The Dillon tribune., 1881-12-17
been brother in any sense, and that is just


the ridiculous view he takes on this insani.
t, business. A moment after he shouted
ansriy, that's false there are two of my
cousins in the lunatic asylum now, and
that's where III probably be very soon.
John Palmer, Of Saratoga Springs, testi-
fed that Guiteau boarded week with him
and run away without paying his board.
Guiteau-Well, might have confessed
that and saved the Government. $1oo.
The District Attorney here sent Judge
from this President Of the United States.
The Judge after reading it sent it to SEQ.
vile with the remark that the paper con.
tanned the Presidents answers to his (Sco-
vrle's) interrogatories.
Prisoner-I had sent the President
no,e this afternoon req uesting him not to
appear in this case and saying did not
want his answer to the Undergraduates.
Scovile then read the answers Of President
Arthur to the interrogatories. The Presi
dent said that he knew the prisoner and he
had seen him at least ten times and posi-
bly, twenty times. To the question as to
whether he had ever conversed with him,
lie replied, no, save to return the ordinary
>alution OF the day and once. or twice in
answer to his request that he be employed
in the campaign as a speaker, by the Re.
publican State Committee, of which was
chairman. To the question of what political
services the prisoner had rendered the Re.
publican party during the last Presidential
campaign, the answer was, none that know
Of The next question was whether there
was anything in the prisoners relations to
himself or Gen. Grant or Senator Conk-
ling or any other Of the REBUILDING party,
especially connecting him With any ground
for supposing he would receive any politi
cal refer enccs The a, wer was, no.
Prisoner-"That's a matter Of opinion"
The last question ls-"Did you ever
give him any reason to think he could
have any political or personal influence
with your" The answer isl never did"
Prisoner-"He never had occasion to-"
The President adds to his answer the
following: II have been requested by coun.
sci for defense to produce letter written
BY the prisoner since his indictment. That
letter was received by me in October last,
and was not preserved, do not recollect
its contents particularly, excepting It con.
tanned some claim Of his having rendered
some important services to the Republican
party during the Presidential campaign
and appealed for a postponement Of his trial
to give him time to prepare for the de.
tense.
Prisoner-That is all there was to it.
The next witness was Rev. A. r. Nc
Arthur, Pastor Of the Cavalry Baptist
Church, New York. AS soon as he was
sworn, the prisoner remarked: know Dr.
Macarthur very we'll; he is nice fellow !;
very high toned in every way; I owe him
SOS.
Witness then began to tell how Guiteau
got his svmpathies, when Scoville objected
as the matter was prevalent and Guiteau
broke in with, it is all interesting and i'm
portant; DIR. Macarthur is a very fine gen.
tlcman; I owe him SOS and l am sorrylI
cannot pay him now. Then addressing
the witness he said: Allow me 10 say,
Doctor, there is some possibility Of my
getting $4,000 from James Gordon Bennett
for that Herald disability matter and I pro-
pose to send you a check for $1,,oo the
moment get it.
Frank Bartlett of Chicago and Mrs.
Flo, ence Bartlett, his wife, testified to hav-
ing seen Guiteau frequently and having
always considered him sane. They told
several instances of his peculiar disposition
but all rendered to show his sanity.
Guiteau was very indignant that Cork.
hill should waste Government money by
bringing such witnesses here.
Howard Dunha,n, Of Boston, took the
stand, but Guiteau forcstalled his evidence
by shouting: had desk in room witt
that man a few weeks in Boston, and that.
all he knows about it. It has cost thu
Government $1oo to get him here. lii
evidence merely showed Guiteau to be ;
dead beat.
WASHINGTON, Dec. o.-Thc Cour
opened ut 10, and DIR. Mc.Arther agair
took the stand. Guiteau sho, ed out
Your Honor
Scoville-keep still, please.
Guiteau-Well, ZEN you state it at once
ii YOU don't, will
Scoville then addressed the Court, ans
objected to the character Of evidence which
had been given by the witness, on the groun'
that evidence as to any other crimes coul'
not be introduced when prisoner is o,
trial for any particular offense. lie desires
all such evidence striker out.
Guiteau here broke in exctedly, ane
shouted out:
It's purely in the nature of Confessional
Macarthur is not an expert or lawyer, ant
| object to him telling the jury and tn
American people facts which told hin
years ago in regard to my history.
The Court ruled that the evidence coul
be admitted, as tending to show the gener'
character Of the prisoner.