Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-21
TRYING THE ASSASSIN.
1coNrINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
A SENATOR SWORN.

lad met the prisoner q lew tlhes in
Washington last spring. Some time
.fter the Inauguration of President
Garfield prisoner called to see him at
he Riggs House and sent him several
copies of his speech, Garfield VS., Han
.ock.' He saw him several tim ss IN
he Office or reading room of the Riggs
House in the course of six weeks, ana
had several brief conversations with
him. The prisoner applied to witness
For some aid in connection with his ap.
plication for Office. Witness responded
that he was already overloaded with
similar applications from his own
State and could not interfere IN his
behalf. In several other conversations
the prisoner spoke about the dead
lock in the Senate, and said his name
had not yet been sent to the Senate,
but thought it would be as soon as
the deadlock was broken. Witness
saw nothing either in the conduct or
of the prisoner that raised
in his mind any question of the prison
er's sanity.
The Prisoner-You are a good fel-
low. Senator. | remember you very
well. Our conversations were gene
rally social.
D. Mclean Shaw testified that Gut
teau told him he was bound to have
notoriety some way or other he
might kill some big man and initiate
Wilkes Booth
At this the prisoner became very
violent and abusive, and shouted
That is lie.'
The witness said: And get hanged
for it, Well said he, that is an .af
ter consideration l did not carry thai
conversation any further.
THE LIE DIRECT.
The Prisoner-I have not known
ANYTHING about this man Shaw for eigh
wears, but when he repeats this kline
OF testimony l say to him, You are
liar ! low, dirty liar!' / never hat
that kind of co conversation with you II
my life, and you know it You claim
to be good churchman, too. Tha
story Is falsehood from beginning tt
end, and you are a sneaking liar
That is my opinion of you. viii
publish you all over the world, ant
when you 90 back to New York yot
will be the laughing stock of you
friends. | never thought so and
never said 30 / would like you t.
state all about it in detail IT yol
cannot do that, you stand condemned
as liar.
District Attorney-Where did tina
conversation occur in which he said h'
intended to initiate Wilkes Booth ant
become notorious!
Witness-In my Office. Of course
cannot fix the date.
Prisoner (snarling OF witness)-No
of course you can't fix the date, yo'
miserable lying whelp. / never SAT-
80 and never thought 80.
Witness-The moment / heard o
the shooting of President Garfield
Mr.. Scoville (interupting)- Wait, siI
How long have you been a lawyer
Prisoner-He is no lawyer He
a petteforgger He gets q man abou
New York to do all his jury business
He has not got brains enough to try
case before jury. Patterson used t
do all his jury business. Shaw use
to lie around and get Patterson to tr
all his Jury cases because he had nc
brains enough TO do it himself.
District Attorney-How did 20
regard him mentally!
Witness-I did not think much
him mentally at that time
A SEVERE scoRcnING.
Prisoner Continuing to rail at wi
ness)-Not after | owed you S5t
After that you could see no good IN M
| have heard Of you running with We
men. My wife told me once in Chicf
go that you went and visited her.
am going to show you up, yon wretcl
You are a low, drty-lived puppy t
come here and lie about me in tha
way.
The Court (severely to prisoncr)-
Silence.
Prisoner-He had no business I
come here and lie about me. Tha
would make anybody mad. The lyin
wbelp.
District Attorney-What was hi
reply to your remarks as to his bein
hanged?
Witness-He said that would be q
after consideration, aud he could g
notoriety anyhow.
The Prisoner-I do not care sna
about notoriety. | have told you tbre
or four times you lie. That settle
you. | will not condescend to motto
you again.
District Attorney-In your conve
sation with him did he say anythin
to you about his being bound to get
living?
Wituess-Yes He said he we
bound to get living anyhow. Tht
the world owed him a living and b
would get it
Court adjourned till Monday.
AN EXPERT DECLARES THE AssAssI
| INSANE.
WASHINGTON, Monday Decembt
l2.-The first witness in the Guitea
case to-day was DR.. Edward Charl'
Spitzga, of New York. Witness ha
made the study of nervous and ment'
diseases specially, and had bee
called to testify as an expert abol
twenty times. Witness examine
the prisoner in Jail yesterday, and WI
satisfied he is insane. Witness col
sidered the main features of the priso!
er's case to be q tendency to the 70
nation of delusive opinions and mo
bid projects, and strong indications
Judgment And WHILE said the wi
ness, i have no other evidence tha
the expression of his face, ] shonl
have no doubt that he is moral in
beetle or moral nonstrosity