The daily gazette., 1882-01-05
SECOND EDITION
ALL THE EVIDENCE IN.
GSiteau's Defense Closed and Canp-
sci Making Ready to Address
the Jury.

The Prisoner Threatens 20 strike
His Guard aud Repeats q
Few Well Worn
Speeches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--The morning
proceedings of The court were opened by
Guiteau, who said that it was his usual
time to make speech, but that he had
! promised the marshal that he would not
do so, and that he would try to keep
quiet. This determination on the part
of the prisoner may have been arrived az
on account of the fact that Perry Carson,
q huge colored man, for many years In
the employment of the court, was sta.
tioned behind him and was evidently
under instructions from the court to
maintain order.
GUITEAU THREATENS VIOLENCE.
Gniteau-I did not intend to say any
thing about the case this morning, but l
| simply propose to state what can be
proved by McElfresh and Brooks. (To
the deputy marshal who is endeavoring
to restain him)-Now do you keep quiet
or will stop your mouth. On my way
to the jail told McIElfresh that 1t was
the political situation which made me
shoot the President. propose to show
| by Mr.. Brooks that be came to my cell
on July 2 or and talked to me on the
suppositlon that there was some great
conspiracy.
WISHING HE HAD "GIvEN HIM A THIRD
BULLET"
Mr.. Brooks--I remember very dis.
tinctly one remark he made. He asked
me how the President was said, t'He
is suffering fearfully." "Poor fellow"
said he, 81 am very sorry. l wish bad
given him third bullet and put him
out of his misery, l think that that Is
substantially the conversation between
as.
Mr.. Scoville-What did he say in re-
gard to pressure or an inspiration? A.
don't believe he said q word about
either.
Guiteau--It is proper to say that Mr..
Brooks has stated the conversations
which occurred between us very correct
Iy indeed.
&Guiteau here interrupted MIR. ScovilIe,
and the latter angrily commanded him
to be quiet. The command was without
effsct, however, and Guiteau exclaimed:
"Brooks said that everybody was against
me. l said: q don't care il God Almigh
ty lie tor me. / will take my chance, and
alter awhile the people will be with me-
am here as my COUNSEL" be shouted
angrily, "struggling with tbe deputy
marshal, and don't want this officer
lying around me. Sit down and mind
your own business. am talking to 50,
000, 900 Of people. What are you? Moth
ing but an lnderiing. Fifty millions of
people listen to me when talk, and l
never talk unless have something to
say"
Mr.. Scuville-Did you report your in
terviews to any one? A. 70 Mr.. Cork
hill and Attorney General Mac Veagh.
GUITEAU's OPINION OF Mr.. MACS
vEAGH.
Guiteau-Mr. MacYeagh is a Chris
tan man, and that ia the reason he did
not want to have anything to do with
the case. That is the reason the New
Jersey authorities did not want to have
anything to do with it. They didn't
want to get the Lord down on them.
That Is the place to try this case. You
can't try it here.
Mr.. Scoyille-Did he say anything
in regard to that being the first rest he
had for six weeks? A. He did. He
said that he had had an excellent nights
sleep the first good nighrs sleep he
had In six weeks.
Guiteau-I felt light hearted and
and merry as soon as got III the cell.
l felt happy because / had been true
to God and the American people. And
everything from that day to this has
gone about as expected. Everybody
is happy except few cranks and |
don't care about them. Mr.. Garfield
did not die before the Lord wanted him,
If the Lord had not wanted him he
would not have gone He let him go
to Elberon to remove him gently and
gracefully.
The witness then left the stand and
Mr. Scovills offered in evidence the
prisoners photograph taken the day
after the shooting. It's admission was
objected TO by the prosecution, and
Mr.. Scoville stated the ground why
the objection should be overruled.
When he had concluded Mr.. Davidge
said eve have not a word 10 say.
The case must be ended"
eyes," said Mrs. Scoville in low
sad voice, 'and the man must be
hung"
, The Court sustained the objection,
and the photograph was not adj
, mitted.
Mr.. Scovllle then read letter (pre~
viously offered in evidence) written by
L. w. Guiteau to Mrs. Scoville in 1875,
in which he states his belief in his son
Charles's insanity.
Guiteau (sneerngly)-Is your object
in reading that letter, Scoville, to show
that my father was a crank or that ]
was You are a crank. That Is my
5 opinion of you. You have no mole
wit than ten year old schoolboy.
Mr.. Scoyille-I believe the defense is
done, under the ruling of the Court.
Mr.. Davidge-I would be glad now
to have the propositions of law relied
on by the other side. We have oul
: own prepared.
. The Court Ito Mr.. Scoville) e)-Have
. you prepared anything
| Mr.. Hcoville-Nothing in order
We have varied and detached propo'
sitions.