The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-21
GUITEAU, THE ASSASSIN.
Arrnigned in Court, He Enters a
Plea of Not GuiIty-The Trial Fixed
for Nov. 4.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10.
Charles ]. Guiteau, the assassin Of President
Garfield. was arraigned yesterday in the Grim
inal Court OF this District, Judge Cox presid-
ing. The court room was full, but there was
no disorder. Mr.. Scoville, counsel for the
prisoner, entered and took his seat at the law
yers' table, and Immediately afterward the
door of the witnesses room opened and
gave entrance to Marshal Henry and two
Deputy Marshals, having between them and
hustling along the bowed and covering figure
of a man. for whom they made way to seat
reserved for him beside his counsel. Then one
OF the guards unlocked the handouts, giving
the prisoner the use of his hands. Guiteau
looked broken down in health, and uncared for
in person. His dark clothes were rusty and
shabby and his whole person presented a mis-
erably neglected appearance. After the excite
ment attending his entrance had subsidized,
District Attorney Corkhill rose, and, addressing
the Judge, said 1.-THE Grand Jury of the Dis
trict of Columbia has indicted Charles J. Gui-
teau for the murder OF James A. Garfield. The
prisoner liz III court. | ask that he be arragned
and required to plead to the indictment" The
prisoner was ordered to stand up, and in lam
guild manner obeyed. The Clerk said :" Is your
name Charles j. Guteau?" The prisoner as
scented by nod The Clerk then proceeded
TO read the indictment, the prisoner standing
up with his head most OF the time inclined TO
the right shoulder, his eyes half-closed or wholly
so, bis hands crossed as If still handcuffed and
his general air that Of sickly Indifference. The
reading occupied nearly half an hour, and dur
ing all that time Guiteau hardly once changed
his attitude or bearing, and rarely opened his
eyes, He did not manifest the slightest de-
gree of interest in the scene III which he was
the chief actor, and but for an occasional
slight movement might be supposed to be
in a standing attIt11da lInOn the
cluslon of the reading of the indictment the
Clerk, addressing the prisoner, said "What
say you to this Indictment, guilty or not gull
typ" The prisoner, in place of response, fun
bed in his waIstcoat pocket and drew cut q
soiled and crumpled scrap OF paper.
District Attorney Gmperative!y)- Enter
your plea Of guilty or not guilty :"
The prisoner-"1 enter the plea of not
guilty, If your Honor please, and desire to
make statement"
The Court-"At some other time. 1t would
not be appropriate just now. Sit down"
The prisoner thereupon took his seat.
The District Attorney" In this cas-. / ask
that trial be set for next Monday morning. per-
emptorily. The Government Is ready for trial
now."
Mr.. Scoville here presented an affidavit OF the
assassin and one made by himself, in regard to
the necessity of witnesses, the latter document
announcing that the defense will claim the in
sanity Of the defendant and insist that the
bullet wound was not necessarily mortal. The
court is asked to sanction the summoning of
various witnesses as to insanity and OF four
medical experts as to the Presidents surgical
treatment.
Judge Cox fixed the trial for Nov z, and in
timated that assistant counsel might be as
signed from the Washington bar.
When the hearing concluded the officers
gathered about Guiteau and securely fastened
his handouts, and the prisoner was taken from
the courtroom.
While Guiteau was in court large-sized
man, who afterward gave his name as George
H. Bethar, approached one OF the court officers
and asked for the loan of a pistol. His in
quiries aroused suspicion, and he was taken to
the police headquarters. He there said he
wanted the pistol to kill Guiteau. Bethar said
he fought in Gen. Gar6ed's regiment, end
showed wounds in his legs and on the side Of
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