The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-15
There are that number who
Know Nothing.
Who neYerread and have no
opinion of Guiteau's guilt.
Report of the Crops and 9TH
er Items.
GUITEAU'S TAIAL.

GUITEAU'S TAIAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA large crowd
was in attendancei in the criminal court
this morning when the Gu1teau case was
resumed. Guiteau was hurried into the
court room in the custody of half q dozen
policemen and deputy marshalls.
The handouts were removed and he
shook hands with his brother and sister,
and took theseat reserved for him between
them and his counsel.
Scoville then submitted an affidavit and
made application for an order for
additional number of witnesses, which
order was made by the court. Then an
an additional panel of 95 summoned last
evening was called,
Most of the persons responding when
called. Guitean manifested less nervous
ness and ex citability than yesterday,
although in his whispered conversations
with his brother he was quite demonstra
tive and earnest in his manner.
A cclored barber named Howard was the
first juror TO be called and examined as to
his fitness to serve. His answers showed
him to be not disqualified flor the posit-
ion, but the defence challenged him per
elnptorily, being the fourth peremptory
challenge. The next man was Lynch who
had decided opinion that Guiteau ought
to be hanged or burned.
HE WAS OF COURSE EXCUSED
as was also the next (named Bailey who
declared his belief that Guiteau was crazy.
The next was colored man, remarkable
for frilled shirt front and dramatic pos
tnre and manner who related the history
of his past life and then was peremptorIly
challenged by the defense, in fact it is
understood that Gu1teau is resolved not to
have celored man on the jury The next
was an Irishman named Michael Sheehan,
with a very pronounced brogue, who had
no opinion on the subject of Guiteaus
crime except that the man was out OF his
head" He was sworn as the sixth juror.
William Talbot. an iron worker, having
answered all the questions to the satisfac
ton of the defense, saying he had "never
eau's guilt, was challenged by the p,osecu
ton, and several others in succession were
excused on their statements that they had
firm and decided opinions. One believed
Guiteau ought to be hanged, and another
would require convincing medical testi-
mony to change his opinion. A long
faced young colored man named Foster,
declared he was perfectly free from any
prejudice in the matter, but he had men
toned the murder of Garfield to several
parties "as quite serious accident" He
was challenged peremptori1y by the de-
fence. Samuel f. Hubbs, native of Mary
land, plasterer by occupation, was sworn
as the seventh juror. G. W. Gates, young
machinist, native of Washington, was
sworn as the eighth juror. After that, for
about an hour, every man called confessed
he had formed ''firm," or decided or
''unalterable" opinion on the question OF
the prisoners guilt, and was ex
cused. There was one excep-
ton in the person of a colored
man named Ralph Warmely. plasterer by
occupation, who thought he could render
FAIR VERDICT,
and sorry he had not read more about the
cast than he did. In ordinary cases of
that kind he dld not believe everything he
read in the newspapers because they had
published things about himself that were
not true. He could not say whether the
President was shot by the prisoner until
he would hear the testimony. OF course,
if an insane man did the shooting he would
be as much guilty as anyone else. Inc
crazy, part of the business was something
else, mo sensible man could have done
such thing" After consultation between
the counsel and the prisoner and his bToth
er, Scoville said the defense would accept
the juror and SO Warmley was swornln as
the ninth juror. The list of 75 taiesman
having been exhausted the marshall was
ordered to summon another list of 20 for
to morrow and the court adjourned.
PUBLIC FEELING.
There was no il-will manifest toward
Guiteau by the audience in court this
morning except applause, which was
promptly checked, when those being exam
med expressed decided conviction that
Guiteau ought to be hung or burned.
Some disturbance was caused by over
crowding the platform and the efforts of
the audience to get more comfortable
places.
YESTERDAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The panel was
exhausted after five jurors had been OBJ
tanned, and at the suggestion of the Dis
trict Attorney an order was issued for
drawing seventy five additional names
from the box. The prisoner at this point
slowly arose and informed the court that
he would like to make speech tomorrow
morning, but he was ordered by the court
to take his seat. He then passed the man.
useript of his speech to newspaper re
porter, but before the latter could leave
the court room Scoville called him back,
and compelled him to return it. This
raised the anger of the prisoner, who ex
citedly declared that he was not under the
control of his counsel; that he was law
yer and knew the law himself: that wher
he wanted help he would ask for it, and he
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