outragsously, when ! had no alter
Tentative save to answer him back.
which I did in my usual plain way. /
have been convicted, but the verdict
cannot be enforced until July In any
event, aud probably not until Septsm.
Der. / give myself no anxiety on &C.
count OF the verdict. / hardly expected
acquiital. The most / expected was o
disagreement, and. then / proposed to
test the question Of jurisdiction. It IL
n purely legal question, and II the opin.
ion OF some Of the best lawyers ct the
bar IL sustained by the court IN banc 1t
will end this case. ! can get . bearing
of this in April. I make q special OPP
peal to The ladies Of America TO come TO
my rescue. Some Of them have written
me delightful letters. and I ask each
10 respond to the extent OF their means.
and see me In person II possible. ! 70.
turn my thanks for their letters and
sympathy. You. ladies, believe In God
and my inspiration, and that / have
really saved the nation great trouble and
great expense. to wit-another war. Last
spring General Garfield had the Repub.
lican party in a frightful condition, and
1t was getting worse every hour. Today
everybody Of sense Is satisfied with
President Arthur's administration, and
tho country is happy and prosperous.
0aly good has came from General Gar
fields removal, which is conclusive evil
dence that his inspiration came from the
Deity. He has repeatedly confirmed my
act since July 2. Therefore. let all per.
sons quietly acquisscs in the expressed
will OF the Lord. ! I'm Gods man In
this matter just as truly a. the. despised
Gallilean was Gods man. They said he
was q blasphemer and o glutton. ETC.,
and 1t seemed y small thing for his ac-
substance to kill him. but his death
stirred up the wrath Of the Almighty.
and he got even with them forty years
later at the destruction OF Jerusalem, A.
d. 20. and he will get even with the
American people IL a hair Of my head 10
harmed. God will vindicate me. evsn II
the nation rolls in blood. My physical
death is nothing to me. Under the law /
cannot be executed in any event until
July. ! may die . dozen times before
then, so I have NO trouble about that. /
shall not 60 before my time. ! had
rather be hung. so far as physical death
is concerned. than die from q painful
illness or meet with q railroad or steam
boat accident. ! hardly think I am dss-
tined to be hung. and therefore give my
self no thought on that. but I ana
anxious 10 have my character and In.
spiration indicated. To that end I need
help. as herein mentioned. My friends
need not be ashamed OF me. Some peo-
MA tbipk I am thu oreatsst man NJ thia |