Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-The criminal court
opened at 10 o'clock. DIR. Macarthur again
took the stand. Guiteau shouted out sYour
honor"
Scoville-"Kesp still, please"
Guiteau-"Well, then, you state it at once.
If you don't. will"
Scoville then addressed the court, ,and objected
to the character of the evidence which had
been given by the witness, on the ground that
evidence as to any other crimes could not be
introduced where the prisoner is on trial for
this particular ofense. He desired all such
evidence to be stricken out
Guiteau here broke in excitedly, and shouted
out: cit is purely in the nature of con-
fessional. Macarthur Is not an expert or
lawyer, and object to his telling the jury and
the American people facts which told them
years ago in regard to my history"
The court ruled that the evidence could be
admitted as tending TO show the general char
acter of the prisoner.
Corkhill.-"Did you ever see anything in
the prisoner to indicate insanity?"
Answer.-"NO, sir, I never did,"
Guiteau here broke into one of his noisy
harangues, and depite the caution of the court
and expostulations Of counsel, proceeded to
express his opinion of DR.. Macarthur in terms
not at all delicate. Turning to the reporters
table, he declaimed for some minutes against
the scandulous reports Of his charater, and
singing out the reporter of the Republican,
shook his fist at him threatingly. Col. Cork
hill desired the court to restrain the prisoner,
when Guiteau turned to him and said: eYou
60 slow, COrkhill. You are spotted, and as
soon as this business is oyer the president will
remove you.'.
Scoville cross-examined the witness, and be-
came very angry and much excited at some of
the replies. The testimony in chief was not
shaken.
w. 8. Caldwell, physician, treated Z. W.
Guiteau during his last Illness. He never de-
tected any evidence of mental unsoundness.
George W. Plummer was called.
Guiteau Immediately shouted: 81 owe this
man $40, but it has cost the government 5000
to get him here. think the presidents at
tentlon had better be called to the way you
are squandering the governments money.
Corkhill; he might bounce you at once.
Yon will cost the government two or three
hundred thousand dollars at this rate,
Witness allowed prisoner to occupy desk
in his law office at Chicago some months. He
seemed to have good deal of collection bust
ness, and went in and put like any business
man. Guiteau continually interrupted, and
finally the witness said to him: 'sIt seems
that your close relations with the deity of late
have corrupted your manners. !" The prison
er laughed heartily at the sally, and said:
swell, that amt SO bad, Plummer, for a
western man."
"Did you ever see anything in his conduct
that indicated unsoundness OF mind?'' was the
next question: mo, Sir" replied the wit.
ness, Nothing whatever. He seemed to be a
man of ability, vain and conceited. But then
he had Late from New York City, on his
card, and we expected the rest" This con.
vulsed the court.
Stephen English, editor and proprietor oi
the Insurance . Times, N. Y, took the stand
Guiteau called out, "This man was in Ludlow
street Jail, and I got him out for
$500" Witness gave the circumstances
under which he became acquainted with the
prisoner. Witness was in Jail under s., OOC
bonds, charged with libel. The prisoner
acted as his attorney. Guiteau frequently
and nolsely interrupted witness, calling him q
liar and perjurer. At one time he shouted
"There isn't an insurance man ih New York
York thai doesn't know what a fraud YOU
are" Witness continued that the prisoner
swindled him out of $500, and also swindled
many other creatures in the Jail, by promis
ing to help them and getting them money,
Guiteau shouted at witness, "Why, I would
not speak to you on the street, youiscoundrel
I'll get some insurance men to show YOU up.
You are lying all the way through, English,
you old fraud"
Witness was asked if he ever detected any
sign of insanity, and replied that on the con.
trary he was remarkably clear-heade d and
shrewd lawyer. He completely outwitted
Mr.. Warren G. Brown, attorney at law, New
York, who was counsel for Mrs. Guiteau in
obtaining divorce from prisoner he be.
lieyed the latter perfectly sane.
Guiteau, (excitedly)-'T want to know,
Corkhill, what all this kind of evidence has
got to do with the real issue as to who fired
the shot that killed Gen. Garfield, the deity OF
I. think it is devilish mean to rake up nv
character in al its details. The only issue
here is who fired that shot, the deity or Il
Just take that home, Corkhill, and think ii
over until tomorrow morning. I want to
know what all this has got to do with the
question of my sanity or insanity on the I'd
of July. As have told you before, had
time enough to go crazy hundred times in
the interval" Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately after recess the afternoon pro.
ceedings were opened by the prisoner, who,