Daily Republican., 1881-11-19
GUITEAU, THE ASSASSIN.
RIFIn DAY or THE TRIAL OF
THE AsSASSIA.
rhs sad Details Reeaplsalated-
Guitesu MainGains his Defiant
Attitudo-He Announces an
Addition to his Council
Tho Testimonies now
BEING rNk en-.

particularly among the better classes of
the comm unity, several hundred ladies
and gentlemen having Assem- bled long
before the opening of the DOORS The
prisoner was brought to the court at
nine o'clock and taken to the prisoner 8
room, carrying large bundle of papers.
BY half. past nine all the space reserved
for the public was filled, four-titths of
the audience being ladies. Immediate
iy after the opening Of the court, MIR.
ScOville asked that measures be taken
to prevent the prisoner from giving un-
authorized Communications to the pub
lie and from interrupting the court pro-
Ceedings.
This precipitated scene, Guiteau de-
manding that Mr., Scoville should resire
from the case, as he had no capacity,
and again informing the Court that he
represented himself, and should do as
he pleased about counsel. The bailitis
falling to silence him, the Court again
threatened to order his removal and
proceed in his absence. 'iuiteau shouted
u defiance of the right CT ths Court to
do this, but after another severe admo-
milton, and whispered conference with
Mr.. Scovllle, he subsidized and busted
himself with bis papers.
The letters yesterday read to Mr..
Blaine, and identified by him, were
then offered in evidence by District At
torney Corkhill, after which the exami-
nation of witnesses WAS resumed.
Joseph X Sharpe testified that he
did not see the shooting but saw the
prisoner attempting to escape, aud saw
his arrest. Ella NJ. Ridgeley testified
to hearing the conversation between
Guiteau and the hackman about the ar
ransement to be dri ven to the cemetery.
she described miuutely the particulars
| Of the shooting, and the relative position
of the parsies. She was positive that
the first shot took effect, as the Presi-
dent threw up his hands and comlnen-
ced sinking down. Guiteau stepped
two or three steps nearer at the second
shot, and raised his arm higher. Her
evidence was clear and distinct, and
was not varied by Mr.. Scoville's cross
examinat on. Joshua A. Davis, gate
| keeper at the Baltimore aud Potomac
depot merely caught a glimpse of the
prisoner after he was arrested. Will
liam ). Crawford saw the firing;
did not zee the President, but saw Gui-
teau aim and fire; also saw his arrest.
John r. Scott, specia. officer on dnty
at the depot, testified to running in
| from TIE south gate when the secon i
shot was fired. He saw Parke holding
Guiteau and heard the latter say: II
will go to Jail, but want General Seer
man to have this letter. Witness as
sisted to take the prisoner to the polo"
station. On the way Guiteau said:
"I'm slalwa-t, and Arthur is now
President. He detailed the searching
OF the prisoner and the tinding ola pis.
tol on him. This was produced, identi-
fled and handed to the jury. Two bar
rels were empty and four still loaded.
Edmund l.. DlBarry testified that h"
was in the main waiting room aud
heard the first shot; saw a man with
arm extended fire the second shot; saw
the mau put his hand behind and turn
TO the B street door; saw him retrace
his steps and witnessed his arrest. ldeu-
titled the prisoner as the man who fired
the shot. In the course of u long cross
examination by Mr.. Scoville, the wit
ness admitted that he had frequently
expressed an opinion on the case,
and that he had said he thou Int
the prisoner ought to be hung.
Patrick Kearney, policeman, testified
to seeing the prisoner talking with Two
hackmen at $40 A. NJ. on July2. He
then described the arrival of the Presi-
dents carriage, and corroborated min
utely the evidence Of Secretary Blaine.
He heard the shots, and seized lnan
| who was rushing out of the depot.
This witness slightly contradicted the
evidence OF Special Policeman Parkr,
! claiming TO have been the first to seize
Guiteau. Mr.. Scovile began his cross.
examination, when the prisoner rcques'
| ted permission of the Court 10 question
the witness, and commenced by asking
whether he was excited when he made
tho arrest. Then interrupting the ex-
plantations of the witness, Guiteau said
"You were the first man who took hold
OF me. had not moved. | had just
put my pistol up.
After the examination of another
unimportant witness the Court ut ~
took recess half an hour.
The greater portion of the audience
remained in their seats during the re-
cess, but the prisoner was removed ana
the Jury were taken for walk around
the courthouse grounds. When the
court reassemble the prisoner, without
rising from his seat, addressed the
Court and said: "I understand, your
Honor, that Judge Magruder, of Mary
land, is willing to assist in the defence.
| hereby publicly invite Elm to meet
me here on Monday at the trial. DO
not know whether Mr.. Scoville wants
him or not. | want him here. The on
| ly way can make that known to him IS
to make it public He has written
very fine letter. | have two or three
names shall mention. Mr.. Scoville
| is doing splendidlv, but | want him to
have help No objection was offered,
aud Guiteau again became ensrossedi
with his papers. John Taylor ana
Aauil!a Parton, both cOlored, hackmen,
testitied TO conversations with the pris'
oner on the morning of July in re-
speot to engaging hack to drive to the
cemetery.
Byron Andrews, journalist, was
sworn simply, as the District Attorney
said, to identify the prisoner in Court.
He had no acquaintance with GuiteAu
and never received any papers from
him.
Mr.. Scoville here addressed the
Court, desiring to give notice that the
defence would be- insanity, and that tue
burden of proof would rest with the
government, and If they desired to
offer any evidence they must introduce
it in chief before the opening OF the de-
fence.
Mr.. Davidge, for the prosecution re-
joined:
eve think otherwise, your Honor
and have our own theory ofthe pro-
secution."
Mr.. Scoyille-We simply desire that
the notice should be a matter Of record.
Senillon A. Brown, chief clerk OF
the State Department, was next sworn,
and testified to Guiteau's visits to the
department and his application for the
Austrian mission and afterward fsl
1.-The Paris Copsulship.