Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-29
The Trial of Guitean.

COLONEL CORKH1IL PREPARING TO PRESENT THE
CASE TO THE GRAND JURY-THE LIST OF W.T.
NESSES.
Colonel COrkhill, the District Attorney YES
terday afternoon made the order for subpCrnas
in the case of Charles j. Guteau for the murder
of President Garfield on the Cd of July. sum-
mOnlng the witnesses to appear before the grand
jury on Monday next at 10 o'clock. These wit
nesses are Mrs. Sarah E.V. White the attendant
In the ladies' room at the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, who was an eyewitness of the shooting:
Robert a. Parke, ticket agent; George w Adams
president OF The EVENING STAR COMPANY who
witnessed the shooting; Jacob 2. Smith. the IAN
ltor OF the depot; Officer p. Kearney. as to stop
ping Guiteau from leaving the building and taxi
ing him to police headquarters; Detective Nc
Ellresh, as to what passed On the arrival of the
prisoner at headquarters: E. A. Bailey as to
statements made by Guiteau in Jail; DR.. d. w.
Bliss. as to the progress of the wound from it's
inception to the death Of the President and the
subsequent autopsy, and DIR. ID. s. Lamb. who
made the autopsy, as to the facts of that exami-
nation Senior Don S. CamachO charge
Il aiialres OF venezuela, will be requested to ap-
pear before the grand jury and give information
as to facts of the shooting which occurred in
his view, but no summons will be issued in his
case. " ~
The above list does not include all the wit
hesses by any means, but simply those on whose
evidence the grand jury will find sufficient testi
mony TO support an Indictment When the case
comes TO trial other witnesses will be called
THE PRISONER STILL FEARFUL.
Guiteau Yesterday complained that his cell
window had been bricked up too high within
about eight inches of the top) and insisted that
some OF it be taken away. One course of brick
was thereupOn removed. A few minutes before
this he was discovered looking over the ton of
the bricks towards the Eastern Branch, but as
soon as he saw persons in the rOtunda of the
Jail he, with a frightened look, jumped away.
While the brick was being removed he was
made to get out of the cell, and
the wooden door Of the corridor
oelnS opened ne again became frightened at
some strange face he did not like in the rotunda
and exclaimed, in somewhat tremu,ous voice
to the guard having him in charpe
you will be held responsible sir
for my safety" The door being closed he was al
lowed to exercise in the lower end of the cor
ridOr.
THE QUESTION OF COUNSEL.
Guiteau has given up the idea Of Writing to
Mr. Emory Storrs, for the present at least.
having come to the conclusion that it would be
better for him to hear from his brOther-n- Jaw
Mr.. Scoville. first, and he is anxiousy waiting to
hear some tidings from him.
THE NEW JERSEY JURISDICTION
District Attorney Corkhiil yesterday afternoon
received frCm John E. Lanning, prosecuting at
tOrney OF Monmouth county. Nj. in which Pres
ident Garfield died. a letter asking If there is
any necessity, as a precautionary measure, to
indict the assassin Guiteau in that state; and If
so he will need two witnesses before the grand
jury at Long Branch next Tuesday-one as TO
the shooting, aud one doctor who saw the death
and autopsy.
This morning Col. Corkhill received letter
from Attorney General Stockton. of New Jersey,
stating that no action will be taken by the au-
thorities Of that state in reference to the case
at least for the present. Col. Corkhill to-day
IA answer to Mr.. Lanning, gave the substance Of
the attorney generals letter, in declining to
! take any action.
NOT DivuLGED BY THE P0LICE.-The police
department wish il stated that the statement of
Mr. Bayley in regard to an assassination plot
was not given out from that department.