Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-18
THE GREAT MURDER TRIAL
GUITEAU AGAIN ON THE RAMPAGE.
THE ASSASSINATION DESCRIBED.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY TODAY,

INTERESTING TESTIMONY TO-DAY,
COMPLETING THE STORY OF TIE CRIME
Yesterday was sort OF "fie1d day. in the
Guiteau trial, and consequently the crowd at the
door OF the Criminal Court room this morning was
largely increased. TOday's proceedings were not
without considerable dramatic interest, Guiteau
beginning his antics at the very opening. The
prisoner arrived from the jail usual about nine
O'Clock, and was at once transferred to the room
assigned to him upstairs. Here he was joined by
Mrs. ScOville and others Breakfast was brought
to the prisoner and he ate very heartily. Mean
While dense crowd OF people besieged the private
entrances to the court room by way Of the mar
shal'S Office, and clamored for admittance
at the public entrance. The doors We're
opened few minutes before ten, and as
usual there was a rush for seats. Some
precautions had been taken to prevent
counsel and to the court, which obstructed pro-
ceed1ngs yesterday. An ilnprovised fence or bar
rler had been erected around the newspaper
quarters and one end of the little runway on the
platform occupied by the Judge was boarded up
some boards were also nailed across the little
passage at the left OF the judges seat. The court
rows OF people extending all the way from
the counseis table back to the wall Mr. and Mrs.
Scov1lle and Mr.. John w. Guteau came into the
court room few minutes before 10 O'Clock, and
took their accustomed seats. In the district att)r
heys room at the same time all was in Il hustle OF
preparation for the days campaign; rows Of calf
bound law books were carefully arranged on a
Table, ready to be used at moments notice. 1T is
noticeable in the court room that the attendance
OF ladies increases every day. On the first day
there were only four or five ladies present To-
uay nearly half OF the spectators present were Of
nor in fhn fnpncn
are conspicuous for their absence. There were
hardly more than dozen in the whole crowd to-
day.
An Outbreak by Guiteau Begins the
The counsel and jury having arrived the court
was called to order at 10 o'clock.
MR.. sCOvILLE MAKES A sTATEMENT-HE DESIRES TO
HAVE THE PRISONER KEPT QUIET, AND NO ONE
ALLOWED TO COMMUNICATES WITH HIM.
Before the prisoner arrived Mr.. ScOvIle arose
and said that counsel for defence wished the court
to take such action as would compel the prisoner
to keep quiet. He had assured the prisoner that
the court would not deny him the right to be
heard at The present time.
nrUIle While ), Mr. se9vllle was speaking Guiteau was
the DuzZ attending this event.
When order was restored he continued, saving
that he thought it would be proper thing for the
court to order that no one should be allowed to
communicate with the prisoner either in the court
room or in the jail for purpose Of getting items
ihey desired TO try this in the courts ana not
In the newspapers. He thought that the court had
power to make such an order. He had spoken to
the prisoner In private, but found he Was unable
10 90 anything without an appel to the court.
GUITEAU IN RAGE WITH MR. sCovIILE
Gu1teau here sprang to his feet In a scoWlng
rage. "Mr. Scoville," he shouted, "talks one thing
to me in private and another thing in public Last
night he came to me and talked to me In my cell,
and talked differently from what he does now.
am going to have first-class counsel" Here the
Nric crrraIl>
Mr. Scoville said That yesterday the prisoner had
another communication to give to the press In
order to keep It from going to the press during the
day he had told him that he would see him in his
cell at night He had gone there and spent an
hour with him.
"He got 1t and suppressed IT." shrieked the
court with deprecatory gesture.
81 represent myself" retOrted the prisoner 81
don't propose to keep quiet"
Mr.. Scoville here attempted to quiet the enraged
prisoner, and was sauted by him with the words:
'You are not a criminal lawyer and have no
confidence in you to manage this case"
THE COURT INTERPosEs, AND GUITEAU THREATENS
AN APPEAL.
The court here suggested that he would have to
expel the prisoner from the court room.
elf you expel me, sir" said tae prisoner from
his seat, ''the court In banc will reverse it,"
Several officers here gathered around him, and
turning to them angr1y, he hissed: "You mind
your business"
The Judge here proceeded to speak, but was sew
eral times interrupted by the incoherenJ exclama-
tiOnS OF the prisoner.
On several occasions said the fudge I'm the
courts OF The United States the prisoner has on
account of dsordery conduct been removed-no-
tab!y in this court in the case OF Lawrence for
murder-and the course has been sustained. He
did not. he said, w~h to resort to such measures
but would be com 'eiiel to If the prisoner did not
remain quiet "Y0u shall be heard" he said turn
Ing u the prisoner at the close OF the evidence Ii
you then wish to address the jury"
prisoner
"Yon can only be heard now through consulta-
ton with your COUNSEL said the court
81 except to your hOnOr'S ruling" persisted the
prisoner, sand Will let it 90 up to the Court in
Banc The Court in Banc will reverse this, and 1
will get new trial.
blurted forth. in loud voice: "Scove Is no crii-
nal lawyer and no politician, and am opposed to
placing @ the case in his hands. propose to have
three or four f1rst-clasS lawyers"
..1 on must keep order nOw,' said the court.
the prisoner was then quieted and the regular
business OF calling the jury roll was proceeded
The district attorney offered in evidence the
letters Identified by Secretary Blaine yesterday.
The Testimony Continued.
EDWARD A Wagner was then called, but did not
respond. Joshua A. Davis was summo ned, but
also did not respond.
Joseph K. Sharpe, assistant train master of the
Baltimore Potomac railroad, was called and
sworn. He described minutely the scene in the
depot He did not see the shooting. but witnessed
the arrest and the proceedings Immediately sue
ceeding the shooting.
A Young Lady Who Saw the Shooting.
Ella M. Ridgely, young lady, attired in black,
with her shoulders covered with beaded cape OF
a pretty pattern, was next examined She saw
the shooting. The President began IA ling, she
said, from the time the first shot was fired. She
thought it Was the first shot that struck him. She
told her story very well, having it 1nterlarded,
woman-like, with many land thenS"
1t was noticed that she was the first witness to
whom Guiteau apparently paid any attention. He
bent his head for a few minutes, SO as to ci trh
every word. Before she finished, however, he
relapSed into his usual Indifferent mood and read
newspaper.
GUITEAU AND THE HACKMAN.
The witness said she heard Guiteau, before the
hootng, speak to hackman. The hacknan
asked him II he should come around to the other
door. The prisoner replied: "Oh, ne. will be out
oOn." She did not know how long this was before
the President arrived. She gave very clear
statement of the movements OF the prisoner in
al hp ha fpi II,