The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
GUITEAU.
Another Matinee im Judge
COX's Court.
A Rest Until Monday.

| W asnlngton, I6.-Gultesu was aheat
of Corkhill this morning, and opened
the court with: TO put in the time
Cooking over to the vacant seats with
chucklel l understand General Reysold
is sick this morning. I wonder if Cork
hill Is guess they got more than they
wanted yesterday. It is about tim,
for Corkhill 70 get sick and stay sick.''
George ID. Barnes, district clerk of thu
supreme court, Kings County, New
York. took the stand to prove the divorc,
of Anna j. Guitesu from the prisoner
Witness presented the record or court
and the order Of the Judge for his wit.
nesse's) attendance here.
ScoVille objected to the admission o.
the papers upon the ground that thew
were not certified by the clerk of The
court as required by act of Congress
The court overruled the objection and ad-
mltted the papers as origina' s in the case.
The papers set forth the granting OF an
absolute divorce on the grounds of sdul-
terry, no answer having been made by
defendant. Guiteau, referring to the
Womaa named with whom he committed
adultery, said: "This woman, JENNINGS.
was high toned woman in New York.
IL was purely matter of business be-
tween Us l committed adultery with
her to get rid of the woman l did not
love. l thought it much more moral
courage than to live with her and
nave children year after year. I
have been strictly virtuous man
for six years past, and always been
high-toned Christian man. Scoville
desired to NOE an exception to the ad-
mission OF evidence. Guiteau, with i'm
patience, said. "Oh, what's the use of
quibbling over that? l admit nv mar.
rlsge and divorce. / don't care for that
can get married again anywhere out
side Of New York State, and for that
matter In New York, too, under a new
law there. Ii man lives strictly viz
tuous life for six years after being d.
Vorced, the courts will let him marry
again Why, 1 could get married in
New York tomorrow if wanted to-"
Gen. Reynolds was called. Guiteau at
once broke In petulantly, saying, 81 hope
you will cut off Gen. Reynolds and not
waste any more time on him. He told
all he knew about this case and q good
deal more"
ScoYille cross-examined witness.
Guiteau frequently interrupted, contra
dlcted and insulted witness, at one time
shouting out: 81 would have been hung a
hundred times in July last, but for the
nationsl troops, and all through your
lying and Oorkhi.l's. I'm going to get
even with both Of you too" Witness
explained that when he visited Guiteau,
his trial had not been arranged. Presi1
dent Garfield was still living, and he
(WItness) had no thought of being sub
p@ned as witness. "You lie," shouted
Guiteau, you came in my cell as a spy
IN the employ of the district attorney.
General Reynolds read from the notes
he had taken on his first interview with
Guitteau, quoting the prisoners words.
He read: IF there is q stalWart in. the
land | am he. Grant, Conkling, Logan
and Governor Cornell are big guns
among stalwaIts, and 1 rank with
them"
Guiteau-I reAer said 1 could rank
with them, but as u matter of fact think
[ can.
A number of newspaper slips which
witness had read 10 the prisoner at this
interview, to show him what we're the
sentiments Of Grant, ConkiDg and others
in regard to his (prisOner's) crime, were
then read by the district attorney. When
8 letter of General Grant was read in
which the writer, speaking of Guitesu,
ssid, My son tells me he is 8 dead
beat" Guiteau became very angry and
shouted This is what Fred Grant saws.
He's nice pill, isn't he, hanging around
his father? l should say he is bigger
dead beat than am" Another passage
was read which spoke of Guiteau's crime
as a most sudscious act. Guiteau inter-
rupted: "And so it was to enter that depot
and shoot down the President of The
United States, surrounded as he was by
sll his friends, l have wondered az it
good many times, how l ever did it. I
said to myself this morning, would not
it again for 81 ,000, 900, but |
was IN such desperate state OF mind
that could not resist it. | was imrelled
upon the President by a pressure l could
not resist"
Ellen G. Grant was called and Guiteau
shouted, Mrs. Grant is lady. l boarded
with her prior TO the first of July. She
Is very fine lady, and | owe her S47. /
rust l shall pay you as soon, Mrs..
Grant, rs these fellows holding fat offices
shall respond to my call Striking the
able exciteGly) l made them. If they
1on't soon contribute | shall call out
heir names in meeting. Witness pever
,usr ected the prisoner WAS insane.
Mre. Anna j. Dummy er, Guiteau's d. |
7orced wife, was then called Several |
aides arose to leave the court room. |
3uiteau moved uneasily upon his seat,
md looking angrily towards the audi /
.nce, cried out, There won't be anyI
imut on this examination ladies need |
1ot 90 out. They have no business to |
,ut this woman on the stand, unless
Corkbill wants to stir up filth. / say it |
8 an outrage on decency for Corkhill to |
irag this lady in here and have her char
.cter ripped up, as it will be. C0rkhill |
ought to be ashamed of himself. He is
worse than an old hog. l appeal to the
court to intercept this Infamous action of
Jorkhill's. Arthur ought to kick him
,ut. I made Arthur President, and
nave the right to demand that he shall
put some reputable lawyer in the place of
his Infamous Corkhill."
Very much to tbs surprise of every
,ne, but two or three questions were
asked witness, and her statement in re-
ply to the last question was: 81 never
Jaw any signs ofinsGnity in the prisoner
while l lived with him as his wife"
Guiteau, with a sigh OF relief said to
Corkhill: Thank you, Mr.. Corkhill, for
the sake Of her children. This is the
most decent thing you have done in this
trial. J. expect, however, Judge Porter
and DavidRe insisted on it, and they are