Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-19
Testimony Of Or. Bliss and Gen.
Swain in the Guiteau
Trial To-Day.
A Report that Guiteau was Shot st
After Leaving the Court Room,
the Bullet Taking Effect in
his Hand.
Heavy Rains put an Embargo on
Railroad Travel in Illinois
and Missouri.
The Trial Of 0uitsau.

The Trial Of Guitsau.
Washington, Nov. 19-The crowd |
about the court house this morning was
far greater than upon any former day,
and it was with the greatest difficulty |
that those whose presence is needed in
the court room could gain admission. To
avoid an inevitable scramble it has been
found necessarvto issue tickets Of admis.
sion, and only ticket holders are permit
ted to enter. At $40 the doors were
opened and in few minutes every seat
was occupied, the larger portion Of the
spectators being ladies.
Guiteau arrived at 8 o'clock, and with.
out particular demonstration on the part |
of the crowd was taken at once to the
prisoners room where he ate hearty |
breakfast and expressed himself well
satisfied with the progress of his case.
Court opened without incident, and
Geo. NJ. Maynard, electrician, was put on |
the stand and testified to loaning Gui.
teau ten dollars ut one time and fifteen
another. Guiteau protested against this |
line of evidence. He didn't think it
any OF their business whether he owed
S25 or some one owed him. Maynard is
a good fellow, and I owe him S25. That's
all there is i'll it." District Attorney
Corkhill desired to prove by the witness
that Guiteau borrowed Sl5 with which |
he bought revolver. On cross.cxami.
nation witness thought Guiteau looked
seedy and hungry. The prisoner showed
feeling and frequently interrupted the
witness, asserting that he lived in first
class style and wore $40 suit of clothes.
He knew plenty of public men and had
let money. 1t was his mental condition,
not physical, that was fault. He had
big load on his mind about that time.
John O'Meara testified to selling q
pistol to Guiteau; he could not identify
it, as there were thousands just like it.
The charges were then drawn from the
revolver at the suggestion of counsel,
and much to the relief of the audience.
Pending the examination of the pistol.
Guiteau desired to announce to the
court that he had invited John B. Town.
send of New York, and Leonard SWEET
and A. s. Trude, of Chicago, to assist
him. There was plenty of brains on the
other side and he desired as mnch on
his in the interest of justice. "Another
matter" he continued: II desire to call
to the attention of the court. There are
number of disrepntable characters in
court and some threats of violence have
been made during the week past. have
no fears of my personal safety. The
chief of police has kindly furnished .
body guard, and I wish to notify all evil
disposed persons that if they attempt to
harm me my body guard will shoot them
down. That's all there is about it,"
Then turning to the reporters, he added
Reporters, put that down."
Col. A. S. Rockwell was the next wit
ness. He began to detail the occurren-
ces at the depot. when Scoville inter.
rupted. acknowledging the killing.
Guiteau quickly shouted, "No, your
honor, we acknowledge the shooting, but
not the killing" Col. Rockwell briefly
stated the facts within his knowledge
and without cross.examination was
followed by Gen. Swami. The witness
was at Elberon when the shooting
occurred. Gen. Swain described briefly
his association with the president dur.
ing his illness. An impressive scene
occurred during his testimony. "What
were the presidents last words ?" asked
Mr.. Corkhill. His last words
replied the witness, with emo.
ton, were, oh, Swami"
DIR. D. w. Bliss was then called.
Witness gave q narrative covering from
the time he was called to the PRESIDENT
side fifteen or twenty minutes after b,
, was shot until his death. The immediate
cause Of death was hemorrhage. Witnes,
/, then explained minutely the character O
the wound, using the upper portion of
wired skeleton for the purpose of illus
tratlon, and detailed at great length thu
progress and symptoms of the case
!. Pending the arrival of the fractured yer
Q tebrae which the district attorney an
nounced had been sent for, the witnes
was subjected to lengthy crcss-exami
g nation. the supposed object being to 10,
Il the foundation for the theory of msl
c practice, which Guiteau insists must b
2. made the foundation stone of his defens,
Quite the sensation of the trial was prt
Il duced when the district attorney sudder
G ly drew from q pasteboard box upon hi
n table section of human backbone an
y holding it up inquired, DO you recot
;, ~ nize this, doctor?" The audience hun
breathlessly upon the answer as the vi
ness in measured tones replied: II i,
it is portion of the vertebrae of IL
): late President James A. Garfield" TT
: vertebre was then handed to the iur
IN and the character and extent of the mi,
m ry to them explained. DR.. Bliss was fo
>, lowed with the closest attention on Il
i part Of the entire audience with the e
ception OF Gniteau, who devoted hinst