Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-08

republican party socially or politically, furnishing
shadow of reasonable claim Oh HIS part for po-
litcal prefermente
2IDla you or not, ever give him any reason To
MINK mat he had or could have any political or
personal Influence with youe
Al never did. have been requested by
ne. me counsel Tor the defence To produce q
re- e''e1 me written bT his by the prisoner and G9se
ment. That letter was received by me in the
month OF October last, and was not preserved. do
that IT contained some claim 90 have rendered
important service 10 the republican party in the
rIesldenIai camnagn. ana an appeal Tor post
his defense.
tSfgned,) CHESTER A. ARTHUR
REVEREND WITNESS
Rev. r. s. Macarthur. pastor OF the Calvary Bap-
list church. 23d street, New York. was called.
Il owe MIR. Macarthur S95; tha&S ali there is
about that" said the prisoner. as Mr.. Macarthur
stepped into the stand. The witness described at
considerable length various interviews which he
had with Gufteau. The prisoner told him he was
going Into politics and expected an Office.
81 took some interest I'm Horace Greeley them
that time, though"
1.-THE Office OF which he spoke" said the witness.
Chilli" 'i'''''''' ~
''Allow me TO say. Doctor" interrupted the prts-
ontf. THAT think II the Swiss mission /
thlhk did have all idea that ii Horace Greeley
was elected might get thc swiss mission. It's a
The witness said the prisoner was cited before
the Church on charge OF immoral conduct
That, said the prisoner. ''was st the time
when committed adultery to get a divorce
That's all there is to that. / wasn't going to live
with woman al my life that did not love"
The prisoner then went on with an exciting
defamation. adding: ayes, and | have been
strictly yirtuous for six or seven years. II is an
outrage on decency 10 drag up my whole life like
Mr. scoHille objected to this sort OF testimony.
SENSATION.
1--WE are showing this" said Mr.. Corkhin. "t0
settle that what the defence calls Insanity is no.
thing mere than devilish depravity."
This declaration created sensation, and solicit
ed applause.
The witness said the prisoner was dismissed
sane.
The testimong given by Or. Macarthur irrtated
th the prisoner Very much. and from that time untl
t tne conrt adlourned, at o'clock, he kept on III
terfuptihg the proceedings.
TRIAL NOTES.
1t was stated this morning that eight OF the eN-
pertS summoned by the government Were pre-
pared 10 swear upon the evidence adduced and
their own observations that Guiteau was legally
sane and responsible at the time he shot the Pres
ident.
Among the Congressman present to-day were
MeSsrS. Scales. n. c. CuIberson {TeX.), Herndon,
(Ala.) and IpSan, (fex)
Yesterday afternoon was spent in hearing the
testimony OF five ancient FTeeporters. The evil
dence was reported at length in the second edition
or THE STAR. The purport of it was To establish
the reputation OF the aSSaSSins father a clear
headed ana perfectly sane business man Onc ~
the witnesses was David H. SUNDERLAND. the state
senator from the Freaport district In his early
days he was pedagogue. aud welded the birch
over The youthful ass SiSSin, with other urchinS.
The only saying OF the loauaciouS prisoner that
attracted much notice during the afternoon WAS a
message the benefit of his endorsement, particu-
larry for the Presidents "rap" at Mormonisn.