The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-11-25
GUITEAU'S TRIAL.
IS he MAD OR FEI0NIN0 I?
His Obstrsperous Conduct Evidence
ofInsanity In the Family President
Garfield Vertebra Exhibited Bliss
and the other Doctors Testify.

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"A" o"''rePofou' Conuao' -S1ue"'
insanity In the Family Fresiden
Garheld's Vertebra Exhibitsd-Bha
and the other Doctors Testify.
Friday Mr.. Scoville reouested tho cou,
IN adont come measures to nrevent m
prisoner from issuing his manifestoes +
the nublc and also to prevent his annoy
inc interruptions in the court room Thi
ro1uoet occas;oned another v;olapt ooono
Gniteau exclaiminp TO Mr.. Scoville. .sYo,
are M criminal LAWYER and 7 have M con
f,dence in vour conacitv 7 nronose m ge
two or three of the first class iawvers i,
Auor;oo m manage INV case And + WON
r. COW yvord mon Tho low y or;ad ~,
nr;sonor addressing tho court .Tf yo,
pvno, mo from tho court room tbo oorr ~ !,
tapo ,,,;I, rovorSn Won If Tho oo,,u, ,,,,,,
m n"ao out"confounded FOOLS VOL, - he crie ai
,,, Inv omd str,,na,;nr viii, ,ho donn,T
ana,,s,, Who ,.,ore rresoinG h;n, ;nta ~,
aa". snn,,, ,rh;oh ho had ho,f r;so,, ..,h,
So SUI. vi, ',ndn.,,a.a ,hot ha iii Wv n
uou. ., W." ~ ,ho oo,,r, - hono NIL 80
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BUSINESS. - n ,ha So.',,, go Az So,
aSa,n' un .,;,u u - arr,,o t,;,Ion,,,, w." fo,
"noi ~ 800" Tho oo,,rt au, s,,,,o .~
oose $500: . - .,,s ,,..s ~ ,,,a Jr,;,aa c.,
occasions III ,no Iou.' y, .ne 0,'oa S ,:aU
tho p'lso., ,"s 1911 fr,'", ,ha oo,n. so ad
uoay .o"u ...;.ad =, ,,;s "hsono, r. "na
tlo ot,se ~. So.,u o,,rt 10 tha onsn of
uono ~ =, 'n, r, 'e'! G,,a.,,,.,,;', ,'d
le.Ie a., u. hio ,';,h his fstsS .sI,,s Wv
| otilhlhS thS ehoiS "ith "'o Ho's/ ~ w
TrlS o o CT viii NOT resort r. II ,nose
T.. .no ooul h W." od,,on;s,, ,ha ,r;snn
70 S..a .i,o, ;f tho naso ror,,,;r,,s !, /,
o' ~. ~ aovanoe 'nut - Wv 80 H.. 70 ~,
WI, oo ., uonI no., an, ha haord IN vo,'r do
p fauao and vou sholI be heard at The close
IS COW ay;donce If vou desire If TTnt;l
thoi ,;n,o vou must nreserve silence ~ 81
onma hore 90 counsel and 7 want to ho
hear,, " cried the prisoner The court
Is,arnly, .sYou cannot be hoard ~ Tho
nr;snner indicated his acceptance of the
rnling of The court and after n partino shot
relaneod into comparative ouiet
Additional witnesses to the shooting in
the denot were examined. The officers
| who made the arrest told their story. Off,
Ger Scott identified the nstol used nv the
assassin. the production of the weapon in
court producing quite sensation. J.
Stanley Brown testified to Guiteau's fire.
ouent calls a. the White House and identi.
fed n number of letters the prisoner had
written to the president. These letters re-
late to his application for the consul gener-
alsbin at Paris. contain advice on the sub
ieot of tbe Conklinq fiobt suggest a scheme
for the nresident's reelection in 1884. and
finally the writer s.soursu on Blaine and
warns the president that he is running the
state dcnartment in the interest of the
Blaine element in 1884. Notwithstanding
the court,s assurance TO Mr.. Scoyille. the
irrenrcssible prisoner continued to interiect
his remarks and attemnt the msnapement
of his case
SATURDAY WAC occunied in hearing the
,ost;,,on,, ~ Dr Rl;ss He oynIanot;on
% tho nn,,rso Of tbo hrlIet and the nature
~ ,ho ,ronud was randorod ;ntoIlir;hlo IN
tho inv, ond cou,sel hv refarenre r. a
u. JS It'll, Lnd hao, r,,,rrtt fro,,, tho
-, Nall M,,so,,,,, T5a sansat;on
ny e III, ,,a u ahna,i,, oxt;h;,;on o" oa
t,a:N.,,te5 ,,,a. n;atr;o, A,,nrna,, cnr,,
,i.,I ~ ~ IL" " DID. c.
san,,, s.a,. .ar,,o,,oS =. ~ t;,,,o g
. nou 1900 ,Inaod :. ~ n.a,J
I 1mo "upS', faai;, p ~ horror .t ,h;s ,aro
i. ~ We: Is: S g u.;o % ,,n nad
uuot'on ~ IouI. u 1,, p .;o,u;a, ~. ., aeau
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s sno ,.I aSan';not;nu So ~ ~ 500 Row
oe, u ,nhana t,'a h,,,ia, ronaod Tb;s soo
.; u "n h;h ,mo. o ohn,,t iuohos IN ion9th
.mn' h Wiz" we" aao ',;oao bav;nr hoon LneoL
""s g 'I b', s,I 49, - ,ha h,IIot s,riI,;na
eu Gm !, Tho nort;on shorn was d.
a asd ~ ~, ,,n,,,o p n"s bau;,,n rart;ailv
Jas,no ea ,ha oart;Ioa p hat,vaon tro COO.
.;o,a oe ,La h"ol,h ooo nh;oh bod hoan
hrni,or hr Tho hnIlot Mr. ScoviIle nut IN
h;s o snac,sc,eS for a critical examination in
n .,s;ab w. ,,',, io;noa h., C,,;,aa,, 4, ,ha
,',nst ooid -h,onded marrcr Tho exom;no.
,;on ~ nr RIiss covered the whole history
Of the medical treatment and involved de.
fully familiar. in n general way. during
the lingering illness of tbe resident.
Ia renIv IN the Question. "Wbat was the
character of his wound9n he answered.
..It was n mortal wound
1, Pending the examination of the pistol.
Gniteau desired tn announce to the court |
tba; he had invited .Jobn p Townsend of
New York and Leonard SWEET and A. s.
Trnde of Cbicaoo to assist him. "Anoth- |
or matter - he continued. 50 desire 10 call |
In the attention of the court. There are a |
number of disreputable characters about
he court and some tbreats of violence have |
,oen made dnring the week mast have |
no fears for nv personal safety. The chief
body guard. and | wish to notify all evil
IisnoSed nersons that if thew attempt TO
,arn me NV bodv ouard will shoot them
lown that's all there is about IT'D Then
,odd;rg to the renorters, tablss he added
.Renorters mt that down y
,Tha nrosncnt;on reOted ito c,so in tho
,,;,oor tr;ol Monday after SURGEONS
2aruos and Woodwar3 and Lamb had
,aa,, o,,';,oa NJ poi;nso, onanf Cani'
go, oo,,.ol ,,,tbdrow oo ha and Mr.
'a",,;uo d;a ~, oanan a. 70 hosiur tha do
'.o,'i'o ~ ,',ai,,ao,;o. 3D., a. D.
1 1., III pa,. upo" Tn C',;, y, VI" ha
deh' uoc'ois nen oui'eau' "no ii"o
ahe. every opportunity W i,'Sui. any, "ouSo
.opiiison' ueclar.us 'lal ne uiun wan,
|, IN III .iie odse 'ui neu iounti anu oosse'
'opihson W continue as one Vi MS coulsei
',s, anu re'.ia,heu 'na' he was s s!u
'i'h most Oh ms COURSE Mr. ocoVilie
'ishea 10 conilhe the ueiehce 10 proving
ma. uulteau was insane, ana III MS open
1g speech 10 the jury wh,cn was PRAISED
Dr. us moderatloh' ne sald thal he "ouiu
y 10 snow py experts that the assassin
'as OF unsound mind.
FROM 'he beginning Oh MS triai Iulteau
as insisted upon making speech, ana
iore IMAM once was angry because nc was
OF permitted TO harangue the Judge, the
Try ana the court room crowd at MS VIII.