Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-21
I'd Edition.
GUITEAU'S ADDRESS TO-DAY.
SAYS HE WAS INSANE JULY I'd.
CITES THE new YORK DECISION, ETC.

Guiteau's exordium in the Criminal Court today
was an addition to the speech which has been
published.
HE PLEADS INSANITY AT THE TINE oF'THE sH ooT-
ING AND CITES THE RECENT DECISION OF TIE NEW
YORK COURT OF APPEALS.
The prisoner said:
''If the court please. gentlemen of the fury
The prosecution pretend 1 am wicked man.
Mr.. Scoyille and Mr.. Reed say I am lunatic. 1
certainly was lunatic on July I'd, when tire1 on
the President, and the American people generally
think was and presume you think was. Can
you Imagine anything more insane than my going
to that depot and shooting the President of the
United States? You are here to say whether
| was, sane or insane at the moment
fired that shot. You have nothing
| TO do with my condition before or since that shot
was fired. If you have any doubt OF my sanity
at that moment you must give me the benefit OF
the doubt and acquit, 4. e., ii you have any doubt
whether fired that shot on my own account or as
the agent OF the Deity. II fired It on my own ac-
count was sane. II fired 1T supposing myself
the agent of the Deity, l was insane, and you
Of the IS Sae as Of IN
1t revoluttoniZes the old rule, and is grand step
forward in the law OF insanity. 1t is worthy OF this
age OF railroads, electricity and telephones and it
well comes from the progressive state OF New
York | have no hesitation in saying that 1t is a
special Providence i'm my favor. l ask this court
and jury to so consider it,"
1.-THE GREATEST MAN OF THE AGE"
Some OF the people of America think me the
greatest man Of the age, and this feeling is grow
ing. They believe in my inspiration and that
Providence and l have really saved the nation
another war. My speech setting forth in detail
my defence was telegraphed Sunday to all the
leading papers in America and published Monday
Forming. And nowI am permitted by his honor
| to deliver it to you. Only one mistake oc-
out christmas ena Snd the
graph OF my speech was taken from printed Slip,
and 1 omitted to erase the words "Christmas,
speech The Sentence in, Improperly reads ads II oday
christmas, 1881, l suffer in bonds as a patriot"
The words ''Christmas, 1881" should have been
erased. And here desire to express my Indebted
ness to
THE AMERICAN PRESS
for the able and careful way they have reported
this case. The American press is vast engine
They generally bring their man down when they
open on him. They opened on me with all their
batteries last july because they did not know my
motive and inspiration when shot the President
Now, that this trial has developed my motive and
inspiration, this bitterness Is gone Some editors
are double-headed. They curse you to-day and
ion Is Tor or against you, which shows very low
grade or character"
THANKS ALL AROUND
After expressing his thanks to the officers OF the
court, the police and military his counsel, brother
and sister, and saying he intended to reward his
counsel with ample fee, he said: 81 return thanks
to the honorable court, and to this bright jury for
their long,patient attention to this case ain not
here as wicked man, Or as a lunatic. am here
as patriot, and my speech is as follows"
The Prisoner Reading His speech.
The prisoner then read his speech from a news
paper. lamp having been placed on the railing OF
the dock for his benefit. AS he read he frequently
emphasized sentence by repeating it, and he
made occasional explanatory intersections. Once
he stopped, and, pointing to his torn coat sleeve,
said, There is the mark made by Jones' bullet
when he shot st me in the van as was going
home to the jail one day."
THE PRISONER wEEPING.
At one point after reading passage from his
speech expressing faith in the Deity, whether he
lived OF died, he began to cry like school boy.
He pat his handkerchief to his face for moment,
and then recovering his equaniInity went on with
his recital.
He had to pause frequentlyow1ng to his inability
TO decipher tie fine print Cf the newspaper. He
held the paper in his lett hand, and followed the
print with the foreinger OF his right hand, though
he occasionally used his right hand for gestures.
THE JURY AMUSED.
The jury, who have not had the opportunity OF
reading the speech, seemed TO enjoy 1t. At one or
two passages several of the jarylnen were con-
vulsed with laughter. This the case especially
when the prisoner read extracts from his mail.
When he came to reclte the lines from the song Of
"JOHN BROWNS BODY"
inserted in his speech he started to sing it, but
broke down in laugh at the end OF the first line
and read the remaining lines in his ordinary tone
OF voice.
When he came to the part OF his speech cOmpli-
menting Judge Cox he turned around so as to face
the court. Then he resumed his former position,
facing the jury.
BOW TO THE JURY.
lie finished the reading at 1918, just two hours
after he began When he had read the last SEN
tence he made polite bow to the jury.
Judge Cox asked If Judge Porter would be able
to go ON to-day.
Mr. Corkhill said he would not, as his physician
had advised him to wait until Monday.
ADJOURNED.
The court adjourned till Monday morning.
The jam at the entrance to the court room from
the east wing this morning was fearful and Depu-
ty Carlin came near being run over by the ladies
and crushed to the floor.
WAS THIS AN AvENGER?
When Guteau was in the upstairs room at the
courthouse to-day well-dreSSed man made at
tenipts to pass the officers and get to him, ana as
the prisoner was being taken through the base
ment to the van the same man again made his ap-
pearance, causing halt OF the prisoner and his
escort OF nine or ten deputies until the man was
driven back. From this incident report got out
that the man had pointed pistol at the prisoner,
but he did not At rs O'clock the prisoner was
locked up in the van and speedily lodged In jail.
Another Twist In the Garfield-fIal-
stead-Smith Complication.
MR.. SMITH PRONOUNCES THE LETTER IN THE REPUB-
LlCAN FORGERY.
General BoyntOn received this afternoon the fol-
lowing dispatch from Mr. Richard Smith, OF the
Cincinnati Gazette:
''CINcINSATI, O., January 2l.-say for me to TIE
STAR that the letter printed I'm the Republican pur-
porting to be a copy OF one written to Dle by Mr.
Halstead, i'll regard to the candidacy OF Gen. Gar
field at Chicago, and commented upon in THE STAR
by Mr.. Halstead, is a forgery, ana 1 would
be as fully justified in charging that
Mr.. HalsJead caused that bogus letter to be
published to afford him an opportunity to write
card, as he Was In charging me with having given
out the letter for publication or any other Purpose
Fer certainly Fir. Halstead ought to know that he
never wrote that letter to me. / had not read or
even looked at the CORRESPONDENCE re-