The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-24
Seovills Concludes his Opening Argu.
ment, and Witnesses for the DE.
fenSe Testify-..Guiteau E1hib-
It's more Studied Antics.
st. Louis and Memphis have a Mutual
Interest in n Big Failure...A West
Virginia Murderer Given life
Sentence.
England, Ireland and Scotland yisi.
ted by Great Storm go Falling
Figures on the Stock Board.
CincinnatiS New Chamber of Com.
merce Dedicated.-.A Rhode Island
Congressman.
Progress of the Billiard Tournament.
A Black RObber Shot to Death.
An English Bark Is Reported Lost
at Sea.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Progress Of the Billiard Tournaments
A Black RObber Shot to Death.
'ther Foreign and Domestic News.
Ninth Day of Guiteau's Trial.


WASHINGTON, November 23.-The inclem.
ent weather had sensible effect this morn
ing about the courthouse. Despite the
ram, however, the usual proportion of
iadies were observed among the
spectators at the opening of the
court, and among the faces were not
a few that have been seen every
day since the commencement OF the trial.
Gulteau arrived by o'clock. While wait
ingto be taken into the courtroom Guiteau
discussed freely the events oe yesterday.
and expressed some dissatisfaction at the
release of Jones upon bail. When court
opened Scoville addressed the Judge and
made formal request for the papers
which were taken from Guiteau at the time
of his arrest, stating that they were ma
terial evidence for the defense, and since the
prosecution had not needed them, ho
they should be Withheld from rom
him. The District Attorney offered to fur
nish copies of the papers, but Scoyille in
sisted upon his rights in the matter. and
asked for the originals. Pending the dis
cussion, Guiteau insisted upon being heard
and said:
81 can throw light upon this. At the
time OF my. arrest had forty or fifty edto-
rial slips, showing the political situation in
May and June last. These slips show
the action and one of the forces
that impeled me on to the President
They are very important as showing the
glst OF the whole matter. There were forty
or iiity slips, denouncing President Gar
Held. 1t was living on such ideas as these
that was finally impelled on the President
with my inspiration"
Corkhill interposed saying:
IF it will enable you to get through TO.
day will send for them at once"
During lull in the proceedings, Guiteau
desired making personal explanation, saw
ing he had used the expression yesterday
that julius was suggestive of the negro race
and for that reason he had dropped ii from
ms name. HisprejudiCe was begotten forty
years ago. He meant no disrespoct to any
person or any race, particularly not the col
ored race, for they were more highly
thought of than other races nova days,
AT 1890 Scoville continued by the reading
of Guiteau's letters.
MIR. ScoVille read letter written by Gui.
teau to his father, in which he spoke of hay.
ing gotten into some trouble and i'm which
he asked for money. Guiteau explained
the letter, saying:
"One of my clients, miserable little
whelp, had me arrested on account of n
little difference of $50 between us. Assoon
as the District Attorneys attention was
called to the matter, was released.
| never ought to have been arrested,
but 1t got into the papers and did me a good
deal oil harm. had been in theology busi.
ness some time, and as usual, was out of
money; that's,al there was in that"
AS the reading ofthe letter was concluded
Guiteau again interrupted, saying:
81 never got much from my father. He
got down on me because left the Commu.
nifty. We could never agree afterward on
that miserable, sinking Community bust.
ness! I'm mad every time | think of II
1t kept me out of fellowship with my father
up to the time of his death.n
Mr.. Scoville, resuming, alluded TO
Guiteau s career rs a politician, and drew
the conclusion that his intellect was defic-
lent. This view aroused the prisoner
at once, and he began se-
rles OF Interruptions, protesting against
Mr.. Scoyille's conclusions as false. When
reference was made to his running around
from one committee room to another, seek
ing to be employed as campaign speaker.
and his failure TO OBTAIN recognition was
was mentioned, Guiteau shouted, angrily:
"'Twas not because had no ability, but
! was not known | had ideas, but not
reputation. They wanted big guns like
General Grant and Senator Conkling-men
who would draw !"
Then In direct contradiction of his coun-
sell declaration to the jury yesterday, that
Guiteau was man who never made Joke
in his life, he (Guiteau) looked up with an
amused smile and added:
~ presume I'd draw now"
This provoked general laughter, which
was promptly suppressed by the Judge,
who struggled to disguise the smile on his
features,
Scovillc continued uponthe same line and
Guiteau's speech entitled, Gar
field vs.. Hancock y Il was, he said, mere
tumble OF ideas collected from newspapers
and the speeches Of others.
Guiteau interrupted him several times.
Colonel Corlihill arose to protest against
the Interruptions of the prisoner, when
Guitcau waived his hand to him, patroniz.
ingly, and said
."'Tis not necessary to make any remarks,
Colonel. Just let the matter DROP
Scoville was willing TO agree to any meas.
ure the District Attorney might suggest to
restrain the prisoner. Scovile concluded
further interruption or incident.
At the request of the District Attorney
the witnesses for the defense were excluded
from the courtroom, with the exception Of
Mrs. Scoville.
The prosecution, at the request of Scoyille,
make the exception In the case.
The first witness for the defense, n. III.
Barton, was then examined.
A number of witnesses for the defense
were examined during the afternoon, whose
testimony generally tended TO sustain the