The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-10-20
GUITEAU N COURT.
Where He imblr. and Croucbcs In Pit
liable Manner.


WA-i!fNGIoS. pr,Glcr l.
After the star rpi!tc ci,,- wcrc'ii>l'J-cd
OF il became known IN tie court rom
that the arrs,ignin nj Of but.hi. VA ac-
:ualy t. .akc place ;n-'iay. - most oi tho
spectator. rcinaiuci aud u very intense
feeling 81 curiosity and interest was man
l:,slci. Tn-lc w,i- 10 unusual display of
tic i,oice iurce ~ Ur about tho G art
rom. aiti.vugn there Were q large mum
Der -. detectives present.. but not j.. uni-
ioFt. For over hail an hour business
WAS su- u-peni,'l AWAITING the ir.troiu zion
Of III. prisoner y, = quarter past eleven
Mr. Scoy.li- counsel Tor lhc prisoner.
entered aud tool. aeat N the lawyer
tahlc. and Immediately a!;cr ile door OF
:iic witness room were opened and HtSc
entrance t. Marshal ilcnry and two dep
uty mar-hals. having Between thcu.
! hl>tiln. ~ jnE the bowed aud covering
figure of the man i"r whom they made
WAY - sea- him bcs.,lc hts counsel. fiien
/ one Df the guard, unlocked the hand
ruil-. giving the prisoner use or his
hani>, which h" continued. however, 10
! hold q, ii thl, Was their usual position.
{ Cu!..Ati lrok,ri brD'.n IN hcaith and uii-
Jared for III Icr,un HIS head i, closely
crnrpci, hu: Iii, check aud chin whi,krr,
are worm thick In, MT long Ills dark
, rioiiIc, wcrv rusty auI s...bbY, and lis
whnic person pre-c!iol a inIscrablv neg
! lcct"i appearance.
Ai;cr tho cxcijcincnt atlen'iin-, Ia, en-
trance bad -u',silcd. District-Attorncy
! Irrnhiii arose an1 addressing Tic Judge
said: Tile Grand Jury OF The Di,;rc; Of
! Columbia Ia, indicted Charles j. Guiic,.i
for tie inii'licr pi JaiHc, y Garfield Tho
prisoner i, III Court ask that iIc bc
nsraisnr' and required L. plead TO t:lc u
| dictincnt
The prisoner Wa ordered 20 stand up.
and IN :. !angui,! manner ohcycd.
Clerk is your name CAnrlc, J Gui
team"
The pii>pu", a>>cnt:i ~ nod to IL.
Clerk
iron the conclusion OF reading the in
dictircnt the Clerk a,ldre.sin. the rlis-
uncr. SAID "What say !ou 10 the in,iici-
mcn:. guilty on npt guilty.
The prisoner, i'll place or response,
i'uinh.cd in hi, wa>,c0it pocket ana drew
ont :. >0ilcd nnL cruulplcd scrap Of paper
District Attorney tinpcrativcy - En-
ter Your plea oi guilty or not guilty.
| !ri.oncr-i enter u plea Of not guilty,
il your honor please. and desire 70
! make u s,atcincn, 10 the Court at some
ether time il wo;iil not be appropriate
Just NOW.
The Cnur; Sit down:
The prisoner thcrcupon took hi, sea.
District .A,tOiucv-Ii this case I asl.
that the trial be set for next Monday
inrrnins i.crcmptoriiy. Tnc govern
Incnt - ready for trial HOW.
Mr. Scuvllc asked 10 read a statement.
au'l prurc,-ie,i to rca,i one by the dcicn-
DAFT, 10 Tie effect th"; he has II" money
or means, and that III his defence ii i, nee
c>>ary Tor him To have witnesses from i
: distance. Also one made by hiinS, II 10 tile
Feet that he "a. not ready Tor trial.
! having hccli on the case 0uiy about ten
days; that the defense would l." tao
Insanity "f the prisoner. ANIL that The
wound WAS MT necessarily mortal! ani
MAS not the cause ui the President :
death. A,>o ;hat I've has failed 10 get the
names OF certain wi.ncsac, ironi the pris-
onrr, and tha; IL" expect, 10 SHOW by Wit
ncss"S in New York and Chicago li"le,,i
tarv insanity in the family; that l.. W.
t;uitcau. fit!icv OF the accused. was u
mcnoinaliiar on the subject of rcli ,;ion.
He also cxrc"t,d 10 show that deat! VA,
The result of malpractice on the part nf
,hc principal physicians. He asked an
Drdcr for witnesses, fpr,v-f'iur III nuiii-
Der. Mr. Scovillc suid acting under in
etructions of bis client he had cndcavoicd
| TO get him suitable counsel being him.
self not familiar with criminal practice,
AMI had applied to Emory Storr- of Chi
raG". who had ivclincl; also 10 Il. r.
Mcrric, who feared that he could not
attend. lie had written 10 General But
Ter h.it had not yet heard from him. 1t
WAS Important that the prisoner should
he properly defended. and he asked that
II ttucral DutIcr should decline that tile
prisoner be allowed Ia select counsel
The argument in the question Of juTis-
diction was set down for the thiriieth
Inst, AMI the trial for November 9Th.
-After leaving tho court room t;uitteau
WH1 takGn UP stairs. anil II large crowd
IFtsRIiilT5 hiiri"" 1ie 1i crowd made rush to
that point, Int about half past lively"
o'clock the prisoner was quietly walked
! through the basement, and through the
center Of tho building where Il carriage
was waiting, and taken back TO Jail
Mr.. Stephenson Johnson, of Chicago,
| law partner Of Emory StorrS has arrived
in the city for the purpose of taking part
i'll the defense OF Gniteau.
While Guitcau was being arraigncd y
large sized man approached some Of the
officers OF tho Court and asked for the
loan of Il pistol. His nquirics cansin;
suspicion, he WAS taken to police head
| quarters, whcro he gave his name rs Geo.
ii. Bcthard, and showed diploma as q
| lawyer. issued 10 him June 27, in Colum-
bus, Ohio. lIe said that he fought in
| Gariicld's regiment, and showed two
gun-shot wounds in his legs and 4 bayO-
net wound in The side of the head, which
he said he received ut the battle Of Shi-
loh lie has been doing clerical work
| for Il lawyer in this city. lie heard that
Guitcau WAS To he arraigned today, and
intended TO get "hull dog pistol ami
shoot him at the City Hall. He took his
diploma with him to insure getting into
| the court room rs member of the bar.
lilo had evidently bocn drinking.
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