, 1881-12-07


M0i.E WITNESSES WANTED.
WAsiffSnTOS. d. t., Dee. b.-upull tho
opening Of court ijlts morning GlslteRlt I'LL.
io,,uc,ul tllut !le had prepared un oT.ler for
u,u attendance Of the witnesses tic liatl sug-
gcstett Saturday, and would desire tho Cullrt
to sig,' It at oncr. 1'lse order WIS handed 10
Judge Cox.
nD1slIAM.
Mr. :scoy}le called George c. Gortla,n, ctt-
Itor Of tho Kcp.,bilcu',, but l.o did not re-
si,ona. ......-. ..- ........-
CHARLES H. T.AisSEL1" -... /
member OF Congress from Chicago, took tho
stand, lis was questioned upoil tits state
Ut feeling between tho factions of the 1seput'-
lican party Just previous to the shouting ol
President Garfield.
.tutge Porter objected to tho taking up Of
The tine Ut tile court by tiIls kind of evil
dcnec.
Witness was questioned rs to Ills acnatatnt-
ance with the prisoner. The prisoner called
upon lin {wltnessl at his 0Aice In Chicago.
md, showing lin somHnewspaper slips. snlt
l,e was about tU purchase tile IHtcF-0ccun.
and told witness tint ii would loan lin
S,0o,00o he woiftl nlakn hin twitncss} Pres
l.!eilt of the United States. ..-.
tiuiteau {empllnticalIy): "That is fnlse. I
never ,na,lo any sl.cli proposition. asked
| lin to invest so.ne money III thu enterprise,
| but lae saitl Ilo Ind already put $1,000 bIto
the Intcr-Occs1r, anti
WouL.p NOT rUT IN ANY MoRE."
Witness again saw tho prisoner In thls city
In March last. The prisoner hal RECON-
incubation for the Parfs Consulslllp, mil
wanted tile witness TO sigsl 1t. Witness
never thought the prisoner sa',e 1naI..
| Upon cross-exanination, witness was asked
| If, III tho conversations mentioned, Ito hntl
nny opportunity to form all opinion whether
tic prisoner WIS aole TO distinguish between
| right aultt wrOIts.
Scov,IIe objected to the question and argued
| at great length III support OF Ills objection.
Guiteau continually broke III aI,d insisted
tho question Ind no bearing OIL the case; that
Ills mind MI through was blank OIL tue qucs-
tim If right al'l wrong; that hi was l'npel!cd
BY aM inspiration which f!e could not resist.
Judge Cox ruled that tic question could be
entertained, and it was again put.
Witness thought there wero grades Of In
sanity, and
n1ll NOT THINK TIE PRISONER SO INSANE
hut that he could distinguish between rlghl
ind wrong.
Scoyiltc desired to note the exception.
t;utteau agutn bruko in cxcitctlly: II wani
this understood right hero. 1t Will put q
stop to all this Irrelevant nonsense. lacted
from Inspiration.
Judge Cox-Neil, TINT will do prisoner
you haye said tint great ma.y times, and
You must not Interrupt the court again.
Uo1s1IAM .AtIA1S.
Mr.. fsorhan, took tic stand. A discussion
ensupd between counsel upon this form o
questions, In which Gultann insisted upo,
taking pnrt. Turning to Scovllle, hu said
"You arc cutting little cracked yo,.rscl
oil this subject. wul.'t liayo yuur liuc ol
defense. 1t Is altogetilnr too narrow,"
: Gorltalu wis told to step down, when Gi1
teau shouted out: "Comc back, Mr. Gor!saa'
wn,,t to ask you few questions, l wan
you to state wllctllcr yon did not write al't
: publish III last Arrll, MNy, nnt juno n greH
u,a11y bitter articles lenounclng rresltton
Garfield for wreckinE tho Republican party ?
liorha1n-I. decline tn answer tl,at qnes
; tlon unless ordered by tho Court. The file
,, Of tl,e Kcpnlltctt,l speak fur themselves"
Ju.lgo Cox-iuu can produce thu files
Mr.. Prisoner, but yuu cann0t compel th
! witness to state what the files coltuilI.
; Guttcau-Very well, 3Ir. t;or!laln, sl,a
i hayo you u1l tile stand later with your ille
r propose to show llow
U YOUR r.tll:Is TES0uScE1, THE pNl:s1DEN
: for .lsrupt,ng tho Republican purity.
Guiteau, ut Sc0vllse's suggestion, then rea
chapter from Ills book "'rrutll," which 81
furt1. the trials md teachings Of St PAU
elaboyntiug nnd cXplaln.ng ns hu reAl
0 ."rhat's my tasu exactly" sail Gaitca'
{, "rlats Just tia WHY tried to preach i
u Gospel"
Q Shortly afterwards The prisoner becnme Il
u yolyed III MI angry .nltercatlotl with Scovlll
u In tic course Ut which liz bcculnu very VI
= lo,t, atd denounced hIM rs no politician III
:. III, lpYyer.
~ "yuu lNslXuATEn Y0uKsEIF UPON THE u
u FENSt:
il Just because you happened to be my brothc
r. ill-law," saItl Gt,ltean.
d Judge Porter undertook to address Il
ii Court, when Gu[tenu shouted, inlperl0tls'
10 "Now, you Just lteep uuiet, Mr.. Judge l.c
ter, You nru ultogethur too tnlkat!yo I'll
morning."
Scovil!c statod that ho desired to l.a'
prcsl.lunt Arthur ttstify LII the casU.
L {;utenu {i,sterruptlng>-Yes, nnu Gral
u aud Conk'lly, and tho rest Ut my poslt!c
IL friends. Scuvl!te llero talkes altogether t
f. ,,arrow vtow ut tlts case.
r Scoy!'le, continuing, said llo had lna
III every uiyOrt 10 seeslrU
10 TIE pilEslnESr's ATrESpAScE,
10 bue without success. 1t WIS absolutely
" suntial to obtuln tits testimony.
IT, After sumo discussion, cullusel for pro-
u cutEon agrced 10 allow Sroytllo tn pru!,nre
es terrugut0ries II, ba submitted t0 tho Pre-
" dent, a,,a allow hts evidences III tlls form
u! bu nut !n later, -
u . Scovllle sald tint, with this exception,
~ lofensu had concluded.
y taulte;.u (excl.edly)-I want that ort
u. sighed, Judge. - =:
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