The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-20
The Guiteau Trial.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-General Rey-
nolds read from notes he had taken on his
first interview with Guiteau. Quoting the
prisoners words, he read: II there is a
Stalwart in the land l am he. Grant, Conk-
ling, Logan and Gov. Cornell are big guns
among the S~talwarts, and l rank with them"
Guiteau-I never said l could rank with
them, but as q matter of fact 1 think / can.
A humber of newspaper slips which wit
ness had read to the prisoner at this inter-
view, to show him what wore the sentiments
of Grant, Conkling and others in regard to
his (prisoner's) crime, were then read by the
District Attorney.
When the letter Of Gen. Grant was read,
IN which the writer, speaking Of Guiteau,
said, "My son tells me he is a dead beat"
Guiteau became very angry, and shouted,
"Thisis what Fred. Grant says he is a nice
p Il, isn't he. hanging around his father? I
should say he is a bigger dead beat than I
am
mother passage was read, which spoke Of
Gutleau's crime as ga most audacious act"
Guiteau Interrupted: So it was to enter
that depot and shoot the President of the
United States, surrounded as he was by
all his friends. l thought to myself this
morning | would net undertake it again for a
million dollars, but l was in such
a desperate state. of mind I could not resist it.
| was compelled to fire upon the President
by a power that | could not resist.
Ellen c. Grant called, and Guiteau shout.
ed: Mrs. Grant is the lady l boarded with
prior to the lst of July. She is very fine
lady and l owe her SAT. l trust l shall pay
You as these fellows holding fat offices shall
respond TO my call. Striking the table
excitedly) l made them and if they do not
soon contribute | Shall call out their names in
meeting.
The witness never suspected that prisoner
was insane.
VIZ. Anna j. Dunmeyer, Guiteau's divorcen
wife was then called.
Several ladies arose to leave the coart room
when Guiteau moved u~nessily in his seat and
looking argrily toward the audience cried
out: "There wont be any smut in this exa,ni-
nation, ladies; don't go out. They have no
business to put this woman On the stand I'M
less they want to stir up filth. l say it is an
outrage on decency fer Corkhill to drag this
lady in here and have her character ripped up
as it will be. Corkhill ought TO be ashamed
of himself. He is worse than an oil | hog. |
appeal to the court to intercept this infamous
action of Corkhill's. Arthur ought to kick
him out. ! made Arthur President and /
have the light to demand that he shall put
some reputable lawyer in the place Of this in
famous Corkhill."
Vey much to the surprise of every one, but
two or three questions wsreaskad the witness
and this was her reply in regard TO the insan-
ity of Guiteau: 81 never saw any signs of
insanity in the prisoner while | lived with
him as his wife"
This closed the examination by the prose.
cution.
Gaitesu, with . sigh of relief, said to Cork
hill: 81 thank you, Mr.. CorkhilI, for the sake
of her children. Thi, Is the NEST d scent
thing you have yet down in this trial. l ex-
pect, however, that Judge Porter and Davidge
iosisted on 1t, as they are both supposed to
be decent men," Then turning impatiently