Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-29
GENERAL. NEWS.
Guiteau Continues to Interrupt
the Trial From the
Dock.
A Letter TO Don Cameron Askino for
Five Hundred DolIars.
1t Is Said there is one Juror In thu
Twelve who Thinks the
Assassin Insane.

1t IL Said there il one Juror in the
Twelve who Thinks the
Assassin Insane.
The Trial Of Guiteau.
Washington. December @-The court
was densely packed, despite the weather.
A rumor was current this morning that
the jury with one exception was salts.
fed of Guiteau's legal responsibility.
The twelfth juror, it is said, stoutly
maintains that Guiteau is crazy.
The prisoner was taken without DEM
onstration to the prisoners dock. This
is located about twenty-five feet from
the counsel in narrow passage separa.
ting it from large window, which over.
looks Louisiana avenue. Guiteau glanced
around the room and out of the window
and evinced some nervousness at his ex.
posed position. Guiteau started to make
his usual speech. II noticed" he said. "as
1 rode up this morning, the usual guard
of police had been withdrawn. Now 1
want to soy. emphatically, that if was
turned out would take care of myself,
but so long as l am in custody, the court
is bound to protect me. There is more
danger of being shot when riding to
court than at any other time and want
your honor to make an order for the
usual guard to accompany me. The
cranks are not all dead, although they
are fast dying off. As matter of fact
it would require but one crank with
nerve to shoot me. don't anticipate
any danger except from cranks."
DR.. Calender was called.
Before any question was put the judge
remarked: "As statement was made
yesterday that the court surrounded the
prisoner with the usual guards, would
state that the prisoner ls in the custody
of the marshal, and not of the court, and
whatever extra guards are furnished
have been supplied by him."
Guiteau-"Well, then, your honor. if
the marshal won't do his duty appeal
to the court. If the marshal won't fur
nish the proper guard, kick him out and
let's have a new marshal"
Scoville desired to exhibit to the wit.
ness rs an expert letter written by Gui.
teau some ten days since to Senator Don
Cameron. ~He' ''.r' s-asy- <-a'ss'
Guiteau interrupted from his place in
the dock in harsh and strangled tones
"Hold on. I want to say something
about that letter. Iprotest against ita
being read here. Its private lette,
I wrote to Senator Cameron
ten days ago, asking him for loan Of
$500. 1t was entirely private matter l
entrusted to my brother to give to Sen.
ator Cameron and he withheld it and
gave it to this man Scoville, and my
brother had better go back to Boston
and try and make some money
and pay his debts. He has been
a perfect nuisance on this case
ever since he has been here. He and
Scoville have dragged themselves into
this case to make notoriety ut my ex.
pense. I,epudiate both Of them. SEQ.
vile, you had better go back to Chicago
you are perfect jackass IN this CASE
won't have you in it any longer"
Davidge objected to the letter and the
court overluled the objection. and SEQ
vile read:
To Hon. Don CAMERON: DRARs SIR
I am on trial for my life and I. need
money. am a stalwart of the stalwarts
aud so are you. You think great dea
Of Gen. Arthur and 80 do I. Ny inspira
ton made him president. I am going t.
ask you to let me have $500. II gel
out OF this will return it. If not charg,
to the stalwarts. -. 's 9s
Yours for our cause and very cordially
.CHAs. GuITEAu.
In court, Washington, ID. O., Dec. l9
1881. s'.'' T..--'-,ses,s.ss E.
p. S.-Please give your check to m,
able to my order. Q. g.,
The prisoner commented: II, dom
care about it, one way or the other. I
you presented the letter you probabI.
have got the money, but rs you con
cealed it i'll mean way, you did not ge
the money. 1t is very good letter, an.
way, bnt don't like this way Of stop
ping my private letters and. dragging
them into court" ,,te1s
| Scoville then asked the witness: "Wil
you give, your opinion whether such
letter rs that, written to man he dii
, not know, does moi, indicate unsOundnes
of mindp" aAe raae w
Answsr-"[, don't think it indicate
unsoundness. Il seems 70 meetosbe con
sistent with his character through life O
soliciting money for services for whicl
he had no reason to expect it"
Gniteau-"I don't think 60 either. l
only shows what a jackass you are"
Corkhill--"Your honor. If these inter
ruptions arc continued must reques
the dock to be placed in another part c
the room" la
sooyille. e.(impatiently) )-"You can plae
it in the cellar If you want. We shan
object.",s ~
Corkhill-"You can't object"
A. Isls.