Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-15
put in the prisoners coffee any drugs
that would make him appear brighter or
more quiet, as the case might be-.

put IN tic prisoners coffee any drugs
that would make him appear brighter OF
more quiet, as the case might be-.
Guiteau, with contemptuous OK
preston, exclaimed, "You arc
all examining witnesses for tha other
side, amt you, Scoville? I never saw
anything so stupid as your manner OF
examining witnesses this morning. Your
lecture last night must have been too
mucAfos you." Mrs. Scoville wrote her
her question end reached over to hand it
to her husband, when Guiteau said to
her, "Now you just mind your business
and attend to your own affairs. You are
making yourself altogether too oficious
in this case.
Pending the colloquy between Gui-
teau and his sister the witness was per.
mitted to depart, much to the disap-
pointment, apparently, Of Mrs. Scoville.
James J.. Reynolds, q lawyer of Chica-
go, knew the prisoner first about May
9th. The .witnefs visited the prisoner in
jail twelve days after The assassination.
The prisoner asked me, "Whcrc were
you on the day of the assassination
.Corkhill-"Did he use the word assas.
ination ?"
'Wltness-"Yes, that's precisely the
word he used"
Tho witness had made some notes OF
his conversation with the prisoner at this
interview and to refresh his memory he
was allowed to read from them. The
witness read two or three lines, quoting
the prisoners words, and used Ii e word
assassination.
Col. Corkhill-"Did he use thatt 2"
Witness-"He used that word and
never spoke in reference to any
divine inspiration at this interview.
After this, at a subsequent interview he
always spoke Of the murder as the reno.
val of the president"
At this point Guiteau shouted, "Thls
man came to me as an old friend from
Chicago, when really he was nothing bu,
a spy employed by Corkhill, 1 want to
thunder this to the American people to
let them understand what this mans
character is" Then, turning to Corkhill,
This is your work. Corkhill, and God
Almighty will damn you for it. You
have deceived me all through, stolen my
thoughts and betrayed them"
The witness continued to read from
the notes he had taken at the second in
tervlew with the prisoner. AIluson be.
ing made to something that appeared il
the Washington Republican, Guiteau
pounded upon the desk and shouted
That's just what that little whelp, Cor
ham, was writing at that time. Now he
is ready to eat his words. He is clingine
around Arthur now and trying to ge,
some little Office. He ought to be
ashamed Of himself,if he has any decen
cy. have got speech on this fellow
Gorham. I only want to get chance
at him."
The witness stated that he read to the
prisoner what Grant and Conkling ant
some OF his (prisoner's) alleged friend,
said Of him (Guiteau) and his crime. ane
he, walking the floor excitedly, said
"What can it mean I would have staket
my life that they would have defended
me. They knew they wanted Garfield
removed and yet they denounce me-"
The witness also showed some paper
in which Guiteau was bitterly denounced
for the crime, and his (prisoner's) com
ment was that the true facts had beel
suppressed and he had not had any de
fense. Witness continued: "He asket
me, referring to Grant, Conkling ant
other prominent stalwarts. do they know
1 have stated I have no accomplices
and told him, yes He seemed dazed
and said, repeating the words severa
times. most astounding, most astound
ing"
sGuiteau here broke in and said, with
sneer, You was pretty smart detective
You will probably get more business i
this line now.'
!. Recess.