Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-07

Ex..i.a,io. Of Congresses. farwel'.

WASHINGTON. Dec. G.
Upon the opening Of the Coert, Guneess
.nnInnced that he had prepared N ordee TOR
the atteniance sfwitnesses, the ssms q az
eueeested on Saturday, and he would deslre
the court % sign Il q once. TIE order vas
handed 70 Judge Coz.
Chas. Farwell member of Congress rom
Chicago, was questioned upon the state OF
feeling between the factions ofthe republican
party lust previous to the shooting OF Gar
feli. Judge Porter objected taking Mp the
time of the court BY entering upon Held OF
inquiry when the facts of the case were OF
public note Judge Porter said:
s.If the republican party was In state OF
disruption it could not be sustained by the
opinion of witnesses sane orinsaue.. u tnere
is anv purpose it is to show that the prisoner
acted under q reasonable conviction OF tine
actual facts and is not insane; if on the other
hand. the counsel proposes to prove that the
republican party was not in danger OF dis
ruptiou. and that it was not needful TO save
the republic, we will save all trouble by ad-
hitting this fact on the part of the govern
ment."
Mr.. Scoville-Vsry we'll, will pass to
another subject.
The witness was then questioned as to
his ACQUAINTANCE with the prisoner ana
stated that he met the prisoner in Chicago.
The prisoner called upon the witness, at his
office, and showed some newspaper slips !;
said he was about to purchase the Inter-
Ocean newspaper and told witness If he
would loan him $500 900 he would make
him, the witness, President of the United
States.
Cult. au-( Emphatically) That is false:
| never made anv such proposition. l asked
int
but he said he had already put $4,000 into
the Inter Ocean, and would not nut any more.
Witness again saw the prisoner at the Ar
| lington Hotel in March last Prisoner had a
recommendation for the Paris cOnsulship.
and wanted the witness to sign it. Witness
never thought the prisoner sane man.
Upon cross-eXaminatiOn the witness was
| asked if in the conversations mentioned he
had any opportunity to form an opinion
whether the prisoner was able to distinguish
between right and wrong.
Scoville objected to the question and ar
gued at great length in support of his OBJ
lection.
Guiteau continually broke in and insisted
that the question had no bearing on the
case that his mind all through was a blank
on the question of right and wrong, and that
he was impelled by an inspiration which he
could not resist.
Judge Cox ruled that the question should
be entertained and it was again put.
Witness thought there were grades of in
sanity and did not think the prisoner was SO
insane but that he could distinguish between
right and wrong.
ScOville desired to note an exception.
Guiteau broke in exeitedly, Il want this
understood right here and it will put a stop
to all this irrelevant nonsense. | acted from
an inspiration"
Judge Cox-''Well that will do prisoner,
you have said that great many times and
you must not interrupt the court again."
Mr.. Gorham then took the stand and
another discussion ensued between the cOun-
sci upon the form of the questions, in which
Guiteau insisted upon taking part. Turning
to Scoville, he said. "You are getting little
cracked yourself on this subject" Gorham
was told to step down, when Guiteau shouted
"Come back Gorham, want to ask you a
few questions. l want you to state whether
yod did not write and publish in last April
May and June, a great many very bitter arti
cles denouncng President Garfield for wreck
ing the republican party.
The testimony for the defence was closed
with the testimony of Hon. Geo. A. Gorham
of the National Republican.
Scoville who proposed to use the prisoner.
book "Truth'' in his argument, and read ex.
tracts therefrom, to which Corkhill objected
after three-fourths of an hour reading. SEQ
vile stated he would examine +. o. Splitter
tomorrow, if he arrived, and the court ad
journed. Guiteau noted an exception to the
Judges ruling against the prominent wit
ncsses he wished to Summon.