The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-26

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Guiteau shouted out: say it was
the first of May. don't. forget any
thing; you see that's tho. matter with
my brain, when anything gets in there
it sticks.
Witness resumed when Guiteau
broke in again, directly contradicting
him. He was cautioned to keep quiet
and retorted, We want facts for the
jury and nothing ELSE; claim my act
was inspired by the Deity; 1 stake my
case on that position, and III take my
chances on the result.
The prisoner continued to interrupt
by making rambling and irrevelant re-
marks until. Judge Cox quite sharply
threatened to gag him II be did not
keep quiet. Guiteau continued to in
terpose objections however. hut in less
Objectionable manner. and gradually
subsidized altogether.
Scoville then referred to his previous
demands for certain printed newspa-
per slips which were taken from Gut
teau at the time Of his arrest.
A coloquy ensued between the COUP
sci in which considerable feeling was
shown upon both sides. Scoville pro-
tested against the course Of the district
attorney in the matter, and the latter
contemptuously retorted from his seat:
Oh, stuff, stun, all stun.
The controversy was finally settled,
and Scoville called John A. Logan for
the defense. The witness did not re-
spond however, and Guiseau who
seemed greatly excited. here broke in
again and shouted: There is another
matter 1 want to speak about right
now, 1 understand that my divorced
wife is to be brought here as a witness
against me. II that is SO there will be
trouble. She was poor unfortunate
thing and 1 never should have married
her. But if she comes in here to tes-
against me and to do me harm, 1
will rip up her whole record. She was
seduced in Philadelphia and had a child
before married her.
With great difficulty Scoville, after
some minutes succeeded in quieting
Guiteau.
Two more witnesses were called but
failed to respond.
Joseph B. Smitn, of Freeport, Ills,
testified as to his acquaintance with
the Guiteau family.
II. B. Amerling, lawyer Of Will
iamsport, Pa, who formerly lived in
Freeport, Ills. testified to the pecu-
liarities of Guiteau. On cross-examin-
alton this witness was very amusing,
he being rather prosy and desiring to
give explanations Of his answers.
Davidge questioned the witnesses
searchingly in regard to the letter which
his son, at his request, had written to
Mr.. Silver at Freeport. making in
quiries as to the strange action of
Luther W. Guiteau. The witness re-
piled that he had told his son to write
such letter, not out of any love for
Chas W. Guiteau, but out of respect
for the family. loved L. w. Guiteau.
said the witness, dramatically, as did
my own brother.
You have been q sort of consulting
counsel In this casef
gave Scoville all the assistance 1
could. 1 prepared brief on the ques-
tion of insanity. 1 don't want to dis
guise nothing. I assisted Scoville in
every way. manner aud form in the
case. 1 have no love for the prisoner;
none whatever, because, as I ssy to
you, thought he was terrible wrong
in shooting the president, and think
10 to-day.
The witness said be had no acquain-
tance with the prisoner, but subse-
quently said, the prisoner had made
threat against him. why2 broke in
in the prisoner, never saw you before
in my life until you came TO jail last Sat-
urday.
ocoViie tnen questioned the witness
as to threats.
Well, began the witness, we had a
lyceum in Freeport. We had debate
on the question natinal bonds. can
not fix the time.
Prisoner: have not been in Free
port for 20 years. 1t must have been
when was boy.
The prisoner wound up the session by
saying Noyes' Oneida community
theory was this: Religion first, then
socialism. He said no man had right
to touch socialism until he was asso.
ciated with the Saviour. 1t was his
sinking fanaticism.
Adjourned.