The Evening critic., 1881-12-13

''aood enough" cried auiteau 'thats my
case"
to scovillc: "Come on, let's go to lunch. I'm
hungry"
doctor, would'llke to ask you," said Mrs.
scoville, rising in her place, "can person be
"They cannot They may DO born m imbe.
ellie and that comes from the malformation OF
the brain," he answered.
The usunl recess was then taken.
After Recess.
Mr.. II. II. Ketcham was the first witness
called after the recess, and not answering, L..
Spencer doble was called. He testified that ho
resides at Newark, n. j., and represents the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company at
New York. He knew the prisoner.
~ want 10 know what they wish TO prove by
the Witness" interrupted Guiteau. ~ did n lit
tie business with THIS gentleman OF the same
kind that I did for Mr.. Raymond, of New York,
ana nothing more"
"well, we will 20 on" said the Judge, "and
see what the nature OF the testimony may be-
Witness then testified that in 1880 prisoner
introduced himself TO witness, saying no was
brother OF John w. Guiteau, ana that he had
an application for life assurance which he
stated he had solicited Mt the first inter.
view prisoner asked witness TO advance him
something on his commission: gave him So;
afterward prisoner called again and spoke
about his political life, and said he expected
the Austrian mission; advanced prisoner So
more; the party did not take the policy after
all, and witness took prisoner to task for using
HIS nHi1t US u rp1tTtUCt W
keepers.
Mr. Scoville here objected to this and to all
evidence that tended to show his clients dis.
honesty or immortality.
This objection was oyerrulcd, and an excep-
tlon noted
dultea,i-"I want 10 state that owe this
man S25. object TO his testimony altogether.
Note an exception"
Witness said he received n letter from Gull
teau afterward asking him TO loan him 5000
witness told Guiteau he could not do II, but
loaned him SO more, however. From wit
ness observation and acquaintance with pris.
oner he believed him to be perfectly rational
and sane.
BY Mr.. Scoville-Neyer tested prisoners
reasoning faculties further than In ordinary
business relations; prisoner always impressed
witness as being honest In his convictions, and
did not seem to be endeavoring TO deceive him
In borrowing the money from him; tho com.
pany never did any actual business through
the prisoners fundamentally; was actually
Induced to give the prisoner tho last SO
through the latter's need ana the desperate
manner In which he demanded 1t; they were
alone I'm the office, and he was apprehensiye Of
violence; the prisoner seemed disappointed
and desperate.
Witness was telegraphed for to appear here
by the District Attorney. Witness Is mem
Der OF st. Johns Masonic Lodge, Newark never
expressed an opinion that the prisoner should
be hanged.
william p. Copeland
was called to the stand. Witness is journal.
list, resident Of Washington. Witness identl-
fed several of the newspaper clippings which
were found upon the prisoner.
Witness offered to give copy OF tho Brook
Ign Eagle TO the jury, but was not permitted,
and TGuiteau called out, copeland, You are
no lawyer, evidently.
Herbert q. KetcIiam
was next called: Witness is an attorney; a
resident of Brooklyn was managing
clerk for Judge Hawes In 1872, and prisoner
occupied n desk In their building; saw
him nearly daily, for q year; had
prisoner and Mr.. George Mcclellan have an
alteration over some money matters. Nc
Keller denounced Guitcau as obtaining money
under false pretenses.
"That's lie!" shouted Guiteau, "you never
loaned me anything. wouldn't borrow
money from You poor clerks.
Witness does not remember what Guitoau
said when Mcclellan accused him OF obtaining
money under false pretenses; witness always
regarded prisoner as perfectly sane.
"what do you know about mer" snortcd
Guiteau. 81 wouldn't associate with you. You
were but poor clerk, and n heightened law
YER"
BY Mr.. Scoville: Guiteau remained in tn,
| Office about fifteen months; never conducted
himself idly In the office; studied very little
was rude in his manners, and would always
be violent when opposed on subjects of ar
| gument
Guiteau opposed violently the cross-cxami
nation, and told Scoville that he ''was worse
than Corknill, and getting badly cranked."
Henry Wood, of Philadelphia, testified tC
meeting Guiteau first In Philadelphia in 1872
also saw him in Chicago when he was lectur
ing on the Second Advent; he only half deliv
cred the lecture and then passed around his
hat for a collection.
| Guiteau--" Yes, and only got 80 cents; you
| put In one half of It,"
| Prisoner always appeared to witness as O
man Of superior Intelligence, but wholly de
void Of principle
| In response to Mr.. Scovillc, witness said that
| the prisoner once told him that his wife was q
good woman but no wanted TO be divorced.
| Guiteau-" thought she was then, but she
amt any better now than n street woman.
wish you'd get her on the stand. ! have go
| her record fine"
Guiteau did not like this Witness He IL
fellow know nothing about and care less
He said: "He used 10 know my wife before
married her. You can draw your own infer
ences from that fact"
as. d. Phelps, of New York, related that Guitea,
came to him and wanted him TO enter sui
against the Oneida Community, but upon In
vestgation, he found that Guiteau lied TO him
Guiteau-'I never spoke to you about 1t.
spoke to your partner, Reynolds. You are
liar. You are no good You are n broken
down no account fellow. You hang around tn,
| curbstones In New York. You belong to elias
OF dead-beats and perjurers."
Witness never saw anything In the prisone
during thirteen years acquaintanceship Il
indicate that he was an insane man or n maj
OF unsound mind; he always knew what h
was about.