The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-16
GUITEAU's TRIAL.
Nine Jurors Obtained So Far.
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN GUITEAU'S
COUNSEL AND FAMILY.
The Question Of Jurisdiction Likely
to Give Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Nov, 15.-The pressure to OBJ
tain admission to the court this morning was
greater than yesterday. After the ushe-s had
admitted to or three score respectable looking
people, the doors were thrown open and there
was an impetuous influx Of the rougher ele-
ments of society. The five jurors selected yes
terday were present. The court formerly OPP
ened shortly after 10, and few minutes later
Guiteau was hurried in by half dozen police
men and deputy marshals. His hand cuffs
were removed and he shook hands with his sis
ter and brother and took seat between them
and his counsel.
Mr.. Scoville then submitted an affidavit and
made application for an order for additional
witnesses, which order was made by the
court.
The additional panel of IS summoned last
evening was called, most responding when
called.
Guiteau manifested less nervousness and ex-
citability than yesterday, although in his whis-
pered conversations with his brother he was
quite demonstrative and earnest in manner.
A colored barber named Howard was the
first Juror called and examined His answers
showed him to be not disqualified, but the de-
fence challenged him peremptorily, being the
fourth peremptory challenge. The next was
man named Lynch, who had a decided opinion
that Guiteau ought to be hung or burned. He
was excused, as also the next named Bailey,
who declared his belief that Guiteau was crazy.
The next was colored man who related his
past life and then was peremptorily challenged
by the defence. 1t is understood that Guitsu
is resolved not to have calored men ON the jury
The next was Michael Sheehan. who had no
opinion on the subject OF Guiteau's crime ex-
cept that "The man was out of his head" He
was sworn in. After several more had been
challenged Samuel f. Hobbs of Maryland, a
plasterer, was sworn as the seventh juror
G. w. Gates, young man, native of Wash
ington and machinist, answered all the ques-
tons satisfactorily and was sworn in as the
eighth juror. After that for an hour every
man called confessed that he had formed firm
or decided or unalterable opinion on the
question of the prisoners guilt and was excus-
ed. There was onelexceptional person, "a colored
man named Ralph Wormly, plasterer, who
thought he could render fair verdict and said
he had not read more about the case than he
had in ordinary cases of that kind. He did
not believe everything he read in newspapers
because they had published things about HIM
self that were not true. He could not say
L whether the President was hit by the prisoner
until he should hear the testimony. Of course
If an insane man did the shooting, he would
be as much guilty as anybody else. No sensi-
BILE man could have done such thing.
After consultation between the counsel and
the prisoner and his brother, Mr.. Scoville said
that the defence would accept the juror, and
so Wormly was sworn as the ninth. The list
having been exhausted, the marshal was ord
cred to summon another seventy-fve for to-
morrow, and the court adjourned.
There was some dif1eulty found in maintain
ing order among the spectators present today.
There were no manifestations of i'll will against
the prisoner, except now and then slight dis
position to applaud the expressions occasionally
made by those being examined for the jury
that they were of decided opinion that the as
sassn ought to be hung, but the applause was
in every instance promptly checked by the dep
uty marshals. Pushing and shifting for better
positions on several occasions became so great
as to compel the district attorney to call upon
the court to order the marshals to enforce quiet
Good humor was however preserved and all
appeared TO relish the replies, at times quaint
and at others forcible, which were elected from
the persons examined as to their jury qualif-
cations.