National Republican., 1882-07-01
eurrEAU's AuronIoeRArur.
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the train, at the depot, for Chicago. The brake.
man came around and wanted my fare, ana did
not have any money aud told him the story, and
in a few moments the conductor came.
would not pass me; he said that would
was about o'clock In the morning It was very
dark and dsagreeablc; think 1t was, or had been,
sth9Tying He PIT me of the train at litle way
that would walk back to the depot probably a
mile off, and started and kept walking, and Il was
50 very dark that could scarcely see foot ahead,
and kept walking until reached a bridge across
the river, aud ] got on to the bridge and 1t was
pitch dark, and just at that moment saw train
coming on the track. did not know what TO do.
l could not go ahead; l could not recedo
without great difficulty; and | was on the
my footing should certainly have fallen away
down into the river, some fifteen or twenty feet,
and lost my life, but as good Providence would
have IL, 1succeeded gradually In working my way
offthe bridge before the train reached me- ! had
hardly got off from the bridge before the train
came came booming along. ! kept walking back on
watchmaD, and he told me that the depot was not
in the direction that had been walking on the
bridge, but in another direction, aud went TO
that depot and waited an hour or two until the
train came from Milwaukee, and / decided to go
there, drop the lecture business. and settle down
to the law. had no money when the conductor
came along, but he was very clever fellow, and
he knew my father ut Freeport. 1t seems that h Q
had had some business with the bank, and ms soon
rs told him my name he was very glad to accom-
modate me-. and he passed mo TO Milwaukee.
went from Dubuque, Iowa, to Freeport aud then
to Belo, and this was the last time that saw my
father. reached Freeport in the morning about
6 o'clock and
WENT TO MY FATHERS HOUSE
nnd took breakfast My father during the last
eight ten years of his life lived ON the principal
street in Freeport in fine, elegant brick house
There was plenty of ground in front and in the
rear He owned this house. He kept horse aud
cashier of the bank was 81, 500 year, think; he
mad been cashier for some ten or twelve years
Ny father stood well at Freeport; he had lived
there forty years, and people there looked upon
him as "cfacked" on the Oneida Community
From 1858 to 1870 during period of twelve years.
my father was entirely under the Community in
tluence His spirit and his heart were IN the Com
munity more during these twelve years than at
any other time; got the full benefit of his fanat-
icism in 1860 when went to the Community. He
used to saturate himself with Noyes' publications
and talk about them continuously in the house.
Ny father took no active part in the churches or
Sunday school work at Freeport during this
time. He had been reared Presby lerian; then
he was Methodist; then, he became an
thirty years, more or less, under tine Oneida Com
munity influence; but he perfectly beside
himself about the Community from 1865 to 1870
During this time he would have taken my step
mother and my alf.brother aud half-sster Che
childre of my stepmother) 10 the Community,
hqe / nSs bs Sssn d1T RsF n opRSs9 @ think gr
changed considerable in reference to 1t. During
the last ten years of his life he took considerable
interest in churches and in temperance work at
Freepott and did not talk about the Community
so much as previously My fathers full name was
Luther Wilson Guiteau-he wrote his name al.
w. Guiteau." He was fine penman and good
scholar, although not collegiate. He was great
reader OF newspapers and books, and thought a
Henry Ward Beecher and William Lloyd Garrison. SON.
In politics he was Wing and II Republican in re-
hgion he was Presbyterian, then a Methodist
and then an Oneida Communist as have already
stated. He was small, thin man. in personal APP
pearance, a little stopped. His eyes were very
sharp and penetrating. My father was strictly
md ,nH. .fnOr and
have no doubt that he will make Heaven.
Where the Pistol Was Bought.
Ipurchased the revolver either Tuesday or We'd
nesday prior 10 the Presidents going to the Branch
l called at o'Meara's, corner Of Fifteenth and +
streets, opposite the Treasury about two or three
weeks before the removal. stepped up to the
saw II was a large bore, and he pulled it out.
saw 1t marked British Bulldog and saw that it
was an unusual revolver, and he said: " That will
kill horse" or something to that effect. There
were two just alike, except that one had an ivory
handle for $40, and the other a plain wooden
very timid in holding it. 1 knew nothing about
weapons at all; looked at it in an unsophisd-
Gated way, snapped it. and 1 said: That will
make good noise?" and he said: "Oh yes; that
win Kill horse;', he said: II never want bullet
like that TIM In me" said perhaps ! may get that
o 5hfsc @ hays M Ihree or i9qb 1 days
the ivory handle, and got a box of cartridges and
a little penknife, and he said he would give me
the entire purchase for $40. ] did not have the
money when first went in l got 1t from gem
tleinan in the interim. He loaded the revolver,
aud said: " Put that right into your pocket"
revolver? He said, "Yes, there Is, but they don't
enforce It except against drunken people"
can oWS Sho9 bs
and fire it off into the river" In the course of two
or three days-I remember it was the Saturday
O'Clock in the evening and shot 1t off twice-that
Is, shot off ten cartridges AT the first shot
about ten feet from a sapling, three inches in
n ct tnly fntn thn N1 n
pulled and struck the sapling, and II trembled
like leaf and it made n fearful hollow. l
WAS TERRIBLY EXCITED AT THE NOISE
and power of the weapon; thought that is
terrible weapon" it followed like little cannon;
1t Startled me- fired ten shots, and they went off
with tremendous effect every time 1t made ter
ing the report, and ON the way back asked
colored woman and several other people, "Did
you hear that noise?" They said. 'oh, yes; it
Saturday morning that intended to remove the
President when he went to Long Branch, and
Mrs Garfield deferred me- | got up about i:S0 that
morning, and ! went right down to the same
place. got down there about O'clock it was
bright splendid morning, remember, ana l shot
1t OFT twice. using ten cartridges IL made terrible
noise as usual. Those are the only times that /
have practised with a revolver. l then took it to
the house and wiped it nicely and took the car
tridges and rubbed them off, and loaded 1t and
put it into my drawer in my room and it was in
that condition
WHEN USED 1T ON THE PRESIDENT.
] took great pains; put it in my coat and wrapped
it up, nicely SO that no moisture could get to the
powder, in order that 1t would be in nice con-
dition when wanted 10 use it. / took 1t out sew
era times and carried It in my hip pocket, but it
was not fired off after that until l used 1t on the
President on Saturday morning, July 2,
As to His legal RespOnsibIity.
shot the President without malice and mur.
derous intent. | deny any legal liability in this
case. In order to constitute the crime OF murder
homicide. Second-Maiee, malice In law or
malice in fact. The law presumes malice from
the fact of the homicidc the degree OF malice dc.
pends upon the condition of the mans mind at
the time Of the homicide. 1.-two men quarrel and
one shoot the other In heat or passion, the law
the shooting from the moment of its conception
fastens the degree of the malice. The further you
60 60 from the conception to the shooting the greater
man u few hours or few days after the concep-
ton the mind has CHANGE to cool, and, therefore,
the act is deliberate Malice in fact depends upon
case by the facts and circumstances
OF the President. had none but the best feelings
personally toward the President. always thought
OF him and and spoke Of him as General Garfield; l
Blaine or any memGer of the administration. My
only. object was to remove Mr.. Garfield in his
official capacity President of the United States
to unite the Republican party and save the Re-
public from going, into the control Of the rebels
and Democrats. This was the sole idea that in
duced me to remove the President. appreciate
all the religion and sentiment and honor con-
nected with the removal; no one can surpass
me in this, but put away ali sentiment and did
my duty 10 God aud TO the American people
desire, in case General Arthur becomes Presi-
dent, that he shall treat the Blaine element with
the greatest consideration and tenderness My
object Is 10 unite and pacify the antag0nistc ele
ments of the Republican party. | would suggest
that Mr.. Blaine had u foreign mission, and that
Mr. Robertson have foreign mission. | think
that they are greatly responsible for this removal
of the President. The President is goodnatured
aud lac has allowed MIR. Blaine TO have undue
control over him. There can be no question of
this from what saw myself, with my own eyes,
the Friday prior 10 the removal, whenI saw Mr.
blaine ana Mr., Garfield OH the street comm from