The Evening critic., 1881-11-17
THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL.
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Then, turning cxcitcdly TO the officers en-.
deavOring to force him into n seat, said
"Let me alonc take your hands off me.
Mr.. Scoville entered Mt that moment and
succeeded in quoting him. The case then
rocccdcd.
The Second Witness.
Senior Simon Camadio was called to the
witness stand, the District Attorney OK.
planning that the Peruvian government had
waived custom and consented that the wit
ness could testify without reserve.
He testified that he knew the President
and met him ut the first reception that he
gave; he was at the depot when the Prcsi.
dent was murdered; the witness was wait
ing for some ladies whom ho was to accom-
pany to New York; they were late and
he went from one door to another trying to
see them; while mt the B street door of the
depot he saw u carriage drive up, in which
were Secretary Blaine and other gentlemen,
whom he could not distinctly see; the Sec.
rotary and the gentleman came into the
depot, and the witness started little
ahead of them to take his place in the car;
he heard the report Of pistol and looked
around and saw that n man had fired and
that the gentleman with the Secretary was
shot and staggered. Then there was a sec.
0nd shot and the witness ran to Secretary
Blaine, and he saw that
The Person Shot Was the President.
After the first shot, he saw the man, the
pistol and the firing of the second shot.
The man pointed the pistol down about
threo-fourths of n yard from the President,
who was going down, and fired. The man
had the pistol at his side before lie fired the
last shot. He
Recognized the Prisoner as the Man
Who Did the Firing.
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prisoner had on n SLOUGH hat, down over his
eyes slightly, Il little more than wss usually
worn.
"Morc than that?' said Mr. Scovilc,
putting the hat on Guitcau's head.
"a little more than that" answered the
witness.
"That much p said Mr.. Scovillc, trying
the hat more to one side.
Yes, that is about the way" replied the
witness.
Guitcnu Again Interrupts.
mo, it was not" said Guiteau. al don't
wear my hat on the side. | did not wear it
that way. wear it square. | believe in
doing all things square,"
The witness, resuming, said that he saw
the prisoner in the depot when he was a
prisoner, and some men cried Lynch him"
that was about three minutes after the
shooting; he had never seen him since
that time three persons had hold of him
then, and the witness was about two feet
away from him he was not struggling, but
was pale rs he could be; he was frightened
aud protecting himself against the men
who were crying Lynch him ~ he had
no hat ON; the witness went to
the car and left the man in the depot
one officer and two or three persons not
officers had hold of the prisoner; when
the prisoner ran toward the door he turned,
on seeing an officer, and started back did
not see the actual arrest of the prisoner;
never heard the prisoner say anything;
every movement indicated that
The Prisoner was Afraid:
witness said to Secretary Blaine that he
had seen everything paid no particular
attention to the prisoners dress.
This witness was here excused. His i'm
perfectly spoken English created some
amusement.
Mrs. whites Testimony.
Mrs. Sarah V. White, matron at the Bal
timore & Potomac depot, testified that Just
after the 900 train had departed, the PreH-
dental party arrived, the President and
Secretary Blaine lingering behind the rest.
Just after the hitter entered, heard shot
fired and the prisoner ran into the ladies'
waiting room and fired n pistol and ran Off.
Witness looked up and saw the President
fall, his limbs sinking under him. She ran
to the President and raised his head in her
lap.
The President Was Dazed,
but drank little water; had seen the pris-
oner hanging suspiciously about the ladies'
room before the shooting; saw him stop in
the room and wipe his face and head with
handkerchief before the shooting. She no.
ticod him because his actions indicated
that he was watching for some one. After
the second shot was fired, the prisoner ran
out Of the b street entrance. 1t was about
five minutes after witness reached the Pres
ident that he began vomiting
On Characterization tho witness testi-
mony was not shaken. The prisoner was
dressed in dark business suit thought
she saw him in the depot about week be-
fore the shooting did not hear the prisoner
say anything; the first words she heard
was cry, " Hero is the man! !" glanced up
and saw the prisoner under arrest.
Robert a. Parks.
ticket agent Baltimore & Potomac depot,
testified to seeing the second shot fired and
the falling of the President; after the lat
ter fell Guiteau ran; heard him exclaim,
holding outa letter, "This is for Gen. -"
did not catch the name; saw him arrested;
the President seemed to fall forward there
was quivering of the lower limbs; witness
removed the Presidents collar and necktic;
the President was vomiting Mt that time
On cross-eXamnation witness said that
he was certain that he was
The First 10 Seize Guitcau.
who was running away from the scene rap
idly did not know what Guiteau did with
the pistol he wore his hat down over his
eyes; he held the letter in his left hand I;
he said it was for General somebody wit
ness could not say whom
Guiteau. Intcrrupting the Witness
~ said IL was for Gen. Sherman"
Laughter.
Continuing, witness said that Guteau
kept repeating that the letter he held
would explain all.
Judson w. Wheeler, of Hampton, Va;
Geo. w. Adams, of the star, and Jacob p.
Smith, of the b. & p. depot, testified and
identified the prisoner
The Court adjourned at 2:35 p. m, and
the prisoner was taken back to Jail.
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