Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-12
81 wouldn't have taken Cabinet position after
the lSt OF June" shouted the prisoner
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Guiteau to the President on the 23d of May, ad
vising the removal of Secretary Blaine, and saying
"Otherwfse you and the republican party will
come to grief" When he wrote that letter he wa
ag1tltlnS the assassination In his mind. He GO
no answer to that letter. 1t made no particular
impression upon Mr. Garfield Subsequent event.
nave thrown lurd light upon it, He went OF
thinking about ii.
''Praylng about IT," said the prisonere 81 wan
you to understand that If you prayed some yo,
would be better man than y?u are"
MT DlV11ge said he would allow him the benef,
or the praying; he would come by-and-by to the
prisoners own theory OF inspiration. He would
show it to be
| THE MOST BLASPHEMOUs PERJURY.
The whole thing is sheer invention. The whole
thing could be demonstrated to be such. Upon the
lst or June he determined upon the ass ass!nation
III l 90 that he said to himself, 81 will have
heaped such benefit upon the stllwart party that
| 1t must take care of me''
| Mr.. Dayidge having referred to his subsequent
Preparatlons and the egotistical revision OF his
DooK, Tile prisoner said: 81 don't care q snap fol
notorety, sir; not snap"
| THE PURCHASE OF THE PISTOL.
| MI Dav1dge having referred to some facts re-
| garding the purchase OF the pistol, Mr. Scoville
rose and said that the facts mentioned were not IN
the evidence. All he wanted was to have the evil
| dence Led correctly.
| mo 1t ISN'T all you want Mr. Scoyillen said Mr.
| Davt5ge. 81 know what you want"
| hi. ScOville having sat down. Mr. Davidge de-
| clafed that the facts were I'm the evidence. The
prisoner made Two visits TO the store OF ONE ara.
he made inquiries for pistol of the largest size
ana the surest aim. Mr.. Davidge then carried the
history on TO the borrowing Of the money from
| Maynard and giving due bill.
Glow many due bils."s ii the prisoner, inter-
| rupt1ng, shave you got Out?"
sohs He told Maynard lie, said Mr Davldge He had
| sense enough to do that; he told him that he
| wanted the money to pay board bill.
Il IneVer sid so," broke in the prisoner
THE PRISONERS FEAR OF THE MOB
| MI Dav1dge described the prisoner lurking
| about the Presidents church. He then described
the careful preparations and the pris oner's visit
| to the jail He did not fear the law; he feared
that terrible mob. SIT was enough to make an
American blush," said Mr.. Davidge, ''that any
man should reach point where he feared the
mop ana defled the law. The death OF our head
and chief wouid not have happened had this
assassin feared the law; and you, gentlemen OF
the Jary, are called upon to decide whether man
who c0ntemplates such murder need not fear
the law, however much he mly fear the populace.n
"Ir WILL HANG HIM IF 1T BE TRUE"
Mr.. Davidge read the address to the American
people written by the prisoner on June 10th, two
days before his intended removal OF the Presi lent
The prisoner referring to some OF the political
uttrances In the address, said: "That was true at
the time it was written, sir"
"lt will hang him If it be true" replied Mr. Dav-
idge
Men fond OF notorfety, Mr.. Davidge said, had
coInmft tied political crimes when they would not
have committed another cri ne.
"Iou and Mr.. Porter intarrunted the prisoner
would not have been on this ease to-day, sir, II
Gen. Arthur had known much about it in Octo-
all yOu are AFTER
Speaking OF the abortive attempt at assassina-
tlon on the 18th OF June, he Ill womanhcou had
Stald MS mana, and afterwards the sight OF youth
hid st Id his md, but he still held To his purpose
Bringing the history down to the I'd of July, Mr..
Dlyidge described
THE cool. PREPARATION AT THE DEPOT
The prisoner said he had to nerve himself up
this lun tc, mark yOu-he had to arouse and
nerve hlmse to the preparation of this deed. Mr.
DlVCge pictured with effective skill the scene at
tne &c pot TalS gentle, brave, ilu ,trious Chi ef,
VINO had Dared his breast to the bullets or the
enemy OF his country live to die at the hands of
such wretch. MIR. ID. vii iye here read from the
ptper5 let by the prisoner at tle news stand il
the epot. He lid they Shove an effort to recon-
che his conscience to the at. He repeated in
these papers the same process that had appeared
III Tue itiiuleSS TO the American peOple-tne pro-
cess or minimizing his crime.
THE PRISONER, LIKE ALL BAD MEN, AFRAID OF THE
When arrested, like all bad men, he is afraid of
the mob-which, after all, was but the outward
expression Of the best sentiments OF human ma
ture II am no mob man." slid Mr.. Davt1ge, 'sbut
! never yet knew OF mob, however much repre-
hended, that had not behind it the highest forms
OF human tSSOn and human sentiment"
protection prot until could have a he ,rng. have
hid IL now, and the people are satisfied"
The letter to Gen Sherman, Mr. Davtdge said.
had been delivered; troops had been sent to the
JAIL and from that time to this the prisoner had
been minute" sail Mr. Davilge, ''when the
sense Of right and justice of this land or any land
II allowed full vent, would not have torn this
you are saying all that for money, T." Interrupted
the prIsonar "Y GU don't believe word 0! it"
Mr Davdge having apologiZed for dwelling at
suen sI ,ength upon some OF the incidents OF the
81 think you have been rather windy" said the
prisoner.
THEY HAD HERE ALL THE ELEMENTS OF CRIME.
The man at the time he committed the crime,
Mr. Davidge said, saw far enough ahead to know
what would be OF advantage to him when he was
put on his trial They had here all the elements
Of crime-the contemplation OF crime, reason and
reflection upon it, preparation for the act, and,
LASTLY, the element of insanity in his mind at the
time, intended to operate at the trial his de-
fence. Referring to the defence that the inteiIi-
gence OF this man was so meager that he did not
know the d1ference between right and wrong. Mr.
Ddvdge said Mr. ScOvlle had not come out so in
the beginning: he had held only that the prisoner
idge said, he would show how sagacious the prIs-
oner was in adopting as his defence the theory OF
inspir itiOn.
at II :55 the court took recess for one hour
MIR. Davidge After Recess.
When the court reassembled at :O5 p m, and the
prisoner had been brought in. Mr.. Davidge resumed
speaking. He said he thought sanity was shown
by the conception OF the crime, the preparation
for 1t, its execution, and the measures the pris-
Oner had taken for MS personal safety. He
proceeded now to the first branch OF the
defence-to wit, that through disease OF the
brain this prisoner was unable to know
the nature of the crime. 1t seemed almost mock
cry to argue the question here. He wished in the
future, when this man met his doom, that no man
should be able to say that there was any question
as to his guilt or the propriety OF the punishment
Whenever crime was committed that thrilled
and startled humanity, and no other defence was
available, that OF Insanity was almost sure to be
interposed.
THE PRISONER PECULIAR
There was peculiar advantage in respect OF the
defence here. The prisoner was peculiar in his
manner. His counsel, Mr.. Scoville, had the SYM
pathies OF the community. Many persons of aes-
thetic tastes had thought it would be a happy
escape from dilemma II it could be shown that
this prisoner was insane. A large body OF senti.
mentalists, for whose opinion he {the speaker had
little respect had urged this
If this prisoner had been over good instead of
over Wretched would they have ever heard Mr..
Sc0Vllle or any other man saying that he was i'm.
sane? II God has blest his efforts In the direction
or murder would 1t ever have entered Mr. SEQ
ville'S mind that he was insane? 1t was Only
where man who had committed q crime had to
De shielded by his family to preserve the honor of
the family name that such defence was raised
GuITEAU SAYS HE HAS BEEN SQUARE NAN.
's / have been, broke In the prisoner a souar 70