Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE TRIAL OF eU1TEAU CON-
TINUED.
The Sister of the Prisoner Deeply.
Affected.
He LEAVES THE WITNESS STAND A
BROKEN NAN.
JUDGE PORTER'S TERRIBLE
CROSS EXAMINATION
The Inspiration Theory Does Not
Work.
He Acknowledges He Has Felt Remorse fol
the killing Of the President.
NE Is MORE DISCOURAGED THAN At ANY
TIME DURING HIS TRIAL.
KeiferN Nominated for Speaker
Of the House.
Ne IS MORE DISCOURAGED THAN AT ANY
TIME DURING HIS TRIAL.
Keifer> Nominated for Speaker
Of the House.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The first witness
was ]. o. P. Burnside, a disbursing Off
Ger of the Postofice. He formerly lived
in Freeport, Ill. He. knew the prisoners
Mrs. Guiteau was an invalid.
Charles Allen of Missouri lived in FIRE.
port in 1839-40; knew Guiteau's family;
Mrs. Guiteau was in feeble health.
Emory A. Storrs of Chicago knew Gui-
teau in that city by sight as a young law
yer; saw him perhaps a dozen times at the
National Republican Committee rooms in
New York during the last Presidential
canvass. Guiteau came up to him glee-
fully, and patting him on the shoulder,
said: "You are on the right track" The
witness never saw Guiteau doing anything
at the committee rooms other than
reading newspapers; he seemed to have
no especial employment. In April he saw
the prisoner at Washington; he said he
was going to have the Austrian mission.
Witness told him the place was an impor-
tantant one, and in Blaine's line, and that
he (Blaine) was aknowing politician; that
Guiteau said that he was solid with Blaine.
Witness thought that the conversation
was leading up to a request for him wit
ness) to visit Blaine in Guiteau's interest,
and forestalled it by saying that his rela-
tions with Blaine were such that he could
not possibly aid him any. Witness had
formed an opinion as to Guiteau's mental
size, but could not express an opinion as
to his sanity or insanity. His impression
was that Guiteau had an ill-balanced
mind; in common parlance, he did not
nave good common sense. Witness was
asked in relation to the political situation,
just prior to the shooting of President
Garfield, il there were not elements OF dis
cord in the Republican party whichthreat-
ened to disrupt it. His reply was,
~ think the Republican party a pretty
difficult one to disrupt, and while there
we're elements of discord, my belief in the
good sense of the rank and file is such that
l think it would have held together"
Upon dissemination the witness said
he never saw anything in Guiteau to indi-
cate that he could not distinguish between
right and wrong; never saw anything in
the conduct OF Guiteau that would indicate
that he did not know the difference be-
tween guilt or innocence; never saw any
thing to indicate that he would not be re-
sponsible for a crime.
Scoville noted several exceptions to the
rulings of Judge Cox in favor Of the adj
mission of these replies. The evidence
created quite 9 scene in the Courtroom,
and seemed to stagger those about the de-
tense table. The sister Of the prisoner was
particularly affected, and, in tones dis
tinctly caught by the reporters, said. "He
has perjured himself; that is all there is
about it."
Bailey, the District Attorneys steno.
grapher, was put on the stand, and Gui-
teau at once became excited. He charged
the witness with coming to him as o New
York Herald reporter, and trucking him
with an interview, the notes OF which were
used by the District Attorney. Bailey
notes for the New York Herald, and Gui.
teau wanted to know what he received for
it. 1t was finally brought out that Bailey
had been given $500. The. prisoner was
considerably worked up and contradicted
the witness, accusing him Of perpetrating
upon him. Scoville wanted Bailey's
notes, but they had been destroyed. There
being no other witnesses the Court adjourn
ed.
Guiteau Completely COrnered.
CHICAGO, Dec. ga Washington special
to the Chicago Times says Guiteau left the
stand this afternoon, after his three days
siege, a broken man. He was tired out,
haggard, fatigued, disguised, sullen and
ugly, and there seemed to be about him q
consciousness that Judge Porter, the ter
rible c-ross-examiner, had, despite his cum
ming theories and his persistence in them,
shown that his inspiration theory was
part of his defense, planned long
The malice of Guiteau brought
him to the rivers bank to fire at marsh
for targets.
"Do you feel any remorse." was the
question Judge Porter asked. After'I
been pressed earnestly upon that
point for some moments, the prisoner an
'wered at last, suddenly and desperately.
8 l have felt remorse, of course, as far as
ny personal feelings are concerned"
Judge Porter, quick a. lightning, dram
said, THAT will do, prisoners.
four cross-examination is closed"
Guiteau, writhing under the tremendous
orce Of Porter's question, saw the terrible
Of his confession. During all these
months the part Of his defense has been
o insist to all that he never had . single
ointment Of remorse. During the cross
examinations he has said q dozen times In
nswer to Porter's terrible questions that
lis mind was q blank upon that subject.
70 all the experts who have called upon
i'm during these weeks he has insisted
Nth gleeful pertinacity that all thought OF
emorse never came to him; that his mind.
pom that subject was q blank. Yet to-
light, at the end Of three days cross-ex-
mination, at the crisis Of as rigid q
ross-exsmination as prisoner in
he witness box was ever subjected
he admitted that which seemed to
ring a shudder TO his relatives and caused
sensation in. the Courtroom. He had
illed the President and he had suffered
emorse. With cat-like quickness Guiteau
allied from what seemed almost like
analysis, caused by the immense thun-
ering Of Porter ct him, and endeavored
D correct what he plainly saw was the ef-
sct Of that admission. Judge Porter
'ould not listen to a word, but waved his
and. Scoville tried to Parry the effect,
ut apparently without success. and Gui-
sau left the stand more discouraged than
o has appeared to be during the trial.
although cowed snd driven into
corner, saw the force Of every one OF
questions, and endeavored to
Tade them, and manifested undoubted
ill. There were some words which al
lost caused him to vince with terror. Re
back and seemed to SILVER in the ,
when Judge Porter used the :
ords murder, kill and assassin.
IudQa Porter made II clear that Guiteau