Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-14
I'd Edition.
GUITEiU TRIAL CONTINUED.
THE HUDSON RAILROAD DISASTER.
EIGHT DEAD AND MANY INJURED.
CAROLINE RICHINGs BERNARD DEAD.
Continuation of the G,.iteau Trial.


SPEAKING OF THE EARLY LIFE OF THE PRISONER
MI Reed pointed to the testimony, that showed
he claimed, that he had led blamelesS life. They
Knew that man who had led good life till he
was 30 or 35 years OF age did not become depraved
except by disease. He spoke of the prisoner as
pure boy, forced by his father into the Oneida
community, which the speaker referred TO as a
shameless sink OF moral corruption. Mr. Davidge
he said. had delightful way OF talking to a Jury
oner. '
Mr.: Davidge, Mr.. Reed continued, had nosuread
all or ne testimony OF the witness Hubblrd The
proSecut On. he remarked, had very unfair way
W bn @ eeIliS aI witnesses vino had been dragged
mere by subpoena TO testify Tor the defence.
HE REFERRED TO HUBBARD's TESTIMONY
as 70 Guiteau's behavior in the Oneida community
and sa1d that no witness had testified thathe WAS
Immoral In the Oneida community Yet he him
SELF had done what no sane man, with the gaIIows
staring him In the face, would have done, ana that
WIS. WIS, admitted that he had been iminora. three
FIRST MENTION OF INSPIRATION
In 1865, when he left the Oneida Community.
there began TO steal upon him that disease which
mad lurked in wait to seize him as a victim Then
he wrote two letters. There was no man could
read those letters, written sixteen years ago. and
Say that they showed no evidence OF insanity
Ihat evidence was not manufactured for this
occasion. They must remember that he had gone
10 the oneida community to save his soul
He then read the letter written by Gutteau to
MS iather, April TO- 1865, Stating his reasons for
leaving the Oneida community. and setting forth
his Intention TO start daily tneOcratic paper Mr.
Reed dwelt with particular emphasis on the words
written In the letter, "There;Ore say bo1ly that
claim inspiration" He said the prosecution had
ehdeaVofeti 10 Set up that this man had not SPOKEN
or inspiration until two weeks after the shooting
since he shot the President the prisoner had said
daily and hourly, that the arm OF God was about
MN, and would protect him from harm. That
was not new idea with him, fabricated for this
eelence. Ihey found him saying the same thing
sixteen years ago.
referring to the statement IN the letter. that his
expenses that year would be but S2s5. Mr. Reed
asked could that young man have been had AMI
i've on sss!5 year. Guitetu then was preparing
himself to be, as he thought, a sort OF God
MI Reed then read to the jury The letter written
lie wrote the letter referred TO above to his father
o., AT ina haif past II O'Clock the court took a recess
After Recess.
When the court reconyened, at i: o. O'Clock Mt
Reed resumed his argument. first reading the
second undated letter written to the Oneida Com
munity In 1865, very similar in language to the one
written TO tie father. Remarking upon an px-
preston III that letter, that he and Mr. Moves Were
both driven by the Same God Mr. Reed Observed
that this idea occurred 10 years ago. supp Sc
thSe lettefS, said Mr. Reed, had been presented to
any bouy OF men, when there Was no charge
ag INST The writer, would anyone have doubted
The insanity OF the man? The government had ex-
ahiihed large nuIAbar OF 0o,torS-all of whom
nat sworn he was insin Only three of them had
sworn that they believed the prisoner was feign-
ing or Stimulating insanity
IL needed no expert TO say that this man was in
sane to-day. He predi tel that ii lac was put in IN
insane asylum that within twenty-four hours he
would De a poor, drlyeling idiot
s'PiSh =" ~
He was total Intellectual wreck, Mr. Reed con-
tlnued, in every respect except this one HI, whole
reason was centered on this one idea, that he Was
an agent Of Deity.
Mir. Reed then read the letter written by I. w.
Gulteau TO his daughter Mrs. Scovllle, in 1875 I'm
Mhcn ihs elder Cunt aai expressed his belief that
hiS sou CntFieS was insane. Mr.. Reed referred To
The testimony OF DR.. RICE, who had said the prS-
oner was insane. IndeSc 10 bic limitless egotsm
was one ot the very forms OF ins unity. The insane
people did Just Su IN cunning things as this pris-
prisoner. Judge Porter might say that the tact
th;tt tins man was not put in an insane asylum
Was an evidence that he was not insane. The fact
was that unless some act OF Violence occurred,
families tried TO conceal Insanity ii Uhey believed
IL existed in any manner
CUNNING OF INSANE MEN.
All of the experts had sworn that insane men
often deliberated and plotted. They were cum
ming and keen, and even more cunning than sane
men. Referring to Detective McEllreSh, who had
taken the prisoner To jail he asked why the gov
ernment had not examined him; the District At
torhey had kept tins man locked up, and let no
man see him, Till after Il man in human form
crept upon him in the guise OF a sneak ana spy.
THE BAILEY AND McELFRESH INTERVIEWS.
The district attorney went there with a man
named Bailey, though he passed then under an
other name, and interviewed him. Mr. Bailey
had destroyed his notes, and could not tell what
the prisoner said. IL they had not been Tor the
u
Was it not plainly suspicious? Did it not imply
that McEltresh and B,lieys notes would say in
thunder tones. that this man said, when asked
why he committed this act, that he did it In
obedience to a command OF God.
SPEAKING OF MRS. sCoVuLE,
Mr.. Reed said this sister, who five years ago said
her brother was insane, could not but stand be-
tween him and the gallows now. She believed him
to be poor wandering lunatic. Not only in this
life but In the life to come, God would bless her
for il. MIR. Davidge had sid mobs represented the
best OF human passions II was mob that had
Surged about Christ and cried: :" Away with Him,
Cruelty Him! Cruelty HiuI" That was Mr. Da-
vidge's mob sentiment.
THE PRISONERS REMoRsE.
After two days OF crOSS-eXamination Judge Por-
ter got the prisoner TO say he felt remorse ShoulI
that expression send him to the gallows? Mr..
Reed cOntended that the prisoners praying was
no evidence of deberation, but of the disease
creeping upon him.
NO MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME
What motive was there for this crime? A man
never committed crime without motive No
sane man ever killed another without some motive
CT revenge or to gain something by the murder
Did he Kill him to get Office? IL was absurd to
think any man should kill another for such pur-
pose. Whatever motive was there?
Inc Jury qua not know what difficulties Mr..
Men would not come up and tell what they knew
to save this nndoubted lunatic from the gallows
and save America from disgrace MIR. Brooks
thought he was teStifying for the government but
he was not ~
''The government don't want me convicted ,,
shouted the prisoner. "Gen. Arthur don't want me
convicted, and amt going to be, probablyr
would any sane man have expected Cen Grant |
senator Conkling and other nlen, whom ne had |
mentioned, TO help save murderer OF a beloved /
President from the gallows. |
MI Reed pictured the scene when this man |
would be brought out from his cell for execution
win the same poor wandering look In his eye, and
sent into eternity.
II would rather go that way, Mr.. Reed, inter
Tup9ed the prisoner, ''than be smashed on the rui-
road, as some poor fellows were LAST night |
MT Reed having thanked the jury foF their a'-
tenton, sat down.
MIR. Reed is good felcw," cried the prisoner'
s'but wouldn't give cent buShel IoL TINS fun,
bish II ] can get chance at tnat luIy VIII
give them the theory that VIII setie this pusi-
neSS,n
The court then at sos p. adjourned.
Trial Notes.
Cuiteau uras to-day holding his manuscript out
IN iha highsss bidder. He said that he proposed
IN oat ens,e money out OF it. To one man he said
he wa, red $500 lor IL He was not ready TO give 1t
out to-day. x, s-,t ,,rtn+oa to- rh; |
oaaa naper and since widely circulated, charging
ss+ Ssoville with having swindled Chicago man
,samed John StoeIzel out or several thousand dol
lars Mr. Scoviie this morning said: "There is no
truth whatever In this except that / owed this
rs,d- haId