The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-26
GUITEAU.

evidence fakcS III up, WIN tht Oh MS anCestOIi
aud relatives on that point; and then, having
studied his client closely and knowing exactly
how to excite and enrage HIM by a word Of
motion, while disclaiming stoutly that he II
dong anything for dramatic effect, is yet
through his knowledge Of Guiteau's pecullal
temperament, bringing about constantdi display!
on his part to convince the jury and the coun
try OF his insanity. Such has already been hi
success during the three days since Tuesday
that he has evidently got large part of the
audience on his side, who frequently applaud
him; has won the sympathy of many of the
press reporters, who have begun to work up
a public sentiment unfavorable to Guiteau'i
execution; and is unquestlonably winning nc
little sympathy az well as admiration from the
whole country for his exceptional yet unselfsh
skill IN the discharge Of what cannot be other
wise than very painful and thankless duty
And dare any one presume that all this will
not also have its influence on the jury'
To show how this second rate lawyer" cs
peclally inexperienced in criminal business,
| Is pay lHb ulS ShuS III thlo CAtI bult,
We append an extract from his 50 called "open
ing SPEECH" on Tuesday
Mr.. Scoville then alluded TO Guiteau's sus
ceptibility TO the influence of womeH, and said
such was his disposition in that respect that
he would talk to any woman as long as she
would listen TO HIM.
That's not true" shouted Gulteau. IL put
n notice in my autobiography that any lady
who wanted to correspond with me who would
send her address, it she WAS all right, would
be we'll received; and to this notice got q re-
Spouse from a lady worth $4,000. That WASH t
bad, was Ity" General laughter.l
| Mr.. Scoville continued: ut is true, as he
says, that the notice brought on response
which shows there is one woman in the Unit
ed States that probably has lost her reason al
80" THIS remark elected a good deal of
laughter, but not from the prisoner, who an.
grily exclaimed IL wrote her two letters,
and she wrote Inc two. You [Scovillel sup
pressed the rest I have been looking for a
response to my last letter for three weeks, and
am certain you have he'd about it. tel you
so publicly" lie continued, raising his voice:
you can't fool me. am going to follow he"
Laughter,
Mr. Scoville-The letters Guiteau wrote
did not send
mo; you didn't send them. l knew you
had lied about IT. That ID not the first lie you
have told" cried the prisoner, emphasizing
his words with blows upon the table. 81 knew
you had been lying. You told me you sent
those letters, and now you say you have not"
! The Court (sternly)-Be quiet.
The District Attorney-Mr. Scoville knows
that If there were any such letters they never
can reach the jury, and that attempt to get in
to public colloquy with this man Is reprehen-
sible. Let this man play his part when the
time comes
Il am not playing apart" SAID the prisoner,
exctedIy, and gesticulating wildly. 81 knew
Scovllle was lying"
Mr. Scoville--f understand this evidence is
coming; that 1t is perfectly competent.
"As a general thing, testimony obtained
from lying is not competent" retorted the pris,
oner.
Mr.. Scovllle--I will not reply to Mr.. Cork
| hill at present tor his insinuatl0n. When the
time comes for argument he will get his an.
swer.
The significant tone in which this was SAID
brought down storm of applause from the
spectators
II had considered" continued Mr.. Scovllle,
that this evidence was competent"
The Prisoner-Iou will not have any sue.
cess from the Lord by lying. You lie! You
lie! Eve found you outl When a man lies TO
me once, | never believe him again. You lied
TO me once, and that is played out
The prisoner, IN making his speech, seemed
20 be convulsed with passion, and 1t WAS in
vain his brother and sister attempted to quiet
| him.
And the following passage in the examina,
ton of witnesses Tor the defence on Wednesday
Mary S. Lockwood, Washington city
boarding house keeper, was on the stand. The
| prisoner had boarded at her house in March
1881. The only reason she knew for his leav
ing was that he did not pay his board.
The Prisoner-I was there month. paid
s., and | owe her S25. They are very nice
ladies. That Is all there Is about 1t. Tell cv
erybody that il you want TO know.
This kind OF evidence is irrelevant, and
object 10 IT, [Laughter After pause: 81
presume there were people in the house whC
thought | was a little cranky. There is nc
doubt about that at all. If you want to prov,
1t, prove i! by them. | did not have any con
versation with the ladies. 1t was all done by
, notes. They were too klndhearted and polt,
to annoy me about board bills, and that Is al
about il. | want the facts. They are very
nice ladies-Christian ladies, good people ev
cry way. II is good place to board. Laugh
1 ter General Logan and a lot of high-tone,
people boarded there, and recommend 1t as
boarding house"
The witness stated Guiteau was abrupt II
his manner at the table; there was want o
: etiquette.
! The Prisoner-I did not know anything
, about the people at the table, and of course
kept my mouth shut did not enter INTO con
versation with them; that was all the abrupt
} ness.
81 George W. Odds, of Michigan, testified I,
/, Mrs. Scoville charging Guiteau with being
crazy and saying he had attempted to kill her
and asking witness TO put him off the place
i The witness related how Gnlteau soaped hick
Tory trees, insisting they were fruit trees, ant