, 1881-10-15

pROCEEDtNGS.
\ LARGE AUDIENCE.
WAsltlSGroS. d. c., Oct. l3.-'Tere was n
very large attendance tlIis morning III tile
Criminal Cnur-room. attracted pnrtfy by tho
Impression that lIe nrraigNment OF Gutteau
would tuke plnce, Asld partly by The MI
nOricelnont that thu argument in tho stnr-
route cnses would bt Ny,biIed by Robert q.
lngerso!l. Tho latter said lie wns unwilling
10 no Oil unless tile Whole matter could bo
tiNlshed IN II tNy Or two, afld Coo6, for The
Government, said he WIS mt rcntly, owl1sN
to the Absencu Ut counsel. Finally tho cnsu
WIS allowed to rrtiais OPEN for two weeks.
thn time Tor npen!ng tho argument IL be fixed
after that time. After tho withdrawal Of
cunIlsel IN the stAr-rpIte rnsEs, IL becnn,e
known III the court-roDm that
THE ADVANCEMENT Of Hl1TEAu
was actually gntng tu take piRcr, 50 lnosi of
the spectators renaine.l, md a very intense
feeling 1T curiosity am! Interest was .,.lnl-
tested. fhert WAS IN Unusual display Ut
poslce furce III Or about the court-ronln, al-
Though there was n lasge number Of Aetec-
tiyns present. mot III uniform. At l,:15
o'clock Mr. Scoyille, counsel Tor tile PRISONER.
entered ant tsok lls seat ut tho lawyers'
tnble, a1il Immediately afterwnrtl tho tlUor Of
the wftt!essps' ROM 0pesrd Nlul gave
entrance to Mnrsl'al llrnry ,rld TWO Deputy
Nlarsl,als, llayilg between them md hnstlIuX
ul0ng the bowed and towering figure ot a
tia,i, for whom they lnaue why to seat re-
served for him brsitle Ills counsel. Then
one Of tho Rllnrats unlocked the hnlllcatfs,
giving the prisoner tho use of Ills )la,Itls.
t;nteaa Innkel
1s1sOKEN DOWN IN HEALTH
n1lt uncarea for IL, nGrsn,l. ills iurA clothes
weru rusty md ssabby, atMl his wlIUe psrsnn
presented ii misrrably neglected appearance.
After the excitement attending Its eHtrnnre
lad stbstded, I3lstrEct-AttUrne Curlsl,ill r0sD,
alul, addressing the .tutlge, Kaftl: "Ille
Rrand jury If the District of Columbia las
Indicted Charles j. Gulteau for tho murder
Of James ~. GARFIELD. Tho prlsoner IL In
court. ask tllnt he be nE1niRncl and re-
diired 10 plead to thu inuctnlent.' The
prisoner was ortlerctl tu stand up, atld III II
1angud manner oheyed. The Clerk said:
!" Ii yo,,r name Charles j. Gnitea.:" Tile
prisoner
AasESTED ny 4 Non.
Tho Clerk then proceeded 10 read the III
.lictment, tho prisoner ssa,NEne up with lis
head most Of the ttule Inclined to the right
shoulder, his eyes hRli.elnsetl ur wholly NJ,
Ills h0tlds crossed rs 1t still ha1ulcutIe,l, and
Tho reNtilng occupied NEARLY half MI llour,
and during Ail TINT tine Gutcau hnrsl'y once
cllnnEoA bis attitude or bearing. aild rAreIy
opened Ills eyes. Ilu did not manifest tho
slightest tlcKreu Of interest In TIM srere III
which liz was tho ehIcf actor, aMt but for I'LL
t1ecnslOllAl slight movement might be sup
p0Sea III bo aslcep III 4 stntuling attitude.
Upon the conclusion Of tho rcnutng OF tho
Indictment the Clerk. addressing the pfisollar,
salt: "Whnt shy you to this Indictment,
guilty Or not guilty." Tho prisoner, III
place Of response, fumblcl In Ills wnIstcont
l,tnket and drew out soiletl nlld cr,,llpsea
scrap If paper.
Distrlct-Attornoy Nmperatlyely) - Entcr
your plea OF guilty or nut guilty.
Tho prtsonur-t enter u plea OF hot guilty,
II your Honor please, anu
DEsl1tE TO aIAEE \ STATEMENT,
1'lle C0nrt--At suila other tine. It would
hot fm approprlate lust now. Slt down.
Tho prisoner thereulh0n took his stat,
Tho DIstrict-Atturlley--Im this cuso usk
! TINT trIal he set fur next Monday morning
pcre1nptorly. Tle Government IL rea.ly for
trlal now.
Mr.. Scoyflle-I appear hero for tho tlufe,,t!-
init, ut his request, and fl0ye sotne atl!llayits
to present to tho court, tho first bgtng TINT of
defendant himsnIf.
The atll.laylt, wh1cl, was rea.l. atates TINT
there mrs various witnesses wlInso avllenre
Ii Hlater(at for tile prisoners .tetuIse, a1,u
without which hs cnllilol safely go to trinl !;
tllat thq names and residences Ut such Wit
| llusses, al,1 the flcts that cali hu proven by
tho,n suvelully, are n!l k,lt,wn 10 atlantis
eGunsel, Alr. tieurgo arnylIie, and aru uuly
known III part by nt,lnMt; tint l,e
HAS No MONEY E0ls PROPERTY,
| aid In unabto to pay tilo fees VI mileage ot
therefore prays tho court sllall ultuw such
atlltlavtt of COUNSEL 10 be neressary, the fees
of Government witnesses aro pull.
himself. 1t states TINT besides the points Ut
law that ntay be made. the tefcnss
/ Will. CONSIST UF TWn POINTS;
first, insanity OF defendant; and secu1ld, that
the wound was nos necessarily mortal, and
was not tho ca,lse OF President flarlIella
dentli. TlIo aillant ha.l el,leaYoretl to obtult,
names anu residences ot witnesses for de
fUIlsa to proye material facls OIL Ito question
Of lnaast,y, but had been Unable 10 du SO ,.,-
Gauss defendant did mt seell. IN understand,
aid refused to acknowledge tue pt{uct Of The
conltnon a!lu established rules Ut eyilenrs IN
such cases. The atlant believes this tlhl.
Guilty arlses FROM tlle very fact which sucl,
evidence would proye--to-wit: tho de.
tennants insanity, and yet hs knows ot
no ineai,s to Oyereotlo Il. Fur that
reason chiefly tie affidavit Of af1lant becu11es
necessary IN tho casc Ile further says, since
lls was esnpluyed lit tI4 ease te,l days ugu llg
1LsAH k,t.,