Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-21

The Days Proceedings IN rho Court Room
WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-The crowd about
the court house this forenoon was far greater
than upon any former day. It was with great
difficulty that those whose presence were
needed in the court room could gain admit
ltuce To avoid the otherwise inevitable
scramble, it has been found necessary to is
sue tickets of admission and only ticket hold
ers PERMITTED to enter At $40 the court
| opened and in few minutes every seat was
occupied, the larger portion Of the spectators
beng ladies.
GuIteau arrived without particular demon.
stration on part of the crowd, and was taken
ut once 10 the prisoners room where he ate
breakfast and expressed himself well satisfied
with the progress of his case. ScOville being
questioned in relation to Guiteau's alleged
Few counsel, Judge Msgruder, Of Maryland.
stated that he was not aware OF any tender OF
services from Judge Msgruder. He b ID re-
eived several offers from lawyers, strangers
to him, but feared b. might make q great
mistake, by taking at this late stage OF the
trial, counsel unknown to him than BY pro-
ceeding alone. BE- does not expect other as.
sistance than Robinson.
| GEORGE MAYNARD's TESTIMONY.
The trial proceeded without further incident
and Geo. Maynard, electrician, was put on the
stand and testified to losning Guiteau $40 one
| time and SIS another time.
Guiteau protested against this line Of evil
deuce. He did not think 1t any ones business
| whether he owed $25 or some one owed hun.
maynard is good fellow" he said ''and l
owe him $25. That's all there is in It.''
District torney Corkhill desired to prove
by the witness, Guiteau borrowed $15 with
which be bought the revolver.
On cross examination witness said, he
thought Guiteau looked seedy and hungry.
The prisoner showed much feeling, and fire.
quently interrupted the witness, asserting that
ne lived in first clsss style and wore $40 suit
of clothes. He knew plenty OF public men and
could get all the money he wanted. His men
tai condition, not physical, was at fault. He
had a big load on his mind about that time.
Witness did not notice anything about the
prisoners manner, except q sort OF skulking
gait.
JAS. BURAHr.
clerk to Maynard, also testified. and thought
Gulteau's walk and the way he held his head,
little peculiar.
THE GuNsnTH.
The next witness was John Mera, keeper OF
gun and cutlery store, corner Fifteenth and
f. streets. He testified as to Guiteau's com
ing to his store about the 9th OF June, look
calibre revolver and asking to look at 1t. He
examined it carefully, inquiries as to its &C
curacy, made some common place remarks,
then left saying he would cali again in few
DAYS. A few days afterward the prisoner
called, examined the pistol again, inquired
as to where he could test its accuracy and was
told the river edge would be q good place. He
witness told him it was very strOng-shoot-
ing pistol. The prisoner paid $40 for the pis-
toll and box of cartridges and lady's pen.
knife. he could no. identify the pistol. The
pistol was handed witness and he was directed
to draw the four remaining cartridges.
While the witness was engaged In doing 50
the prisoner said he might as well take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to request Jno. D.
Townsend, an eminent lawyer of New York;
Leonard Sweet, distinguished criminal law
er of Chicago, and Mr.. Trude Of Chicago to-
appear for him next Monday, if the court had
no objection.
Judge Cox-"I am certainly willing"
The prlsoner-t'I have heard that Townsend
is willing to assist. If it is possible for Sweet
to leave his business he will assist. We have
been expecting 10 hear from Trude for the
day morning with Judge Magruder, OF Mary
and" The prisoner remarked that
there was plenty Of brains on the other side
and he desired as much on his. tin the inter-
est of justice there is another matters" he
continued, 81 desire to call the attention OF
the court to. There are a number of dis
reputable characters in the court. Some
threats of violence have been made during the
week. Ihsve no fears of my personal safety,
as the chief of police has kindly furnished me-
b,dy guard. I wish to notify all evil dis
posed persons that If they attempt to harm
me my body guard will shoot them down.
That's all there is about It." Then nodding
to a reporter, he said, "put that down."
COL. A. 8. ROCKWELL
as witness began to detail occurrences at
the death, when scoville interposed acknowl-
edging the death.
Guiteau quickly shouted, "No, your honor,
| we acknowledge the shooting but not the
illing"
Col. Rockwell briefly stated the facts within
his knowledge, and without cross-examina-
| ton was followed by
GEN. g. D. SWAIN.
| The witness was at Elberon when the shoot
| Ing occurred.
| Gen. Swain described his conversation with
| the president during his illness and impressive
scenes occurring during his sickness. "Whst
were the presidents last words?" asked Mr..
| Corkhill.- "His last words were," the wit
ness said with emotion, ''Oh, Swaim!"
| DIR. D. ". BLISS
| was then called Witness gave Q narrative
covering from the time he was called to the
| presidents side, fifteen or twenty minutes
after he WAS shot, until his death The i'm
me iiate cause Of death was Memorials Wit
ness then explained infinitely the character of
the wound, using the upper portion OF wire
skeleton for purposes of illustration, and de-
tailed at great length the progress OF the case.
| Pending the arrival of the fractured verte-
bra, which the district attorney announced he
had sent for, the witness was subjected' . q
lengthy cross-exsmination, the supposed OBJ
| ject being to lay foundation for the theory
If malpractice, which Guiteau insists must
be made the foundation stone of his defense.
| Scovllle inquired infinitely as to the forma-
| ton, growth and final rupture of the sac
formed on the artery which had been cut by
the ball. He also inquired as to who had au.
thorized the witness to take charge of the
| case.
Davidge suggested that that had nothing to
do with the matter, but the witness answered
by saying the request had been made to him
on the morning of the Sd Of July, by the pres
Ident, no one else being present but Mrs. Gar
field and witness.
Scoville also enquired about the quantity OF
morphine administered. Scoville asked about
the probing and washing of the wound and
possibility of its having been Thoroughly
probed, and if the real track of the ball had
been known from the first. To the question
referring to that part, witness gave negative