The daily gazette., 1881-12-15
SECOND EDITION
GulTEAu'S LIFE.
Evidence for the Prosecution in Re-
buttal of the Insanity Defence.
A BOSTON PASTOR TEsTIFlEs.
s'Crfflcal and Aecusaftve, and Cute,
Rather than Shrewd."

N BOSTVN RAbE0k TESEAElE9-
s'Crftlcal and Aecusaffvs, and Cute,
Rather than shrewd."
WAsHINaToN, Dec. IA, 1881.
The attendance at the Guiteau trial
this morning was quite large, the
room being crowded to its utmost Ca.
pacity. As early AZ nine o'clock men
and women began to gather around
the portico and main entrance. As
usual many were unable to get within
the court room. The entrance of
Guiteau excited tbe customary COM
ment. Guiteau soon became absorbed
in a newspaper, and after laying it
aside began to read copy of the
printed testimony. Rev. DR.. John l..
Withrow, pastor of the Park Street
Congregational Church, Boston, was
the FIRST witness. Guiteau gave him
cordial greeting as the pastor of the
church he used to attend. He then
resumed his pamphlet. He testified
that Guiteau once asked him to let
him deliver lecture in his church
against Bob Ingersoll. He refused, but
Guiteau insisted that he was able to
answer Ingersoll. He marked Guiteau
as a character.
Witness then stated that he lost
sight of the prisoner until the winter
of 1879 80, when be met him and was
told that he had opened q law Office.
q. Did you ever see anything to
Indicate that he was an insane man or
a man of unsound mind? A. Oh
never not the least.
q. What was your impression of
his character in that respect? A. l
should have have taken him to be
very shrewd man I should say very
cute man, instead OF shrewd.
The Prlsoner-What's the differ
ence
The Witness--One is sharper than
the other.
The District Attorney-And short
er.
The Prisoner-He did not say that.
You put that In, Corkhill. You must
have slept we'll last night.
eUITEAu IN THE INSURANCE. BusI-
NEse.
The next witness was Charles A,
Bryan, city clerk of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company, Of New Yerk.
He first saw the prisoner in February,
1881, when he called to inquire what
commission would be allowed for OBJ,
tanning applications for insurance he
brought in an application and asked
for loan or advance, which he
did not get he came in the next day
and pressed his claim for loan or ad-
vance, but the witness did not enter
tain the proposition !; he handed the
witness copy of his speech, "Garfield
against Hancock" and spoke of his
with "Jim" Blaine and
other leading men of the republican
party.
The Prisoner-The commission
to 500; Bryan got $50 of it |
and got $40.
The witness produced two letters
written 10 him by the prisoner from
Washington, and said that he had res
ceived quite an avalanche of letters
from him. He had never seen any.
thing in the prisoner indicative Of |
OF mind, but thought |
him pretty shrewd sort of fel. |
low.
t1n cross-examinatlon the witness
said that the commission In the case
brought into the office amounted to |
800.
"Yes, (said Tho prisoner) he kept |
800 for himself and gave me $40.
Perhaps he COLI c,ed commission on |
olhers of my cases and euchered me
out OF my commission"
q Haua unr1 ~ praccad a N aD;rso,,
Is TO the guilt or innocence of tue |
prisoner A. was not aware
that there was any question about his
guilt.
@. Have you expressed an opinisn
as TO whether he ought to be hung or |
not. A. If | have expressed an
opinion about 1t, it was that he ought
to be hung. That is my opinion now.
Mr.. Scoviile-And you can come
here. for tho purpose of doing your
share toward hanging him.
The Witness--Nob at all. The
dea of coming here was very repul- ]
live to rue.
The Prisoper-He came here to do
ais share of lying. That is the way
10 put it.
RETAINING MoNRY COLLECTED AS AT.
ToRNRy.
Henry M. Coilyer was the next wit.
ness, and as soon as he had taken the
,tand The prisoner as usual proceeded to
Introduce him 10 the Court and audi
snce. "Oh, l remember you as the man
hat pat up that Herald Job on me This
8 the man who represented Reese Bros.
Y Co., of Chicago, at the time l Was
ried before Judge Donohue. Judge
0onohue said that had a right to re-
ain the money, and then The Herald
jaime out with Its sensational editoriain
Tho with. IS stated that Reese Bros, &
10. had given him q claim upon the
prisoner, who had collected money and
not paid IL over. Witness had asked
prisoner II he had collected the money.
acknowledged that he had col.
ected Sl75 through his attorney at
N eridian. Witness had asked as to tho
(he claim was for S275). He
'aid he had instructed his attorney to
bring suit for the b,lance. The witness
asked him whether It was not true that
ne bal surrendered the notes Of indebt-
sdness and compromise tor Sl75, and
prisoner replied that it was not true,
He said that he was entitled to fifty per
,ent. OF the full amount OF the claim,
hat he had got bis halt and when he got !
he other half he would settle with
Reese Bros. & Co.
Witness produced several OF Guiteau's
letters corroborating his statement, and
10 the fur ther course OF his examination
said that he told the prisoner that he
was thief aud a .coun1rel.
The Prisoner You never said III It, or
would have knocked ', u down ut he
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