River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-01

position in that respect, he would talk
to any woman as long as she would
listed to him.
Scoville-"All / want in this case is
that the truth shall prevail"
Prisoner-'eThat is what i want, and
I am going to have it too.
ssScovi!le Ito the iury1-"All want
is that the truth shall prevail, and If
you believe | produce for theatrical
| effect without earnest conviction of
what is just and proper to be done,
i / want you not only TO reject, but 70
charge against me with ten-fold effect
in your final verdict
NINTH DAY.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The whole
forenoon was consumed in disputing
over the papers that were on Guiteau's
| person at the time of arrest. Guiteau
| was more restless than at any time be-
| fore and was constantly getting in his
intersections.
H. M. Davis, of Erie, Pa, testified to
the knowledge of insanity of one of
Guiteau's aunts.
Thompson Wilcoxson, of Freeport,
H., knew Guiteau's father, and de-
scribed his peculiarities.
DIR. John A. Rice, of Merton, Wis,
practicing physician of rs years,
testified he examined the prisoner in
1876, and came to the conclusion that
he was insane. His insanity was emo
tional rather than of the intellect.
4 L. Cf
Judgment, but not much of any impair
ment of intellect. He told his friends
that Guiteau ought to be secluded.
Witness treated Guiteau's father, but
did not consider him insane.
f. l.. Union, Of Boston, testified to
hiring hall to Guiteau. His bills an
nounced: "Do not fail to hear Hon.
Chas j. Guiteau, the little giant from
the west. He will show that two-thirds
| of the race are going down to pedri-
ton"
| Witness after ne had gone, and
since, we agree that he was crazy.
Guiteau came xtNday and asked for
the hall again. He said he was not
crazy, but inspired that God was his
father and direct counsellor, and he
did nothing wrong. He said in a seri-
Gus manner he belonged to the firm of
Jesus Christ & Co. He was sure wit
ness was doomed (Laughter.) He
said he knew the way to heaven and
hell, and if witness did what he told
him he would go to heaven; if not, to
hell.
Question by Davidge- Suppose at
the time of the lecture Guiteau had
struck you, would you have struck
him back?
| Answer-No.
The prisoner-I don't strike per-
sons.
The witness said he appeared as a
witness impelled by reading Scoville's
appeal for witnesses.
Mary S. Lockwood, of Washington,
stated that the prisoner had boarded at
her house March, 1881. The only rea-
son she knew of for his leaving, was
that he did not pay his board.
The witness stated that Guiteau was
abrupt in his manner at table; there
was want of etiquette.
The prisoner-I did not know any
thing about the people at the table and
of course | kept my mouth shut.
did not enter into conversation with
them. Ito Scoville, who tried to keep
him quiet Keep quiet yourself
ITO the court The fact is that during
the fall of 1875, / spent month try
ing to get hold of the Chicago Int,
Ocean. / exhausted myself on that AND
along in the spring | mad not much
, business. Mr.. Scoville had very fine
| r. ~ tNJcnn,S1rS n
/ went out there in the summer o.
1876, to spend two months. | did try
: to do some farming work to pay my
board, that is all there is to that kline
of talk. | went back to Chicago anc
opened law office and did well. | al
: ways did well with law when l stuck tC
my business.
Geo. Woods, of Michigan, testified tc
Mrs. Scoville charging Guiteau with be
ing crazy, and saying he had attempt
ed to kill her. Witness testified how
t Guiteau soaped hickory trees; and
: how, when wedding. he pulled more
turnips than weeds.
| In the re- direct examination refer
ence was made to the incident of Gui
J teau soaping hickory trees.
} The prisoner-I remember hearing
) of that soap business, but | did no
: care anything aboutit. | was studying
| theology at the time.
TENTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov 25.-The create,
| portion of the forenoon vas taken up by
a harrangue of the prisoner. lie closet
his speech as follows:
The eyes of the civilized world are watching
~ Iof.r and ha pnaf
ropolitan police to protect me at all hazards.
hereby warn all "cramks" of high or low degree
to keep away from me, under penalty OF lnstan
death. He would have been shot dead on Satur
day but for the rearing of the horses OF the val
as the officer was shooting. The horses shool
, the van so he missed his aim, and though the val
pursued him he temporarily escaped. / canno
7 waste my time cranks all they can see in thi
case is policemans revolver. Again, / say !
I they value their liYes they must keep ava,
from me. desire the court and jury to dispose 0
1 this case according to facts and law and leav'
all responsibility about it to the verdict OF tn
7 jury.
Scoville then referred 10 his previ
, GUS demands for certain newspaper
] slips which were taken from Guitear
: at the time of his arrest.
: A colloqay ensued between tht
| counsel, in which considerable feeling
was shown on both sides. Scoville pro
tested against the course of the dis
| trict attorney i'll the matter, and thu
: latter contemptuously retorted fir n
) his seat: "Oh, stuff, stuff; all stuff
! The controversy was finally settled, anC
f Scoylle called John A. Logan for tn
4 defense. The witness did not repond
: however.
D Guiteau, who seemed to be great.
!. excited, here broke in again, anC
t shouted: "There is another matter
( want to speak about just now. un
! derstand that my divorced wife is to b.
3 brought here as witness against me
! If that is so there will be trouble. Sh
7 was a poor, unfortunate thing, and
! never should have married her; but
she comes here to testify against M
: and do me any harm, I'll rip up he
e record. She was seduced in Philadel
e phia, and had a child before | mar
5 ried her.
: Scoville, after some minutes expos
r tulation, succeeded in quoting Guiteau
d Two other witnesses were called, Blu
e failed to respond.
n Joseph b. Smith of Freeport, Ill
testified as to his acquaintance will
Guiteau.
o. E. Foss testified as to the scene a
: the depot on the morning of TIE shoot
= ing.