The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-29
" I Am a Stalwart and SO
are You,"
Is what Guiteau writes to Don
Cameron.
Arrests in Ireland,--Crimes
and Casualties at Home.
TO.DAY'S TESTIMONY.

ing that the jury, with one exception, was
satisfied of the guilt and legal responsible
ity of the prisoner, the twelfth juror. it is
said, stoutly maintains that Guiteau is
AS CRAZY
as a March hare.
The prisoner was taken without demon
stration to the prisoners dock This is To-
Gated about twenty y-five feet from the
counsel upon the left of the room, mar
row passage separating it from larg win
dow which overlooks Louisiana avenue
Guiteau glanced around the room and then
out of the window, and evinced some ner-
vousness at his apparently exposed posi-
ton.
Guiteau started to make his usual morn
ing speech. '1 noticed" he said, 'tas
rode up in the van this morning, that the
usual guard of police had been Withdrawn,
now want to say, emphatically, if 1 was
turned out tomorrow, would take care of
myself, but so long as am in the custody
of this court, the court is bound to protect
me; there is more danger of my
BEING SHOT
when riding to and from the Jail, in the
van, than at any other time, and / want
your Honor to make an order that the usu-
al guard shall accompany me,-the cranks
are not all dead, though they are fast dy-
ing eff, as matter of fact it would
require but one crank with sufficient nerve
to shoot me in the van. That's where
most of the danger lies. I'm making more
friends every day, and getting lots OF let
ters of sympathy. I don't anticipate any
danger except from cranks."
Doctor Collender called. Before any
question was put Judge Cox remarked as
to statement made yesterday, that the
Court surrounded the prisoner with the
usual guards and protection. He would
state the prisoner was in the custody OF
the marshall and not of the court, and
whatever extra guards had been furnished
had been supplied by him.
Guiteau.-''Well then your honor, II the
marshall won't do his duty appeal to the
court. II the marshall win not furnish
proper guards, kick him out and lets have
q new marshall"
Scoville desired to exhibit to witness as
an expert, letters written by Guiteau some
ten days since to Don Cameron. Guiteau
interrupted from his place in the dock,
and shouted out in harsh and strained
tones, Hold on. I want to say something
about that letter. protest against its be
ing read here. 1t is a private letter
wrote to Senator Cameron ten days ago
asking him for
LOAN OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
It was an entirely private matter.
entrusted it to my brother to give to Sena-
tor Cameron. He withheld it in a miser-
able. mean way and gave it to this man
Scoville; my brother had better go back to
Boston and try and make some money and
pay his debts. He has been perfect nui-
sance in this case eyer since he has been
here. He and Scoville have dragged them
selves into this case to seek netoriety al
my expense. ! repudiate both Of them.
Scoville, you had better go back to Chica
go, you are perfect jackass on this case
and won't have you in it any longer"
Davidge objected to the letter, but the
Court overruled the objection and Scoville
then read:
Hon. Don Cameron, Dear Sir:-I am on
trial for my life and want money.
IAAA sTALwART OF THE sTALwARTs.
and so are you. You think great deal
Of Gen. Arthur and so do I. My inspir11
alton made hum president and j am going
to ask YOU to let me have five hundred
dollars. II get out of this will return
it. IF not
CHARGE IT TO THE sTALwARTs
Yours for our Cause,
CHARLES GUITEAU.
In Court, Washington D. C.Deo. 9th 1881,
P. s.
Please give your check to my brcthel
- W. Gniteau of Boston and mako il
payable to my order.
Inc prisoner commented-I don't care
snap about it one way or another II
you mad presented the letter you wUuhl
Probably
dOITEN TEtE AOdE1.
as you concealed it in mean
In'''Ains way you didn't get the MONEY.
s . very good letter anyway but don't
hke tins way of stopping and stealing uy
private Eletters and draepine them il te
Court
ScoViie then asked witness. s.Wiu Won
give your opinion whether such = ,o,,er :.
that written to man he did not Lnow
ooes not indicate an nnsonnanass 80
mind?' oi
Il don't think it indicates up.o,n,sna.s
OF mind II seems to me consisten, ..;.,,
MS character and habit of SOLICITING -
from sources where he had no reoas.
expect it. aSon 10
Suiteau-'T don't think so, either :.
VILE" s1 aie' SEQ
oofAhiil-"Y Your Honor, if these ;utor
aup.ions on the part of the prisoner are t.
ue | must request the dock to ba