The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10
YESTERDAYS TALK.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-Mr Plummer
made considerable sport by saying he con-
sidered Guiteau able and not at all of un-,
| sound mind, but vain and conceited
That, however, was explained by his hav
ing Late from New York City," on his
seard.
Stephen English, editor of the Insurance
Times. New York, took the stand. Gui-
teau ca ,1led out: .sThis man was in Ludlow
street Jail, and got him out for $780,"
1t appears that he was in Jail for libel, and
Guiteau was his attorney Guiteau ejacu-
lated ''liar and perjurer' several times, in
terrupting witness frcduently. Witness
continued that Guiteau swindled him out
of $500, and swindled many potr creatures
in jail by getting their money, promising
to help them and never.helping them.
Guiteau:-"Why / wouldn't spit on
you in the street you old seoundrel. I'll
get some insurance men to show you up.
You are lying all the way through you old
fraud Witness never saw any insanity
in the prisoner.
~
counsel for Mrs. Guiteau in getting a di-
vorce, testified that he believed the priso-
ner perfectly sane. Guiteau here demanded
that the only evidene brought in be of 9
kind to determine who fired that shot, the
deity or himself Since the, 2nd of July
he had time to go crazy hundred times.
Recess
Corkhill then read in evidence some le-
gal papers In the case of English w. Gui-
teau. The prisoner exclaimed That's
sufficient: that knocks your total depravity
theory on the head" Charles Hoisles o
lawyer of New York testified to number
of claims which the prisoner had collected
for one of his clients. The prisoner de-
clared he would not give ten cents bush
ell for the claims and demanded to know
| the amount of the claims he collected
The witness said the items collected
| amounted to $5O5.12. Prisoner excited
| ly) Do you claim ] collected those claims? :?
Is that your business, Mr.. whatever your
name is? Witness, (not noticing the in
| terruption)-My client wanted me to see
| if / could get the money for him.
Prisoner = ''That was eight
years ago, Guiteau constantly
Uninterrupted, declaring the testimony false.
Witness considered the prisoner sharp,
keen and rational
Guiteau-''That was eight, years ago.
1t has q great deal to do with the case
hasn't it, Colonel?" Ito Corkhill) He
shouted wildly to witness, 'fYou ,produce
those notes" (meaning the notes witness
said he had received from Guiteau) t'ol
else get off that stand disgraced man
II you come 10 slobber over me you msns
produce those notes or show yourself
liarp (To Mrs. ScoviIle, trying to restraiT
him) you keep quiet and mind your own
business / don't want any more talk
from you in this case, it makes me mad. .
He continued violently, ITO think the
prosecution should attempt to ruin my
4 professional character when they know it's
| a lies It's a shame that these men, Cork
| hill and Porter, should slobber over my
character. They have been digging up
ImJ professional record, and they have not
found anything against me yet, and they
can't. was straight in the law business,
and want the American people TO under
standit. The only thing against me is
that + owe some board bills, and that ]
committed adultery In order to get rid OF
my wife, The court (sten1E That
Twill do" Prisoner I've got through
now; have made my Hnal speech In this
matter. It's q disgrace for Corkhill to
I bring in this evidence The prisoner
while delivering this TRADE was apparently
4 under the control Of violent passion. His
/ conduct toward his sister was such that