Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-24

81 Of July This sally raised laugh, In which
Gulteau joined heartily.
Counsel Scoyllle notified tho court and the
prosecution that the defense in the case would
be insanity.
SAITH DAY.
George c. Maynard, ar electrician, and fos
many years resident of Washington, was the
first witness called on the sixth day OF the
trial He was questioned by the prosecution,
ana testified to loaning the prisoner money
last spring,
Guiteau rose to an objection to this kind OF
evidence. Mr. Scoville said the objection was
IN good faith, ana Guiteau SAID u don't
think II makes any difference who owes me or
whom owe. Mr.. Maynard is good fellow
and owe him S25.n
The witness testined further that he had
! boarded as tho same house with Guiteau during
Ills school days at Ami Arbor Mich. He did
not ste him from that time until he came to
borrow the SO.
" DID you notice ANYTHING strange In his ap-
peaTa1ce at that time p asked Mr.. Scoville.
Nothing, except that he looked hungry"
Il was boarding at a first-class house at
the time and had plenty to eat" interrupted
Guiteau.
Anything else?" continued Mr.. sOoville, ad-
! dressing the witness.
. He locked little seedy, thought"
Gulteau-"I had $40 suit Of clothes on.
Nothing seedy about that. Again, l do not
tnlhk my circumstances have anything to do
with this case. | have been well led ever stree
nave been IN Washington know plenty of
pubic men, alli could get all the money
wanted. II l looked hungry, IL was due to
mental anxiety. l had great weight on my
| mind
He spoke with his usual vehemence, but was
allowed to finish.
Mr. 0'Meara, Washington pistol. dealer,
was called, told the story OF the purchase of
The pistol by the assassin and identified the
weapon.
Al this point Guiteau arose and addressed
the court calmly, as follows: "Whie this is
bong done want TO give pnblio invitation to
john ID. Townsend. OF New York, to assist me
III this trial also Leonard SWEET and Mr. Trude
OF Chicago. l desire thus TO invite them to
meet me here with judge Magruder, OF Mary
land, on Monday. There arc good brains on the
other side, and want some on this. Mr.. Town
send has said he would come ana think the
others VIII do SO. Reporters will please make a
note OF this"
Then. hesitating moment, he won't on:
Another thing / want to say: / under
stand there are some disrepntable characters
lurking about this court, intending to do me
nodlly haim | want to say that tie Chief OF
Ponce has kindly provided me with sn escort,
and have body-guard. / am not in fear Of
my HE, for any ole attempting it viii probably
u.
Col. A. ). Rockwell, the next witness, began
TO detail the occurrences at tho depot when
ScoNlue lnterposed, acknowledging the billing
Guueau quickly shouted =" No, your Honor ;
we acknowledge the shooting but not the XIII
ing. Col. Rockwell briefly stated the facts
within his knowledge, and, without cross exam.
nation, was followed by Gen. d. G. Swain.
Gen. Swain described briefly his assocI. tOL
with the President during his illness. An iul.
pressive scene occurred during his TESTIMONY.
What We're tho Presidents last words z
asked Mr.. CorkhiI
HIS last words" replied witness, with emo.
ton. "were, Oh, swain F"
DR.. d. w. Bliss was then called Witness
gave narrative covering from the time lie was
called TO the Presidents side, fifteen or twenty
minutes after he was shot, until his death
The immediate cause OF death was hemorrhage.
Witness then explained infinitely the character
OF the wound, using the up1er portion Of o
wired skeleton for the purpose of illustration,
and detailed at great length the progress and
symptoms of the case.
The sensation Of tie trial was produced when
the District Attorney suddenly drew from O
pastebosrd box upon his table tection of a
human backbone, and, holding it up, inquired;
"Do you recognize this, doctor?"
The audience hung GREATNESS upon the an
swer as the witness, i'll measured tones, re-
piled
Il do. 1t is a portion OF tho vert bro OF
the late President, james A. Garfield"
The yertebrfe was then handed the Jury, and
the character and extent OF tie injury TO them
explained. DR.. Bliss was followed with the
eli st attention on tho part of the entire
audience, with the sole exception of Gulteau.
who devoted himself to his papers, only occa-
sionally glancing up with the air OF man
being bored with recital in which he could
have no possible interest.
After the vertebre had been returned to the
District Attorneys table, Scoville reached over
and requested the opportunity OF examining 1t.
1t was handed him, and Guiteau, Who sitS i'm
medi 4tely on the right, examined it closely as
Scovile TUNED it over and from side to side.
He made no move to touch it, however, and gave
rot the slightest indication OF any feeling other
than casual curiosity.
Upon the conclusion OF DR.. Bliss exanina.
ton Guitesu here attempted to ray something,
when the District Attorney, ben vi. h mock
gravity, continued - If Mr. Guiteou will per-
-al4tsIiie, your Honor. will move an adjourn
ment." Guiteau appeared to relish the pleas
entry, and, nodding, replied "ob, certainly.
You shall have fuil chance"
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