The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1881-12-21
THE ASSASSIN s TRICKS
Still i'm Progress and Likely to
Continue fO r Some Time.
Damaging Evld ence--Pronounced
Sane by DR.. Hamilton
Cabinet Changes-Longstreet to Be-
come a Member.
The Garfield Bi1ls-Opera House
Damaged BY Fire.

Washington, Dec. I6.-The tes-
timony in the Guitcau case was the
most damaging yet produced. The
former wife, Mrs. Dunmore, testified
that she had never seen any signs of
insanity in the prisoner, but the most
damaging and convincing testimony
was that of DIR. A. McLane Hamil-
ton of New York, who is considered
one of the best experts on insanity III
the country. His statement, that by
measurement he had found the pris-
oner's head to be well formed, and
that he considered him perfectly
sane man, had an evident effect on
the audience and jury. District At
torncy CorkhIll told me to-day that
he had not the slightest doubt of a
verdict of guilty. He also said he
thought the trial would not last more
than ten days longer. A dispatch
from Pittsburg says man there has
hcen summoned on the Guteau trial
who will testify that while III Wash
Ington Guiteau told him he was to
have the Paris mission, adding: /
will create the greatest excitement
here in Washington that has been
since 1865"
The Prosecuting Attorney was a
little late in reaching the criminal
court this a. m. and Guiteau improv-
ed the opportunity to make
ONE OF HIS LATE SPEECHES
to put i'm time. Looking over to
the vacant seat he said with a chuck
le. Il understand Gen. Reynolds is
sick this morning. / wonder if
Corkhill is. / guess they got more
than they wanted yesterday. 1t is
time for Corkhili to get sick and
stay sick.
Geo. ID. Barnard, deputy clerk OF
the supreme court of Kings county,
y. j., took the stand to prove the
divorce of a. ]. Guiteau from the
prisoner. Witnesses presented the
records of the court and order of the
Judge for witness, attendance here.
scovILLE OBJECTED
to the admission of the papers upon
the ground that they were not certi-
fed by the clerk OF the court rs re-
quired by an act of of Congress.
The court overruied the objection
and admitted the papers as orig,-
mails in the case. The papers set
forth the granting OF absolute di-
vorce, on the ground of adultery, no
answer having been made by de
fendant.
Guiteau, referring to the woman
named with whom he had commit
ted adultery, said: ''This woman,
Jennings, was a high-toned woman
in New York. 1t was purely a mat
ter of business between us. l COM
mitted adultery to get rid of the wo-
man l did not love. I thought it a
much.
MORE MORAL COURSE
than to live with her and have chill
dren year after year. l have also
been strictly virtuous man and
have always been Christian man.
Scoville desired to note exception
to the admission of the evidence.
Gu1teau whispered, with impatience:
.sOh, what's the use of quibbling
over that! | admit my marriage
and divorce. l don't care for that.
| can get married again outside of
New York State, and for that mat
ter in New York. too. Under the
new law there if man lives strict
" virtuous life for six years after be-
ing divorced the courts will let him
marray again. Why / could get
married in New York to morrow if
| wanted to-
Gen. Reynolds called Guiteau's
attention back to certain points.
Guitcau said: | hope YOU will cut
off Gen. Reynolds and not waste
time on him.
MRS. GUITEAC.
Washington. Dec. Io.-Mrs.
Anna !. Dunmore (Guiteau's ,li-
vorced wife. was then called. Sew
eral ladies arose to leave the court
room. Guiteau moved uneasily up
on his seat, and looking angrily to-
ward the audience. cried out:
.'There won't be any smut on this
examination. The ladies need not
go out. They have no business 20
put this woman on the st.1d unless
Corkhill wants to stir up fl h. Isay
it's an outrage on deceney or Cork