, 1881-11-13

Col. Bliss, chatted until Washington vas
reached The President went at once to
Senator Jones' residence, and has about
given up the idea of going to the Soldiers
Home, as the White House will probably ba
ready for occupancy in few days
THE assassin.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TEcuS1cALrr1rs
Special Dtspateh to Tbs Chicago Ttsbune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 12-Preoara-
tions for the Guiteau trial have been COM
I pleted in tue Criminal Court In the vacant
space outside the bar rough Wooden benches
have been. placed for the conycllence of Tie
crowd at spectators, while inside tie bar ud-
ditional tables are to be placed fur the ac-
commodation of the counsel and the press.
The doors of the courtroom are to be opeu
to the public, as is the case in ri, criminal
trials. The Judge and Prosecuting ATTORNEY
have insisted from tile beginning that Guiteau
should he tried as any other criminal is tried.
but there will be an additional number uf
bailitfs about the room duri1l:: the trial. a,hl
! care will be taken to prevent the presence III
the courtroom Of any OF the rank and file Of
THE ARMY or WASHINGTON ''cE.ASEs."
| Detectives also will be posted through, the
court rs they were on the day of GuIteau's
| arratgnlnent- 1twas one Of these detectives,
| in citizens clothes, sitting in the audience,
who arrested Berttong. the Ohio soldier
| +''crank WHO would have tried to shoot
Guiteau on that day but for the very lllI-
portant reason that lie had forgotten his
pistol and conld not borrow one frnu tAe
detective. The authorities have taken no
action against Berthong, as they are coll
winged that he was mentally disturbed, and
this week he once more appeared before tl,o
police court, this time charged with vagrancy
or trespassing upon Government reserva-
tion. But lie was released upon his own
recognizance.
;, THE GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS.
Corkhlll, Davidge, and Judge Porter, arc all
here, AMI have been in consultation the en-:
tire day.. They have been arranging the de-
tails OF the trial. AS their determination
they vii: SAY nothing. except that they do mt
believe that it will be very difficult to securo
Il jury. at the most. they hope to be able to
have the jury i:lpaneed III two or three
days. In this the attorneys for the defense
are agreed, and they inti.nate that they arc
not disposed to be technical, or to insist that
no person. shall BE- Oh the jury who has reau
the newspapers and heard that .t:ar!ieI.t WAS
killed. All that they will tlcill:11ld, they say,
is that the persons shall state that wllatevcr
views they may have entertained they ara
now capable of forming I'LL uupreiu1iceu
Judgment upon the Law and the evidence 1t
is expected that
! will be obtained by Wednesday. Both sides
anticipate 4 long trial. Although the t;ov-
erninent lawyers say that the prosecution
could put in its case III very short tilne. yet
the Government llas summoned 4 hundred
Witnesses, some OF whom are experts in llat-
ters Of, insaplt,;r ,Geo1ge ScovI!le has SINH
mone1 for ;lfnitean seventy-ve witnesses,
and lie bel1avcs that the trial may last three
months lle has not yet abandoned all hopes
: Of having Trude cone-;t least, after this
trial has somewhat advanced. 1t is M: tv-
lieved ttl2t the defense will attempt To conl-
bat the fact of the shooting. Scoyille has
said recently that no defense woulil be at
tempted except that of insanity. But, from
Indirect statements Of the associate counsel,
Robinson, today, it is thought probable that
THE PLEAS OF MALPRACTICE AND oF III.
1;lsDlCT1oN
have not been abandoned Judge Cox noti-
fled the defense some time ago that If the
juristictioual plea was to be uscd it Should
be before the trial. But the defense claim
the right to raise this point at any time. Tie
witnesses summoned! by The defense are all
understood to be for tile purpose Ut proving
tile one fact of insanity OF tsutcau a4d ia his
family. Guiteau himself, however, to tie
last, is known to be earnestly opposed to that "
plea. lie has thought that lie could CONVINCE
a jury that he was an enthusiast in politics
and zealot in religion. and his crime cnud.
be explained as ,lue to one or 1otl Ut these
causes. Hence the series of letters in WHICH
he speaks Of & removing Garfield ut the lnsti-
cation OF God and for the sake OF the coun-
try.'' Guitcau is
VERY C0NCEITED,. AND s1IALIoW-rATED
.~ .- ENOUGH
to think that twelve men, with such 4 pEe-
text, would acquit him for his brutal murder.
Il gentleman who has made 4 special Study
OF Guiteau's motives says the assassination
was all act Of vengeance on account OF tar
fields refusal to appoint Guitean to all oilce-
Guiteau, it Is said, was admitted to the Fr.s-
ident's room
. AS MANY AS TEN TIMES,
and it was to get rid Of him that he was re-
ferred to Secretary Elaine. Those who
know Guiteau say that the fact Of his atrlis- ;
sion to the PresidenE was Of itself enough
to have excited his vanity to such au extent
as to. cause hlm to think that te really was
all intimate friend OF the President, and that
lis appointment would be- only a question OF
a little time.
TIE MISERABLE moo RI HIS APAErMESTa.
Within !. few days greater freedom has
been allowed Gniteau IN the matter Of SEE
Ing visitors, quite a number Of whom have i
been given access to the Jail To-Day being
the last weekday. before the trial, the jail
was visited by several persons, SOME OF
whom had access to the prisoner. (;uiteau'5
quarters are quite comfortable. Lie occupies
u double cell By day and at night is locked
up in the cell which lie first occupied, thu
one in which he was shot at by
Mason. This was also the cell In WHICH
Babe Bedford, one Of the ulrth
murders, was confined prior to his exc
cution IN addition, Guiteau has the liberty "
of the corridor for exercise during the day.
Ills confinement is none the less solitary.
however, for all the other prisoners have !:
been removed ftoin that part OF the Jail
where they could have contact with the as
sasln's quarters. In the double cell 4e
spends much of the time, lying and 49,: :.