Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-07

thing, you see That's the matter
with my brain when anything gets
in there it sticks.
Witness resumed, when Guiteau
broke in again, directly contradicting
him He was cautioned to keep quiet
and retorted: We want the facts,
Judge, to go before the jury, and
nothing else. | claim my act was in
spired by the Deity l stake my case
on that position, and I'll take my
chances on the result
GUITEAU IRREPREssIBLE.
The Court, (severely)-'Be silent
Mr. Davidge (frmly)-'You must
keep quiet, at least while | am cross
examining the witness
But neither the Court nor counsel
could repress the prisoner, who con-
tinued talking and struggling angrily
with the deputy marshals. This con-
versation,' he said, occurred about
two months prior to July. You are
right as to the conversation, but wrong
as to the date. | say it was in May.
With that correction your statement is
true
Mr. Davidge (to witness)-'You
have heard the interruption of the pris-
oner what is your opinion about the
| time?
Witness-I am very certain it was
on that Tuesday
Prisoner-'That was the time |
spoke to you about getting SIS. You
said you did not have the money.
That part of the conversation is correct
| don't forget anything. Anything
that gets into my head sticks Laugh
ter
Mr.. Davidge (to witness)-'You
said he stated you would see his name
in the papers in connection with the
Paris consulship?'
Prisoner-I never said that
Mr.. Davidge-'Well, he says, Mr..
Prisoner, you did say it.
The prisoner, in persevering man.
ner, declared he did not say so. He
also Indignantly denied the witness
statement that he (witness) did not
admit him to the bar in Chicago. He
did not want any trickery about this
case.
THE COURT THREATENS TO GAG HIM.
The Court, impatient at the priso-
ner's constant Interruptions of counsel
and witness, in a stern and determined
tone, said: If there is no other way
of preventing these Interruptions you
will have to he U3uped
Well, began the prisoner
Keep your mouth shut Numbered
the Judge, and don't interrupt again
during this trial. | do not desire it,
but if the trial cannot go on without
resort to gagging, it will have to be
done
Even this threat, though it had a
momentary effect on TIE prisoner,
could not entirely repress him, end he
again denied the conversation detailed
by witness, who was very good fell
low, but wrong there. | am going to
have facts in this case he continued,
and nothing but facts. want the
Judge and Jury to decide upon facts,
and nothing else. The witness is
entirely erroneous in his memory
Mr. Davidge-'Did Guiteau say you
would see his name in the newspapers
in few pays as Consul to Paris, or
that he would make fuss p
Witness-'He said IF do not get
it'-Gellecting) | will find his exact
language.
THE PRISONER PERSISTS
The prisoner (nterrupting)-1t is
absolutely false | never said any
such thing That has nothing at all
to do with my intending to remove
the President. | rest my defense en-
tirely on inspiration, which came from
the Deity, for that act, and l will take
my chances on the result. | do not
want any lying or nonsense in this
business, and | will not have it.
Mr. Davidge (to witness)-'Go on
The witness-'He said in connection
with the administration, if he didn't get
the Paris Consulate, he would either
make fuss about it or would do some
thing about it in the newspapers
Prisoner-I never SAID anything of
the kind, and l never thought any
thing of the kind. That is the res ult
of your imagination, Mr.. Reed. 1t is
not true. You are u good fellow, and
l think good deal of you, but you are
mistaken in your facts. After a
pause was not in the habit of telling
my business in that kind of way to
anybody
THE EFFORTS TO PROVE HIM IRREsPoNs-
IBLE.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Nov 90
Upon the opening of the Criminal
Court Mr. Scoville read a telegram
from Emory A. Storrs, of Chicago, say
ing he could not possibly at present,
owing to professional engagements,
come to Washington TO testify. Mr..
ScovilIe SAID that under the circum-
stances he would not insist upon an at
tachment for Storrs. Davidge, speak
ing for the prosecution was willing to
I have Storrs put upon the stand any
time during the progress of the trial,
and this understanding was accepted
by all parties.
Thomas North then resumed the wit
ness stand, and was cross-eXamined
very closely and at great length by Da-
vidge. GuIteau interrupted him at the
very outset, and protested that there
was no truth in the witness story (wit'
ness was being questioned in relation
to the fight between Guiteau and bis
father, Luther W. Guiteau), that he
had a good memory and could remem
Der most everything, but dld not recal
any such scene.
GUITEAU RESPONDS TO BEECHER.
Just as the witness was released
from the stand Guiteau improved the
momentary lull to make the first speech
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