Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-16

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 and foresaw another desolattng as the result.
 For two weeks prayed the possibilities of the more looked at the political situation, the more saw the necessity of his removal Finally after two
 weeks prayer decided that the Deity had called me to do 1t and commenced preparations for it. This was about the first of June. From that day to this the act or the necessity for it. An opportsnty came l and shot him July 2d. Not being marksman he fingered until September 9 when hs passed quiet
 !y and gently away, the Lord thereby confirming my inspiratien There was specia! providence in his | dying in New Jersey. I undertake to say the Deity 1 of legal liability for simply executing his will Should this jury condemn me to be hung. which is
 ing on ei'i the trial, the Deity has % prababiv fixed the law their verdict cannot be legally en- forced It is the opinion of some of the abest mem bers Of the bar that the court has jurisdioon to try the This point will be pressed if necessary
 in arrest of judgment but expect, gentlemen of the jury you to justify the You are here to vindi- cate my inspiration You are here to say that never nave Sho the on y own duress is not responsible for his act On this ground
 nde ures9 M me or f 0 We RnGw you were know this fact but the Deity and know it, the Betty knows 1t and the Deity taken special pains to thus far protect me.
 He then details his escapes from attempts upon his life, which he attributes to special providence in his favor He then reviews the evidence given against him on the trial and severely animadverts upon Reynolds, Shaw, English and Corkhill He IS especially severe upon the latter, say ing he understands that Corkhill owes hun dred times more money than he does. In re- viewing his career in theology he claims that his poverty had it's counterpart in the Apostle Paul who was in the most straitened circumstances He then says:
 vast deal of rubbish has gone into the on both sides The issue here is who fired the shot, the Deity or me. Had fired on my personal as count no punishment would be too quick or severe This is why protected myself by going jail and at InYQ Q1 frOnr 0r6aT r T would be shot hung if not protected by the jail andatroops. knew the Presidents removal: would safety was to get beyond ho tho reach s 0neS of the mob until the popu1ace knew of my motive and Sherman General Ayres and General Crocker, the warden of the jail, for protection. Had it not been for their vigilance, especially General Crocker's, should not be here. This trial has developed my motive and myinspiration, and to-day the people tion have made great flourish with their insane perts. The only insanity ia my case is what the experts call trsnstory mania. That's the Abrahamic insanity There thrty-eight cases of Abrahamic insanity in the Bible that is of illegal killing result authority: If single on this jury has the slightest doubt as to whether fired the shot my own responsibility or as the agent of the Deity, he is bound under the law to give me the benefit of the doubt and acquit me. The prosecution have attempt fering from transitory mania lat the time fired the President. But what do they know about it? get fifty reputable experts to swear that was insane absolutely at the time. take stock in the shape e. ion of exports on tn ir side of this issue.
 Guiteau then read long editorial from a Boston newspaper entitled '"The Guiteau Experts, in which it was said the govern ment experts seemed to be having things very much their own way and would proba- ply succeed in getting him hung provided they succeeded in getting the jury to accept the1r opinions as to his sanity or insanity and concludes by stating that the testimony of experts amounts to nothing as to Guiteau's sanity or insanity last July.
 He compares himself to Washington and Grant and claims that as they were patriots and saved the nation, so he is a patriot and saved the nation from the horrors of civil war. He then argues as follows:
 There is not the first element of murder in this case. To constitute the crime of murder two ele- ments must coexist: First actual horacide; sec ondly, malice in law malice in fact The law pre- sumes malice from the fact of the homicide There IS no homicide in this and therefore malice 1n law Malice in fact depends the circumstances President died from the shot, which deny as mat ter of fact still the circumstances attending the or in fact. Had he been properly treated he proba bly would have been alive to-day, whatever my in- spiraton or intention The Deitys work allowed the doctors to finish my work gradually because he want to the people for the change and also firm my original inspiration
 He then goes on to say that he of all the world was the only man who had authority
 
 pressure to remove the President was on him for thirty days, and it never left him. It haunted him day and night. He then says
 As fired the shot the inspiration worked of and felt immensely relieved. I would saved me from being shot or hung then. It was the most insane, foohardy act possible, and but madman could have done it: But the pressure on me enormous that would have done 1t if I had died the next moment, was powerless to prevent it. The Deity put it on me, and had to do it re- gardess of the consequences to myself In shooting the President deny that violated any law, human or divine Nothing that the Deity directs man to do violate any law. stand here the agent of the Deity, and shall call special attention to specific Of the Deity since July 2nd wherein he has frmed original inspiration to the end that all in telligent people may and believe that simply acted as his agent Had shot the President on my own personal account, punishment would be too severe. had no choice save to execute his will. He then pays President Arthur 8 compE- ment for his course since assuming the Pres idency and quotes an editorial from the New York He1'GIG contrasting thefirst two months of Garfelds reign with Arthurs to the ad- experiences in the Oneida community he says:
 have no doubt as to my spiritual destiny have always been lover of the Lord and whether live twenty years and it has never left me As matter of fact presume shall live to be President. Some people think am as good man as the President He then calls the attention of the jury to his mail. He says he has probably a thousand letters from all parts of the coun- try expressing sympathy with him and de- claring him the greatest man of the age. Among the letters is one from New Haven. He then reiterates his claim of inspiration and quotes from former addresses in which he declared that by his act in removing the President he saved the nation. After pay 1 ing Judge Cox a compliment he says: In general am satisfied with your honors proposed instructions, but would humbly suggest that the that believed it was right for me to renove the President because of special divine authority for overpowered by the Deity l. G., that suffering from transitory mania. SckIes, Mcfarland and hiscock were acquitted on grounds of trAnsitory in part, but not quite strong here state honor to charge suggested Should be necessary to have your honor pass finally this ssue expect we shall find plenty of authority to show that your honor has no jurisdiction, and also of opinion that the court i bac will 80 decide if necessary. Guiteau then plays compliment to the ju- dietary of the District and then makes clos ing appeal to the jury as follows:
 Now, gentlemen, must close. Two months ago you left your homes and loved to listen this case. I have doubt you have given your most solemn and prayerful attention and that you verdict hang man in my mental condition July ?, when fired on the President, would be 8 lasting dis grace to the American people and I am American people do not want me hung They are saying: Well, If the Deity did 1t let 1t and pect you gentlemen will let it go. The mothers and daughters of the republic praying that you will vindicate my inspiration and their prayers expect will prevail. A woman's instinct is keener than mans and pray you listen to the prayers of these ladies' How would your other, wife and daughter vote this case Have you any doubt but that they would vote for acquittal and why should you not do
 likewise? There is not the first element of murder in the case. You might as well hang a man for murder during the to hang unde the law as given by his honor You acquit with entire credit to yourselves Physical death has no terrors for me. SuppoEe it possible that should be sentenced to be hung in thirty days may die in six hours. shall go until my time comes anyway. have always been praying man, and think I stand well with the Deity. 1 do in this case for certainly should never have sought to remove the President had the Deity not pressed into it. It is ead that if knew the difference between right and wrong in removing the President violated human law and ought to be hung But this is not law and say the Presidents removal was right, because had divine authority to do it.
 Guiteau then proceeds to denounce l ''those detestible Mormons'' and says ''Per- haps in 1884 I shall get chance at them" ! The speech closes as follows:
 EsAnd now gentlemen I leave the with you. At the last great day you and all will stand in the presence Of the Deity crying for mercy and jus I AS aCt har vii ba final bode in