The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-19

Garfield? Avery heartily aud very cordially
| derst0od by the half breeds In New York? A
| They included all Republicans In New York thai
| We're not included among the Stalwarts Laugh
terl
| Q.-Then there were only two divisions there?
| Ayes.
Q.-To what branch did the person appointed
as Collector beloDg2 A.-He was classed in the
| nomenclature of New York with the half breeds
Q.-To what branch did Senator Conkling be-
long? Ale was understood to be Stalwart.
| Scoville-That is all.
| THE PRISONER AGAIN.
| Secretary Blaine then left the witness
stand and the Court took recess for half an
| hour. The prisoner, as he was being taken
| from the room, addressed his counsel in a
| violent and angry manner, making use of
| such expressions as: There is going to be a
| big row." and ~ am going to have a fight"
but the Deputy Marshals prevented any
| further demonstrations
| Before the session was renewed Guiteau.
who had just been brought in by the officers,
| said, will your honor allow ME to address
| the Court moment? In spite of the counsel
| have right here which should be recog-
| nized. want to state my position"
Judge CoxYou can not be heard now,
the Court is satisfied with your counsel
Prisoner-But / am not. think it an
O0GdSC W nave uCOlupGleUI CouuSel IOrcGQ
upon me. Scoville is doing splendidly.
most distinctly appreciate his services.
want chance TO defend myself, and there
will be a row all the way through il don't
have it. (All this time Guiteau was resist
ing the efforts of officers to make him take
his seat, and was talking in his usual dis
contented way.) l am not satisfied with
this business (striking the table with his
fish, and I will not have It,
Judge Cox (severely)-If you don't keep
silence | will have you removed.
Prispner--1 don't care if you do. Ameri-
can people have something to say about this
matter. 1t is an outrage that should not
be heard In my own defense.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Upon the reassembling of the Court the
resident Minister of Venezuela was called TO
the stand and examined. He gave de-
scription of the scene at the depot the morn
ing of the shooting. The prisoner i'm pressed
him as wearing look of fear. In his cross
prisoner wore his hat, and Scoville placed
Guiteau's hat upon his (Guiteau's) head
partly on the side The witness stopped
counsel, saying, THAT is the way he wore
his hat" Guiteau said THAT is false, wear
my hat this way" placing it on his head
perfectly straight. He added. II wear NV
hat this way and do not 20 sneaking around
nothing was ELECTED beyond what has here
tOfOre been published.
Mrs. Sarah b. White, Matron of the Balti-
more and Potomac Depot, in the ladies'
waiting room, was next called. She ex-
planned the circumstances of the assassina-
ton in detail, substantially q published in
her statement obtained soon after the shoot
ing. She recognized Guiteau as the person
who fired the shot. She had seen the pris-
oner walking mp and down the gentle
mems ron lr;vious 10 the ar
rival of the Presidential party in
the morning of July2 She did not observe
the pistol in the assassin's hand when she
went to the Presidents assistance Guiteau.
she said. was only about three feet back of
the President when he fired at him.
Gross Examination-Witness saw moth
ing remarkable in the prisoners appear
ance, excepting that he walked to and fro
In the gentlemen's room, keeping his eyes
constantly on the ladies' room, as
if awaiting the arrival of some
one. She explained the manner in which
Guiteau wore his hat. stating it was on his
head straight. Guiteau's hat was here
placed on his head again In The manner In
dicated by the witaess, and she said thst
was the way he wore it. The prisoner bowed
his approval of the reply of the witness.
Robert A. Parker. Ticket Agent of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railway COMPANY
washington, testified he saw Guiteau on
the morning OF the I'd of July and wit
messed the firing OF the second shot by the
prisoner. He rushed from his office and
into the corridor, and as Guituea was flee
ing, seized him, and kept hold of him until
relieved by the police officers.
In his crOss-examination Parker reiterated
in detail his statement of the
circumstances of the shooting, and said
the prisoner was moving very rapidly when
he seized him. He did not see the first shot
nred, Dut rushed from his Office immedi-
ately after it occurred. The witness was in
terrcgoted at length, but the direct testi-
mony was unshaken. He explained that
the prisoner mentioned several times that a
letter to General Sherman would explain
everything.
Judson w. Wheeler, of Virginia, Geo. w.