The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-09
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and so they left; that's all there was 10 that
| think We have had about enough Of thi
dog business"
HAD DESE'RooN WITH HIN.
Howard Dunbar, Of Boston, took thu
stand, hut Guteau forestalled his evidencI
, by shouting n had desk.room with tha
, man q few weeks in Boston, and that Is al
he knows about 1t. 1t cost the Government
Sl00 to get him here"
Witness stated that in November, 1879
the prisoner secured deSk.room in his office
: and remained there nearly two months
when, as he was behind with his rent, and
witness did not like the style OF the man,
: he requested him to surrender his key,
1 The prisoner told him that there was no
money in theology, and he was going to
practice law
Col, Corkhill then offered letter written
by Gnileau to witness last June.
Scoville objected, on the ground that
the burden OF proof rests with the Govern
ment The plea OF insanity having been
set up by the defense, the prosecution can
not, At this time, introduce any evidence to
establish the sanity Of the prisoner. II
should have been introduced in the eyi-
denCe In chief.
Judge co1-Well, l oyerrule the obiec.
ton?
ScoVlle-I desire 10 note an exception,
and generally 10 all evidence OF this kind.
DAyidge-From this time out!
Guiteau-Runningaway back through
the case, Judge,
The letter vas then read, 1t was dated
at the Riggs House, June 8, and con.
talned Q request fora copy Of his [Guiteau'sl
book, Truth, which he desired should be
sent him, as he was getting out the revised
edition, Witness stated that in all his con-
versations with the prisoner and through
all his relations with him and his obserYa.
tions Of his conduct, he never suspected
any insanity In the prisoner.
Guiteau-YOu thought ! was badly
cranked on my book, though.
Then, to the audience, he added: "This
man Is u Methodist minister, that's what IL
the matter with him. l did not pay my
rent, and so he didn't like me-"
The witness then gave In substance the
conversations he had had In Boston with
j. w, Guiteau, In which the latter had
said: "The disgrace OF this crime Is enough
for the1amlly TO bear without endeavoring
to prove hereditary insanity, for there Is
no authenticated case on which to base II.
GritCau greatly excited shouted out:
"Thats the way he feels and desire 10 re-
pudiatU him on this business. He has
never been brother to me in any sense,
and that 10 Just the ridiculous view he
takes Of this insanity business"
WILL You. TuouoU.
A moment after he shouted angrily:
That Is false. There are two Of my cou.
sins in lunatiC asylums, and that Is where
I'll probably be very soon."
John Palmer, Of Saratoga Springs, testi-
fed that Guiteau boarded d week with him
and run away without paying his board.
Guiieau-"Well, | might have confessed
that and saved the government 800.
Tho District Attorney here sent Judge
Cox communication received by him
from tho President of the United States.
The Judge after reading II sent Il to Mr..
Scovillo with the remark that the paper
contained the Presidents answers 10 his
(Scovllles) interrogatories,
prisoner-I had sent the President note
this afternoon requesting him not 10 ap.
pear In this case, aud saying | did not want
his answers to tho interrogatorics l pre-
sumo lie sent them before he got my note
PRESIDENT ARrnUR's ANSWERS.
Mr.. Scoville read the answers OF Pregi.
dent Arthur to the interogatories to the
first and second question, whether he knew
the prisoner and how often he had seen
. Ian ntNk tnI l,a Baa Ia
that he had seen him at least ten times.
To the question as to whether he had ever
conversed with him, he replied, he had
not, except TO return tie ordinary saluta-
tions Of tie day, and once or twice in
answer 10 his request TO be employed in
the campaign Us II speaker by the Republic
can State Committee of which he (tle Presi-
dent was Chairman. 70 the question
what political services the prisoner had
rendered the Republican party during the
lust Presidential campaign, the answer was,
"NOne that know OIL" The question
whether there was anything in the prison.
er's relations to himself or General Grant
or Senator Oonkling or any other Of the
Republican party, socially or politically, TO
furnish him with any ground for supposing
tint hu would receive any political pre-
ierment, the answer was, mo"
The prisoner-That is o matter oil opin-
ion.
The last question was "Did you ever
give him any reason 10 think that he could
have any political or personal influence
with you2"
Answer-''1 never did"
The prisoner-He never had occasion to.
The President adds to his answers the
following II lave been requested by the
counsel for the defense to produce letter
written by the prisoner since Ills indict-
ment That letter was received by tne In
October lasi, and was not preserved. do
not rpcolleCt its contents particularly, ex.
cept tliat II contained some claim Of bis
having rendered some important services
TO tho Republican party during the Presi
Dental campaign, and an appeal for the
postpohement OF his trial 10 give him time
to prepare for defense"
The prisoner-That Is all there was TO II.
LOWE ntM sos"
Tho next witness was Rev II. A. Nc.
Arthur pastor Of the Calvary Baptist
Church, New York. As soon as be was
sworn the prisoner remarked, II know DR..
Macarthur very well. He Is nice, fine tel.
low; very hightoned In every way. l owe
him s05.n Witness begnn 10 relate how the
prisoner introduced himself and wife to
him (witnvss) at the close Of service one
Sunday, and at the same time presented a
letter Of dlsmission from the First Baptist
Church Of Chicago.
The prisoner stated that al one time In
Chicago he had had a lucrative practice OF
law, but owing to disasters, followed by
fire, his practice had entirely, or III q good
part, gone, and now he and his wife had
come 10 New York 10 start life affesh. Ny
heart went out to him kindly, | intro.
duCed himahd wiietomen ofpr0minencs, in
society and In church relations, and know
l was Of service TO him, The letter which
lie brought was referred las our custom is)
To committee. The Chairman Of that
"a IL. III Ii. A.