The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-01
GUlTEAU'S CAB.
The Assassin is Permitted to Make An
other Blasphemous Harangue to
the Court.
Jones, the "Avenger." Indicted for Assault
with Intent to Kill.

Jones, the "Avenger." Indicted for Assault
with Intent to Kill.
A Stupendous Swindle-The Star Route
Frauds as Shown up by A. NJ.
Gibson.
The Guiteau Case-The Examination of Wit
nesses for the Defense.
| WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. 23-Tht
| first witness for the defense, III. N. Bur
ton, being examined testified that he did
not think The prisoner so deranged as Il
be irresponsible. He thought him not
deranged, but very badly arranged
There was NO cross examination with
this witness.
Ii. M. Davis. Erie, Pa, testified to Tho
knowledge of the insanity of one Of
/ Guiteau's aunts.
Thompson WilcOxsOn, Freeport, Ill
knew Guiteau's Iather, and described
| his peculiarities-
| DIR. John A. Rice, of Minton, Wis, Q
practicing physician for tweniy-si1
| years, testified that he examined the
prisoner in 1876, and came To the con
/ cfusion that he was insane His insan
ity was emotional rather than inteilectu
| al. There appeared to be an impair
ment of judgment, but not much, if any
impairment of intellect. He told his
| friends Guiteau ought to be secluded
The witness treated Guittau's father
He did not
CONSIDER Rim INSANE.
Recess
After. recess the witness again took
the stand. He did not see Guiteau after
| hka had SanuSiInFS
at Beaver Lake, Wis.
The prisoner-"I returned to Chicago
and opened law office. did not run
away"
Frank L. Union, Boston, testified as to
hiring Guiteau a hall. His bills pro-
claimed: ado not fail TO hear Hon
Charles j. Guiteau, the little giant from
the west. He will show that two thirds
of the race are going down to perdi
| ton"
The prisoner-"That is liberal esti
mate" Laughter)
Witness-There were about fifty men
at the lecture. At the end of half an
| hour the lecturer evidently became dis
gusted with himself aud left in q great
| hurry"
The prisOner-"I was disguised at the
audience"
WitneSs-"After he was gone the au
dience agreed the man was crazy
Guiteau came next day and asked foI
the hall again. He said he was not era
zy, but inspired; that God was his
FATHER AND DIRECT COUNSELLOR
and he did nothing wrong. He said in
serious manner he belonged TO the
| firm of Jesus Christ s. company. He
was sure the witness was doomed
| Laughter. He said he knew the way
| hoauoT, ard hill and 80 the x1,stnocs
did what he told HIM he would go tC
heaven, if not to hell.
Question by Davidge: Suppose al
the time of the lecture Guiteau had
struck you, would you have struck him
back ~
| Answer-"No."
The prisoner-"I don't strike per
sons"
The witness said he appeared as 4
witness impelled by reading Scoville'i
appeal for witnesses.
Mary S. Lockwood of Washington
stated the prisoner had boarded at he
house in March, 1891. The only reason
she knew of his leaving was he did no
pay his board.
The prisoner-"I was there month
| / paid % and owe her $50. They arr
very nice ladies, that is all there il
about 1t. Tell everybody that, if yol
want to-"
Scoville-'What was. the pariicula
occasion of his leavingg'
| Witness-"He transacted his business
WITH THE HEAD WAITER"
The pFisoner-"PheIe was nothin;
said at all. got the money and paiC
So. The rest had use for. l staid ;
week or two longer on the strength O
that and that is all about it. This kim
of evidence is irrelevant and l object Il
Qaughter) (after pause) l presum
there were people in the house wh'
thought / was a. little cranky. Their
Is no doubt about that at all. I did no
have any conversation with the ladies
1t was all done by notes.. They were to-
kind hearted and polite to annoy m,
about board bills, and that is all abou
it. / want the facts. They are yer,
nice ladies, Christian ladies, good pee
pie every way. 1t is a good place T.
board. (Laughter.) General Logan ant
lot of high toned people boarded there
I recommend it as boarding house"
4 The witness stated Guiteau was al
rupt IN his manner at the table, Their
was want of etiquette.
The prisoner-"I did not know any
thing about the people at the table, ant
of course kept my mouth shut. ! di!
\
them, that was all the abruptness."
Norward Daman, of Boston, who a
tended the lecture in Investigator hall
said all he could understand from tn
lecture was the
PEOPLE OF BOSTON
and twothirds of mankind general
would probably go down to pcrdition
/ supposed this man was insane"
General w. Ored, of Michigan. testi
fed to Mrs Scoville charging Guitea1
with being crazy, saying he hat
ATTEMPTED to kill her. and asking th
witness to put him off the place. TIL
witness related how Guiteau sOape
hickory trees, insisting they were frui
trees, and how when wedding he pulie'
up more strawberries and turnips tina
| weeds.
The prisoner-"I think we have ha
enough of this kind of talk" (To SCI
VILE who tried to keep him quiet)-
"Keep quiet yourself" (To the court
-"The fact is that during the fall o
1875 spent several months trying
get hold of the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
exhausted myself on that, and alOn
, in the spring had not much law bus
ness Mr.. Scoville had a very fine farI
and country seat in Wisconsin, and
went out there in the summer of 1915
spend a couple of months. did try
do some farming work to pay for IN
board, that is all there is to that kind {
talk I went back TO Chicago an
opened law Office and did well Their
} I always did well with law when stuc
. | to business" The district attorney ol
/. jectad TO a question put by Scoville
the witness.
The prisoner said to the district alto
, new, 81 hope you gentlemen will iEsi
D upon order in this matter, and not allo
2 this kind of thing To go on. Ii has q
!. bearing on the case and / will not hay
e it,"
! The witness was asked further as
a GuIteau's
, TROUBLE WITH MRS. scovILLE.
The prisoner-"It is not true. new
made any trouble with anybody. 1!wai
absolute truth and when the defenl
= comes In with such nonsense / want
5 protest against il, and ] want you ge
tlemen, addressing the counsel for q
prosecutlon) to sustain me in it"
4 Dividge-"We will get il all right.
The prisoner-"VerY well sir''
ScoviIle to witnesSI"Did you for
n any opinion as to whether he was saI
or insane?"
The prisoner-"I object. The VI
ness is not an expert"
The cross-examination was vel
II searching. The story Of the axe scel
n with Mrs. Scoville having been aga
alluded to the prisoner declared it to
"a lie. That was the short Wi
10 put it. He had new
4 used an angry to his sist
n at all, although, no doubt, she thong
so. AS q matter of fact it was all no
sense. In redirect examination ref
d ence was made TO the incident of Quite;
d soapIng hickory trees.
v The prisoner-"I remember of hes