Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-21


Scoville proceeded to cross-examine
questioning the witness more especial
" as to the fact of his receiving
promissory note for Sl00 from Guiteau
The prisoner throughout the eXamina
tiOn on this point kept up running
discussion with the witness, counse
and Court. The Court repeatedly or
dered him to keep quiet and allow tn,
witness to speak, but he continued il
his denunciation of the prosecution fol
| its 'impertinence in raking up my past
record Mr.. Scoville also became in
dignant and angry at the prisoner:
outbreaks, which prevented him finish
| ing his questions and several times de
clared to him, Il will clear out if you
don't stop. You must be still; you
must be still" But neither the Court
nor counsel could repress the prisoner
When the cross-examination was
closed the prisoner, looking up at the
clock, announced it was three O'Clock
and time to go home. He also inquir-
ed, How many more witness like that
have you got, Corkhill? | think it is
an outrage on the public. If you had
to pay some of that money yourself
you would go slow
Court adjourned.
ASSASSIN GUITEAU VERY NOISY AND
MORE INSoLENT THAN EVER
WASHINGTON, Friday, December 8.
The Criminal Court opened prompt
ly at 10 O'Clock, and DR.. Macarthur
again took the stand
Guiteau shouted out, Your Honor
Scoville-Keep quiet, please.
Guiteau-Well, then, yeu state it at
once If you don't | will.
Scovile then addressed the Court
and objected to the character Of the
evidence which had been given by the
witness, on the ground that evidence
as to any other crimes could not be in
troduced here when the prisoner is on
trial for this particular offense He de-
sired all such evidence to be stricken
out.
Guiteau here broke in excitedly and
shouted out: 1t is purely in the na-
ture of confessional. Macarthur is
not an expert or a lawyer, and | OBJ
ject to his telling the jury and the
American people facts which | told
him years ago in regard to my history
The Court ruled that the evidence
could be admitted as tending to show
the general character of the prisoner.
Col Corkhill-Did you ever see
anything in the prisoner to indicate in
sanity
Answer-No, sir | never did.
GUITEAU BOIsTERoUs.
Guiteau here broke into one of his
noisy harangues, and, despite the
caution Of the Court and expostulatioDs
of his counsel, proceeded to express his
opinion of DR.. Macarthur in terms not
at all delicate. Turning to the report
ers' table he declaimed for some min
utes against the 'scandalous reports of
his character, and singing out a re-
porter of the Republican, he shook his
fist at him threateningly.
Colonel Corkhil desired the Court
to restrain the prisoner, when Guiteau
turned to him and said: You go
slow, Corkhill You are spotted, and
as soon as this business is over the
President will remove you
Scoville cross-examined witness and
became very angry and much excited
at some of his replies The testimony
in chief was not shaken.
w S. Caldwell, physician, treated
l.. w. Guiteau during his last illness,
and never detected any evidence of
mental unsJuDdness.
When Geo. w Plummer was call
ed Guteau Immediately shouted: Il
owe this man $40, and it has cost the
Government $500 to get me here. |
think the Presidents attention had
better be called to the way you are
squandering the Governments money,
Corkhill He might bounce you at
once. You will cost the Government
two or three hundred thousand dollars
at this rate
Witness allowed the prisoner to oc-
cupy his law Office at Chicago for some
months. He seemed to have n good
deal of collection business and went in
and out like any busy man.
WESTERN WIT.
Guiteau continually interrupted, and
finally the witness said to him: 1T
seems that your close relation with the
Deity Of late has corrupted your man
ners
The psisoner laughed heartily at this
sally and said: We'll, that amt so bad,
Plu inner, for Western man.
Did you ever see anything in his
conduct that indicated unsoundness of
mind p was the next question.
No, sir, replied witness nothing
whatever. lie seemed to be man of
ability, vain and conceited but then,
he had late from New York city, on
his card, and we expected the rest
This convulsed the Court.
Stephen English, editor and proprie-
tor of the Insurance Times, New York,
took the stand
Guiteau called out This man was
in Ludlow Street Jail, and / got him
out for 5000
Witness gave the circumstances
under which he became acquainted
with the prisoner. He said he was in
Jail under $4,000 bonds charged with
libel, and the prisoner acted as his at
torney.
Guteau frequently and noisily in
terrupted witness, calling him liar
and perjurer At one time he shouted.
There isn't an insurance man in New
York that doesn't know what fraud
you are.
INSOLENT LANGUAGE.
Witness continued: The prisoner
swindled me out of $500, and also
swindled many poor creatures in Jail
by promising to help them, and getting