The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-29

Corkhiii insisted on the removal Of
the prisoner to the dock, and removal
from around him Of special policemen
who were not regular attendants of the
court, and that he should be kept in the
dock with no other special protection
than is accorded any other prisoner.
Guiteau trembling with anger or APP
p~rehension,) shouted out: "You want
to shoot me, do you, Corkhill. You
can't convict me, 80 you want to get me
shot; you might as well hang me up
outside and tell men to shoot me. L
tell you, raising his voice almost to a
shrek, God Almighty would curse you,
sir, if 1 was put in that dock and shot,
you miserable wretch you"
Scoville, with much feeling, pro-
tested against the proposition of the
district attorney, which could not be
understood by any Ole s other than an
invitation to all who heard it to shoot
the prisoner If opportunity offered.
After a most impressive argument by
the prosecution recess was announced.
After recess Scoville put the hypo-
thetical question which embraced the
clause:
Suppose the prisoner believed him
self to be a partnerwith Jesus Christ
-
Judge Porter protested against the
question as blasphemous, and it would
be a disgrace to a court Of justice and
a christian nation to allow it enter
tanned for a moment.
Scoville replied, "If no allusion
could be made to what was claimed by
prisoner to be the actusting motive or
influences that led to his act, then the
whole defense would be wiped away at
a single stroke"
Judge Porter proceeded to insist
upon his view, and declared that the
time had come, when, in the name of
the American people, and in behalf of
the federal court, he felt it his duty to
demand the prisoner be remanded to
the dock.
Guiteau (spitefully)-"Oh, you do,
you big mouthed Porter"
The court officials sitting behind the
prisoner attempted to quiet him, when
he whirled around and snarled at one
Of them, well you mind your bust
ness, or I'll skip you in the mouth, you
fool you"
Judge. Porter continued his remarks,
and Guiteau again interrupted him and
shouted:
swell, you had better mind your
own business"
Judge Porter-"That is my business
here to-day, and your honor, l must
insist upon my motion of Saturday, that
the prisoner be removed to the dock"
Judge Cox held that the prisoners
behavior and utterances would prove
the best means of determining his
mental condition. He ordered the
prisoner to be removed to the dock,
which was then done.
The prisoner smiled upon the judge
in the most insinuating way, and pro-
missed to keep quiet if allowed to re-
main with his counsel, but Judge Cox
replied:
"You will go to the dock, becausesno
reliance can be placed in your pro-
misses"
"Then 1 move, your honor, that the
court room be cleared"
A passage was made through the
crowd, and the prisoner was finally
seated in the dock.
81 amt afraid, he shouted, to walk
through the streets Of Washington.
God Almighty will protect me as He
has done"
After glancing around from his new
place, he called out:
"Oh, 1 rather like this, your honor,
it gives me a much better opportunity
to see."
After one or two outbursts on the
part of the prisoner, the examination
progressed for several minutes without
incident.
Scoville handed up a plaster cast of
Guiteau's head, and inquired il Unequal
were sufficient to attract his attention.
THAT looks like humpty-dumpty."
shouted Guiteau, as witness held up the
head and closely examined it. a
"Corkhill, I'm indebted to you for
this fine 8, at, it's a great improve
ment."
Witness thought the head was de-
cidedly well shaped, though he at
tached very little Importance to such
matters. He had in his asylum insane
persons with very symmetrical heads,
and knew plenty of sane people with
very lily shaped heads.
Witness did not believe Guiteau had
been feigning insanity in the court
house, but thought he had exaggerated
his natural characteristics-vanity, in
science and ~audacity.
Guiteau shouted, "You mean when
1 am assaulted l hit back. You see old
Porter has been promised $1,000 if he
would get me hanged. He sees the
American people don't want me
hanged, and his fee is therefore slip
ping through his CRISP. That ,uakes
him mad. As the crier announced the
adjournment Of the house, Guiteau
called out:
"Ob, I'll get in my work over here,