Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-08
GUITEAU CROWS OVER COL. CoRKur,I

Ihe witness testified that the prisoner boarded
WIN his mother, when at Ann Arbor.
! oner
| JOHN W. GUITEAU WISHES TO MAKE PERSONA
EXPLANATION.
| Mr.. Corkhiil having suggested a recess, Mr.. j.
| W. q uiteau arose and said: 'If the court please
wish to rise to a personal explanation"
~ don't think ii is necessary" said the court.
my father is dead" proceeded Mr.. Guiteau.
| In the prisoner.
MT. Davidge, rising. said. SIN view of the inter
| ruptions OF the prisoner
II ana counsel, judge shouted Guiteau
III mat is to be supplemented" continued Mr.
D,asidge, "by personal explanations by any of his
kindred who may feel aggfieved think this trial
VIII degenerate into farce"
MT Guiteau then sat down, and the court, at 10
O'Clock. TOOK recess for hour. account OF the
thdiSposlton OF juror {Nonmley.l
The Afternoon Session.
The court was called to order at %, O'Clock IN
Frank Bartlett. OF Chicago, was the first witness
examined. He testified that he knew the prisoner
slightly.
8CITEAU BREAKS OUT AGAIN
~ met the gentleman" interrupted the prisoner
sat Mr. Scovilles house one summer 1t cost the
government 5000 to bring this man down here for
nothing. Corkhll's Just wasting the money!
''Siience !" roared the crier.
81 say it is an outrage for CorkhIl to waste the
money in that way" said the prisoner.
The witness testified that he saw nothing mti-
Sudl III lne prisoners conduct When he 3t MIR
SCOyille'S house i'm 1873.
What has that got to do, Mr.. CorkhiI, with
tne condltlon OF my mind in May and June last?"
broke in the prisoner. 81 had a hundred chances
to go crazy after that II you had to pay some OF
this money yourself, you wouldn't be SO easy with
IT, The taxpayers have to pay that"
The prisoner then resumed his eyeglasses and
settled down to his newspaper. When Mr.. Cork
mn was through with the witness, he said "You
may take the Witness"
ut is hard to teil," said Mr.. Scovie. "whether
you are testiiying or the Witness" He referred TO
Mr. Corkhill's method OF leading the witness.
Mrs. Florence X. Bartlett, young lady whose
pretty race won for her the closest attention, the
wife OF the preceding witness, next sworn.
She described at some length the scene at Mr.
Scoyille's Wisconsin home. when Guteau threw a
dog over the baiusters and broke its leg She
saw saw nothing then, or at any time that led her in
the remotest manner to suppose him insane.
Mrs Bartlett was cross-eXamined by Mr.. Sco-
vile. She remembered religious discussion at
the boarders left the table.
They all got through eating; then they got up"
said the prisoner 81 have had enough OF this
dog business, too," he added.
BOSTON WITNESS.
Howard c. Durham. OF Boston, the acting Secre-
tary of the American Peace Society, was next
called to the stand.
II had an Office with that gentleman for some
SIX weeks in Boston, said the prisoner, after look
Ing the witness over through his glasses, '.thats
all he knows about me. / presume it cost the
government 800 to bring him here. He thought
Twas badly cranked on my book. That is all he
NH " obeut liz. nc IL Was Il
curiosity"
The witness testified that he had never had any
suspicion that the prisoner was insane The wit
ness read letter to him from the prisoner, dated
June 18th last, asking him TO send him copy of
his book, ''The TRUTH" and closing with the
words II may be In Boston soon TO see some OF
June"
Mr.. Scoville here objected to the submission OF
any evidence now by the government to prove the
prisoners sanity. The exception was Overruled
and an exception noted.
''He Is Methodist minister" said the prisoner.
referring to the Witness "this man is. or course
he did not like my theology"
SWhat was there about the man that you did
not hke7" asked Mr.. Scovile on cross-examina-
81 didn't have any money, that was ALL" said
The witness said he did not like him because he
didn't pay his bills; he did not like the prisoners
book.
Upon redirect examination. the witness said
that John W. Gulteau had told him in Boston that
there was lot single we-defined case OF insanity
In the Gufteau family
''He's expert said the prisoner 'sIt wouldn't
amount to anything one way or the other. He's
got a sickly notion that it would be disgrace to
nave this appear as a case OF insanity"
The witness said he thought Mr.. Guteau had
made one exception.
81 am the exception" said the prisoner
The witness said he had made an exception in
the case OF an UNCLE who, he said, Was intemper
Mr.. J. W. Guteau said he considered the crime a
SUFFICIENT disgrace to the family without adding
the charge OF insanity.
NJ.
words ''this act" to Indicate the shooting.
''Thts crime" suggested Judge Porter.
"No, sir" shouted the prisoner.
"Ne have not gone that far, Judge Porter. l
object to your speaking OF this thing as a crime
until you convict me. We have had enough OF
that assassination business"
THE GUIrEAU BROTHERS,
Mr.. Scoville having asked if j. W. Guiteau had
not expressed himself averse to having 1nsa' tty
In the family. and had not said he had rather see
his brother hung than establish such a thing,
the witness replied in the negative
''and want to repudiate rs whole theory s y ''
nraeer er his brother for some time the
him better now than ever did before in my life
am am Just getting getting acquainted with him now.''
by John Guiteau that there had been no estab-
lished case OF insanity in the family the prisoner
said: "The testimony shows that two Of my cous-
will be there soon. think that's well established
They are both in the lunatic asylum"
The Presidents Answer to the Inter-
rOgatOrieS.
Mr.. COrkhill here rising held up an Official
envelope with a deep black border, and said:
"Your honor, 1 have here a comm unication from
the President" The letter was pa ssed up to
Judge Cox, who tore open the envelope and looked
over the enclosed paper. "It is merely the an
swers to your interrogatores, Mr.: scoville," said
the court. The paper was then handed to Mr.
ScOv1lle, who spent some time looking over it.
GuITEAU's SARATOGA BOARD BILL.
~ just sent the President note this noon, said
the prisoner, requesting him not to appear in this
case and not to answer the intorroga tories pre-
sumo he had sent the answers before he got my
note"
Mr.. John Farmer, proprietor of a hotel at Sara
tOga. was then called to the stand.
81 owe this gentleman Sl0," said the prisoner.
"for board bill at Saratoga. It will cost the
government 500 to prove that fact It's great
waste OF public money"
The witness testified to Guiteaus stopping at
his house In the summer OF 1880, and that he no
ticed nothing peculiar about him; the prisoner did
not pay his board bill
"f went there to deliver lecture" said the
prisoner T" and didn't draw, as usual"
The prisoner who had been looking over the
Presidents replies said: 81 want this thing pub
lished" and tossed the paper towards the re-
nOrterS Mr. Scoville recovered the paper from
the reporters and read it to the jury.
THE INTERPRETATIONS AND ANSWERS
were as follows:
In supreme Court District OF Colunlbia-Holding
Criminal Term.
No. 1A,056.
Ynterrogatories to be propounded to the Presi-
dent. Chester A. Arthur:
o.-Do you know the prisoner In this case7.
Q-How many times, and when and where did
you ever see him?
Al have seen him at least ten times, possibly