Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
MN tn DAY,

NINTH DAY,
When court opened ScoviIle made formal
request for the papers taken from Guteau at
the time Of his arrest, stating that they were
material evidence for the defense, and since
tho prosecution had not needed them he could
sec no reason why they should be withheld
The District Attorney offered to furnish comics
OF the papers but Scoville insisted upon his
rights IN tho matter and asked foI the originals
Pending the discussion Guiteau insisted upon
being heard, and said Il can throw hight upon
thls At the time OF my arrest | had forty or
atty editorial slips showing the political situation
IN May and June last. These slips show the ac-
ton and one Of the forces that impelled me on
70 the President They are very important as
showing the gst of the whole matter There
we're forty or fifty slips denouncing President
Garfield. |, was through living on such ideas
as these that was finally impeled to fire on
The President with my inspiration" Scoville's
request fer the return Of the papers
was complied with, and he resumed his
opening speech for the defense He alluded to
duteaus caNeer as a politician and drew the
conclusion that his intellect was deficient This
view aroused the prisoner at once, and he be-
gan ser1cs of interruptions. protesting against
SCovllle's conclusions as false. When reference
vas made to his running around from one COM
nittee-room 10 another, seeking TO be emrloved
n campaign speaker, and his failure
10 obtain recognition WAS mentioned. Gutoau
ability, hut | was not known. had ideas. but
not reputation. They wanted big guns Ike
Gen Grant and Senator Conkling-mcn who
would draw" Then, IN direct contradiction Of
his counsel's declaration to the jury Yesterday
that Guitesu was man who never msdea ioks
in his hfe Guiteau looked up with an amused
smile, and added 81 presume Ia draw now"
This provoked general laughter, which was
promptly suppressed bv the Judge. who strur-
gled to disguise the smile upon his own feat
ures.
Mr.. Scoville went on with his +, marks. hut
was interrupted at almost every sentence hvtAe
prisoner who soon began 70 get excited and
nnally grew so violent that Col. Coikhill arose
and solemnly protested. liz got sharp rttert
from Gurtesu. who insisted, as he said upon
making running statements as against set
speech. Mr.. DSvldge here suggested 3he
court having asked for something Of The kind)
thst this annoyance might all be svl lied if Mr..
ScoVlile would Oniy confiue himself to the limits
OF reasonable opening address, and bring hi.
already long speech to = close To the grest
amusement Of the crowd. Guiteau heartily
approved this iiea. snd proceeded to
compliment Corkhilrs address IN a most
hattefiug way Finally the court nateGgaosed.
and informed Guiteau very firmly that lie
must keep quiet This he finally consented
to do, and Mr.. sooyille shortly closed. and VS.
greeted with hearty approval by the Audience
as he sat down. Though them demonstrations
were quickly suppressed by the warming Of the
oAlif that order must lie preso we'd.
The examination OF witnesses f,~ tho defense
was begun Immediately. Those ex4 mined ties
thedmsinlyas to the history oi the family and
70 facts connected with Guiteau's lifs before he
came 10 Washington. Generally Acir stories
we're briefly told, ana little atteuht Il wss Elvsr
them oy way OF oross-eXsninAtiol The W.T.
ness Frank L. Union, Of whom .iuitean ance
hired hsA IN Boston. protluc 4 some Inerre
ment ~ deGll,g how the Z .soneT had IN
formed him that he was a me uter Of tbs. frir
OF Jesus Christ Il Co, snd nat be WIS trvine
70 save three-four.hs Of tie humsn rsce who
were surely going 10 per6Hion. He swono that
he and the forty-nine @ er people who listened
10 Guiteau's lecture noUght bum crazy. Mrs
Lockwood. one " Guiteau's numerous unpaid
landladies. was on the stand. ald Guitesu had
much to say 10 her and about her testimony,
but the scene created little or no excitement,