Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-21

teau in obtaining a divorce from the
prisoner He believed the latter per-
fectlv sane.
Guiteau (excitedly)-I want to know,
Corkhill, what all this kind ofevidence
has got to do with the real issue
Who fired the shot that killed Garfield;
the Deity or | ? think it is devilish
mean to takeup my character in all it's
details. The only issue here is who
fired that the Deity or L? Just take
that home. Corkhill and think it over
till tomorrow morning. | want to
know what all this has got to do with
the question of my sanity or insanity
on the Cd of July? As l have told
you before, had time enough to go
crazy a hundred times in the interval.
GUITEAU OPENS THE BALL.
The afternoon proceedings were
opened by the prisoner, who, address,
ing the District Attorney, asked How
many more witnesses have you got,
Colonel? Can you give us any idea p
NO. replied the District Attorney,
no definite idea
Corkhill then read in evidence some
legal papers in the case of English
against Guiteau.
After reading one the prisoner ex-
claimed: That is a square transaction,
Colonel That knocks your total de-
pravity' theory on the head
Charles II. Wehle, lawye er of New
York city, was then called and testified
to number of claims which the priso-
ner had collected for one of his clients.
When he concluded the prisoner de-
clared he would not give 10 cents
bushel for all the claims, and, demand
ed to know the amount of claims he had
collected
Witness = The items collected
amounted to S5S5.12.
The prisoner fexcitedly)-Do you
claim that | collected those claims? Is
that your business, Mr.. whatever-your-
name-is
The witness (not noticing the inter-
ruption My client wanted me to see
whether or not could get the money
from him.
Prisoner-I wanted you to pay me
hundred dollars and take those things
off my hands That was eight years
ago You not wo1ld pay hundred dol
lars and | would not deliver them up.
Witness was constantly interrupted
by the prisoner.
Witness considered Guiteau sharp,
aud keen and rational.
Prisoner (ironically THAT was eight
years ago. 1t has . great deal to do
with this case, hasn't it, Colonel YOU
shouting wildly to witness) produce
those notes (alluding to the notes Web
lie said he received from Guiteau) or
else get off that stand disgraced man.
If YOU came to slobber over me you
must produce those notes or show your
self liar (To his sister, Mrs. Sco-
vile, who was trying to restrain him.
You keep quiet and mind your o@n
business. don't want any more talk
from you in this case 1t makes me
mad Violently to think the prosecu-
lion should attempt to ruin my profess
sional character when they know it is q
lie. 1t is shame that these men, Cork
hill and Porter, should slobber over my
character They have been digging up
my professional record but they haven't
found anything against me yet, and
they can't. | was straight in the law
business and | want the American peo-
pie to understand it. The only thing
against me is that owe some board
bills and that | committed adultery in
order to get rid of my wife.
The Court (sternly y)-That will do.
The Prisoner have got through
now. l have made my final speech on
this matter. 1t is disgrace for Cork
hill to bring in this evidence.
The prisoner, while he was deliver
ing this TRADE, was apparently under
the control of violent passion. His
conduct toward his sister was such that
Scovile was obliged to make her
change seats with him in order that he
might be as close as possible to the
prisoner and try to repress his violence.f
Cross-examination:
Odd you ever have any conver-
sation with the prisoner on this sub
jcct of religion
A.-No.
No. echoed the prisoner, contempu-
ously. lie is Jew, and dirty one,
at that
Witness said he was not subp9naed,
and that he came on a telegram from
Colonel Corkhill, having written Judge
Porter about what he knew.
Scovile-Why did you write Judge
Porter?
Witness-Because | thought it was
public duty on the part of any man
who knew anything about the case to
divulge it. Applause.
Prisoner contemporary > You
didn't know anything about it; you
miserable Jew.
Q.-iIave you expressed the opinion
that this man ought to be hanged!
A-Not yet. Laughter | came
here for tho purpose Of having justice
done him.
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