The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-23

uuctlOn Whlcn the reQuinB world mas pond
cred over for week. He soon asked for Q
lamp, and WIS given TINT Of the stenograph'
eB. He stopped again ilf "a few moments
to say that he found difficulty in reading
his speech. Wilson Guiteau handed up
pair Of speCtaCles which he put on
and then took of, saying that he could
read better without them. He stuck
pretty close 10 the original text OF his
speech. By way OF emphasis he repeated
the statements he considered most import.
ant, leaving his paper to look the jury In
the face, speaking very earnestly. Some
times he added sentence or two by way
OF addition, and once he broke down quite
Unexpectedly. He was speaking OF his
possible death, and his tongue faltering, ho
buried his face in his hand, in which was
white cambric handkerchief, and appar.
entity burst into tears. Mrs. Sc0Vi!le acl,,.
ally wept. This was the ilrst exhibition Of
natural feeling seen irphim since he first
cane into Court, and seemed to be clever
bit Of stage effect He nised his eyes from
dry handkerchief, almost Immediately,
and said, proudly: "But | expect TO be
President yet" There WAS another ultra.
dramatic scene when he rose and described
to the jury the attempt Of Jones to "shOot
me to the heart, and he showed them the
bullet.hole in his COatsleeve, and described
his sensations when tho bullet whiZzed
through the van. He laid great emphasis
on every other sentence. In the prelimi.
nary part Of his speech, referring to Cork
hills investigation into his past life, he said
that he owed but $1,000 in all, and he
understood that Corkhill owed ten times us
much. This elicted the first laugh OF the
morning from the audience, who watched
the little head just visible above the wit
ness stand, on whose broad bur stood the
burning lamp. He dwelt with special
unction on every reference to the Deity or
himself. He said very proudly that as the
Lords partner he might walk to-day all
over New York and Washington without
danger. "Why," he said, ~ could walk
right out OF that door now without harm."
At this there was an incredulous smile. A
moment before he had all but trembled,
as Judge Wylie and ex-Judge Advocate
General Dunn and wife, passed through the
crowd Of policemen and Congressman be-
hind him. Perhaps the most interesting
passage in the speech was the paragraph Of
Brutus' speech to the Roman populace,
which he delivered with effect. The i'm.
pressive parts he repeated in low but dis
tinct tone, which he endeavored to render
thrilling.
In tho most natural manner imaginable
Guitcau explained again the reason that he
did not "take Garfield's life two weeks be-
lore he did" was because he had no au-
thority to remove Mrs. Garfield. "When
the time did COME" he said in an airy
tone, 81 removed him gently and prompt
ly." With great uncton on emphasis
Guiteau read the sentences condemning
the experts us ignorant and prejudiced.
BY way OF comment he said, "Can you tell
what 10 going on in mans mind? No,
you can't, and these experts don't. They're
simply guessing" And again, "They all
agree that | am now sane; some OF them
say that therefore was sane on the ID Of
July. | am sane now, but was insane
then. The insanity worked off rs soon rs
the act was done" lie read in his loudegt
tone and most dramatic manner the letters
and teIegrams OF cOmmendation and con-
gratulations, which he inserted in his
speech. lie took occasion to say that lie
had mail Of 1900 letters at his office in
the Jail, where he had been boarding for
the past six months. The poetry from
Philadelphia he read with n smile. The
doggerel referred TO COrkhill and Davidge,
who shook with laughter as the lines were
read.
81 will talk TO you about politics." he
said, and soon was repeating tragically
from his address to the American people,
''in the Presidents madness he has wrecked
the once grand old Republican party, and
for this he dies" Then he went on in the
same thrilling stage tones; "When wrote
these words had been in mania for
thirty days. had groanGd under the DO
litical situation. l WIS in reverie or
trance. In the SAME address l used the
words. cannot render my feelings as
Booth or Jefferson could, but will do it in
my humble way. am supposed, for the
moment, to recover from the mania.
think what the public will say, when
they find the President is shot, and
l reel and stagger there he initiated
a reeling staggering mani under tue
thought | am about TO remove the Presi.
dent, but Gods will, not mine, be done. |
had no i'll will towards the Pesident. This
IN low tremul lous impressive tone while
his body reelCd oand fro) This is not
murder. LISA political necessity. 1t will
make my friend Arthur President and
save the Republic. Grant during the war
sacrificed thousands Of lives to save the
Republic. have sacrificed but one, and
to-day" resuming his natural tone, "six
months after the shot was fired, the Deity
has repeatedly confirmed the act. The
American people are content to let it go by
default, or you will probably SO let It 90
the same way"
His warning OF wrath to come to the
jury and the country was one OF the most
interesting features OF the speech. "Let
n hair oil my head be harmed, and the Ma
ton will go out in blood" He said ::
Don't you forget it. tell you the truth,
and not lie, when say that ain Coils
man, and that he will take vengence for
my death. You may put my body in the
ground, but my soul will go marching on.
The Shareholders put John Browns body
in the ground, but his soul goes marching
on" and here he chantcd most weirdly one
stave Of John Browns Body" closing with
GLORY, Glory, Halle!ujah, twice repeated,
He broke down at the end Of the lirst line.
Guiteau read the concluding sentences
OF his speech in low, thrilling tones, at a
quarter past u, two hourS after he began,
Judge Coxasked Corkhill whether Judge
Porter would be able to 20 on this after.
noon. Corkhill said that, under the advice
OF his physicians, lie would not leave his
room until Monday.
Thereupon the Court adjourned until 10
O'Clock on Monday.
Guiteau was taken up stairs, and thence
to the Jail, and the tlrong in the court
room passed slowly out.
Refuse TO Hun with the Machine.