Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-16
DOMESTIC.
Tho cuiteau Trial.

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esors of well-dressed, respectable-looking peo-
Me Including Pennsylvania member Of Con-
,sress. accompanied by ladies, the doors were
Thrown open and there was sudden and i'm
,,et,1ous influx of representatives of the
rcugner clement Of society.
The FIVE jurors sworn yesterday were early
in attendance.
The Court was formally opened few min
utes after 10 o'clock, and Immediately after
wards counsel in the case and the brother
and sister Of the prisoner entered.
After the lapse of few minutes Guiteau
was hurried into the Courtroom in the GUS
tody of half dozen policemen and Deputy
Marshal. His handouts were removed and
he shook hands with his sister and brother,
and took the seat reserved for him between
them and his counsel.
Scoville then s ibmitted al affidavit, and
made application for an order for an addi-
tional number of witnesses, which order was
made by the Court.
The additional panel of seventy-fve, sum-
moned last evening, was then called, most Of
the persons responding when called.
Guiteau manifested less nervousness and
excitement than yesterday, although in his
whispered conversation with his brother he
was quite demonstrative and earnest in his
manner.
first juror called. His answers showed him
to be not disqualified from service, but the de-
fense challenged him peremptorily, being the
fourth Eoeremptory challenge.
The next was man named Lynch, who
had decided opinion that Guitesu ought to
be hanged or burned. He was Of course ex-
cused, as was also the next, named Bailey,
who declared his belief that Guiteau was
crazy.
The next was colored man, remarkable
for frilled shirt front and dramatic post
ure and manner, who related the history cf
his past life, and then was pereuptorily chsl-
lengeo by the defense.
In fact, it is understood that Guiteu is re-
solved not to have colored man on the jury.
The next was an Irishman named Michael
Sheshan, with very pronounced brogue. who
had no opinion on the subject OF Guiteau's
crime, except that he thought the man out of
his head. He was sworn in as the sixth juror.
William Talbot, an iron-worker, having
answered all questions to the satisfaction OF
the defense, saying he had never bothered his
head On the question OF Guiteau's guilt, was
challenged peremptorily by the prosecution.
Several others in succession were excused
on their statements that they had firm end
decided opinions. One believed that Guiteau
ought to be hanged, and another would re-
auire convincing medical testimony to change
his opinion.
A long-faced young colored man named
Foster declared that he was perfectly free
from any prejudices in the matter, but he had
mentioned the murder OF Garfield tc several
parties as quite a serious accident. He was
challenged -peremptorily by the defense.
Samuel T. Hobbs, a native OF Maryland,
plasterer by occupation, was sworn as the
seventh juror.
G. w. Gates, young machinist, native
of Washington, was sworn as the eighth
juror.
After that, for about 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 ex-
cused.
There was one exception in the person of
celored man named Ralph Worneley, plas-
terer by occupation, who thought he could
render fair verdict, and said he had not read
more about the case than he did in ordinary
cases of that kind. He did not believe every
thing he read in the newspapers, bee luse they
had published things about himself that were
not true. He could not say whether the
President was shot by the prisoner until lie
would hear the testimony. Of course if an in
sane man did the shooting, he would be as
guilty as anybody else. The crazy part of
the business was something else. No sensible
man could have done such thing.
After consultation between council, the
prisoner and his brother, Scoville said the de-
Tense would accspt the juror, and so Worms.
ley was sworn as the ninth juror.
The list of seyenty-fve talesmen having
been exhausted, the Marshal was ordered 10
summon another list of sevsnty-iYe for to-
morrow. and theiCourt adjourned.
Er;esson's Kew Torpedo Boat.
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prints an account OF the trial yesterday, in
the presence Of General Grant, Secretary
Hunt, Chief of Engineers Loring Henderson,
United States Navy, and dozen other dis
tinguished officers and public men. of Erics.
sons new torpedo boat, The Destroyer. The
novel feature of this boat is the submerged
gun, which discharges a torpedo with un-
erring certainty through the water 400
feet in three seconds, with twelve pounds
of powder. Yesterdays experiment was
pronounced success by al who witnessed 1t.
1t was the sd time the gun has fred the pro-
jectile, and ct no time since the boat has
been put in working order has it failed with
the same charge to throw dummy torpedo
400 feet in three seconds or less. Ths
French officers were especially inter
estsd in the experiment, and though
they at first pronounced it an impossibility
to operate gun constructed on such princi-
pies and with submerged muZzie, success
fully, they were obliged to acknowledge that
the theory had proved correct and astonish-
ment was depicted in every line of their
countenances when they saw the projectile
rise to the surface beyond the target after
having traVersed the distance from the muz-
z'e of the gun and through the netting with
out making even the faintest ripple on the
surface Said naval officer at the conclu-
sion of the experiment, "Give New York
harbor dozen such vessels, which could be
built st the cost Of the Infexible or Duilo,
and we could successfully defy the combined
navies of the world. It seems to me the key
to q complete revolution in naval construc-
ton methods. A fleet of cruisers with a
couple of these destroyers on board, ready to
launch at moments notice, could bid def
ance to the most powerful iron-protected fleet
in the world
The National Tariff Convention.
CHICAGO, November 15th.-The Industrial
League of America opened the first National
Tariff Convention at Fairbanks Hall. Cen
tai Masonic Hall building, at IL a. II.
The objects of the Convention are the purih-
cation of the public service, the restoration
of the national flag upon the ocean. the adj
vancement of the interests of tie ship-builG-
ing industry, the regaining of our lost place
in the carrying trade, n discussion of the
adyisabiiisy of an early and progressive
reduction of the internal taxes of the General
Government, and a discussion Of the means
to neusralizs new industries upon our soil.
The Convention assembled with Ex-Governor
Rufus Bullock, of Atlanta, in the chair. He
made brief address, stating the aims and
objects of the Convention. james Scanlan
and E. II. Talbot, of Chicago, and J. B.
Barker, of New York., were appointed Sscre-
taries. A Committee on Permanent Organ.
ization was chosen, including II. j. Smith, Of
California, after which the Convention
adjourned to 8 3P. N.
Robbery OF Man who Had no Confidence
In Government Bonds.
CHICAGO, November 15th.-A Youngs
town, Ohio, special says: Jesse Baldwin, Of
Boardman township, five miles south of thi:
city, the fanatic who created sensation by
appearing in the Treasury Department al
Washington. demanding gold for S17, 900 in
bonds, was robbed this morning at o'clock.
He kept his money in an old-fashioned safe
under the stairs in the hallway Of his resi-
dence The party of burglars numbered
FIVE. The family slept up stairs, and
the first intimation they had of the
burglary was the furious noise made by the
blowing open of The safe with powder
George Lewis, Baldwin's son-in-lsw, fired
three shots az the robbers as they left the
house with the bags of gold in their arms
The burglars fired back, but nobody was In
jured on either side. The robbers had pre-
viously taken two Of Baldwin's horses anC