The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-19
ON A HIGH HORSE AGAIN
THE AssAsslNs ANTICS IN COURT.
Hs RspudlAts, Seville as His Counsel AAd Dsls'
the COurt-JadTs Cox EHsstuaIly SqusIeha
the yAIa VIlIaIn-ThS .IHtSrS1lIuE
Character Of the TeItluOHy.

dors, patiently waiting admission to tht
court room. At O'Clock thesprison var
drove up and Guiteau, clutching huge
bundle OF papers in his manacled hands
shutiled hurriedly into the building. There
was u marked absence OF noisy demonstra
tions on the part Of the bystanders. YET
Guiteau plainly betrayed fear OF sudden
violence, which always marks his move
ments whenever he deems himself ut all
exposed to danger, He was taken to the
prisoners room, and devoted himself IA
reading the papers, At O:90 the seats re-
served for the general public were entirely
filled, torty.One OF them being occupied by
ladies.
Upon the opening OF the court Mr. SEQ
vile requested the court to take some meas
ures to prevent the prisoner from giving to
the public his unauthorized Commnnica'
tions, and also to prevent the annoying in
terruptions OF the prisoner in the court
room, This brought on scene, during
which Guteau demanded that Scoville
should go out OF the case; that he WAS no
Crimina. lawyer and had no sense; that he
talked one thing to him in private and an
other In public SCoville endeaVOrGd to
explain to the court, but
GUITEAU BECAME MORE AND MORE EXCITED
and addressed himself alternately to the
Court, to scoville and to the baiIilFs, who
were endeav9ring 10 keep him quiet, To
the Court, ~ represent myself your honor,
and shall do rs please about counsel.
Then turning to SCOville, "TOu have no
capaCity,and won't have you manage my
case" Then turning to the bailiiIs, he
shouted, you mind your business you
Confoundcd fools, you amt got no sense.
The Court again stated to the prisoner,
in decided terms, that he would order his
removal and proceed in his absence.
To this Guiteau shouted excitedly, II
don't care II you do, the court above will
reverse you and will get new trial, You
have got no right to remove me,
The Court replied in terms which seemed
to convince Guiteau Of their sincerity:
Every well; shall do 80 II you persist in
any more disturbance, and there are pre-
cedents in this Court for such rulings"
A whispered consultation between SEQ.
vile and Guiteau followed, and the latter,
apparently convinced, subsidized into abso-
Lutte quiet and devoted himself to his pa.
pers.
District Attorney Corkhill then offered
in evidence several letters which were yes
terday read to Blaine and identified by
him.
Ed. A. Wagner was then called us wit
ness, but failed to respond.
Joseph X, Sharpe was then sworn. lie
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oner attempting to escape and witnessed
the arrest.
THE HEST WITNESS EXAMINED,
Ella NJ. Ridgely testified to hearing the
conversation between Guiteau and the
haCkman while the former was arranging
to be driven to the cemetery, She also
witnessed the shooting, and gave her evi-
dence IN clear and straightforward man
ner She was closely Cross.questiOned by
Scoville, but adhered strictly in every par
tiCular to the evidence in chief Being
questioned rs to Guiteau's manner when
talking to the haCkman, she said he was
pale and appeared to be troubled. She
thought he must be going out to see the
graves Of some dead friends. Witness de-
scribed minutely the shooting, the relative
positions OF the parties at the time Of each
shot, and was positive the first took effect,
as the President threw up his hands and
commenced to sink down. The second shot
Guiteau stepped two or three steps nearer
and held his arm higher. The witness
proved TO be the best one yet examined
upon tho incidents OF the shooting.
Joshua A. Davis, gatekeeper at the Bal
timore 4 Potomac depot, was next called.
lie merely caught glimpse Of the pris-
oner after he was arrested.
During the examination Of these wit
nesses Guiteau was apparently absorbed in
his papers. When allusOn was made to
his looking like man who was about to
visit the graves OF his dead friends he
glanced quickly at the witness and allowed
d faint smile to linger for an instant about
his gutta perchN.hued lips.
Wm. F, Barker was called, but failed to
appear.
Wm. S. Crawford, wagon driver, saw the
firing; couldn't see the President but dis
tinCtly saw Gniteau aim and fire and saw
his arrest. lie was questioned by SEQ.
vile at some length, particularly rs 10 how
Guiteau wore Ills hat on that occasion.
Guiteau put his hat on, remarking
''ruEY'RE ALL MISTAKEN on THAT hat
nustSESs.
This is tho way wear my hat"
Witness-Well, perhaps that is the way
he had II, only not quite 30 far back
Jno. Il. Scott, a special officer on duty at
the depot, was nt the south gate when the
first shot was fired, at the second shot he
ran in the gate and across the hall and saw
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(Guiteau) said, II will 60 to Jail, but |
want General Sherman TO have this let.
ter" assisted in taking the prisoner TO the
police station. On the way GuitGau said
iT'm stalwart, and Arthur Is now Presi.
dent" The witness then detailed the in.
cidents attending the searching Of the
prisoner at the station, and the finding Of
the pistol upon his person. District Attor.
ney COrkhill then handed the pistol to the
witness, who identified it as the one taken
from the prisoner. There was a noticeable
stir In the Court room, and Cranihg OF
necks In every part Of the room, with the
whispered exclamation,
"rtEREs THE wEArON THAT KILLED rooR
GARFIELD
The pistol was handed around and ex.
amined by the jury, their attention being
called to The fact that two barrels were
empty and four were still loaded.
Edmund l.. Dubary witnessed the shoot.
ing and described the scenes connected
Herewith. lie said that in his opinion
Guiteari had bal face.
scoviIle desired that this portion Of the
evidence be stricken out unless the wit.
ness would state in what particular feature
the prisoner had bad face.
The witness insisted that II was his i'm.
preston from the prisoners general up.
pearanCe.
A DECIDED WITNESS.
ScoviIe, quite shatply--I do not want
any opinion from you. Have YOU ever ex-
pressed nm opinion on this Case?
WilneS-l have, sir, frequently.
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