The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-19
INSANITY.
Scovilie Announces This Line of De-
Tense in Court.
Continued Testimony By the Prose-
cution.


The Guiteau Trial.
Washington, Nov. 18.-Long before
the hour of opening the criminal court,
several hundred ladies' aud gentlemen
assembled in the eastern corridors and
patiently awaited admission to the court
room.
At O'Clock the prison van drove up
and Guiteau, clutching large bundle
Of papers in his msnacled hands, shufiled
hurriedly into the building. There was
. marked absence of noisy demonstra-
tions ON the part Of the bystanders, yet
Guiteau plainly betrayed fear of sudden
violence which always marks his move
ments whenever be deems himself at all
exposed to danger. He was taken to
the prisoners room and devoted him.
self to reading papers.
At $50 the seats reserved for the
general public were entirely filled, four
fifths Of them being occupied by ladies.
Upon opening court Scoville re-
quested the court to take some meas
ures to prevent the prisoner from Civ
ing to the public his unauthorized COM
munications, and also to prevent the
annoying Interruptions of the prisoner
In the court room. This brought on
scene. during which Guiteau demanded
that Scoville should go out of the case.
that he was no criminal lawyer and had
no sense, that he talked one thing to
him in private and another in public.
Scoville endeavored to explain to the
: court, but Guiteau became more and
more excited aud addressed himself al
ternately to tho court, to Scoville and
to the bailiffs, Who were endeavoring
to keep him quiet. To the court he said,
~ represent myself, your honor, and
shall do as please about counsel. !"
then turning to Scoville, "You have
no capacity and won t have you man.
age manage my case" then turning to
the bailiffs be shouted "You mind your
business you confounded fools, you amt
got no sense" The court again stated
to the prisoner In decided terms that he
would order his removal and proceed in
his absence. This Guiteau shouted ex-
citedly, II don't care If you do. II
you do the court in banc will reverse
you and will get new trial. You
have got no right to remove me-" The
court replied In terms which seemed to
convince Guiteau Of their sincerity,
''Very well 1 shall do 30 If you persist
in any more disturbance and there are
precedents in this court for such rul-
ings.
A whispered consultation between
Guiteau and Scoville followed and tho
former apparently convinced. subsidized
into absolute quiet and devoted himself
to his papers.
District Attorney Corkhill then Of
fered. in evidence, certain letters which
were yesterday read to Blaine and iden-
tified by him.
Edward A. Wagner was called as
witness but failed to respond.
Joseph K. Sharpe sworn: Did not see
the shooting, but saw the prisoner at
tempting to escape and witnessed the
arrest.
Edmund L. Dubarry witnessed the
shooting and described the scenes con-
nected Herewith. He said, in his
opinion, Guiteau had bad face. Sco-
vile desired this portion of the evidence
to be stricken out unless witness would
state in what particular feature the
prisoner had bad face? Witness in
sisted that was his impression from
the prisoners general appearance.
Scoville: Then (quite sharply I don't
want any opinions from you. Have
you ever exposed opinion on this casep
Witness: I have sir, frequently. Sco-
vile: Have you ever said you thought
the prisoner ought to be hungr Wit
ness: lin q most emphatic manner)
have, most decidedly.
Patrick Kearney, policeman, sworn:
First saw the prisoner at 8. As am. July
End. He was talking with two hack
men who were ''bucking' job from
him, as we call it. Witness described
minutely the arrival Of the presidents
carriage and entrance into the depot.
His evidence in this particular exactly
corroborated that Of Secretary Blaine.
Soon after the president passed into the
depot he heard shots and rushing In,
seized the man who was running out.
The man said "I want Gen. Sherman
to have these papers"
Ella NJ. Ridgely testified to hearing a
conversation between Guiteau and q
hackman while the former was arrang-
ing to be driven to the cemetery. She
also witnessed the shooting, and gave
her testimony in clear and straight
forward manner. She was closely cross
questioned BY Scoville, but adhered
strictly in every particular to the evil
dence in chief. Being questioned as to
Guiteau's manner when talking to the
hackman, she said he was pale and ap.
peared troubled. She thought he must
be going out to see the graves Of some
dead friends. Witness described min
utely the shooting, the relative position
Of the parties At the time each shot was
fred, and was positive that the first shot
took effect, as the president threw up
his hands and commenced to sink down.
At the second shot Guiteau stepped two