Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-14
GENERAL NEWS.
Gulteau lndu!ges in His Custo-
mary Antics in Court
To-Day.
Vanderbilt is to Retire from Active
Business Operations.
The Senate Committee on Terri.
tories in Favor OF Giving
Nebraska A Slice of
Dakota.
The Trial OF Gui,eau.

The Trial oc Guiteau,
Washington, December 14-Ihc crowd
about the criminal court an hour before
the opening was greater than ever be.
fore.
The first witness was DR.. John IT..
Withrow. Of Boston.
Gulteau ut once called out: "Dr.
Withrow is the honored pastor of Peck
street church. Boston, where used to
attend church when ! was there. He is
II very fine gentleman.
The witness said the prisoner desired
to deliver lecture in his (witness')
church in answer to Nigo, but witness
declined to let him have the church
Tor that purpose. The witness had OBJ
served the prisoner that winter at his
house and at social gatherings of the
church and never saw the least indica-
tion Of unsoundness of mind. On the
contrary he thought him possessed of
unusual shrewdness. Correcting him
self the witness added, Il should say
cutencss."
Guiteau-"What's the difference, doc
tor"
Answer-"The one means brighter
than the other"
Col. Corkhill-"And is of larger cali
brc."
Guiteau-"Ile didn't say that, Cork
hill. You must have slept well last
night. That's the smartest thing you
have said yet"
Witness said the prisoner generally
took part in discussions on whatever sub
ject was under discussion; that he was
always critical in an accusative way
rather than in Il conciiatory manner.
Guiteau-"I always spoke to the point,
incisive and gritty. That's me. There's
no nonsense or Romance in my compost
tion. Ii there had been [ might have
gone through the world more smoothly.
1t is very evident to the mind Of every
one that the sole object of this kind OF
an examination is to show that 1 knew
the difference between right and wrong
That has nothing whatever to do with
the case. The only question is whether
my free moral agency was destroyed
when 1 was impelled on the president
That is the point, judge, and it knocks
the bottom out of your theory"
After short pause he broke out again
with increased vehemence, II am not
here to save my neck--from the gallows
am here for the vindication of Justice
and right"
Judge Cox-"Well, that will do now
Suspend your remarks"
Guiteau-"All right. When ! get tc
the jury I'm going to talk to them or
this subject. This is just little inciden
tal speech"
Chas. A. Bryan, OF the NewYork Equi
table life insurance company, knew til,
prisoner in New York. The witness was
proceeding to relate the circumstances
of Guiteau's connection with his com
pany, when Guiteau Indignantly shout
ed, "Well, now. want to say right herr
that when witness comes here ans
tells what ls false, shall tell him. You
are mistaken, sir; that is false; that's
lie; and finally, You are miserabl,
whelp. That is as far rs shall go. I
is equivalent to barren expression, e,
down below, but 1 don't 60 that far"
The witness said the prisoner asked 70
n loan on the strength Of the consushir
he was to have. The witness considere,
him sane.
Henry NJ. Collier, attorney, New York
took the stand.
II remember you, SIR shouted Gui
teau, "You are the man that put up tina
Herald job on me. Keep quiet sir" turn
ing to Scoville, 81 will dispose of thi
man in short order. He brought sui
against me to pay over certain none,
and the court ruled should keep it."
The witness related an instance of Gui
teams collection of Sl75 anil his fallur
to pay it over. His evidence proved ex
tremely damaging to the prisoner, aftc
his asserted claims of having lived ~
upright, christian life, and Guiteau wrie
gled and expostulated and vairly at
tempted to explain the transaction. Th
witness, at one point said, 81 informe,
Judge Donahoe that I considered Gui
teau thief and scoundrel."
Guiteau, excitedly-"You did not dar
say so to me. l would have knocked yo
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