Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-26

| his speech "Garfield against Hancock and re-
| when he had time The prisoner said sThat speech
elected Garfield" He spoke Of his application for
| the Paris cOnsulship and said Blaine would aI,-
point him if witness would endorse him. lie
| claimed that witness was under obligations to
assist him. He took out an application for office,
written on sheet OF f0OlScap, containing his ap-
plicaton for office. Witness endeavored to get rid
Of OF him He the prisoner was dressed very pecu-
sandals instead % Of shoes ape He a' again gain
sftsa n and nssS wtssS THAI vnss dny
his application, as he twltness) was his Senator.
Witness declined to do so. There was little more
excitement in Guiteau's manner at the second in
terview. Witness in order to get rid OF him said
'at the first time see the Secretary OF State 1
viii mention your case to him." Witness intended
10 mentlOn II, but not in the way Guiteau wanted
him TO-
Mr. Scoville having asked what his opinion was
| as TO the mental SoundnesS OF the prisoner the
Senator said he was not an expert and did not
consider himself competent to pass Judgment on
that matter.
The court said his reply would be admissible
"Ihere was some dtsarrangement OF his mental
o%rganization,n % replied the Senator, 'but to what
Witness having afterwards seen the prisoner at
Ghe table at the boarding house. said to his land
lady; !" 90 not think he Ghe prisoner) is proper
person to have in your boarding house. think he
is a little off in his head.r The landlady asked
Wnat ne meant, and he REPLIED 81 think he is a
Cross-examined by Mr. Davidge, the Senator
said he thought these interviews took place about
the 18th OF last March,
Life i'm the Oneida Community.
Mr.. George D. Hubbard, farmer of oneida
county, New York, was called and sworn. He
worked for the Oneida community in their trap
shops for several years from 1868; he met the
prisoner there at work in the shops had heard
him express his views on religious subjects;
witness heard him say once he thought he was
| inspired TO become leader there, and, in course
| or time, he expected to get the position OF Mr..
Noyes; witness had observed that he was very
said that "riled" him he would gesticulate wildly
| and talk mystertously; sometimes he would sit for
nn nours IN IN corner and not speak to anyone; at
other times he was very sociable; he had
noticed evidences of absence Of mind; /;
as shown by inaccuracies in his business; Guiteau
worked at pack Ing traps and he would often pack
| traps with chains when he ought to have packed
| traps without chains; one Sunday he came to it
ness house and said he intended to leave the COM
| munlty unDeknOwn to them, and wanted witness
10 help him. witness asked why he did not tell the
community, and he said he had once, but had been
| able to him; he said he had received money from
friends In the west; witness never belonged to the
community, and lived outside with his family.
| Mr. Dav1dge conducted the crOSS-eXaminatiOn.
| witness said that Guteau when spoken to, If he
did not like what he said, would turn away. He
mixed. ' e0'
The witness having said that the doors of the
community were opened to those who wanted to
60, Mr. ScOv1lle asked him about an aunt of his.
IhlS aunt, the witness said, had been taken from
the Community by his father. She was found
with raw hide. She was afterwards sent to the
| asylum at Utica and remained there year, when
| she recovered her reason. She was insane before
| leaving the Community.
| GUITEAU ON THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY
81 remember that case myself" said the pris-
oner.
The witness being questioned as to restraint
placed upod the Communists, Guiteau said
"There is no physical restraint there, but ALWAYS
| Spiri tual and social restraint which is a great
| fhQ rhaf
| those who left the Community would be forever
| CANNED that kept the community together"
| GUITEAU AS POLITICIAN.
Edmund NJ. Smith, OF Chicago was called and ex-
| amined He was connected with the repub,ica n
| national commit ttee during the las presidential
| campaign, and met the prisoner about the head
| quarters in New York frequently; he wanted to be
put on the list of speakers, and wanted recogniton
witness did not hear him state his claims: witness
judged tnat hls conversation was fighty he seemed
unable to put half dozen sentences together
connectedly." He thought Gufteau got no appoint
ment to speak; witness used to make the record Of
requests for speeches and never heard OF the pris
oner'S having made a speech by the authority OF
the national committee.
GuITEAU sNUBS THE WITNESS
The prisoner here broke in and said: ssThat gen.
tleman wasn't in position to know about that
He was only a clerk there. Gov jewell was the
man that did the business, and Col. Hooker, Sena-
| tor Dorsey and the rest of us fellows"
The witness being crOSs-Questioned said he at-
tended to the distribution of documents, and he
added: "We paid the honest postage on all of
them"
THE DAKOTA DEPOSITION
Mr.. Scoville here read the deposition OF John w
Turner, Of Dakota Territory. 1t set forth that de-
ponent was 81 years Of age and miller; he knew
L. W. Guiteau, his father DR.. Francis Guiteau and
Mrs Maynard and Mrs Parker, sisters of L. w
Guiteau; had been Intimate with the family of
Luther W. Guiteau; had noticed that Mrs Nav
nard at times was Eighty; her mind was wander
ing; one OF her children, Abby, was crazy or in
was so insane before she died that she had to he
watched; had seen her in life when she had to be
watched; in 1847 Mr. w. s. Maynard came to his
home with Abby Maynard, who was so insane that
she mad 10 be watched; she was not violent, but
TO nave lost her mind entirely
1t took fifteen minutes to read the deposition
Fernanoo Jones was called and did not answer.
CASE OF INSPIRATION.
John MOSS was called and Justice John A. Moss
tcolored) was brought in by the crier and sworn
He seemed bewildered and said he had not been
subp9naed. There was some discussion as to why
the witness had not been subpGnaed and the pros
ecution notified.
"There Is no difference about it." said Mr.. Dav-
1dge. ut is simply of inspiratiOn.n
The witness testified that he had seen the prts
oner about the Executive Mansion during March,
Aprll, May ana June; there was something pecu-
liar ABOUT him; witness thought he was crazy
when he first saw him, because he looked as crazy
people very often looked; witness did not hear
u.
ness the impression that he was crazy.
Mr.: Davtdge cross-examined the witness, who
said ne was at the White House, like Others look
ing after Office. -o'N
aYou and he belonged to the same crowd thensn
said Mr.. Davfdge.
"No. Sir. think he belonged to the crazy
crowd" '
THE FIGHT IN THE CAPITOL LIBRARY ABOUT THE GAR
FIELD PICTURE.
The witness explained that he was not there so
much to get Office as to tell Gen. Garfield what he
had done during the campaign. He then related
the wellknown story of his fight in the library OF
Congress over a picture OF Garfield and Arthur
The story created some amusement.
"You live you sa1d," Mr. Davidge inquired sson
N1chOll IS avenue; where is that?"
between here and the Insane Asylum, replied
the witness, upon which there was a burst OF
laughter.
ais it in the neighborhood of the latter placer"
inquired Mr.. Davidge.
eyes, SIR"
Have you ever been indicted by the grand Jury?"
asked the district attorney.
ssNO. SIR"
The witness was then excused.
AS it was the usual hour OF recess, the court an
nounced that instead OF taking recess the court
would adjourn for the day, earlier than usual
lSmiteamsS Sister 0s n Witness