The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-18

connection With the trial on the 18th. Court
was formally opened few minutes after 10
O'Clock. and Immediately afterward counsel in
the case and the brother and sister of the pris-
oner entered. After the lapse Of a few min
utes GIiteau was hurried into the courtroom
in custody Of half a dozen policemen and deputy
marshals The handouts were removed, and he
shook hands with his sister aid Brother; ard
took the seat reserved for him between them
and his counsel. Scovllle then submitted an
affidavit and made an application for an order
for an additional number of witnesses. which
order was made by the court Then the addi-
tional panel of seventy-fve summoned the pre-
eeding day was called most of the persons re-
spending when called. Guiteau manifested
less nervous excitability than the day before.
although in his whispered conversations wifi
his brother ne was quite demonstratiye and
earnest in his manner
colored barber named Howard VAS tho
first juror to be called and examined as to his
fitness to serve His answers showed him to
be not disqualified from service, but the de-
Tense challenged him peremptorily, being the
fourth peremptory challenge. Next was a
man named Lynch, who had the decided opin-
ion that Guiteau ought to be hanged or
burned He was, of course, excused, as was
also the next (named Bailey) who
declared his belief that Guiteau
was crazy The next was a colored
Imam, remarkable for frlled shirt frottt and
| dramatic posture and manner, who related the
| history OF his past life and then was peremp-
/ torily challenged by the defense. In fact, it is
! understood Guiteau is resolved not to have a
! col0ed man on the jury. The next was an
| Irishnan named Michael Sheehan, with very
| pronounced brogue, who had no opinion on the
subject of GuiteRu's crime, except that "the
| man was out Of his head" He was sworn ms
| the sixth Jurors
| William Talbot, aid iron worker having all
| swered all questions to the satisfaction of the
defense, saving that he had "never bothered
| his head on the question of Guiteaus guilt
was challenged peremptorily by the prosecu-
| ton. Several others in succession were excused
on the statement that they had firm and decid.
| ed opinions. One of them believed Guitear
! ought to De hanged, and another would require
convincing medical testimony to change
his opinion. long-faced young colored man
named Foster, declared he was perfectly free
! from am prejudices in the matter, but he had
/ mentioned it (the murder Of Garfield) to sew
eral parties as quite serious accident He
was challenged peremptorily by the defense.
! Samtel 7. Hobbs; a native Of Maryland a
| plasterer by occupation, answered all questions
satisfactorily, and was sworn in as the seventh
/ juror.
| G. w. Gates, young man. native Of Wash
| 1ngton, machlnlSt. was sworn as The eighth
! juror. After that, for about an hour, every
man called confessed he had formed firm :"
| or decided" or "unaltered" opinions on
the question of the prisoners guilt, and was
excused There was one exception in the per-
son OF colored man named Ralph Wormley
| Ga plasterer by occupation) whe thought he
could render fair verdict; and said he
had not read more about the case than he
did in ordinary cases of that kind" He did
not believe everything he read in the newspa-
pers, because they had published things about
| himself that we're not true. He could not say
whether the President was shot by the prisoner
until he would hear the testimony. Of course,
! if an insane man did the shooting he would be
as much guilty as anybody else. The "crazy
part of the business was something else. "
No sensible man could have done such
! thing. After consultation between
counsel and prisoner and his brother, Scoville
eaid the defense would accept the juror, and SO
| Wormley was sworn in as the ninth juror. The
list Of seyenty-fve talesmen having been ex-
hausted. the Marshal was ordered to summon
another list of seyenty-ive, and the SQUIRT adj
I jourEzsd-
Guiteau was Jeeled aud missed as ne left the
court, and the cowardly wretch sought shelter
behind big policeman.