Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-25

After some talk Col. Cerkhill said It might have
been mislaid in his Office, and he would have a
search made for IL.
Mr.. scovine called for other witnesses who did
| not respond. The cr1er said there Were no Wit
neSSes then present
After some discussion as to the non-attendance
or witnesses, the court, at 1910 took recess for
| half an hour.
AFTER RECESS
The court was again called to order at 12:4
| O'Clock.
Mr.. Scovfle announced to the court that he had
sent line to Senator Logan, who, he understood
had arrived in town this morning, asking him to
| be present this afternoon.
| When the prisoner was brought I'm and unhand-
cuhed, Mr.. Corkhill said he had letter for Josiah
liver it.
Mr.: scoville said he had no objections, if the
| court first inspected the letter.
After some discussion the crier announced that
there was no Juror of that name.
MI Scoville then said that Emory A. Storrs. of
Cncago, had been summoned as witness, and as
| he did not respond he would ask for an attach
ment He disliked to move for this attachment
heard that he (Mr. Storrs) refused to obey the
| subpoena. He was informed to-day that Mr. Storrs
had said he would not come.
| The court asked if the subpoena had been re-
turned served.
Clerk Williams said it had not
| Mr.. Scoyille said he would investigate the mat
ter.
The prisoner here said: ssMr storrs won't be at
Iacned without 1t is necessary. He is pretty
Harmon B. Amerltng, of wflliamsport, Pa, was
called cal, , ana sworn He was lawyer, he said, and
| resided formerly In FreepOrt, Ill. He testified to
intimate acquaintance with Luther W. Guiteau
| and his religious eccentricites.
| The proceedings were at this point INTERRUPTED
| temporarily while the grand jury came in to make
| It's renort. The examination then proceeded. Mr.
| Davldge crosS-examined the witness at some
| Mr. Scoville's family and OF Mr. L. W. Guiteauis
family; he had never known the prisoner, how
| ever.
81 never met the gentleman before in my life,n -
said the prisoner.
| AS TO A LETTER.
! Witness said he had never written to Mr.. Oyler
of Freeport, on this business, but his son had by
his direction and signed his {witnessD name A
letter was given the prisoner and he identified it
| as having been written by his son. 1t was dated
October 81, 1881. Mr.. Davidge read the letter in
which Mr. Amerng in ormei Mr.. Oyler thtt he
| had been subpGnaed In the Guiteau trial; that he
| remembered having heard him (Oyler) relate
! stories about Guteau'S strange contiurt: that he
(Amerling) believed both Charles Guitaau and his
f"ther were crazy; he wanted Mr.. Oyler to write
and let him know whether he knew anything OF
the family, so that he could tell Mr.. ScOviIle and
| have him subppnaed, in whicn case the govern
ment would pay his expenses.
| The postscript asked ii he remembered circum-
stances about Abrah IN Guteau and explained:
"it Is not for any love that l have for Charles
Gu1teau, but Tor the family" that he took this
step and avered that If Guiteau was cazy she
| ought to be published accordingly"
~ Il
Mr.: scovllle; lie said he had assisted Mr scoVlle
as much as he could.
"You have been sort of consulting counsel in
the case, have you nOt?" asked MI Davidge.
81 have sir" replied the witness. He had, he
said, undertaken to prepare brief, and had
want, he said, "to disguise anything, sir 1 have
assisted Mr.. Scoville in every way, shape and
manner could" He said he had met Mr.. Oyier
here and asked him why he had not answered the
letter. Mr. Oyler said he had given it to others
for the purpose of getting Information and copy.
Oh IL mad been sent to Washington.
GUITEAU CONTRADICTs THE WITNESS
The witness said he arrived mere Monday. and
was boarding at the same house with Mr. Scoville:
ne dld not remember having met the prisoner but
once before, when he (Guiteau) had made threat
against him once" The prisoner here looked up
from the newspaper he was reading, and said:
to the Jail last Saturday"
The witness explained that they had had de-
bate in the lyceun in FreepOrt. Ill.
Guit2au Interrupted the witness and said: ssIt
must have been when was boy. haven't been
in Freeport for twenty years"
" am not talking TO you sir" said the witness.
81 am talking to you," said the prisoner en-
phatcaliy.
81 don'f want you to talk to me. You are not fit
to talk to me, !" responded the witness.
Mr.. Amerling then described the scene in the
lyceun, where they had a debate on the taxation
or bonds, and he the witness) offended L. W. Gui-
teau, making the old gentleman very angry.
Afterwards he met him Ghe prsoner) on the street,
and he said his the wtlessJ life ought to be taken
for what he had said to his father
The prisoner here looked up and inquired care
you referring to me or to. my father?" The wit
you refer to me it is absolutely false If you refer
to me know nothing about it.'
The witness said the conversation with the pris-
oner he referred to took place on the streets of
Chicago.
You pretend that this conversation took place
in the city Of Chicago do you?n inquired the pris-
oner, but the witness did not deign to reply.
GUITEAU ENCOURAGES Mr.. DAvIDGE
MI. DaVidge here rose to ask some questions,
and Guiteau encouraged him by saying, sFind out
the facts, judge"
81 will bring them out" said the lawyer.
81 never heard of that story BEFORE" the pr1s-
Oner remarked as he settled back in his chair
The witness having testified to being introduced
at one time to the prisoner, the latter look ed up
and said: "Ameri1ng seems to be a good fellow
but never had the pleasure of his acquaintance
before"
MORE OF GUITEAUS FATHERS ECCENTRICITIEs.
Thomas w. North, an elderly gentleman who
formerly practcei law in Freeport ILL.,, was the
next witness called He testified to the eccentrlci
ties OF L. W. Guteau. He was, the witness said,
what is called perfectionist; he believed in vital
union with Christ and in inspiration. He believed
in e!rthly Immortality; witness had heard him
say that he never expected to die. He related
scene in l.. w. Gufteau'S house, where the old gen.
tieman had ordered doctor, who had been sum
moned to attend his sick child, to leave the house,
and commanded the disease to disappear in the
name I,r OF Christ; he appeared to be in a frenzy.
Nt NitIleSS Telateu announcer incident OF the same
kind, which had occurred in his own house. and
described at length the frenZied appearance of
Mr. Guiteau; witness did not think the old gentle
man was in his right mind; did not think he was
feigntng. ~
The witness was asked how the prisoner COM
pared With his father in mental characteristics
The prosecution objected.
Mr.. ScGVflle said he expected to show that the
prisoner was almost an exact counterpart OF his
father. - ~
That's true, they say" interrupted the prisoner
"Mr North has given a very good statement OF
how my father used to carry on in his family. It
Is Is the best statement have heard in many years
Ihats Just the way he used to go without prov
ocatiOn about religion"
should say" said the Witness "that the
physically"
= A little larger than he was," interrupted the
prisoner.
!" And should say" continued the witness, re-
tsticS"
What do you mean by an exaggerated fac
Slln1le, -? asked Mr.. Scovtlle
A chip OF the old blOck,' said the prisoner.
Mr. North explained at length what he meant.
1--WE were very much alike" broke In the priS- |
oner. " He couldn It bear psalms and can't"
At the request Of the prisoner the witness de- |
scribed the manner in which the Gufteau family |
used to 'c0nfeSS Christ" instead OF saying grace
at the table; he described at some length a |