Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-01

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him back?
| Answer-No.
The prisoner don't strike persons.
| The witness said he appeared rs q
witness impelled by reading Scoville's
appeal for witnesses.
Mary S. Lockwood, OF Washington,
stated that the prisoner had boarded at
her honse March, 1881. The only rea-
son she knew of for his leaving, was
that he did not pay his board
! The prisoner was there month
and | paid So, and l owe her $40. They
are very nice ladies'; that's all there is
about it. Tell everybody that if you
want to.
| Scoville--What was the particular
occasion of his leaving?
Witness-He transacted his bushes $
with the headwaiter.
| Geo. Woods, of Michigan, testified to
Mrs. ScovIle charging Guiteau with
being crazy, and saying he had at
tempted to kill her. Witness testified
how Guiteau soapod hickory trees, in
sisting that they were fruit trees; and
how, when wedding, he pulled more
strawberries and turnips than weeds
| The prisoner think we had enou gh
of this kind of talk.
The ross-exaplination was very
searching, and the story of the axe
scene with Mrs. Sooville having been
again alluded to, the prisoner de-
clared it lie, that was the short way
to put it. He had never used any
anger to his sister at all, although no
doubt she thought so. AS matter of
fact it was all nonsense
In the redirect examination refer
ence was made to the incident Of Gui-
teau soaping hickory trees
The prisoner remember hearing
of that soap business, but / did not
care anything about it. was study
ing theology at the time.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The greater
portion of the forenoon was taken up
by harrangue of the prisoner He
closed his speech rs follows:
he eyes of the civilized world are watchin <
this case and it behooves this court and the met
ropoltan police to protect me at all hazards. |
hereby warn all 'cranks " OF high or low degree
to keep away from me, under penalty of instant
DEATH He would have been shot dead on Satur
day but for the rearing OF the horses of the van
the officer shooting. The horses shook
the van so he missed his aim and though the van
pursued him he temporarily escaped. cannot
waste my time on cranks' all they can see in this
case is a poicemans revolver Again, / say if
they value their lives they must keep away
from me. / desire the court and jury to dispose
of this according to facts and law, and leave
all responsibility about il to the verdict of the
jury.
Joseph B. Smith, of Freeport, H.,
testified as to his acquaintance with
Guiteau.
NJ +. Foss testified as to the scene at
thed epot on the morning of the shoot
ing.
There were several sharp passages
between Scoville and counsel for the
prosecution during the questioning Of
this witness
Charles H. Reed, of Chicago, detail
ed several incidents IN Guiteau's career
rs lawyer, at Chicago. Witness was
prosecuting attorney for twelve years
and met Guiteau frequently, but his
relations with him we're never init
mate. He had loaned him money whchi
was still due. He always regarded
him rs very earnest, sensible man,
but unbalanced, He never saw any
indication of violence, and always
deemed him harmless man until re-
Gently. Witness saw Guiteau several
times last spring, and frequent refer
ences were made during conversations
to Office
II. b. Amerling, at present a lawyer
in Williamsport, Pa, and who formerly
lived in Freeport, Ill.,, testified to the
peculiarities of Luther w. Guiteau
The cross examination of this wit
ness was very amusing, he being rather
prosy, and desiring to give an explana-
ton Of nearly every answer. Davidge
questioned the witness searchingly in
regard to letter which his son at his
request had written to Freeport to Mr..
Oiler, making inquiries as to the strange
actions OF Luther w. Guiteau
Witness replied that he had told his
son to write the letter, not out of any
love for Chas j. Guiteau, but out of
respect to the family. 81 loved l.. w.
Guiteau," said the witness, las | did
my brother"
question: lou nave DeeH sOTt Oh
consulting counsel in this case?
Answer gave Scoville all the assist
ance | could | prepared brief on
the question of insanity. ! don't want
to disguise anything. | assisted SEQ
vile in every way, manner and form
in this case.
After some further unimportant tes-
timony had been elected the court ad-
journed
THE ELEVENTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26,-The proceed
ings to-day were exceedingly prosy for
a time, until there came a lull, when
Guiteau improved the occasion to make
the first speech Of the day. He said
81 notice nay friend Henry Ward
Beecher is doing some cranky work on
this case. | used to attend his church
and prayer meetings. and if your honor
knew MIN as well as | do, you would
not pay any attention to him. There
are good many people who think he
is badly cranked socially, and think
that Mrs. Tilton told the truth and tina,
he lied about it, and / tell him so pub
liclv"
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