National Republican., 1881-12-15
A SICK JURYMAN
CAUSES AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Gultcau the Assassin rs saucy rs EVer-He Creates
aLittle Music In the COurt-IIis Look
at the Picture in "Puck''-
Few Notes.

rev NOtes.
The proceedings in the Guteau trial yesterday
only lasted about nm hour and half, postpone
ment being necessary on account of the sudden
illness Of one ofthe jurors named Gates. Shortly
aflcr the court was called to order he was COM
PEELED to leave the room to consult his physician,
and upon his return strove manfully to retain his
seat in the box. It was useless, however, con-
tending against nature, and the jury returned to
their quarters at the National Hotel, where the
sick man was put to bed. Later in the day 1t was
asccrtained that his condition was considerably
improved, and that he would surely be In attend
ancc. this morning Despite the. disagreeable
preceding day of the trial, and among the specta.
tors were number of Congressman, who remained
ull II was time for them to go TO the Capitol.
Judge BrOwn Of Baltimore, occupied scat on the
bench with Judge Cox, and betrayed great deal
OF interest in the case. Tho prisoner, rs usual,
was very unruly and the days session bndc fair
TO be unusually lively, as he could not be re-
strained from intcrrupting witnesses, especially
when they aimed blow at his vanity
The court was called to order at ten o'clock
sharp, though the counsel for the prosecution did
not enter for some minutes later. John y.
withrow, of Boston,. was the FIRST witness. His
profession was stated by the prisoner: He Is the
honorable pastor of the Park Street Church, In
Boston--tho church used to attend there. He Is
"A very fine man" The witness stated that in 1877
or 1915 the prisoner had commended himself to
witness as being co-worker of Moodys. He
asked witness II he could lecture in witness
no. because he was not in that line of business.
lie had spoken with great earnestness, but with
nothing more than earnestness, of the Importance
of having Ingcrsoll answered; At the weekly
prayer meeting held at the church the
prisoner was constantly taking part; Witness
asked TO be introduced. lie was always, to the
witness mind, an III -nnturcd man.
Mr.. Scoville objected and subsequently stated
that he had objected because he thought that the
prisoner was about TO state his own conclusions.
=" The apology observed Mr., Porter sarcastic
ally, was as uncalled. for as the objection"
The witness then stated that he had lost sight OF
the prisoner until the winter of lsT0-'sO, when he
met him, and was told that he had opened law
Office
Tho Assassin u Cute Man.
Did you ever see anything to indicate that he was
an insane man or man OF unsound mindY oh,
What was your impression of his character In
that rcspcct2 / should have taken him to be
very shrewd mani should say very cute man.
The Pris0ner-What's the difference?
The Witness-onc is sharper than the other.
The District. Attorney-7And shorter
The Prisoner-He did not say that. You put
that In, Corkhill. You must have slept well last
night.
tant, the witness stating that the prisoners con;
versation would signify that he was critical and
accusative rather than Kind and consenting.
The Prisoucr-I will help you out Doctor l
generally took part in Whatever the subject of the
discussion was. My mind was gritty. That is the
nature of my mind-gritty. | make my words
sense about me. If fthere were would probably
get through this world better. don't 30 in for
shammng do everything straight.
on redirect examination the witness stated that
the prisoner had given him II copy Of" Truth"
lie thought II was book indicating careless com
position and thOughtlcss, unveriiiCd opinion.
At this point one of the jurors became indls-
posed and lett the court-r room for few minutes.
Short Speeches by the Assassin.
The interval mas occupied by the prisoner with
"While in Boston," he said, al attended Dr.
Withrows Church regularly. was round the
Christian ASSOCIATION regularly and the Christian
Union regularly, and IassOcintcd with high toned
Christian people. say this for Corlihilrs benefit
on the ground of total dopravity. always have
associated with high-toncd people. don't know
any dead beats or disreputatle characters of either
sex. (Aitcr p0uSe)-The object ofthis kind ofcX
animation is TO settle this question; Did know
whether l knew l was doing wrong or not.
Ny free agency was destroyed and
had ohss nS wy y Ss SsOSS iS and H%d hi, win v G ahS
Whether I wns ii}tto point. The question Is not
i was free agent al the f2rs ago. but whether
dent That kills your theory Tha is tne ne rrSs ocs
ton for the court 10 pass upon. 1t Is not -,
| not here to save my neck from the galows am
here for right for ltistice for vindieation That
am going to talk to them on that. This is simply
an Incidental speech to put in the time" Laugh
Aner Another Loan.
The next witness was Charles A. Bryan, cit,
clerk of the Equitable Life Insurance Company o
New York. lie first saw the prisoner in February
would be allowed for obtaining applications io
| insurance. He brought in an application ant
asked for loan or advance, which he did not get
lie came in the next dny and pressed hls claim fo
| "A loan or advance, but the witness did not enter
tain the Propostion He handed the witness
and spoke of his familiarity with vim Blain,
and other leading men of the Republican pnrty.
The prisoner-Ihat Is ialse. ! never spoke Q
Blaine. l asked you for money two or three times
and you gave 1t to me. What is the use in lynn
about Il? 20 the Court, on being being reproved 70
here aud makes Il statement which know
wholly false say to him, " That Is false" Il b
say to ssR S bi are S an Ana II
whelp." That is as far MS 60. That is equal t
| the bar-room Language OF cons igninB man dow
and you will be allowed to otcstfy-not otherwise
You gave ME Sl5 and kept 1t back out of my 81
share of the commission on the application that
The witness went on to say that the prisoner be
came importunatc for n loan. Witness had, in tn
meantime, Investigated the proposed risk aud nd
vanCed him So. The prisoner said he was n promi
ncnt applicant for the position Of consul ut Paris
and that he would soon go to Washington to oh
tain his appointment. lie came Into the Office OF
The 9th Of March and pleaded very hard for an
other advance The witness was surprised 4
see him, as he thought he had gone TO Washing
ton TO look aitcr his appointment; but the prisono
said he had not the money TO go 70 Washington
The witness then gave him $40. with the under
standing that when the matter was consummate
he should receive the difference.
The PrisOner-The commission amounted to S0C
Bryan got $50 of it and got $40.
"a Shrewd Sort of u Fellow
The witness produced two letters written to hlr
by the prisoner from WnshngtOR ana said thf
he had received quite avalanche of letters frol
him. lie had never seen anything in the prlsont
indicative of unsoundness of mind, but though
him pretty shrewd sort OF fellow.
In cross. examination the witness said that tn
commission in the case brought into the oiliC
amounted to 500.
yes" said the prisoner, "hc kept $50 for him
selfnnd gave me $40, Perhaps he collected CON
mission ON others of my cases and euchred IN
out of my commission"
Have you ever expressed nn opinion as to III
guilt or innocence Of the prisoner? | was II,