Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-16
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
NINE IMPARTIAL JURORS SECURED UP
TO DATE.
A Quiet Day in Court-The Panel of
TaIesmen Exhausted and Seven
U-Five More Ordered Sum
moned for To-Day.
THE PRISONERS APPEARANCE.
Second Day of the Guiteau Trial.

Second Day of the Guiteau Trial.
WAsHINGToN, November l5.-Ihe
pressure to obtain admission to the
court room this morning, was notably
greater than yesterday. After the ushers
had exercised their right OF selection,
and admitted two or three score OF well
dressed, respectable looking people. in
Guiding Pennsylvania member OF Con-
gress accompanied by ladies, the doors
were thrown open and there was sudden
and irnpetuous influx OF representatives.
of the rougher elements OF society.
The five jurors sworn yesterday, We're
early in attendance. The Court was
Formally Opened
a few minutes after 10 o clock, and I'M
mediately afterwards the counsel in the
case and the brother and sister oI the
prisoner entered. After the lapse OF
few minutes, Guiteau wa9 hurried into
the court room III the custody OF hall a
dozen policemen and deputy n&rshaIs,
and the handouts were removed. Tie
shook hands with his sister ami brother
and took the seat reserved fOr him be.
tween them and his counsel.
More Witnesses
Scoville then submitted an affidavit
and made application for an order for
an additional number OF witnesses,
which order was made by court
Then the additional panel OF
seyenty.6ve summoned last evening
was called, most OF the persons respond,
ing when called.
Guiteau
manifested less nervousness aud exGita'
bility than yesterday, although in his
whispered conversation with his brother
he was quite demonstratiye and earnest
in his manner.
Getting Jury.
A colored barber named Howard was
the first Juror to be called and examined
as TO his fitness to serve. His answers
showed him to be not disqualified from
service but the defence challenged him
pre- .emptorily, being fourth peremptory
challenged. The next was man named
Lynch who had decided opinion that
Guiteau ought to be
Ranged or Burned.
He was, OF course, excused, as was
the next, named Bailey, who declared
his belief that Guiteau WAS crazy.
The next was d cOlOred man, remark
able for irilled shirt front and dramatic
manner, who related the history OF his
past life, and then vas persnptorlty
challenged by the defense. In fact, il
is understood that Guiteau is resolved
not to have a cOlored man on the jury.
The next was an lrishman, named
Michael Sheehan, with 4 very pro-
nounced brogue, who had no opinion
on the subieCt Of Guiteaus 5 crime, eX-
Cept that the man was ont OF h!s Eead.
He was sworn as.
The sixth.Jurcr.
VIM. Pabatt, irOnworSer, having an.
swered all the questions to the s2tI5lac
ton OF the defense, saying that he had
never bothered his head OH The question
OF Guiteau's guilt was challenged per
emptorily by the prosecution. Several
others were excused on their statements
that they had firm and
Decided Opinions.
One OF them believed that Guiteau
ought to be hanged and another would
require convincing medical testimony
to change his opinion. A l0ng-iaced
Young Colored man named Foster de-
clared that he was free from any prein-
dices in tho matter, but admitted that
he had mentioned it, the murder OF Gar.
field, to several parties as quite serious
accident. He was challenged persmpto-
rilv bv the defense. Samuel +. Hobbs,
a native of Maryland, and plasterer by
occupation, answered the questions sat
isfactorily, and was sworn as the
Seventh Juror.
w. Gates, Young man, native OF
Washington, a maChinist, was sworn as
the eighth juror.
After that for about an hour every
man called confessed ne had formed Il
firm, or decisive, or unalterabe opinion
on the question of the prisoners guilt
and was excused. There was one eS-
ception in the person OF cOlored man
named
Ralph Wormley,
a plasterer by occupation, who thought
he could render fair verdict and said
lie lldil lDI ICdtl ulplC d''ub WV N'''N
than he did in ordinary cases OF that
kind. He did not believe everything he
read in the newspapers, because they
had published things about himself that
were not true He could not say
whether the President was shot by the
prisoner until he would hear the testi-
monv. OF course, If an insane man did
the shooting, he would be as much
guilty AS anybody else. The crazy part
of the business was something else. No
sensible man could have done such
thing. After a consultation between
counsel and the prisoner and his brother
Scoville said the defense Would accept
the Juror, and so Wormley was sworn
in as the ninth juror.
The list OF seventy-fve having been
exhausted, the marshal vas ordered to
summon another list OF seventy five Tor
tomorrow, and the court adjourned,
Disorder in the Court Room.
WAsHIxGToY, November l3.-Thcre
was some difficulty found in maintain
ing order among the crowd OF spectators
present TO listen TO the proceedings OF
the second DAYS trial OF Gulteau There
were no manifestations OF i'll will against
the prisoner, except now and then a
slight disposition to applaud the expires
sion, occasionally made by those beng
examined for jury duty, that they were
OF decided opinion the assassin ought
to be hanged, but applause was in every
instance promptly checked by tie
Deputy Msrshals. The cause OF disorder
was the overcrowding of the platform
assigned to the general public and the
efforts OF number OF young men oi
whom the audience was chiefly COM
prised. TO secure more available places
Small-Pox.
New YORK, November Is -torty-one
ep,oll-nox Datiants are in the Riverside