The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-17
The Pope and Congregation of Cardinals
Taking Council on the Irish Question.
Advices Received From the Arctic
Relief Steamer Rodgers.
General Domestic and Foreign New
Tho Trial of Gu;tcau.

celilDppu, luTSc-SlLcNi, 'lNtiiN ip'ill ~ N''N
eastern wing of the city hall, well lighted
by three wide windows in the northern and
western walls, is the courtroom of the Su-
preme court The trial ofCharles j. Guiteau
for the murder of the late President Gar
field opened to-day. At the eastern end o.
the room is platform containing the
Judges seat with the clerks desk right be-
low it, The table, which usually occupies
the greater part Of the space allotted to
the bar, was removed, and instead several
smaller tables have been trtangcd for the
accommodation of counsel and re-
porters. In the western half of the
room platform has been raised
on which are arranged some hundred
chairs for the use of spectators. The seats
assigned to jurors occupy station OF the
room on the northeastern end. There is
hardly anv noticeable excitement in the Vi
cinity of the building and great pressure
to obtain admission to the court room. AS
soon as the public door was opened specta-
tors Immediately filled the foremost
part rather n roughly dressed
set of young men, including many who
would come under the designation of
roughs, tramps and cranks. Some half
dozen ladies had got sandwiched i'll among
the crowd. In the meantime the lawyers in
the case had got into their seats-the Dis
ict-Attorney, Judge Porter of New York,
and Walter Davidge, of Washington, for
the prosecution, ard Mr.. Scoville
and Leigh Robinson for the defense.
Mrs. Scoville occupied seat close
to her husband, having her brother
John on one side and her brother,
the prisoner, on the other, At ten O'Clock
Judge Walter S. Cox entered the court
room, and court was declared formally
opened by the crier in the old Norman,
form. Immediately thereafter the priS oacr
was brought into the courtroom by the
much better condition physically and
otherwise than when he last ap-
peared in the same room to plead
to the Indictment, still he had
same restless, furtive expression rs of u
hunted wolf which characterized him be-
fore. He was at once relieved Of his hand
cuffs and took his scat beside his sister.
One of his first movements was to throw his
hand into one of his pockets and half take
out roll of papers. Mr.. Scoville, however,
ordered him to put it back, and he did 50.
Then the District Attorney rose and de
clared the readiness of the prosecution
to proceed with the case. Dir.
Robinson arose to make his
plea for still more time to prepare
lOr lllp ucltllSt, NIlltIl llpI W IINNl
the approval of Guiteau. All the time that
Robinson was speaking Guiteau was carry
ing on what appeared to be remonStrancc
with Scoville, VINO was apparently trying to
duiet and suppress him. No sooner had Rob
inson taken his seat than the prisoner arose,
and in an excited manner, addressed the
court, and stated that he wished to be heard.
In vain Mr.. Scoville endeavored to make
him resume his seat and remain quiet. lie
was irrepressible. In 4 nervous but dis
tinct manner he proceeded with his speech
as follows:
az was not aware that my counsel, Mr..
Robinson, intended this morning 10 make
an application for a postponement, and |
desire to be heard in my own behalfi in this
matter as on the very threshold of the case |
am charged with murder or.an..attemptt to do
so dcsirp TO he heard in my own behalf"
The court: "This is not proper
time TO enter upon the defense.
The only question before the court
is whether further time should be allowed
counsel to prepare for the defense.
The prisoner, emphatically;, $50 far as
I am concerned, don't want further time.
We are ready to try the case"
To the deDuty marshal who endeayOred
to restore the prisoner; "Will you be
quiet"
The court: "The question is whether
further time ought be allowed counsel"
The prisoner, enphatically: 81 don't
want that, ifthe court please
District Attorney Corkhill insisted that
the trial should proceed now. Mr.. Robin
on pressed his claim for a postponemCnts.
| Owing to the opposition Of ScOville and the
prisoner 10 the application Of Robinson for
| an extension Of time the court stated that
for the present the case should proceed as
far at least as swearing the iuiy and then
he would consider the question of eNten-
sion. The work of swearing the jury began,
the three first presented being dis
qualified on the ground that they had
formed a fixed opinion, and an
other on the ground that he had
co coIscienscious scruples on the subject oi
capital punishment
over a large range Of questions, inquiring as
TO religions and political belief. Up To this
hour, - noon, the defense has pcremptOrily
challenged one iuryman and two have been
accepted and sworn in
Up to this hour, 12;Jl. five jurors have
been obtained and sworn. Their names
and OCCUPATIONS are as follows: John 7.
Hardin, restaurant keeper. Fred W. Bran
denberg, cigar maker; Charles q. Stewart,
-four and feed dealer; Henry J. Bright, re-
tired from business; Thomas III. IOngley,
grocer. Adjourned.
In the speech which Guiteau had pre-
uared fyr delivery in court today, be SAYS
he T. charged WIN UIuruelllAN DuE aallt-
A. Garfield. Nothing can BE- more alb
sur1. because General Garfield diel q
rnairrnrtice. General Garfield was a good
mai. buf a weak politician. Being lresi-
Dent he was 20. a condition 20 Do vast lIarin
10 tie reuubiic. and he was doing d by tle
uuwize use n patronage and the
lord Himself took the responsibility l
oF removing him. that his duty !
~ tie lard and % the American people I
0~e-arne his personal feelings towards |
Cenersi Garfield and BE- sought 30 remove |
Iirn. Not being q marx srnan. General Gar 1
fed vas not fsfallv shot. but incoIupeteuf /
r.f-sieiaus f-Iished the work. and they, nQi !
ifrn.e1f are responsible f1r the death. lie /
fiIsn srepi-s nf tie breach in the Republican /
.rsrtr and his res ve 20 remove The, 'resi- /
1rff and claims tliaf duty ordered lifH ~ /
frr ne shot. He reierTt0 tis wUrk on THE /
fr-r7'farr fnsarify q lie family, be MAJ I
ri-.l f'fa ard his lie IN prism. and rTpe1ls /
- f1Ir-e -harn DE- srrs Be has lt il 1la7- /
fi-.-I a-l1 % the lrneral ru1lil - seui lin |
money o. his dlieDce.
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