Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-16
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.
HIS DIVORCED WIFE ON THE STAND.

HIS DIVORCED WIFE ON THE STAND
HIS USUAL ANTICS IN COURT.
When the court opened at ten o'clock this morn
| Ing there was large crowd in attendance. Among
the conspicuous figures in court was that of Mr.
| henry Watterson, who, with some ladies, occupied
seats near District Attorney COrkhills desk Judge
Dady, OF Oregon, and Judge Dennison sat on the
| bench with Judge Cox. Representatives Morrison
OF Illinois, and Bayne, OF Pennsy lvania, sat in
| "CongressiOnal Row.
| GUITEAUs OPENING JEER AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
There being long "wait" after the court opened
owing to the non-arrlval OF the district attorney
Gutteau spoke Up and said: "I understand General
| Reynolds is sick; wonder il Corkhill is. They
| got more than they wanted yesterday, guess.
It's about time for Corkhin to get sick and stay
| Sick"
few minutes later, however, the district at
| tOrney entered the room and appeared to be in
| robust health. He announced that he desired to
interrupt the cross-examnation OF Gen. Reynolds
In order to prove Mrs Dummies divorce.
| THE FRooF OF MRS. DUMMIES DIVORCE FROM
| GuITEAU.
| George. p. Barnard, deputy clerk of the supreme
court OF Kings county, New York. was then called
to the stand. He produced the original record OF
the divorce. The witness said he had been sum-
moned by telegram to bring the papers in the di-
vorce case The supreme court OF the county, on
that telegram, directed him TO bring the papers to
Washington,
Mr.. scoville spent some time reading the docu-
| mentS.
Mr.. Scoville objected to the introduction OF the
paper, as it was not such transcript OF legal
record cord as the law OF Congress contemplated
Ine court ruled that, being the original decree
OF the court, there was no question as to its ad-
instability.
THE RECORD OF DIVORCE
| The district attorney read the papers, which
were in the usual form, the petition for divorce
bearing date in December, 1879, and the decree OF
divorce April, 1874. The complaint was that of
adultery comm itted at divers times with woman
named Clara Jennings.
GUITEAU SAYS HE IS A MARRIAGEABLE MAN, NOT
wITHsTANDING TIE DECREE.
When the district attorney read the clause in
the decree fOrbidding the deienda to marry again
until the plaintiff should be actually dead Guiteau
interrupted him and said:
81 can marry outside OF the state of New York
any time"
When the district attorney had finished the
reading, Guiteau said:
"This woman Jennings is htgh-toned woman
IN New York. 1t was matter OF money between
us. 1committed the act OF adultery to get rid Of
my wife, whom did not love. thought it was
great deal more moral and religious, to do that
than to live along year after year and have chill
dren by her: SO it was a matter OF conscience
that committed adultery. l have been vrtuous
for or years, and fin a Christian man" lie
paused moment and then added: 81 can marry
anywhere outside OF the stattof New York. AS a
matter of fact under the new law in New YOrk any
man who has been virtuOus for five years before
applying can go there and get the decree modified
SO that he can marry. could go there and get
married to morrow. ii l wanted TO-"
GENERAL REYNOLDS cpess-ExAM1NEp.
General Joseph 8. Reynolds Was then put upon
the stand, and his crossexamination was con-
tinued by Mr.. coville.
The prisoner, breaking out sgain, said referring
to the district attorney, ''flie whole disability is
on him, and the Lord Almighty will get even with
him, too, for prosecuting aErighte0us man."
Mr.. ScOville put in a letter as evidence from the
witness to the prisoner, dated az RaVenSWood ILL.,,
July July Is, 1881, IN which the witness said: "Any-
tnnS you Write me VIII be sacred from the pubic,
unless t Is something you desire to reach the
MIR. scovile asked If he considered that making
disclosures in court Was the way to keep communi-
Cations sacred.
The witness said he used his own Judgment
about that.
Upon redirect-examinatton the witness said his
mission to the jail, SO far as the public is con-
cerned, was to ascertain II there were any acceS-
sories to Guiteaus crime. It was thought at the
time that he might have represented some social
1stic &c club or other organization. Witness became
SaLSned that the prisoner was alone in his crime.
Ihe witness when he went to the jail had no idea
that ne would appear as a witness.
''Too THIN"
"Ihat's too thin,'' shouted the prisoner "You
went there as special agent OF the United States
government, at the instance of the Attorney Gen.
eral."
Mr. Scoville asked the witness to read the por
tOns OF his memoranda which he did not read
yesterday and the witness complied
. MI Scov1lle asked the witness why he had made
the memoranda and preserved them to This time,
IL ne mad not intended to appear as L witness.
$50 that could present the results OF my inter
view to the Attorney General" replied the witness
$50 that you could 20 Op the standn said the
prisoner, sneeringly.
A., Ihe witness, before leaving the stand, presented
ms w hQ ho6 chny
teau In his cell.
Mr. scovlIe stated that he would recall the wit
MT C0rkhill then read tho newspaper slips sub
mitted by Gen. Reynolds They were utterances
published In the press from Senator Conkling Gen
Grant, Senator Logan and others just after the as
sass1nauon.
CHARACTERISTIC COMMENTS FROM THE PRISONER
81 want it understood" /" said Guiteau, "that these
things were published, just In the first heat and
flush OF excitement, when these men did not un-
derstand my motives"
One OF the publications said that Fred Grant
called Guiteau dead beat.
"This was what Fred Grant said, )" interrupted
the prisoner, "He'S nice youth amt he9 Living
around living on his father. He's dead beat and
There being reference to Mr.. Beecher in one OF
the articles, Guteau said: II used to be member
OF Beecher's church twelve years ago. At that
time he was a virtuOus man. IsuppOSc he is now
don't know anything about it."
There was another slip containing an interview
rather lightly OF Guiteau.
logan thought was good fellow then" said
the prisoner $! used to go up and slap him on
the shoulder and say hello, General and he would
say hello, Gulteau' That was the manner of my
acquaintance with him. These fellows didn't
know me after was in Jail They are lust like
Peter when he denied the Saviour lie didn't know
him when he was on the cross and in trouble"
The prisoner talking on aboSs his crime said: 81
thought to myself this morning when got un
that wouldn't do it again for million OF dollars
Dut was In such desperate state OF mind that
morning and under such pressure that could
not have resisted itf had Known that was to
be shot the next moment. My nee agency was de-
stroyed. That's the case here.n
THREAT FROM sU1TEAU
Mrs. Helen c. Grant, who ret1des at Nos 92o and
ga 18th street, was next caalefto to the stand.
"Mrs Grant," said the. prisoner, sis the lady
boarded with last June and owe her s47. win
pay it, too, Mrs. Grant ItSol1e OF nv friends dont
respond soon will call u names right out in
meeting: mean the ment Aat benefittei by nv
Inspiration @ will get nitsf the appointees by
MRS. GRANT TksFrFIRD
10 Guiteaus coming to herhonSe to board and re-
manning there up to the last OF June. She sut
mitted notes she received frsm him making ex.
cuSeS to her for not paying hts hoard hill One nj