, 1881-11-20

Speciut Dttoateh to The Ehfeaoo Tribune.
HAsH1SCToS, D. C., Nov. 19.-" Doctor" said
Lawyer Davidge to Bliss today, "wlll you stato
briefly the danger from wound Of tho charac-
ter which the autopsy showed tl1at OF President
Garfield to be!' The witness replied: 1.-The
dangers from such sr0unu we're tbree-tlEst,
the injury to the backbone; second, the effect OF
the debris Of the wound. which were pushed by
the bali into the flesh beyond the bone; tho
third, penetration Of the spienic artery. The
danger from the debris is caused by the
fact tbur the fragments OF bone had
not encysted. but remained cell
tres Of suppuratiou- The etration
OF tho splcnic artery did not cause death ut
once owing to the fact that a bood-clot was
fortucd aud tissue built up around it, bul it was
almost inevitable thut this aneursm should In
time burst alld CAUSE death, ,r,ls the Case
'"ln view OF these dangers Doctor suid Mr.
Duvidgc, "Wbat was the character Of this iu-
jury2''
DR.. Bliss paused moment and said calmly,
but strongly:
lit WAS A MORTAL. woUND.''
This testimony practically completed the Gov
crnmenl's case Tuey had now proved the fuct
OF the shooting; they ba.i Identified the asslsin:
they hal set forth their theory Of his motive,
and had aually proved that tho injury WIS nee
essHriy fatal- In other words, they had proven
Charles Guteau the "a or July. 1--WE had
intended suid Sir. Corkhl. few minutes
after this testimony. ITO flush cuse this
evening" He understood, however, that the
physicians were to he examined by the defense,
in search of
EVIDENCE OF MALPRACTICE,
and he suggested. therefore, lh,1t the court ud-
jouEn till Monday, wheu the aduisslbility Of the
evidence proposed by tho defense would be
tested. The court thereup0n adjourned ut
quarter past :. The days session bus been
iuEgely occupied by Or. Bliss testimony, and us
a witness he was only second In Importance to
Secretary B1uine. The Doctor IS nj extremely
interesting tulker. His language is srlphic. bis
fdcas logical, and his information thoroughly in
hund. He gave graphic narrative of the
scenes at the depot and the treutulent Of the
case. His testimony WAS rendered douby inter-
esiing by
THE INTRODUCTION OF A SKELETON
from which he demonstrated the course of the
bullet and moro especially by the production In
court of the injured scrtebra Of President Gar
fields backbone. This fragment Of tho spino
WIS looked ut with Il painful intensity Of Atteu-
ton By ali. and was closely scrutiuized by tho
Court, the jury, and the lawyers. After Mr..
Davidge had examined it for a while, MIR.
Scoviiie leaned over and asked to be allowed to
gee it. II was passed to hin, and then followed
the very dramatic scene ot Guiteau leaning, over
aud examining ut leisure. ut1u with close atteu-
ton, the fragments oil his victims skeleton.
4 suUDDEK WENT THROUGH TIE crowd
Mt this uncanny sight, but Guiteau himself
seemed 10 fee! no emotion except that OF corl-
mou curiosity. The course of tho defense to-
day clearly pointed to an effort to estahsh mal-
practice. This policy, utter SIR. Scovilte's ex-
p1icit statement thut the defense would be
I'd
they did not altogether control their annoyance.
With rerard to this matter 1t can be uuthori-
tAtiyely stated TINT The idea IS rather
Ml,. KoB1SsoN's
than that OF the prisoners family and personal
COUNSEL. From the first Mr. Robinson has de-
cii,,ed to waive any possible ground OF defense,
either OF jurisdiction. malpractice,
other possible protection to his client.
The family, however, frankly say
tha, the only sensible u1ld proper defense Is in-
sanity-that If Charles Guiteau Is sane he ought
to be hanged. aud II hc is insane he ought to be
sent to an insane asylum. Mr.. Scovllc fect5
thus, anu 50 do Guiteau's brother und sIs1er.
they did not to oppose Mr..
Robinson III his efforts to throw up another bar
rler, it bic, around tho accused, aud to-
wards the last Mr. Scoviile put lew questions
to Or. Bliss fr.1,i the same standpoint as tnlt
occupied by the local counsel. That
GUITE.AU WAS VERY WILLING
to get any help there might be in this latter de-
feuse appeared from the qulckness with which
he corrected Mr. ScoviIle, to say that they de-
uicd the killing, not the shooting.
GClTEAU MAS RATHER LESS oEsTREPEEoCs
than usual today, though he disturbed the court
somewhat ut the opening and the close Of the
sessions, Mr.. Maynurd's testimony irritated
him greatly. He objected to testimony which
So clearly showed him up rs deadbeat, and pro-
tested that he had boarded ut tirst-cias5 houses,
and mud all the food, and money, and eligible
he wished. When Sir. Maynard
described him us looking seedy, for instance, he
shouted: ''Wcll, had !, so suit Of clothes IN;
l do NOT think that looked very secdy.'' and
when. moment after, the witness said no
looked haxxard and hungry, he exclaimed: ''I
wis we'll fed nll the time l was in Washington.
1t was mental anxiety thai made me look so
thin. l hNd Il heavy weight on my 1nind Just
then.' 4 few minutes after, during Il lull in the
he DRoKE OUT AGAIN,
addressing the Court, to say that three or four
~eIl-known lawyers would appear Monday in
his defense. He nnmcu them with great con-
tideucc and arrogance. The Court satd thu1 any
which were satisfactory to himself and
bis present counsel would tie satisfactory to tho
Court His friends said nothing. but SUISSE
counsel, saying TINT no one had any idea TINT
they were to cunle. They hunorcd the prisoner
in his vagary, as they do in all his
shiuas. a snolncat later Guitcau proceeded
to warn all ''disrcputable characters " VINO
might have designs on his life not to atteMpt
auy violence, us his guards had o:4ers to shoot
any QUE who attempted to injure him. This
farming ,vns soon tested. One very pathetic in
.idcut shuu!d be mentioned, which occurred In
i r$rT1y
described the dcath-bcd scenes ut Eloeron.
= What were the Presidents last wordsT asked
Mr. corkEil. Gen. Swim, with some emotion,
answered: "Oh, Swninl!" These words. spoken
n solemn torres by the friend TO whom they
we're addressed, produced quite sensation
amoug the audience.
THE TRIAL..
EVIDENCE OFFERED YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Nov. lg.--The crowd about |
he courthouse this morning WAS tar greater |
t}r.. r. srjf ia