Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-12-23

he don't know how to ask questions
any way.
Scoville asked if it were possible to
place in the prisoners coffee any drugs
that would make him appear brighter
or more quiet as the case might be.
Guiteau, with contemptuous look.
exclaimed:
"You ARE examining n witness for
the other side, amt YOU, Scovlle2
never saw anything so stupid as your
manner of examining witnesses this
morning. | think your lecture last
night must have been too much for
YOU"
Mrs. ScoviIe wrote her question and
reached over to hand 1t to her hus-
band, when Guiteau sharply said to
her "Now you j. st mind your bust
ness and attend to your own affairs.
You are making yourself altogether 100
officious in this case"
Pending the coloquy between
Guiteau and his sister. witness was per-
mitted to depart, much to the dlsap-
pointment, apparently of Mrs. Scovllle.
GEN. JAS. $. REYNOLDS.
lawyer. Chicago, knew prisoner first
about May, 1868, in Chicago. Witness
visited the prisoner in jail twelve days
after the assassination. Prisoner asked
me, Where were YOU on the day OF the
assassination:
Corkhill: Did he use the word assassi-
nation:
Witness: YES, that is the precise
word he used Witness made memo
randum notes OF his conversation with
the prisoner at tins interview and to re-
fresh his memory was allowed to read
from them. Witness read two OF; three
times, quoting prisoners words, and
used the word ASSASSINATION.
Corkhiil: Did he use that term?
Witness: He used that word and new
er spoke in reference to any Divine IN
spiration at this interview. After this
at subsequent interview. he always
SPOKE of the murGcr as the removal Of
the President.
Witness continued to rraC, from the
notes he had taken. NJ the second m
terview with the prisoner, a!luslon be-
ing made TO something which appeared
in the Washington Republican. Guiteau
pounded upon the desk and shouted out
That's lust what that little whelp
Gorham was waillng at that time.
Now he is ready 10 eat his own words.
He is hanging around Arthur nos and
irving to get some little Office. He
ought to be ashamed o. himself. ii be
has any decency. ! have got speech
Oh this fellow Gorham l only want to
ret chance at HIM.
Witness stated he read 20 the prison
er what Grant and C0nklIng and some
of his tprlSoner'S) alleged friends said Of
him (Guiteaul aud his crime. and he.
walking the floor eXcitediy sand: w hat
DOES it mean? | would have Staked my
life that they would have defended me.
They know thew wanted Garfield re-
moved and ye. they denounce me and
only see it in the bloody act" Witness
also showed him some papers in which
he lGui,eau) was bitterly denounced
for the crime and his lriaoner s. COM
ment WAS that the true facts had been
suppressed and he had not any defense.
Witness continued: He asked me. re-
ferring to Grant, Conklirg and other
prominent StaiwartS: DO they know
have stated tha; | have no accomplice:'
ana told him YES He seemed dazed |
and stood repeating the words several
times, Most astounding. most astoun-
ding
Guiteau here broke in and sand with
a sheer, You was a pretty smart de-
tectlve, wasn't you, General. You'll
probably get more business in this line
now"
Recess