The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-11-26


Scovlla explained his reason for putting he
| questions Saving that he desired 10 slloS rila
ts6lng OF bitterness n political circle-s with =
Eiew ID proving the bearing /. had T1r.1n tFa
prisoners mind. AZ THIS point the prisoner ex-
Fo=-ulzssd with III. ScovIlse, stating that he
desired him 70 c0Lpsy with his fGui;eau's}
wishes II the case. and II ise did not 1 N -f,@re
world be 3 big Tow. Eex removes! b. 1Ie
bAlllE-s With difficulty. He desired to couriune
The Conversation Mr. Se0yille paid 10 atten-
iiD1 10 his client. Il reply 10 further grses-
floos the secretary stated Thzt after the sssas
sination Of the President he paid little CT M
attention % The conflict IN the New TorE Iesis-
las1res and, II izst, thought nothing Of politics
He said he invented the term . s.aIwzr. him
self u 1910 Secretary Blaine. altar further
questioning. left the stand Al 1925 P. II. and
vas followed By Lr. Simon Czmzelo. the
Venezuelan minister: Mrs Sarah 2 White
who was n charge OF the ladies' waissng--csyra
zr the depot VIXEN President Garfield was shot.
Robert A PSrke, ticket agent a. the deDo5: yud-
son ". Wheeler, Eo1ng nan who vas n the
ladies' W2itlng-r0 :. the tine OF the shoot
ing; George W. Adams. publisher Of the Wash
ington SQ-, who witnessed the murder. and
Jacob I. Smith, janit0r OF the depot. All thesa
witnesses testified as 10 the shooting and gave
such facts a. were made public II the time Of
tee assassination.
81 the opening o. the court On the fifth day,
ana before the prisoner was brought in, Mr..
seovlile addressed the judge, asking him 20 en-
force quiet on the part Of Gaiseau- He was
continuing with q request that an order be
issued prohibiting any official at the jail Or
elsewhere fr0la giving 10 the press znytbing
which G1iie4u might wrlte, when the prisoner
entered and cznghi the purp0rt OF the remarks.
daIEezu, with flashing eyes, and with extreme
anger displayed II every feature. arsse and de-
1o1DcSd MS counsel a. double-oRaier. NJ.
Scoyille tried 70 quiet the prisoner, but lis
anger seemed 20 increase Whsn Judge Cox
commanded the prisoner 10 Re silent and pro-
ceedea 20 cav something, Gui:ezu continued
BIS angry defamation, intsTruEting the Judge,
AID asserting that he did not care for the rul-
srgs, and that II he was excluded from the
curt during the trial, he would have new
trial By the court in banc. When he vas
seized by the officers he shook them OF.
sn4ried a. them in furrF OF passion
called them scoundrels and babe them
mind their own business. He made re-
marks 81 times during the remainder Of the
session. but with the exception narrated he
seemed pesceably and indeed hunorously in
clined. He passed much Of his time reading
the papers and writing. Occasionally hs looked
up az witnesses and smiled good-hurnoredly ss
TIE circumstances surrounding the ASA sin
alton were alluded 10. occasionally int-riectiDg
explanatory remarks OF his Own into the test
nonT given bT Witnesses. II might observe
that to-day have had the first square meal
since July 9" he said as witness expressed
the opinion that he Was fieshier On the shooting
than now. He enjoyed his Own ssllie5 and
laughed heartily at them. The witnesses who
testified On the fifth day were Joseph l. Sharp,
assistant train master Of the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad; Miss Ella Il Ridgley. who
was present al the depot on the morning Il the
murder; Joshua Davis, gateman az the depot:
William s. Crawford, who drove some Of Presi-
e1lS Ear- -laa1 T1lra
Scott, a special officer at the depot: z. L. Du
Barry, a civil engineer; Policeman Patrick
Kearny, who arrested Guiteau; 7. Il. Alexan-
der present al the depot; John Taylor,
colored hacEmau; a. Brown, chief CLERK ~ the
state department; Adolphus. Eckiof, q police
ieutsnant: J. Stanley Brown, President Gar
fields private secretary, who testified 70
Guiteau's frequent calls IS the White House,
and James L. Denny, in charge Of the news
stand at the depot. None Of the evidence OF
these witnesses contained anything that has not
already been made public
On the sixth day the frs. witness examined
was George G. Maynard, an electrician, who
testified to having loaned Guiteau S25-s15 az
one tine and $40 At another. Tie prosecution
desired 10 prove BY this witness that Gniteau
borrowed the SIS with which lie bought the
revolver to shoot the President. Guiteau in
terrupted the witness several times N an
excited manner. Joseph y. Burkart, clerk 20
Mr.. Maynard, also testified to the loan Of the
SIS and thought Guiteau's walk and the way
he held his head :. little peculiar. John
O'Meara testified 70 selling the pistol 10
Guiteau- he couldn't identify il, as here
were thousands just ike it. The charges were
then drawn from the revolver, at the sugges-
ton Of counsel and much TO the relief OF the
audience. Pending the examination OF the
pistol, Guite2u desired to announce to the
court that he invited John D. Townsend. OF
New York, and Leonard SWEET and A. S. Irude
OF Chicago, to assist him. There YVES plenty
Of brains on the other side, and he desired as
much on his in the interest Of justice. another
matter" he continued 81 desire 10 call 10 the
attention Of the court. There are number OF
disreputable characters about the court, and
some threats of violence have been made dur
ing the week past. I have no fears for my per-
sonal safety. The chief OF police has kindly
furnished me a body-guaTd. and l wish 10
notify all eTl-disposet persons that II
they attempt to harm me my body
guard viii shoot them down, that's
al there Is about it," Then holding to
the reporters tables he added: Reporters, put
thai down r. Colonel A. L. Rockwell was the
next witness, and proceeded to detail what he
observed az the time Of the shooting. Nh. SEQ
vile interrupted 10 inquire whether it was
worth while to 20 into the details, adding, ave
do not deny the killings" Guiteau here broke
in with: ''Ne do denv the killing. your honor.
We admit the shooting" General D. 6. SWAIN
the next witness. testified thst he was the Lass
person TO whom Mr. Garfield spoke-his last
words being .'Oh, Swain p DR.. D. ". Bliss
was the next witness. He pointed out on por-
ton OF human skeleton the course which
the ball had taken. and the manner
in which death had been produced
The wound made BY the ball was the immedi-
ale cause OF death. On cross-exariatlon Mr.
Robinson required that Dr.. Bliss should de-
scribe the varying symptoms of the Presidents
case from the time when the doctor saw Gem
eral Garfield at the depot on July until his
death at Elberon, describing the symptoms OF
each day separately. This made reference TO
the medical diary of the physicians necessary,
and DR.. Bliss began to read from the records
Dr. Reyburn. who wrote them, WAS sworn aud
placed in the witness box ID aet as an inter
prefer of his handwriting This had been 60
ing on for some time and it was apparent that
it would require one or two daily sessions OF
the court to complete the reading. Counsel Tor
the prosecution, therefore, protested and offered
to place the record in the hands of the defense,
from which they could frame such questions as
they might desire, which offer was accepted.
section of the vertebral column OF the late
President, showing the track OF the bullet
through it, was handed to DR.. Bliss and ldenu-
fed by him. Afterward this piece Was picked
up by Mr. Scoville and while he held il Guiteau
leaned over it and for several minutes examined
it. There was no expression except one OF
ar1rio in his 9 : he paZpd