Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-18
THIRD EDITION.
GUITEAU.
PROGRESS OF HIS TRIAL.
THE PRISONER EXCITED.
La,iie. in COurt-TEe Defendant Thu ened
With Removal.

| La,iie. in COurt-TEe Defendant Thi eateneG
| With Removal.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-There was &
large crowd, including several hundred
ladies in court to-day. At nine o'clock
the prison van drove up and Guiteau,
clutching a huge bundle of papers in his
manacled hands, shuffied hurriediy into
the building. The by-standels We're re
markably quiet, yet Guiteau plainly be
trayed fear OF violence When the court
openened four-fifths Of the seats We're oc-
cupied by ladies'.
Scoville at once arose to make 4 per-
sOnal explanation and asked the court to
| adopt some measures to prevent the priS
oner from giving to the public his unau
thorized statements and also to prevent
| his annoying Interruptions in court. This
at ccce brought on a scene, during which
Guiteau demanded that Scoville should
so out of the case, that he was no crimi-
nal lawyer and had no sense that he
| talked one thing in public and another in
private. Scoville endeavored to explain
to the court, but the prisoner became more
excited, addressing himself to the court,
his counsel and the bailittS indiscrimin-
ately.
While denouncing Scoville, lie turned TO
the officers who were trying to keep him
quiet, and said: "Iou mind your own
business, you confounde'l fools, you amt
got no sense" When the court again
threatened in decided terms to remove
him and 90 on with the trial without him,
ho replied L" don't care il you do, the
court IN danc will reverse ycu and will
get new trial--you have no right to re-
move me- The judge then reiterated his
threat, and after whispering to his coun-
sci Guiteau subsidized and devoted himself
to his papers. The examination Of wit
nesses then commenced.
A number of witnesses; then testified to
the shooting, during which time Guiteau
seemed absorbed in his papers. One wit
ness, 4 woman, said at the time of the
shooting Guiteau looked pale, like one
about to visit the graves of dead friends
At this lie glanced quickly at witness and
allowed faint smile to linger for an in
slant about his Guiteau percha lips.
When another witness testified as to how
Guiteau wore his hat, the prisoner put it
on and remarked, "they are all mistaken
wore my hat
Later on the pistol with which the fatal
ball was fired was shown in'.ev:dence. Then
IutIc WIS a ScucTii CltulDtp5 vi utCkS III
every part of the room with the whispered
exclamation. "There is the weapon that
killed POOR Garfield - it was handed
around among the jury and attention call
ed to the fact that two barrels were empty
and four still loaded.
Another witness testified that Guitcau
lad a bad f,cc, remark which Scoville
wanted struck from the record unless wit
ness stated specifically what feature was
bad. Finally ScOville asked him if he
had expressed any opinion on the case, to
which lie replied he had. "a
Scoville-" Have you ever said ycu
thought prisoner ought to be hung?'
Witness Gin most emphatic manner
-" have most decidedly"
Another witness, Patrick Kearney 4
policeman, swOre he was tie first to arc t
Guitcau. lie caused much amusement by
detailing his first impulse to club the
prisoner and the quaint express
sions and emphatic manner in
which lie contradictcd the witness Parke,
who yesterday swOre he was first to arrest
Guitcau. "NO else so help me Cod he
said, "toOk hold of him was all alonc."
Guiteau, who had following this mans
evidence closely said, "Your honor, will
you allow me tc ask this witness few
questions lie comes nearer to the truth
than any of them Guiteau then cor
robOrated the story of witness that the
latter was the first to make tho arrest and
witness in turn admitted that Guiteau dill
not attempt to escape. At 1890 court
took a recess for half an hour.