The examiner., 1881-12-17
TRIAL OF GUITEAU.

D. aI WeAl, or Chicago, who testified that he
 mad had one or two interviews with Guiteau,
 and regarded him as insane; but on cross-ex-
 summation he said Guiteau could distinguish
 oetWeen right and wrong. After short exam
 inaaon WaaSi of George C.: Gorham, editor of the
 Guiteans oonst.htp hpa0eaan during which
 ed and asked questions, at one time
 saying that his counsel, Mr. scoville, was
 getting cranky on this business, " the defense
 closed, MT. Scoville saying, however, that he
 and Dr. Spitzka. MT. Scoville explained that
 s what ne wanted to show by the Presidents tes-
 tlmony was that in October last Guiteau wrote
 nm & letter on public business, and he im-
 Plleo that he regarded this letter as proof of
 the Prlsoner's insanity. It was arranged that
 ne should send written questions to the Presi-
 oent. During the close of the session curious
 scene occurred when MT. Scoville proceeded to
 read rom Guiteau's book, Truth" MT. Scoville
 sald he would have to read the whole book,
 prisoner called out to him: "Do not read it
 llke schoolboy. Read it with some spirit"
 Inereupon Mir. Scoville proposed that the
 prls oner himself should do the reading, and
 ne proceeded to do 50, with rather poor effort
 at Reclamation and with occasional illustrative
 remarks, such as, "That is the way that Paul
 got ln his york;" When 8 slight disturbance
 was caused by some of the spectators trying to
 get out, the prisoner commanded order and
 sald; Some Of this book is interesting. It is
 So0N HoA4S t1Ahs 1U VIII uO pGUpl0 SOOu GO
 hear 1t read.' After about three-quarters of an
 hour hour spent in this way the district-attorney in-
 tervened, representing that this was waste Of the time of the court, and as the result of some discussion 1t was agreed that MT. Scoville
 should the next day mark the portions of the
 book to which he proposed to call the attention
 of the jury.
 Guiteau began proceedings on the twen tieth
 day by declaring himself dissatisfied with the development of the facts relating to the politi-
 cal Sit1a xvhorofrs o& oq% %La
 legel offense, and he renewed his demand for
 the testimony of Grant Conkling. Platt,
 '.and those kind of men.'' He announced
 also his. purpose to make the closing
 ing been received from the half-dozen
 questions su ubmitted in writing to Presi-
 dent Arthur the count said that the defense should have the benefit of this testimony when obtained. Guiteau disclaimed wish to bring
 tho President into court, expressing high re- gard for him and claiming the credit of having made him President. The prosecution called
 to the witness stand General W. T. Sherman,
 who identified the letter that was placed in his hands after the shooting written by Gui- time that there might be 8 conspiracy,
 but afterwards he concluded that
 the shooting was the act of one man. Guiteau here thanked the general for protecting him with the military, at which the warrior smiled
 siimly. The prosecution then put upon the witness stand ten citizens of Freeport, Ill.,, who testified to their intimate acquaintance with the assassin's father, and declared their belief ill his perfect sanity, which they never heard questioned until after July Blast. Their names eollect9r; G; w. Tandy, boot and shoe dealer; Dr. D. T. Buckley, who had been the family physician of Guiteau's father; S. D. Atkins, editor Freeport Republican; J. s. Cochran. a lawyer; G. ". oiler, justice of the peace; A. A. Bahcock, a lawyer; State Senator D. H. Sunderland, and Horace Tarbox, capital ist. While one of these witnesses was being examined, the prisoner took occasion to com ment upon the Presidents message, saying: 's am glad that General Arthur has rapped those miserable Mormons, and I hope he will do 1t again. I want him to make it specially of his administration to destroy Mormonism. The message shows that he is very fine man in his administration. I expect he will give us the best administration we have ever had. The message has the true ring to it.''
 Guiteau came into court on the twenty first day escorted in the usual fashion-an an officer walking in front, 8 second one behind him, holding him by his left arm, under which there was bundle of newspapers, and behind still another officer. The day was more exciting than any recent day of the trial. and the mass of evidence taken was exceedingly damaging to the defense. The frst-szitness called was Mrs. Julia M. Wilson, cousin of the assassin, daughter of the Mrs. Julia Maynard whom the defense had sought to make out insane. Mrs. Maynard was & sister of Luther W. Gulteau, the assassln's father, and the purpose of the defense was, of course, to show parallel cases of insanity in that generation of the Gulteaus. The witness eulogized her mother with 8 quivering voice, and testified that she had never seen the slightest trace of f1ightiness in her conduct. In the course of her testimony Mrs. Wilson stated that her father was insane before he died, and this led to scene between the assassin and his brother John W. Guiteau rose, and addressing the court asked that the question and answer be stricken out as irrele- want. He protested against having things 0 this kind, not affecting any blood relation of the prisoner, goaout to the world. The dis trict attorney intimated that the testimony was valuable as showing that if Abby Maynard lone of the two members of the Guiteau family who have been members of insane asylums) was in- sane, she probably inherited insanity from her father. MT. Scovile was now on his feet angrlly objectlng to any interference by John ". Guiteau. This fired the assassin at once. "I think he's 8 perfect nuisance,'' he shouted, banging his fist on the table in front of him, while his eyes gleamed hatefully s' He'd better go back to Boston I havel't known anything about him for years. He just crawled into this case, and he's try ing to get little notoriety out of me. never recognized him as brother. He's not of coun- sel in this case and don't know anytning' Several other witnesses next gave testimony tending to disprove the plea of insanity This dlspleased Guiteau, who accused some of the witnesses of bias, and claimed that the testi- AAoAy oA OtAoAs WssS A1SAeNduG. 4r6SluenG Ar- thurs reply to the written questions sent him by MT. Scoville was read. The President said he had seen Guiteau at least ten and perhaps twenty times, but had no conversation with him except to return the ordinary salutations, and once or twice in answer to his request to be employed as speaker by the Republican State committee, of which he was chairman. Guiteau had never rendered any political services that the President knew of to the Republican party in the last campaign There was nothing in the prisoners relation to himself 1il1 or to General Grant or Senator Conk- party, socially or politically, to give him any ground for supposing he would receive polit- ical preferment, and he had never given Gui- teau any reason to think he could have any po- itical or personal influence with him. The President added that in October last he re- ceived letter from Guiteau, containing some claim to having rendered important services to the Republican party, and an appeal for the postponement of his trial. He did not preserve the letter. The Rev. Dr. McArthur, of New York city, of whose church Guiteau and his W11e were members several years ago, de- scrlbed his acquaintance with the assassin and the circumstances under which Guiteau was ex- pe1ed from the church. The prisoner alter nately contradicted this witness outright and addressed him with an air of familiarity.
 On the tWenty-second day the proceedings began with the continuation of the examina- 5ion of the Rev. Dr. MacArthur of New York, of unsoundness in Guiteau. The prisoner as usual, constantly interrupted and used abusive language, at one moment showing anger at the witness, at another making an on- slaught on & local reporter and then again at lacking District-Attorney Corkhisl, saying: eff