, 1881-12-04
EASTERN IMPRESSIONS.


Gu1rEAu. AN EXTRAORDINARY WITNESS.
Ntlu ,Iure Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l.-Tho cross
examination Of Gnitcau. which ran through
both sessions Of the court today and
was not ended then. left Ii good
many of the spectators in doubt whether.
after ull Charles ]. Guiteau is not better
lawyer than John X. Porter The veteran cross
examiner probably never before had "itness
quite us quick and supple An o!d clt'Zeh oa
Washington, who listened to the testimony
said: '.Well, he's us snrcwd III business. lis
George Riggs hlnsc!f.' In fact, tue eject OF
his testimony today, which showed conc1usively
tl,at he knew tho whole art OF borrowing money,
Of pressing applications for ot'lce-that Is,
1,y persoy,,l straightforward living without pay
tur his board bills, seemed to strengthen tho bc~
lief of many persons present iti his practicnl
ability. In spite of soulc apparent mental uu-
sounlncss.
THE SCENE WAS 4 EEMAEE1ABLE ONE.
II hardly deserved to he called cross exa tnina-
tion, Porter practically on tue stano
neur1y as often as Guitcau, and tiuiteau
finger was shaking ut Porter nbout as often us
Turler's at him. The assassin was more imam
ever master of ceremonies lie scoIded Juose
Porter. abused him, Knocked him, stopped him,
refused to answer his questions whenever he
felt so disposed, called upon the srcnoxrapher to
read his notes at intervals and, after four hOnr5
tf this extraordinary exhibition, himself Ad-
iuurued the court.
uU1rEAU FACED THE SPECTATORS
for four hours to-day, and many of thosc pres
cnt had an opportunity TO study his lace care
fully for the first ti,ne- Il comparison ol IL
win 1: photograph shows. that since his 1hchr-
ccr.tuon he has grown much more haEgArd' Ano
his tncc has wasted. 1t Is n curious fact that
tht, right half Of it seems better developed than
ffg
higher ind souarer, the eye is nrscr and we'll
shups.i On tie left side the forehead seems to
break down. tho hnir runs lower IN places. tnu
ere IS considerably smaller, uud has even
more .depravcl look than the other His Lett
eve is u strik ing feature, 1t Is shaped blood
shot, .--.
:. MENAc1Sti AND UGLY.
His ewes look uHrk in the dim light Of the court
rooul but they ,lre really of ii hdcous pale blue
His head resembles standlng cubc the top OF
ii i,,s, tlat the fuce and buck Of the head huv-
i,,t- Il pcculiar slant forward His hair. short
beard and eyebrows are OF IL dirty brown- His
grin IL Que Uf the most repulsiTe tbtnes ABOUT
the ,rur. His lips scarcely move, nnd when theS
do they merely u,ake II slit ncr"ss his "hhe
teeth while the deu1oniuc light comes 1nto MS
eve und the whole of the ragged. rcpn's've face
1irbts up When this grim e.llar&es to Il sm1rk.
the assassin gtunces about to STE whetner tne
spectuturs cntch his jukc and the picture Is III.
1rnsifit1, II is II iuce in which the eye caunot
tnu redeelniug feature anywhere
GC1rEAU FOUGHT Ills WAY
through the cruss-exauaiuauou with wondertnl
t.unull1g He saw the bearlug OF every otle VI
Judge por1er's questions betore It was con.
Guided and lie would often break tue rnelotleA1
furct: of It by bursting III with some cSpanaulon
designed to help him JUL. The sk!tl WIN "n'cn
he ryaaied many Ut the dile'uas Judge Porter ~
fercd excited astcnlshn,ent- Every time. .ior
pvu1nnir. that he refused 10 answer qusssuo1',
Judge Porter inquired til the bandest nni,sa
srh.tt,er he di.i so b.cuuse II would cFlniu4te
him, Ia, he could never get him 1o acknowledge
it. lie always w'nced wnen the Gross- exnnes
thrust the words :. murder. 80 Kill, assassin.
ETC. ut him His p4lior visibly increased; sutne
If JuJrc Torters questions were put with great
o tie pistol practice, he asked What 1fsane ,
,,f fhe supl4:1'' referring to the sapltng tpc as
-, .ein Go haI mslc Il target Ut did it 20 down
yery ,nuch us t;artieli did?" asked nc Jndse.
dwelling long on the last three words III clear,
nus,cni ytut:t while thrill of silent horror ran
thr,ugh the cro~d. Gu1teau lookea hianh fato-
er Than turned pulc, but he plainly 1e4t u.
r,,,: SPECTATORS HAVE LEARNED pEcEScf
fr1,u the newspapers. and their laughter no" Is