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quently interrupted by Guiteau with contra
dictions and denials.
A Striking scene

quensiy interrupted by Gulteau with contra
dictions and denials
A Striking Scene.
WASHINGTON, December 13th.-A striking
scene occurred In yesterdays proceedings.
Shoot him down. Damn him !" were
the words which came from clear ringing
voice in the corner at the right cf Judge
Cox. The assassin's foul mouth was instantly
closed, and the quiyeriDg wretch turned
deathly pale. he cringed in his seat, and
was dumb with fear. He looked az il bs
thought his hour had come, and he no longer
blasphemed or called upon the Deity. There
was CT course an excited movement in the
Courtroom, and Judge Cox sharply called
out from the bench: "Whe is that g The
officers could discover no offender, and the
incident passed, but the cowed wretch, who
had just been defying the Court and abusing
the counsel, was stilled. The outcry prob
ably came from a spectator who could not
restrain his Indignation at the blaekguard
mouthings of the assassin. who had no pur.
pose of assault to murder in that place, at
least where the innocent might suIfer but
there is a strong feeling, which has very
deeply impressed Mr.. Scoville at least, that
sometime pistol may be fired first and an
outcrY made afterward. 81 pm afraid, y said
George Scoville last night, THAT somebody
will put bullet into Guiteau's head before
this trial is over" Those who sat in the dim
light of the dingy Courtroom this afternoon
had some reason to think that Scoville's fears
were about to be realized.
The Assassin as F0rger The Morey
Letter.
WASHINGTON. December 13th.-It is not
impossible that Guiteau may be revealed as a
forger. The letter which be wrote to the
District Attorney asking for bail struck
NArl-h IL L. e.
Morey letter, and several experts have so
pronounced j.. The first three letters in
Guiteau's name in the letter to the District
Attorney, and the first three letters in Gar
fields siensture in the Morey letter are abso-
lutely identical. Ths letter is low in posses.
sion of the Chief Clerk of the State Depart
ment, and no ore has yet seen the original
Morey letter aud the Guiteau letter but has
pronounced them written by the same person.
At the time the Morey letter was written,
Gufteau had been driven from the Republi-
can headquarters in New York, but was
hanging around in that city
Sensational Story about the Guiteau Jury.
WAsHIEGToN, December 13th.-A sensa-
tional story has been started this evening
which attracts additional interest to the
Guiteau trial 1t is claimed by lawyers, who
have kept quiet until now, that two Of the
jurors have been in the employ of the Gov
ernment for several years, and are therefore
disqualified. Each juror was made to an
swer question whether he had served under
the Government or was then in its employ,
before being accepted. Each juror answered
upon his oath, no." 1t is p0w claimed that
it can be shown that two jurors perjGred
themselves, and therefore are disqualified to
serve. This fact was overlooked by the prose
cution at the impaneling of the jury.
Guitean's Responsibility.
CHICAGO. December 13eh.-Emery Storrs,
the eminent criminal lawyer, whose testi.
mony was such a surprise to the defense in
the Guiteau case, says: II think Guiteau
will be convicted Crazy is not the right
kind of word Nothing .has SO far appeared
in his case to indicate that he did not at the
time of the assassination of the President,
and before it. and during all the time since
then, fully comprehend the difference be-
tween right and wrong"