San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-20
CRANKY LAWYER TRIES TO PROCURE A
PISTOL TO SHOOT oUIrEAu.

,uent. an sdjousnmsnt WIS a,ked by the prosscu,in
attorney After some discussion q postponment 10
two weeks was taken. Ahsr the Star Route case
were dispossd Of II became known In the court
room that the araignment Of Guiieau vss sciuall!
to take place to-day, so most OF the spectsiors 70
NAMED and very iniense feeling ofcu'osity and
Interest was manifested. There was no unusual dis
play ~ police force IN or about tina court room, al
though there was large number Of detectives pres
ens not IN uniform: For half an hour bu.ine''
was su.p ended, awaiting tao Introduction Of the
prisoner at ILLS: Mr. scoville. counsel for the
prisoner, entered and took seat At the lawyers
table, and Immediately afterwari the d ,or lof the
witnesses room opened. and gave entrance to Mar
.hal Henry and Two deputy mnrshsls, having be-
tween than the bowed and covering figure Of =
man, for whom they made way TO q seat reese we'd
for him beside his counsel. Then one Of the guards
unlocked his hand.cnif., giving HIN the nse II his
hands. which he continued, however, TO hold as u
that was their usual position. Gui'esu looked brok
en- In hssl,h aud uncared for 10 person. His head
Il closely cropped but his cheek and chin whisksrs
are thick, but not long; his dark clothes were
rusty and shabby, and his whole appearance pre-
sented q mi.ersbly neglected appearance. All er
the excitement of his entrance had subsidized. the
dist:ict att orney Corkhi! rose, and addressing the
Judge said "rhe grand Jury OF the District Of Col.
umbia has indicted Chaele, J. Guitean for the muir.
der Of James a. Garfield. The prisoner is in court
ask that no be arrsigned aud required plead to
the indictme nt"
The prisoner was ordered to stand mp, and in
languid manner obeyed.
Clerk--ls your name Charles J.. Guiteaul
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Tho clerk then proceeded 10 read the indictment,
the prisoner standing up. with his head most Of the
time inclined to the right his eyes half closed
wholly his hands crossed over bis stomach, asi
they still were hsndcufed and and his general air
that OF sickly indifference.
The reading occupied nearly half an hour. and
during all that time Guteau hardly changed his at
titude or bearing, and rarely opened his eyes lie
did not manifest tho slightest degree Of interest In
the IN which he was chief actor, and but for
occasional slight movement might be supposed to
be asleep in a standing attitude, Upon conclusion
OF the reading OF the indictment, the clerk, address
ing the prisoner. said: what say You to the in.
dctmcnt--gnilty or not guilty :" The
prisoner In place ofresponse, fumbled in his waist
coat pocket, and drew out soiled and crumpled
scratch of paper,
District Attorney -Gimperatvelyl-E Enter your
plea OF guilty or not guilty.
Prisoner--l enter plea Of not guilty, ifyour honor
please, and desire to make statement.
The AT some other time, It wonld not be
appropriate just now st down.
The prisoner ,hereupon took his seat.
District Attoruey-ln this case I ask that the
trialbe set for Monday morning, peremptoriiy.
The government Is ready fer trial now.
Mr. Scoville asked to read a statement, and pro.
ceeded to read one by the defendant TO the effect
that he was without money or means, and that in
his defence II Is neces sarj for h i'm 10 have wit
ne sses from distance. Also one mads by himself
the effect that he not ready for trial, having
been In the case only about ten days; that the
defence wonld be insanity Of the prisoner and
that the wound was not necessarily mortal, and
was not the cause of the President death also that
he has failed 10 get the names Of certain witnesses
from the prisoner. and that he expects to show by
with esses in New York ami Chicago hereditary in.
sanity in the family, and that L. W. Guiteau. father
Of the accused, was monomaniac on the subject OF
religion. Tie also expected TO show that the death
was the result Of malpractice on the part OF the
principal physicians. He asked an order for wit
nesscs. fortvsonr In number. Scoville said. acting
under iLStructions OF his Client, he had endeavored
get him sui, able counsel oeingn OF familiar with
criminal prac ice, A. had applied to Emory S,orrs.
OF Chicago, who decued also Il. T. Merrick, who
feared that he could not attend. H. had written to
General HITLER but had not yet heard from him.
1t important that the prisoner should be proper
ly defended and he a,ked II G enernl Bntler should
decline that the prisoner should lie slowed to select
counsel,
Argument on question Of uri.diotion set
down for 3Ith instant and trial ON November SIN.
After leaving the court room Guitenu was tn ken
up stairs, and large crowd gat bcred out on the
east porico. The prisoner then being drawn 10 the
east part OF the building he crowd made rush for
that point bu, about 1880 ocl ock the pri'oner was
quietly walked through the basement and
through the c-uter Of the building. whe'e a CARR
age was waiting, and taken back t"jail.
VIM. Stevenson johnson. Of Chicago, law partner
Of Emory storrs had arrived in the city for the pur
pose Of tax ng part II the defense Of Guit-au.
while iuii-sa was being arruigncd large -sized
man approached of the court snd a.ked for the
loan OF pi.to. His ihq uirrs Causing su,dicion,
he was taken to police headquarters where he gave
his name II. George n. Se'hard, and showed
dpl"ma a. lawyer, issued TO him Iuue II. in Col
unihu, o. Ress:d he fought in GarHeld's regiment
aud showed two gunsh"t wounds in his lrs> aud
bayorei wound IN the side 81 the head, which he
said he received a. Shiloh. He has been doing
cleric,i work tor lawyer. in this city. lie heard
that Guieau was be srraigned today aud intended
To &c. bull-dc pistol and shoot him at City Hall
lie took has diploma with him to getting In
to the courtroom q member OF the bar. lie had
evidently been drinking.
A Wise Deacon.
Deacon Wilder. want You to tell me