Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-28

| lunching and gossiping Few persons besides the
judge. the prisoner, the Jurors, the counsel, the
places leave the court room during the recess. for
| there Is always a crowd at the door waiting To
press In at Il favorable moment and I'LL up vacant
| places
AFTER RECESS.
Ihe court was not called TO rider until 90 pm
| Mr.. Guteau was called back to the stand Mr.
DayiGge proceeded with his cross-exaInination
The witness said he had always understood that
| his Uncle Abraham had been intemperate and
dissoute man; he had been told 10y his father and
had seen a record TO the effect that his Uncle
! Francis Guiteau had died in the insane asylum;
tne cause or the insanity according to the record
| appeared TO be modification at having fought a
| sham duel: he always understood that his cousin,
| Abby Maynard, was demented: and his cousin
Granville Parker Was, he had been told, insane;
he had never heard or any other eases Of insanity
| In his family; his fathers second wife was now
living in Freeport, H., with her two living chill
| dren: witness had two children.
| When Mr.. Davidge finished his croSS-exanina-
lon, Nj. Scoyille asked the witness IL he had any
feeling against having insanity in the family.
the objection was sustained.
| Mr.. ScOyille then proceeded 10 examine the wit
ness, TO show that since leaving his father, when a
young man, he had only seen hi, father at rare in
| tervals. Mr. Scovilie asked: sWhst is your opln-
Ion now as to your fathers sanity?'
- mink he was sane said the witness
| promptly.
How?" inquired Mr. Scovlle, as though he did
81 think he was sane" repested the witness
'Do You say that, including, I'm making uD your
Judgment, the testimony that has been heard
| here?"
The court prevented the witness from answering,
saying that he could only answer as TO facts That
hau como under his own Know edge.
| so lar as any facts That Know said the wit
| ness 'he was always Sane"
| Being asked by Mr.. Scoviiie to explain what he
meant 10y saying his brother was under the influ-
ence OF IA demon. the witHeSs said that he and mis-
laoner I believed that there We're two forces In the
Word-one under tan, or the devil, and the other
| under Jesus Christ; these two forces were at
WI, and at present Satan had, to a
great extent, dominion over the world.
At some tine in his brothers life he had allow ed
| his nature To gain such control over him that he
Was under the control of the devil. this WAS What
he meant when he said he believed his brother was
responsible before GOd though he mig lat not be re-
| sponsiDle before the human law.
GUITEAU ON VERY 'POoR THEOLOGY"
"1ou've got that thing wrong side up. my
friend," said the prisoner, sharply.
"Perhaps have" replied the witness
'Eery poor theology" said the prisoner, sand
very poor position for you to taken
THE CHILD is FATHER OF THE MAN.
Speaking OF the prisoners infancy, the witness
said he remembered his father Offering him ten
cents to keep still ten llinutes and that the prs-
oner did not get the money; witness mother had
salt rheum, and witness and his sister were
| affected by it.
A FEMALE WITNESS FROM CHICAGO.
When Mr. Guiteau was excused from the stand,
Mr. Scoville called Mrs Augustus Parker OF Chi
cago. She was slender, delicate middle aged
lady, dressed In black, with black hat, covered
with black feathers.
Mr.. Corkhill asked ii the witness had not been in
the court ROOM
Mr.. Scoville said she had, but was so deaf that
She had heard nothing. He then applied to the
witness, raising his voice, and asked Ii she had
heard anything.
She said She had not.
The witness testified to the insanity OF her de-
ceased husband, Augustus Granville Parker. who
had been insane three years in the El2in asylum
before he died. She thought the cause OF his in
sanity Was disappointment, caused 10y not getting
an agency for the Decker pianos. Her husband
was cousin to the prisoner. The prisoner had
Was taken insane, but had ceased his visits at her
request, because he wanted TO educate her little
Daughter In order to marry her. Her husband
died one year ago last February.
GUITEAU's ATTENTIONS TO HER DAUGHTER
Mr.. ScOyille asked ii there was anything pec,l-
cular about Guteau's attentions to her daughter
that attracted attention.
The prosecution objected to this question
Mr.. Scoville said he proposed to show that he
was carrying on insane attentions to this girl OF
fourteen.
After some discussion the question was put I'm
another form, and the witness Saii ''fe fell des-
educate her and IN AIRY her."
GU1TEAU "DEsPER ATELY IN LOVE- WITH VERY
HANDSOME Girl.
"Fell desperately I'm love with her." said Mr.
Davidge slowly. "Wanted to educate her and
marry ner "A very common form or lnSanlty''-a
sally which called out burst OF laughter
"a very handsome girl, too, judge" added the
prisoner
The witness said she formed the opinion that
the prisoner was crazy; and she thought SO ten or
eleven years ago when she first saw him.
The PR prisoner here . spoke to explain his relations
used to go down there and give them money. They
seemed to appreciate that well enough. Incl
dentally became somewhat Interested in the
daughter. She was very pretty and smart She
was altogether too young for me. however"
The witness, On crosse Xamination, said her hus-
band used to drink, but She never saw him intoXi-
Gated; she did not know that that had anything
to do With his insanity.
ANOTHER CHICAGO wITNE So.
Fernando Jones, spruce looking middle-aged
gentleman, wearing standing collar and Kid
gloves testified to acquaintance with the prisoner
In Chicago. Witness was trustee of an insane
asylum at Jacksonville for four years, and visited
the asylum frequently; as supervisor OF the city OF
Chicago he had also to deal with insane persons:
witness, from the prisoners acts and words, had
formed the opinion that he Was of unsound mind.
Witness was crOSS-eXamined by MIR. Dayidge.
Witness, when he befriended Guteau, repre-
sented to those who complained against him that
they should not take proceeding against a man
In the state OF mind of the prisoner at that time.
81 don't like to correct the witness" said the
prisoner, 'but what he says about the money trou-
high-toned boarding-hOuse i'm Michigan avenue at
the time; that Was all Probably he and a great
many other people thought Was cranky at that
Guiteau as a Witness.
When Mr. Jones left the stand Mr.. Scoville said:
'The prisoner may be sworn"
The prisoner attended by his guards thereupon
took the stand and by permission of the court sat
down.
The prisoner then identified number OF letters
written by him to his father and others heretofore
produced in court by Mr.. Scovi!le.
The prisoner while On the stand, sat well back
as far out OF sight possible He spoke very dis
tinctly. and seemed to enjoy the change ia his
situation very much.
ADJOURNED
At O'Clock the court adjourned The prisoner
was taken from the stand to his room, and soon
afterwards returned to jail
TRIAL NOTES.
1t is proposed to put the prisoner on the stand
tomorrow, IL possible. He seems TO think that it
is only necessary for him to tell the story In his
own way, In order to get the approval OF the
world for his act
Gen. Tom Ewing, OF Ohio, and Representative
Caswell, OF Wisconsin, were spectators In court
this morning.
The assassin who is confident OF acquittal, says
that after the trial is and the excitement has
died out, he will go to lecturing. He expects to
make 0OO the Tst year and to marry the $4,000
girl. |