Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-11-26

i ueat witness, q. L.. Dubsr excited Scovile's
Indignation by saying Guiteau Lad bad face
and wound up by decialnllng he Lad often said
the assassin should he hung.
Patrick kearney, policeman who arrested
Gultean, testified at length givlng very minute
4 details. He Ill soon alter the president passed
INTO ne depot he heard shots and rushing in
seized man who was running out The man
said, Il want Gen. Sherman to have these pa
! pers." The witness said:
'Ihere We're two shos, and you were run
ming from the direction Of the shooting I will
arrest you. !" Some gentleman said, 'sthat is the
man who shot the president0 I had nv club
in my hand and thought Of hitting him. but
thought of the grand jury, anu did not lit him,
but gave him good shaking and brought
him along. After that he went along with me.
" When stopped he stopped, and when moved
Parke, the ticket agent, made run and grab
bed st Gu.teau and threw his hat Off Laugh
ter After Parke made the grab at Guiteau.
he said, ''lhat is the man who shot the presi-
cent" took the prisoner out and he said, 81
did 1t. Twill go to jail for it. Arthur is presi-
dent and am stalwart." When went into
1 the police headquarters, I sang out "Ihis
dent" Here Gu,teau interrupted
! The prisoner-As a matter Of fact was
standing still and tie WI ness came up and
seized me- by the wrist after had just got my
pistol put up; and you addressing The witness)
seized me simultaneously. I did not attempt
to run at all. told the officer wanted to go
to Jail at once. made no disposition to escape
at all.
| ]. Stanley Browne, private secretary to Presi-
/ dent Garfield, testified to Guiteau's frequent
calls at the White House, and Of his (witnsss)
telling the ushers that Guiteau must no longer
trouble the Office.
There WAS good deal of other oral testimony
| OF no special importance. This was followed
by the reading of half dozen letters to Gen.
Garfield asking for Office and criticsing Blaine
It was surprise to many who have followed
this case very closely, that the government
was in possession Of so much documentary eyi
| dence, most of it written in Guiteau's own hand
to show directly that revenge was the motive of
the assas ination and that it had been planned
for weeks. During the reading of the letters,
when the counsel hesitated at word or sen
tence, Guiteau Immediately supplied the proper
words
SATURDAY, NOV IL.
A section of The late President Garfield'e
backbone, the trunk OF a neatly wired skeleton,
Guiteaus revolver and Drs Bliss, Reyburn.
Woodward and Barnes were the great attrac
tons at the opening of the Guiteau trial to. day.
There was a vast crowd in attendance and about
the court room
George G. Maynard, an electrician testi-
He stated that Gulteau had told him that his
board bill was then due and that he desired to
pay It, Gulteau jumped up and said: ssMr
Maynard is good fellow, and owe him $25,
but never told him owed board bill He
is mistaken about that" cried Guiteau, and col
lapsed Maynard was followed by his CLERK,
who corroborated his testomony, and O'Meara
removed the cartridges from the pistol and
showed them to the jury.
Col: s. Rockwell, tho next witness, began to
detail the occurrences at the depot. when Sco-
vile interposed, acknowledging the killing.
Guitcau quietly shouted 'tNo, your honor!
We acknowledge the shooting but not the kill
lng!' Col. Rockwell briefly stated the facts
within hia knowledge, and without cross-exam-
nation IN, He was followed by Gen. Swain.
This witness war at ElberOn when the shooting
occurred He described his association with
the president during his illness and the i'm
presslve scenes occurring therein. 'sWhat
we're the presidents last wc:ds?" asked Mr.
Corkhill. Ills last words were plain" said
the witness with emotion. They were sob,
Swain.''
Dr. W. Bliss was called. The witness gave
a narrative covering from the time he was
called to the presidents side, fifteen or twenty
minutes after he was shot, until his death. The
immediate cause of death was hemorrhage. DR..
Bliss was followed with closest attention ON the
part Of the audience, with the sole exception of
Guiteau, who devoted himself to his
papers, only occasionally glancing up
Pending the arrival of the fractured verte-
brB. which the district attorney announced he
had sent for, the witness was subjected to a
lengthy ross-examinaton, the supposed OBJ
ject being to lay foundation for the theory of
malpractice, which Guiteau insists must be
made the foundation stone Of his defense
Quite the sensation of the trial was produced
when at pv auC fron,
pasteboard box upon his table o section Of the
human backbone, and holding it up, inquired,
DO you recognize this, dcctor?" The audience
hung breathlessly upon the answer as the wit
ness, in measured tones, replied: 81 do. It
is portion of the vertebl@ of the late presi-
dent, James A. Garfield.
Guiteau's counsel, mir. Scovile, took the
section of verteblse. and Gniteau Immediately
| reached ever, and took it himself and gave it a
most searching examination. He then leaned
over and pointed out the places injured by
the ball to Scovl,le, and handing it back, re-
sumed his reading. The sight was an impress
slve one-the man who has murdered 8
president of the United States c.olly taking the
backbone of his victim into bis hand, and
noting the effect Of his deadly aim was sight
probably never witnessed before and certainly
| one never to be forgotten.
DR.. Bliss read from the records full histo-
~ OF the case and on cross examination said
tho wound WAS mortal The crOss-e Xa1nina-
| HOn d1sclQse0 tne 1acG tneh malpraClce would
enter into the defense. The court adjourned,
after an intmation that the prosecution was al
most through.
MONDAY, NOV. FL.
| This morning the jury was kept ont Of the
court room for moro than ten minutes by the
mob which had barricadsd the corridor through
which the jurors were to pass
The judge had great difficulty in reaching the
bench. Much confusion was caused IN the
1,yt1 1o 1o,1sb and w1
of the half mashed mob. Mr.. Robinson, one
| Of Guitear,s lawvers madn 8 long sneech Ask