The Columbus journal., 1881-12-07
Trial of Guifeau.

was crowded, mostly by fashionable
ladies.
The prisoner, during thanksgiving,
obtained time 10 prepare another
statement or speech, in which he
said "All 1 want is absolute justice,
and shall not permit any crooked
work. In attempting to remove the
president only done what the pa
pers said ought to be done, but now
the papers denounce me for doing
the very thing they said ought to be
done. l want the newspapers and
doctors who actually killed the
president to share with me the odi-
um of bis death. If he had been
properly treated he would have been
alive to-day. 1t has been published
that l am in fear of death. 1t is
false. I have always been religious
man and an active worker for God"
Scoville and Corkhill had an ex-
cited colloquy at this point, in refer
ence to a previous demand made Dy
Scoville for certain printed news
paper slips, which were taken from
Guiteau at the time of his arrest.
The controversy was finally settled,
and the defense proceeded with the
examination of its witnesses, but be-
fore a witness could be proceeded
with the prisoner interrupted in an
excited manner about his divorced
wife to be used az witness against
him, and that if she testified against
him "he would rip up her whole
record"
John A. Logan and two other wit
were called, but failed te respond.
After some delay Mr.. Scoville pro-
ceeded with the examination of sew
eral witnesses whose testimony was
chiefly confined to the history and
peculiar traits of mind of the pris-
oner and peculisrities of his father
and other members of the family.
The court adjourned.
On the meeting of the court on
the Goth ult., the examination of wit
nesses was proceeded with, and
among the witnesses examined was
John A. Logon, who gave it as his
opinion that there was some de-
rangement i'm the prisoners mental
organization, but to what extent he
would not say.
During the day the prisoners sis
ter, Mrs. ScOville, was examined aud
gave partial biographical sketch of
the prisoners life, and before con-
Guiding her testimony, the court ad-
journed.
Monday morning, 2Sth ult.,, the
court room was densely crowded,
and Mrs. Scoville resumed her testi-
mony. Some sharp passages be-
tween counsel as to the question,
occurred and her testimony in chief
was concluded, and cross examiua-
ton dispensed with to allow G. F.
Burroughs, of Chicago, to testify, as
he desired to leave the city. This
witness gave an opinion that the
sU.I" ". ouIcoau, ururner VI Iue
prisoner, in his testimony, gave the
opinion that his brother was insane.
He had understood that his uncle
Abraham was insane and that his
uncle Francis William died i'm the
asylum. A number of witnesses
were examined to-day developing
no new facts, and among others the
prisoner was examined to identify
number of letters written by him to
his father, Mrs. Scoville, his brother,
j. W. Guiteau, and to Mr.. Scoville.
Adjourned.
Tuesday morning, 29th ult., the
crowd in and about the court was
greater than ever. AS soon as court
was opened Guiteau was called to
he witness stand and took a place,
closely watched and guarded by po-
ice and court officers.
Mr.. Scoville asked him to give
'ome incidents from his earliest rec
election of his mother. The pris-
'ner replied that he thought he was
'alled as witness to identify some
etters. and not as regular witness !;
( the latter, he said, 81 am not feel.
ng we'll and do not now wish to be |
ubjected to cross examination by
be counsel for the prosecution, as | |
ave good deal to say and want to
o over the whole business carefully,
nd want to be in good talking
orditiOn." The court held that If
he witness went pom the stand to
estify he must su bmit to be cross
and if his examination
'as begun it could not be suspend
d except by the consent of counsel
n the other side. After further
iscussion Guiteau was removed 20
he witness stand and Scoville pro-
'eded to read the letters, which
ere not finished until noon-after
hich Scoville began to question
i'm in relation to his early life,
hich the prisoner answered
He then detailed his
'wspaper enterprise and religious
iperience, his lecture business and