National Republican., 1881-12-10

| arrest. He said he was aware Of IT, and that II
would trouble him, Tut that he could get bail.
| The Prisoner never said anything Of the
| kind. The only conversation had with you was
| when wanted you 70 give me slO0 and take the
The Wines told him would be sorry to
| proceed against him.
! Why did not YOU proceed against me, inter
ruped the prisoner That shows you are lying, to
The district Aiiorney-was that the substance
of the conversation nj that interview?
The WitnCss-Bciore IL ended told him he had
better consider whether he could do anything.
| The Prisoner--I did not want to do anything.
| The Wincss-l told him he was likely to be
| thrown over the bar for moi paying money he had
collected. He said that he would dislike that but
| III cnsc OF that he would 80 huCk 70 Chicago.
The Prisoner-Thnt Is absolutely false.
The Witness-l told him he had better make
some kind of settlement with my client. He said
he would and that he would call upon me in q
| week. lie did call ut my office.
The Prisoner (yiolcnily)-l want to ask you now,
The Wincss-.I went over the ground ngnin md
told him we should be Obliged TO resort to legal
measures He said he could not pay the notes,
! because he Ind not the money.
"You produce those notes now" cried the
prisoner, and they will show whether you are
Mi scovilie objected to the testimony OBJ
| lection Ovorrulcd, and exception taken.
The rriSoncr said 60 BIC sharp and Rn'
The District Auorney--From those interviews
| with him, was there anything IN his actions OF
conversations TO indicate that he was II man OF
The Witness-Nothing. on the contrary, I con.
sidered him very sharp and keen, and as rational
The Prisoner-Thnt was eight years ago II has
great deal to do with this case, hasn't 1t Colonel
lin an ironioal tone to the District Altorney)7 You
produce those notes. he shouted wildly to the wit
ncss, or else get of that stand disgHce6 man, II
you come TO slobber over INC, you must produce
those notes. or you show yourself n liar. Ito his
sister, Mrs. scoyillc, who was trying to restrain
| himG You keep quiet and mind your own busi-
ness. don't want any more talk from
N nngn ulua V4aA sya1 la
continued, violently, to think that the prose.
Gntion should attempt to ruin my professional
character when they know II Is lie II Is n shame
that these men, Corkhill and Porter, should siob.
ber over my character. They have been digging
UP my professional record, aud they haven't found
straight in the law business and want the Amer.
icnn people to know IT, The only thing against
me Is that owe some board bills and that i com.
mitted adultery in order 10 get rid Of my wife.
The Court (sternly)-That will do.
The Prisoner-l have got through now. have
made my final speech on this matter. II Is n dis
grace for COrkhill TO bring in this evidence.
Mrs. ScoNiiie Forced 60 Give Up Her Seat
The prisoner while he was delivering this TRADE
wns apparently under the control OF violent pms
sion. Ills conduct toward his sister was such tha
Mr.. Scovillc was Obliged TO make her change scat
with the prisoner, In order that he might get n
lenco
Cross examination Did you ever have any con
ycrsntion wish the prisoner ON the subject of re
No-cchocd the prisoner, contem ptuously-h,
is jew and dirty one at that
| How did you come to be subppnaed? wa
not subpTnaed. came on u telegram from Colo
mel COrkhill.
How did the prosecution happen to know O
you?
The Prlsoner-Corkhill has detectives all owe
New York boring into my record. That's the wa!
Iwrue to Judge Porter about a fortnight ago.
1on wnntod TO get on us n witncSs2 No.
wrote to Judge Porter that knew that fact, ant
Mr. Scoyile-walt moment; why did you writ
10 Judge Porter2
, The Winess-Because thought It wns publ
! duty on amy one who knew anything about thi
case to dvugc IT,. tApplausol.
Tho Prisoner lcontomptuOusly)-You did no
Know anything nboutit, you miserable Jew.
You thought II your duty If you knew nnythint
against this prisoner in regard to Il business eigh
years ago 10 let the prosecution know about III
Anything, whether 1t Is eight years ago or at nm,
time, thought II my duty 10 let the prosecution
know IL.
The Prisonor-You make yourself too bus,
about this matter,
Not Ready TO nang The Assassin.
Have you expressed the opinion that this maj
ought 10 be hung2
Have you expressed any opinion about 1t? Yes
Did The interests of justice require you to com
{ For the purpose of convictng the prisoner? Fo
; the purpose OF having Justice done him.
The Prisoner-Nou had no business To get oil
this case In any shape. know nothing about yol
aud care nothing about you.
Inc next witness was Benjamin Harrison, United
States Senator from Indiana. lie testified that IN
c hnd met the prisoner few times in Washington
some time after the inauguration of Presiden
! Garfield. The prisoner called to see him ai tn
{ Riggs House, ana sent him several copies of hi
r spccch-Garield vs.. Hancock. lie saw him severn
times IN The office or reading.room Of the Rige
brief conversations with him, The prisoner up
piled TO the witness for some assistance Ia connec
| tion with his application for office The witneS
I responded that he wns already overloaded witt
: similar applications from his own State and cou
, not Interfere In his behalf In several other con
in the Senate, and said that his name had not ye
been sent To the Senate. but that he thought thnt
2 would be MS soon MS the dead lock was broken.
senator Harrison Thinks Gulienu San,
NAN.
. Witness saw nothing In the conduct or conver
satlon OF the prisoner that raised IN his mind an
question OF the mans sanity. lie noticed nOlhin
that wOnld discriminate him from other men VIII
! were approaching the witness on the same subject
= | He Ind given the prisoner no encouragement.
. The Prisoner-fou are Il good fellow, Senator
9 ] remember you very well. Our conversation
= were generally social.
q York secretary the Mutual Life Insurance Com
! pnny. lie presented applications for insurance
A.. and one from the prisoners father-the point be
a ing that those applications contained negatiy
answers to the question whether there was insan
u | ity In the family.
y Objection being made by Mr. Scovllle the appll
| cation of John W. Guitcau and Luther w. Guitea
"ss sScndSd ana inose 81 hne EFS9ne, % admis!e, @
2 York, physician and medical director Of the Mu
n tual l.. le Insurance Company. He testified thn
a the prisoner came to his office in the fall of lSSt
8 | introduced himself by name, said that he was
: lawyer by professions that he was employed by tn
National Republican Committee thnt he ha
| some leisure lime which he proposed To devote
the soliciting of life insurance, and that he wshe
tomake the acquaintance of the witness rs II
c officer of the company. Witness had several con
G ycrsatioms with him. and saw nothing In him
f: indicate that lie was man ofunsOund mind. o
T the contrary, he impressed the witness ms u Yer
mi al m In tha limo of
s business.
a The Prisonrr ms an Insurance solicitor
a, The next witness was CEarles II. Raymond
= general agent OF the Mutual Life INSURANCE Com
! pany of New York. The prisoner called upo
him in September, 1850, and told him that he wa
9 about to engage in soliciting applications for in
| surance: and In the course Of the winter h
= brought In six applications. lie borrowed 81
= from the witness. II had never occurred 10 hiI
| that the prisoner was Il man OF unsOund minC
He seemed to be man of intelligence aud TO /
| desiTous of doing some work. The witness WI
0 htvorRbly impressed with him, and encourage
| him 10 go on and see what he could do. tn
= prisoner was not employed by the company, bl
! was simply soliciting for II.
utmost soemny What What tbs lis Rf kind Of evidence Sl ba M
to do with the issue in this case, which is whethC
the Deity Inspired nue. TO shoot the President 0
; ; the ID of July. | want you, gentlemen of TIA
prosecution, TO ponder over that aud show tn
connection II you can.
York, lawyer. As he stepped TO the witness
stand the prisoner cXclaimtd 81 have not see
Shaw since 1874. lie Is good fellow, ] office
!, with him for several months, owe him $50 fC
! Office rent TO the District Attorney)-rhat Is
! very important part OF your evidence, Colonel"
The witness testified Rs to the prisoner renting a
! ofice-ro from him, at 50 Liberty street. In 1877
. The prisoner told him that he had been pmctiC
ing law In Chicago, where he had lost his librar
= and everything In the iire; that he was membC
of the church, and had Letters of commendatio
| from the church In Chicagoi that he mad jOiue
the Young Mems Christian Association, aud la
n the honor of an acquaintance with General JOnI
i and others. Witness did not approve of the wa
! that he did business, and asked him TO get a
: Office elsewhere,
Q sticking n Jew win an Oroide Watch.
Witness related The incident OF the plaintl