Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
Guiteau's Trial.

Judge Cox, Friday showed conscious
ness that the proceedings of the Guiteau
trial had hitherto been conducted with
out regard to the proper dignity of a
court Ofjustice. He warned the spectators
under penalty of having the courtroom
cleared, that there must be no manifesto
tions of feeling, and he threatened to have
Guiteau gagged unless he behaved himself
The assassin apparently paid little heed
to the threat; and constantly interrupted
the proceedings with his comments and
observations, and was not gagged. Guiteau
made a statement in which he repeated
his blasphemous assertion respecting his
partnership with the Deity. He said that
certain newspapers which abused Presi-
dent Garfield must share with him the
odium Of the assassination he abused the
indulgence of the court by making a most
cruel and malicious fling at Mrs. Dunmire,
his divorced wife. Mr.. Charles H. Reed,
Chicago lawyer, who was for twelve
| years prosecuting attorney in that city.
city, testified that he believed Guiteau to
be insane. Harmon B. Amerling and
Thomas w. North. who were acquainted
with Guiteau's father in his lifetime, testi-
fed to his religious vagaries and personal
| peculiarities.
On Saturday Senator Logan gave an
account of a visit paid to him at his room
last March by the prisoner, who boarded
in the same house. From his conduct
Gen. Logan supposed him to be partially
deranged, and informed the land-lady that
he was not proper person to have in the
house. Guiteau's sister Mrs. Scoville)
testified to the ante-natal circumstances
which may have given his mind peculiar
cast, and to his peculiarities after he grew
to manhood, she concluded her testimony
on Monday.
A number of prominent medical experts
visited Guiteau in his cell, Sunday and ex-
amined him critically, with a view of in.
forming themselves as to his true mental
state. They held consultation subse-
quent to the visit, when, it is understood
, they disagreed. A physician stated to a
tribune correspondent his belief in Gui.
teau's insanity, without, however, commit.
! ting himseii as to the assassin's RESPONSE
/ bility. 1t is said that the tome ~ ths
letters recently received by the assassin
: shows something of change of public senti
ment toward him personally.
, On Monday, J. w. Guiteau, the ASSASSIN J,
, brother, was called to the stand. III,
; refused to admit that his father was insan,
but declared that he had recently becom,
T convinced ofthe eprisoner'sinsanity. Othel
! witnesses gave testimony in support of tn,
theory of insanity. Guiteau took adyan
/ tage of pause in the proceedings to de
, nOunce as "cranks" the newspaper mer
who have condemned his clownish oomduc
} in the courtroom. Toward the close o
/ the session the assassin was sworn as ,
, witness, and identified some letters writer
| by himself in former years. He was ex
/ amined as a witness, Tuesday, in crowd
ed court room. He gave history of hi
life going to show that it was full of yaga
: ries and cranky ways.
William Jones, who shot at Guiteau
: while he was being conveyed from tn
! courtroom to the Jail in the prison van
4 Saturday week, was Friday, Indicted b,
the grand jury for assault with intent t
kill.