Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03

taking notes, which he had destroyed; the tran
| script was In the possession OF Mr. CorkhilL
Mr. Scovflle asked Mr.. CorSnin TO let him have
| theis transcript
81 had no doubt you would ask IL said Mr.. Cork
| hinn
NV SWiIl you produce it'"
THERE WAS snAEP CoLIooUY
| between the prisoner and the witness The nris-
| oner charged that the witness had obtained the
statement by false representation sIIe GOT il I'M
| DER the false pretense that he was n Herald
| reporter. or he wouldn't have got it, exclaimed
! the prisoner, "ThatS the way you got IL, Cot
Corkhill "turning to the district attorney "He got
| destroyed his notes."
BAILEY coNTRApIcTs GrIrEAu.
Mr. Bailey said the prisoners statements were
false; that the prisoner somehow obtained no
ton that he was Herald reporter. and he had de-
| stroyed the notes because the transcript covered
them.
| The prisoner declared that Mr.. Bailey came 10
him and said his name was Nordhoff. He gave
MN forty columns, and the Herald had only pub
lshed seven
| 'Dd you sell the report?" asked Mr.. scovfne.
yes, he got $500 for it," interrupted the pris-
SMr Bennett fully understood the cir,um-
S3nces," said the witness. AT the time he pub
| !sied the matter was asked 10 name a price for
| II ana declined: Two weeks or 50 Afterwards
was asked IL the government had paid me for the
lanor or taking and transcrhng the notes. and 1
SAID IL had not The editor then sent me up to my
| hotel check for 500"
'fes, that's so,n shouted the prisoner. sI didn't
Know a word about it, but | just made a mere
| guess"
Guiteau's List Of Distinguished Wit
nesse>.
When Mr.. Bailey excused from the stand
the eprlsonerproduced manuscript and. addressing
the court. said he had an
poe naed. He then read the names OF the follow
! Ing: President Arthur. Gen. Grant. eX-SenatorS
Coakling and Platt, Gov. Jewell Senator Dorsey
collector Robertson, Secretary Blaine, senators
Jones and Logan, James Gordon Bennett, New
York Herald; Whitelaw Reid, New York Trit,u,e;
George 0. Jones, New York Tines; Charles A.
Dana, New York Sua. William H. HurlbIrr
botfd; George c. Gorham, Washington Rei,-,t-
,cam; Stson HutchnS, Washington Post. and
William Penn Nixon, Chicago fr.ier-Oceaa Each
or these journalists, the prisoner said. he wanted
When he had read the list. he handed the n,nar fo
the clerk, s ying: 81 presume your honor will
make the order to have them SubpRnaed."
THE POLITICAL LINE OF EXAMINATION
There being no witnesses present. the court
| asked Mr. Scoville If he thought it necessary to
pursue the line OF testimony-Such as that of Sen
| ator Davis-any further, the facts brought out
were matters OF public notorietv.
Mr.. Scoville said he thought not. unless there
would be an objection TO argu>ng from known
MI Corkhill said he would object strenuously
THE PRESIDENT sUBPENAED.
Mr.. Scovie said he only wanted to examine one
or two more such witnesses; and If Messrs Bay-
| ard and Randall did not answer. he would get
others. =" have issued subpoena for the Preri |
dent" he said, "because ] want TO question him !
on some other things. However, did not care to |
have him summoned till saw him. and 1 SO told |
the marshal"
Mr. ScoviIe announced that he had no witnesses |
present except experts, and he had been told by /
several that they would not like u be called be- !
lore Mohoay as tney desired TO digest the matter.
ADJOURNED
The court then adjourned till II O'Clock Monday |
morning. instead of 10 O'Clock, the jurors for the
new term have to be organized that morning.
GuITEAU WANTS THE POLITICIANS SUMMONED.
just before the adjournment was announced the |
prisoner said: 81 want to GO into a thorough and |
exhaustive review OF the political situation of /
last spring. 1 want these prominent men sum- |
moned. 1t is very important that they should be |
here"
TRIAL NOTES.
Yesterday afternoon, on the return OF Guftaau
TO the Jail. member OF Congress had an inter-
view with him, lasting half hour. The conver-
sation was mostly on political subjects. It was
noted that Guiteau answered quickly and inteli-
gently every question put to him, but when the
member alluded to the shooting as calamity he
turned to look out of the window. on a change OF
question he readily resumed the conversation, and
until the member remarked ~ fear that the coun-
try will not recover from the calamity caused by
yOu," he was in good humor, but then became sui
len and unwilling that the interview should be
continued. The Impression he made on the mem
Der was that he was sane man, and perfectly re-
SponSfble.
Any one familiar with Judge Porter's gentle and
quiet manner in conversation, would hardly recog-
niZe him when crosS-eXamining witness. He as
SumeS an impressive air OF dignH.ed SolemnIty !
poses with great grace, and uses his index finger
with remarkable effect Sometimes he delivers
dian, and again gives his manner the softness of
a suitor pleading with his lady love. Altogether,
the rapid discharge of artIully constructed ques-
tiOnS, would be apt to upset a witness OF greater
mental equipoise than Guitean-
IL is understood that no visitors Will be received |
at the jail Tomorrow, and Guiteau WILL therefore
have lonely day unless the experts visit him.
The members OF Hayeriys ''StrategiStS' CON- |
pany were In attendance at the court room |
Thursday. Some of them sat in the "Do K" a 1
place which has lost all its terrors during the |
trial, and Is generally filled with row OF fash |
The plea II am member OF the press" no longer |
has any effect on the doorkeepers, for it was dis
nearly one-haf OF the population OF the city
claimed to represent the press Then those
of as members of the bar, but this expedient soon
failed Now the game is to say II am an expert"
IL Is not known to have failed yet
Among the spectators the other day Mr.. |
Rice A. Beale, editor OF the Ann Arbor Courier.
Mr.. Beale says that when looking over his books
recently he found that Guiteau owed him a for
subscription
Gu1teau was very nervous under Mr.. Porter's
croSs-examinatiOn Whenever Mr.. Porter fingered
upon the ''0utward facts SO obnoxious To Gui-
teau, the latter's face would flame with anger
Gu1teau Is seldom at loss for word, but several
times he suffered badly, and showed general evf-
dences OF decentralization. Mr. Porter's ques-
tons tended to show that the act was the
result of the prisoners dissatisfaction and
disappointment, and that the inspiration
was an afterthought While many persons
have fixed opinions TO the sanity or in
sanity OF the prisoner. there few who will not
confess that they cannot understand the strange
mixture OF perverted sentiment and swelling van-
ity presented by him.
1t was observed yesterday that Judge Porter
left the prosecution table and sat near the Jury
when conducting the crOSS-eXamination. II was
sOlemnly affirmed that the reason for this was
that on Thursday, when Guiteau would make a
lively lily at his crOSs-examner, Mr.. Davidge
would press his foot, jOcuarly, against Judge POr-
ter's root under the table Though the Intentions
were we'll NEAR Judge Porter's corns suffered con-
sideraby, and he found he could only get relief by
moving away.
Deputy Hughes, who has charge OF the press
quarters. had charge OF the jury In the Surratt
trial He says that the attendance at that trial Z
was not SO great as at this, because the court !
would not permit the chamber to be crowded.
joseph s. ArbOr, young lawyer OF New YORK.