The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-10
THE ASSASSIN MAD.
HIS OLD Life Exposed in All
Hts HideOGsueks
Nearing the End of the Trial,

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at once; if you don't, [ will.
Scoville then addressed the court
and objected to the character of the
evidence which was given by wit
ness, on the ground that evidence
as to any other crimes could not be
introduced when the prisoner is on
trial for this particular offenSe. He
desired all such evidence stricken
out.
Gultteau here broke in excitedly
and shouted out: 1T is purely in the
nature Of confessional. Macarthur
is not an expert or lawyer, and
| object to him telling the jury and
the American people facts which
told him years ago in regard to my
history"
The court ruled that. the evidence
could be admitted, as tending to
show the general character of the
prisoner.
CCrkhill-Did you ever see any
thing in the prisoner to indicate in
sanity?
Answer-No, sir, / never did.
GuItteau here broke in with one
of his noisy harangues, and despite
the caution of the court and
the eXpostulatiOns of counsel, pro-
ceeded to express his opinion of DR..
Macarthur, in terms not delicate.
Turning to the reporters table, he
disclaimed for some minutes against
the scandalous reports of his charac-
ter, and singing out the reporter of
the Republican, shook his fist at
him threateningly.
Colonel COrkhill desired the court
to restrain the prisoner, when Cult
teau turned to him and said: "You
go slow, Corkhill; you are spotted.
and as soon as this business is over
the President will remove you
Witness allowed the prisoner to
occupy a desk in his law Office at
Chicago, for some months. He
seemed to have a deal of collection
business, and went in and out like
any business man. Guitteau con-
tinually interrupted, and finally
witness said to him." 1t seems your
close relations with the Deity of
late have corrupted your morals"
The prisoner laughed heartily at
this sally and said: swell that amt
so bad, for western man."
did you ever see anything in his
conduct that indicated unSOundneSS
Of mind ?" was the next question.
No. SIT, replied witness, nothing
whatever. He seemed to be a mau
of ability, vain and cOnceited, but
then he had late from New York
on his card, and we expected the
rest" This convulsed the court.
Stephen English, editor and pro-
orietor of the Insurance Times, New
FORK, took the stand.
Gu tteau called out: "This man
was IN Ludlow Street Jail, and l got
aim out for $780,"
Witness gave the circumstances
under which he became acquainted
with the prisoner. Witness was in
ldIl under $4,000 bonds charged
Nth libel. The prisoner acted as
MS attorney. Guitteau frequently
and nOisily interrupted witness,
aalling him liar and perjurer. At
one time he shouted: "There isn't
an insurance man in New York that
does not know what a fraud you
are" Witness continued: 1.-The
prisoner SWindled me out of $500,
and also swindled many poor crea-
lures in the Jail by promising to help
them and getting their money, and
then never raising a finger in their
behalf.
Guitteau shouted at witness,
why. wouldn't spit on you on the
street, you old scCundrel. I'll get
some insurance men to show you up,
you old fraud"
Witness was then asked if he ever
detected any signs in the prisoner
of insanity. ard replied, "On the
the contrary, he was remarkably !
clear headed, shrewd lawyer. He
completely outwitted me.
Warren G.. Brown, attorney at |
law, New York, was counsel for
Mrs. Guitteau in obtaining a |
divorce from the prisoner; believed |
the latter to be perfectly sane.
Guitteau, excitedly, 81 want to
know, COrkhill, what all this kind !
Of evidedce has got to do with the
real issue-whe fired the shot that
killed Garfield, the Deity or II |
think it is deyiiiSh mean to rake up
my character in all its details. The
only issue here is who fred that
shot, the Deity or just take that
home, Corkhill, and think it over i
till tomorrow morning. | want to
know what all this has got to do
with the question of my sanity or
on the I'd Of July. AS L
have told you before 1 had time
to go crazy a hundred times
during the interval
w. S. Caldwell, physician, treated |
L. W. Guitteau during his last i'll
ness; never detected any evidence
of mental unsOundnesS.
George W. Plummer was called.
Guitteau Immediately shouted: 81
owe that man 500, but it has cost
500 to get him here. 1
think the Presidents attention bet
ter be called to the way you are
squanderlng governments money.
To Corkhill-"He might bounce you
at once. You will cost government |
100000 or 100000 at this rate"
D. Mclean Shaw, testified that