The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-08

After the Recess.
During the second act OF todays play the |
Indies outnumbered the gentlemen. AT 10
the prisoner was brought Into court ana the
proceedings recommended.
Mr.. Reed, OF Chicago, who has heretofore
been sort OF tacit counsel for tho defense, |
this afternoon evidenced larger interest In
IL, and held close consultation with Scovlllo
prior TO the calling OF the first witness IN re-
buttal,
Franh Bartiett,
OF Chicago. Witness IL acquainted With Mr..
and Mrs. Scovlic, and slightly with the pris-
oner; lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Scovillc In the
na ,a Of ss met the S1ery nSr ny hc
| seemed TO be, In every respect, liko any other
man; seemed 10 be gcntlemanly man; Guiteau
Sngagsd Win witns,s IN S ssseTa s s GSSey
the sdnic ds other illef-bs srfe ~ any other
man. . .. .,
By Mr.. scovilic: The tub raco was fr0th
your (Scovilles) bOat.hOuse the participants
padded In Mr.. Scovllle's tubs; all OF the
guests took part In the sport; couldn't sweSr
whether prisoner participated more than once
or not: witness does not recall having any
special conversation with the prisoner that
summer; does not remember his having any
pamphlet or book on religion that summer,
until before leaving when Guitcau gave him
one Of his books.
Guitcau frequently interrupted the witness,
and, IN short, Swapping words, told the District
Attorney tlidt no wis cheating the Government
In the manner IN which lie was conducting the
prosecutioni TINT il would cost 5000 for bring.
Ing Mr.. Bartlett here, and his testimony diu
not amount to anything after they got him.
He thought he had better not waste the Govern
ment money so foolishly.
Mrs, BARTLETT TIC VIE Of the preceding Wit
mesa, corrobordted all her husband liqd said
Gultcau's conduct was. always gentlerianly
and refined. She testified also that tile btis;
| oner hnd moral and religious objection to
| playing cards even for amusement, but had
occasionally Joined In the game OF
..SanchO PedrO.'
but was novice. There was nothing what.
ever In the prisoners actions that would lead
ono 10 Judge him to be Insane.
ON crossexaminatiOn the testimony OF the
witness was not at all shaken.
Howard G. Denham, Of Boston, Mass, testi-
| fed that he knew the prisoner; on November
Is, 1879 the prisoner secured dcsk-room In
| the same building With the witness, remaining
| there for about two inonths he was then en-
gagged on his book. the "Truth; " after remain
| ing there for about four weeks he said that
| theology didn't pay, and he was after money
and he would practice law; he never paid his
rent 40 he was bounced out Of his office and his
book attached for board bill.
About June, 1880, he visited witness ana
told him no was going West; witness never
heard from him again until year after when
| he received letter from him.
| Mr.. StUyillc asked 10 SEQ the letter before IL
wis read, and II wds handed him.
| Mr.. Scovillc-"If the Court please object to
tile admission of this letter, ds tile prosecution
should have made their case out before this
| time"
Tho objection was overruled and the letter
read. 1t was dated the Riggs House, Wash
ington, d. O., and requested that the witness
would send him n copy OF his book ''rruth,
and stating that he was then In politics and
expected soon to return to Boston.
Witness never had the least idea that the
| prisoner was insane.
A Methodist Minister.
'srhis man here didn't like me-" shouted
| Guiteau, "as soon as he found out didn't have
my money This fellow is Methodist minis.
ter. He liked me well enough until he found
out that didn't have any money, then he gave
ME the kick like the fest of thtih.'
| Witness testified that the total sdle Of tho
prisoners book at that time did not amount to
| more than thirty copies or so; witness does not
regard the book as of any value; thought II, as
he had told the prisoner, a literary curiosity.
After this witness had been discharged, Col.
Corkhill arose, and, handing a funeral-hued
document to the Court, said he had n COM
munication from tho President OF the United
States.
that 1t contained President Arthur's answers
to the intcrrogatores propounded to him ~
Mr.. Scoville, the attorney for Guiteau.
President Arthur's Answers.
The communication of President Arthur is as
follows:
''To the intorrogatorios OF the counsel for the
defense answer:'
"Do you know the prisoner in this case p"
eyes"
Show many times and where did you ever
see him Z"
az have seen HIM 1T ledst ten times, and pos.
slbly Ms often rs twenty time altogether, mostly
in and about the rooms Of tho Republican
State Committee, IN the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York city, In the fall of 1880, and two or
three times In the streets of Washington I'M
the Spring OF 1881"
"What conversation, II any, did you ever have
with him?"
"None, excepting to return the ordinary sal
utations of the day, and once or twice In
answerto his requests to be employed In the
campaign rs speaker by the Republican
State Committee, OF which l was chairman"
"What political services, II any, did the
prisoner render to the Republican party dur
ing the last Presidential campaign?"
"Nonc that know of. 3"
''Was there ever anything to your knowledge
In his relations to yourself, or TO Gen-Grant
or to Senator Logan, or to any other leader OF
the Republican party, socially and politically
furnishing n shadow OF n reasonable claim on
his pa part for political prefermentF
"Did you, or not, give him any reason to
think that he had or could have any political
or personal influence with you?"
81 never did,
81 have been requested by the counsel fol-
the defense to produce a letter written by the
prisoner, and inclosed to me by his counse
since his Indictment"
That letter was received by me in the month
of October last, but was not preserved. do
not remember Its contents particularly
executing that II contained some CLAIM
TO have rendered important services to tn,
Republican party In tho Presidential cam
paign, and m appeal for q postpOnement o
. his trial to give him time 10 prepare his de
Tense. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
Rev. II. s. Macarthur, of New York, testified n
some length to immoral acts on Gulteans part
{, and at the close Of his testimony the court nj
! iOuined.