Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.
The Trial of thekssassin Com.
menced at Washington.
Judge Folger To-day Takes Posses.
sion Of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Attorney General NIacVcagll Re.
tires and Returns to Penn
sylvania.
The Assass,n,s rr,a, Commenced.

washington, Nov. l4.-At ten O'Clock
precisely Judge Cox entered the criminal
court room, aud the court was declared
formally opened by the crier. Immedi-
ately thereafter Guiteau was brought in
tAhe court room by the marshall and
his deputies. He looked much better
physically and otherwise than when he
last appeared to plead to the indictment.
Still he had the same restless, furtive ex-
preston Which characterized him before.
He was at once relieved OF his handouts
and took his seat beside his sister, Mrs.
Scoviile.
The court room was crowded. District |
Attorney Corkhill, Porter Of New York,
and Danidge Of Washington, appeared
for the prosecution, and Scoville and
Leigh Robinson for the defense. Smith |
was present to represent the attorney
general. One of Guiteau's first move
ments Was to put his hand into one Of
his pockets and half take out roll of
paper. Scoville, however, in dumb play !
ordered him to put it back, and he did
SO. The district attorney declared the |
readiness Ct the prosecution to proceed
with the case. Robinson then arose to
make q plea for still more time to pro-
cure defense, which appeared not to
meet the approval OF Guiteau. All the
time Guiteau was carrying on what APP
peared to be remonstrance
with Scoville, who was apparently try
ing to quiet and suppress him. At the
close OF Robinson's speech, Guiteau in
sisted on being heard. He said that he
vas not aware that a postponement was
to be requested. He desired to be heard
in his own behalf at the very threshold
of The case. So far rs he was concerned
he did not want further time. He was
ready to try the case now. Owing to the
opposition of Scoville and the prisoner
TO the application of Robinson for an ex-
tension of time, the court stated that for
,. the present the case should proceed, Us
far, at least, as swearing in the jury was
concerned, and then would consider the
question OF extension of time.
About II o'clock the work Of obtain
ing jury was begun, the three first pre-
; sented being disqualified, two on the
I ground that they had formed fxec
opinion on the case, and the other on the
ground that he had conscientious scru
pies on the subject of capital punish
|, mcnt. In examining jurors Scoville wen
| Al Low pf 20 10
0 ligious and political belief.
Five jurors have been obtained ant
!, sworn in. Their names and occupation
V are as follows:
= John p. Harlin, restaurant keeper.
? Fred ". Brandenburg, cigar maker.
Chas. G. Stewart, -four and feed dealer
= Henry ]. Bright, retired from busi
l. ness.
e Thos. Fl. Langley, grocer.
Il THE AssAssIN'S CONDUCT.
"a Guiteau's performances in court t
70 day seemed 10 have convinced few PEE
d SONS that he is really crazy, but the ger
IS cral opinion is he overdid his acting
=. that the same sbrewdness with which Il
u planned the assassination and his escar
IS IRON the mob prompted him to his liz
Of conduct this morning with view
o backing UP his plea of insanity by h
- . actions. He was undoubtedly much e:
eY cited, especially when two policeme
W seized him, he threw them off violentl
~ and told them to mind their own bus
Sn ness-he proposed to conduct his ow
he case. The course Of Robinson, associa
m counsel, in asking fora pestponemel
ne and ior additional counsel, without CO.
be sulting Scoville, his chief, is commente
on as unusual in practice. Scoville So,
o. such practice is unheard Of, and that
II will retire from the case if Robinson
- permitted such q high-handed cours
re Scoville was very indignant in cour
nt and was only paciied by the nssuran
e, e. of the Judge that nothing should
~, w. doGe without consulting him. The b
NJ. ginning OF the trial was full of in,
rd- dents and excitement.
"a The panel was excused after five jurc
4 had been obtained, and at the sugg,
i've ton of the district attorney an order W
&c, issued for the drawing of seventy fl
a: additional names from the box. T
q prisoner at this point slowly rose and
H. formed the court he would like to ma
)cs a speech tomorrow forenoon, but he "
ordered by the court to take seat.
-, then passed the manuscript of his spec
~, Wv to newspaper reporter, but before
latter could leave the court room, S
20 vile called him back and compelled Il
w, to return it. This raised the anger
VA the prisoner, who excitedly declared II
lts' he was not under the control of his CO,
sci; that he was lawyer and knew
n a himself; that when he wanted Ii
ted he would ask for it, and he desi
!, at his speech be published for the purp
|. Of influencing public opinion. He
again sentenced by the court, an,
sal- having been agreed that the setting
at the court should be from 10 a. m. to
m. daily, allowing an hour for recess,
court adjourned.