Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-10-14
GENERAL NEWS.
1s"yton rame. Pierre.
Special Teleorap,.

\ 1SOytOn Awes Pierre.
| Special TELEGRAM.
Pierre, Oct. 13.-At $50 p. n., in the
presence of about one thousands of the
inhabitants of Pierre, Captain Paul Boy
ton started from here on his voyage
down the Missouri.
| Arnignment of GuiteAu
Washington. Oct. 14.-There was q
very large attendance this morning in
the criminal court room, attracted partly
by the impression that the arraignment
Of Gulteau would take place. and partly
by the announcement that the argument
in tho star route case would be opened
by Robert g. Ingcrsoll. The latter said
he was unwilling to go on unless the
whole matter could be finished in DAY
or two. and Cook, for the government,
said he was not ready owing to the alb.
scnce of counsel. Finally the case was
allowed to remain open for two weeks,
the time OF opening the argument to be
fixed after that time.
After the withdrawal OF the counsel
in the star route case it became known
in the court room that arraignmcnt OF
Gniteau was actually to take place. So
most OF the spectators remained and
very intense feeling of curiosity and in
te'est was manifested. There was no
unusual display of the police force in or
about the court room, although there
were large number of detectives pres
ent, not in uniform. At quarter past
eleven, Scoville, counsel for the plis-
oner, entered and took seat at the law
yer's table and Immediately afterward.
the door of the witnesses room
opened and gave entrance to Marshal
Henry and two deputy marshals having
between them and fastening along the
bowed and covering figure of the man
for whom they N ade way to seat re-
served for him beside his counsel.
Then one of the guards unlocked the
handouts giving the prisoner the nse of
his hands. Guiteau looked broken down
in health. Uncared for in person, his
dark clothes were rusty and shabby, and
his whole person presented miserably
neglected aspect. After the excitement
attending his entrance had subsided.
District Attorney Corkhill rose ard ad-
dressing the judge said the grand jury OF
the District of Columbia has indicted
Charles j. Guiteau for the murder of
James A. Garfield. The prisoner is in
court, and ask that he be arraigned and
required to plead to the Indictment. The
prisoner was ordered to stand up and in
a languid manner obeyed. The clerk
said, "Is your name Charles j. Guiteau ?"
The prisoner assented by nod. The
prisoner, standing up with his head in
clined to the right shoulder, hls eyes half
closed or wholly SO, hands crossed as If
they were handcuffed and his general air
that of sickly Indifference
The ruling occupied nearly half an
hour, and during oil that time Guiteau
hardly once changed his attitude or
bearing and scarcely opened his eyes.
He did not manifest the slightest degree
of interest in the scene in which he was
the chief actor, and but for an OCCASION
III slight movement would be supposed
to be asleep in standing attitude.
Upon the conclusion of the reading OF
She indictment, the clerk, addressing the
prisoner, said, "Wbat say you TO this in
dictment-guilty or not guilty?" The
prisoner, in place OF response, put his
hand in his waist coat pocket and drew
out IL soiled and crumpled scrap OF paper.
| District attorney Gmperatively)-"E
ter your plea of guilty or not guilty"
The prisoner" enter plea of not
guilty, if your honor please, and desire
to make statement"
The court-"At some other time; it
would not be appropriate just now. Sit
down."
The prisoner thereupon took his seat.
The district attorney in this case asks
that trial be set for next Monday morn
ing promptly. The government is ready
for trial now.
Scoville-I appear here for the defend
ant at his request, and have some affi-
davits to present to the court, the first
being that of the defendant himself. The
affidavit, which was read, states that
there are various witnesses whose eyi.
I dence is mater ial for the prisoners de.
fense and without which ne cannot safe.
ly go to trial; that the names and resi-.
dcnces Of such witnesses and the facts
that can be proved by them severally are
all known to atlantis counsel, Mr.. Geo
Scovills, and are only known in part by
afliant; that he has no money or proper
ty, and is unable to pay the fees or mile
r age costs of summoning them. He there
fore prays that the court shal
allow such witnesses on his behalf as he
has shown in afiidavits of his connsel te
be necessary, the fees and costs to bs
paid in such manner as those OF gov
ernmert witnesses are paid.
Scoville then read an afilavit made by
himself. 1t states that besides the point.
OF law that may be made the defens,