The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-16
VOLUME XXX.-.NUMBER 7s.
THE SECOND DAY
OF the Guitsau Iriai Void or Incident
and Interest.

| 0Aa AANNNNANN
| WASHINGTON, November l5.-The press
ure to obtain admission to the court room
this morning was notably greater than yes
terday, After the ushers had exercised
the right OF selection and admitted two or
three score OF well.dressed, respectable
looking people, including Pennsylvania
member Of Congress accompanied by Ia
dies, the doors were thrown open, and
there was a sudden and impetuous influx
OF representatives Of the rougher elements
Of society, The five jurors sworn yester-
day were early IN attendance. The court
was formally opened a few minutes after
ten o'clock, and Immediately afterwards
the counsel in the case and the brother and
sister OF the prisoner entered. After the
lapse OF lew minutes Guiteau was hurried
into the court room in the custody Of half
a dozen policemen and deputy narshals.
The handouts were removed aud he shook
hands with his sister and brother, and'took
a seat reserved for him between them and
his counsel, MIR. ScOyille then submitted
an affidavit and made application for an
additional number OF witnesses, which
order was made by the court, Then the
additional panel OF the seventy.tive persons
summoned last evening was called, most
Of the persons responding when called.
Guiteau manifested less nervousness and
excitability than yesterday, although in his
whispered conversation with his brother
he wus quite demonstratiye and earnest In
his manner.
A Colored barber named Howard was
the first juror to be called and examined as
to his fitness to serve. His answers show
ed him to be not disqualified from service,
but the defense challenged him perempto-
rily, being the fourth peremptory chal.
lenge. The next Was man named Lynch,
who had decided opinion that Guiteau
ought to be hanged or burned. He was, OF
course, excused as was also the next man,
named Bailey, who declared his belief that
Guiteau was Cra2y, The next was q color
ed man, remarkable for frilled shirt front
and dramatic posture and manner, whoTe
lated the history OF his past life, and then
was peremptorily challenged by tho
defence. In fact It sundentood that Gui-
teau is resolved not to have II Colored man
on the jury. The next was an Irishman
named Michael Sheehan, with very pro-
nounCed brogue, who had no opinion on
the subject Of Guiteau's crime, except that
the man was out OF his head. He was
sworn us the sixth juror.
Wm. Talbot, an iron worker, having
answered all the questions to the satisiac.
tion OF the defense, saying he had never
bothered his head on the question Of
Gulteaus guilt, was challenged peremptor-
lily by the prosecution. Several Others
were excused on their statements. They
had firm and decided opinions, One Of
them believed that Guiteau ought 10 be
hanged, and another wOuld require con-
vincing medical testimony to change his
Opinisn, A long.faCed young Colored man
named Foster declared that he was per-
fGctly free from any prejudiCes In the mat
ter, but admitted that he had mentioned
II (the murder OF Gartield) to several par
ties aa quite serious accident He was
challenged peremptorily by the defense.
Samuel +. Hobbs, native OF Maryland, a
plasterer by occupation, answered the
questions satisfactorily and was sworn In
as the seventh juror.
w. Yates, q young man, u native OF
Washington, and machinist, was sworn
as the eighth Juror. After that, for atl hour,
every man called testified that he had
formed firm or decided, or unalterable
opinion on the question OF the prisoners
guilt, and were excused. There was one
exception, In the person Of cOlored man
named Ralph Wormcy, plasterer by
occupation, who thought he could rendera
fair Verdict and said Re had not read more
about tho case than he did in ordinary
cases OF that kind; he did not believe eve
rything he read in the newspapers because
they had published things about himself
that were not true; he could not say wheth-
er the President was shot by the prisoner
until he would hear the testimony Of tho
case; II an insane man did the shooting he
would be as much guilty as anybody else
the crazy part Of the business was some
thing else-no sensible man could have
done such u thing. After consultation be-
tween counsel and the prisoner and his
brother, Mr.. SCovlle said the defense
would accept the Juror The list OF 75
having been exhausted, the Marshal was
ordered To summon another list OF 10 for
tomorrow, and Court adjourned.
There was some difficulty found in main.
taining order among the crowd Of speCta-
tors present to listen to the proceedings Of
the second days's trial Of Gliteau. There
were no manifestations Of Ill will against
the prisoner, except now and then slight
disposition TO applaud an expression oc-
casionally made by those being examined
for jury duty that they we're ofthe decided
opinion that the ASSASSIN ought TO hang,
but the applause was In every instance
promptly checked by the deputy marshals.
The cause Of the disorder was the over
crowding the platform assigned 10 the
general public and the efforts Of number
Of young men, OF whom the audience was
chiefly composed, to secure more available
places,