Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-30

body thrown OH th- road about seven miles
from the city where it was fGfs>a,
A Iynching party at Athens, O., On tho night
Of the Goth inst took Charles Davis, col6red
libertine, from the jail and hung him.
James Slaughter killed Marshal Cooper at
Covington, KY, on the 10Th.
A negro barber named Jones fatally shot his
wife during domestic quarrel, at Grand Rap
ids. Mich, on the night of the 18th inst. Jones
minor Mishaps.
During the Excitement incident to a fire alarm
at Philadelphia, Pa. On the evening of the 9th,
the horses attached to steata FIRE engine be-
came unmanageable and dashed into street
car, killing two young men who were standing
on the pletform. Several other passengers
were slightly injured.
General John ". Reid, and old man and
wealthy citizen Of Kansas City, was killed near
a caboose on the Missouri Pacific road.
A break in the door of a foundry cupola at
Harrisburg, Pa, on the Oath inst, caused a
food of molten metal to escape. Three men
C. B. Amer, Fred W. York, and Isaac Conrad
were terribly burned. 81 '"''.i
A locomotive ran into hand-car at Piqua,
O., on the 22d inst, killing Henry Brokerad
and Joe Blase. A. Beheart was seriously in
jured
Two employees of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company named David Cronan and Will
liam Dogan, were instantly killed, near Vincen-
nes, Ind, on the 21st. They were running a
hand car on the Evansville and Terre Haute
road, and were struck by the south bound pas
At Detroit. Mich, on the goth, the house OF
John Hayes, a laborer, took fire from the up
setting of kerosene lamp. In the confusion
of the moment Mrs. Hayes was smothered to
death. The house was saved in badly dam.
aged condition.
Guiteau's Trial.
Seventh Day.-An unusual crowd gathered
at the court DOM on the 21st inst. The pris-
oner was escorted from the jail by three mount
ed policemen in addition to the two guards or
the van. Owing to an unpleasantness between
Robinson and Scoville, the former withdrew
Lamb testified that the Presidents wound was
hortal, after which the prosecution rested thei
| ease. Guiteau was allowed hearing and made
few rambling remarks without rising from hii
Seat. Scoville addressed the jury at consider
tble length, after which the court adjourned.
| Eighth Day.-The proceedings began with
| the continuation of Scoville's argument il
which he recited numerous cases Of "queer
ness" on the part of his client during years
gone by. Guiteau fretted considerably under
! imputations of insanity made by Scoville an6
| interrupted the latter repeatedly. The distric
attorney intimated that Scoville and Guitea,
were enacting part to influence the jury SEQ
vile denied the insinuation and said Corkhil
would be answered when the time came fo
with passion and shouted out "You lie Yol
lie! You will not have any success from tn
Lord for lyingv' After reading a number O.
Guiteau's old letters the court adj djourned.
NINTH Day-Witnesses for the defense wer
examined on tie 23d inst. The Rev. Il. N
Burton, Of Kalamazoo, Mich, who heart
Guiteau lecture in 1877, did not think he was
peculiar. DR.. John A. Rice, of Merton. Wis.
thought Guiteau was insane. Other witnesse
we're examined to prove the insanity of variou
members of the Guiteau family. The ASSASSIN
| joked at some of the remarks of the witnesses
and some of the auditors laughed at his jokes
which seemed to please him amazingly. H
made the usual number Of Interruptions an
speeches.
Tenth Day.-The great trial continued on tn
25th, the prisoner as usual, contradictiDg wit
nesses and abusing the counsel and court, Il
made a statement in which he charges the pres
and the doctors with the responsibility Of tn
Presidents death. He also made scandalou
statement concerning his former wife's cha1
acter. The witnesses examined were nearly a
associates and people who knew Guiteau i
early life. Nearly all testified to his queernes
and apparent insanity.
Eleuenth Day.-77On the 26th Senator Loga
and several other witnesses wero examined, al
ter which Mrs. Scovllle took the stand an
gave biographical sketch of the assassin
career. Guiteau as usual broke in on the wi
nesses, and indulged in impertinences. Il
toos occasion to vent his spleen on Henry War
Beecher, who he said had been doing som
"cranky" work on his case. Senator Loga
testified that he was harrassed by the prisone
at one time, the latter desiring the appoin
ment as consul-general to France. Guitea
appeared at his Gogan's) rooms slightly clat
stockingless and with his feet encased in rut
| dole