Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-15

m Immense Crowd in At
tendance.
Guiteau Continues to Disturbs the
Court.
A Juror Taken Ill and the Court
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Il,

Immense crOWus dWditeu the OpcflHX vi
the court today. When opened. DIR. John
ID. Withrow Of Boston, was called to the
witness stand.
Guiteau-"Dr. Withrow is the honored
pastor of the Park street church, Boston,
where | used to attend. When | was there
he was a very fine gentleman"
The witness related incidents within his
knowledge. Guiteau called upon him in '79,
and said that he was from Chicago, where he
had been a co-worker with Moody. Inger
soil had been lecturing. and Gu;teau asked
to be allowed to deliver a lecture in his,
(witness') church in answer to Ingersoll. The
witness declined to have the church used for
that purpose, and Guiteau argued, with great
earnestness, that Ingersoll was doing great
injury to the young men and should be re-
piled to. He thought that he, (Guteau)
could answer him. The witness observed
him during the winter meetings and social
gatherings of the church. Never saw the
least indication Of unsOundness of mind but
on the contrary, thought he possessed unu-
sual shrewdness. Correcting himself, the
witness added, Il should have said great
cuteness."
Guiteau-'What's the difference, doctor?'
A-"The one means brighter than the
other.
Corkhill-'.And Of larger calibre.''
You must have sleptwell last night, that's
the smartest thing you have said yet
Upon cross-examination the witness was
asked to give the general tone Of the pris-
oner's remarks at the social meetings, and re-
piled that the prisoner generally took part in
discussions upon whatever subjects might be
under discussion; that he was always critical
and accusative, rather than coBciliatory and
kind.
Guiteau-''I always spoke to the point
That's me. There is no nonsence or romance
in my constitution. If there had been ]
might have gone through the world the world
more smoothly"
The proceedings were suspended for a
minute to permit juror to step out, and
Guiteau availed himself to make little
speech, prefacing it usual and with a wig
orous slap on the table he begun ''It's very
evident to the minds of everyone that the
sole object of this kind of an examination is
to show that knew the difference between
right and wrong. That had nothing to do
with this case. The only question is whether
or not my free moral agency was destroyed
when was impelled upon the President,
that is the point. Judge. and knocks the bot
out of your theory" After short pause he
broke out again and with increased vehe
nance. .Pm not here to save my neck
for justice and for right
Judge Cox-.'Well, that will do, now sus-
pend you remarks
Gniteau-'Al right, when get the jury
| in I'm going to talk to them on the sub ect
this is just little incidental speech to put in
the time
Charles +. Blair of the New York Equta-
| BILE life Insurance Co., knew the prisoner
! in New York. The witness was proceeding
| to relate the circumstances of Guiteaus con-
| nection with his company, when the prisoner
indignantly shouted, "Wel, now want to
| saw right here, when a witness comes here
and tells what is false shall tell him you
are mistaken, that is false, that is a lie, and
finally you are a miserable whelp. that is as
far as | shall GO
It's equivalent to the bar room expression,
"go down below" but don't go that far.
| The witness had received Ian avalanche" of
letters from Guiteau, after he (prisoner) had
| come to Washington. Several were produced
and read The first, dated last March, re-
| Quested the loan of two dollars.
In it Guiteau stated that he was soon to re-
ceive So 900 Consulship and would have
| $3.50 advanced him when he would go to New
| York on his way to Paris. The witness
| thought the prisoner was pretty shrewd fell
| low, but never saw the slightest indications
| of insanity.
Henry N. Collier, attorney, of New York,
| took the stand. 81 remember you, sir
shouted Guiteau, ''you are the man that put
up that Herald job to keep quiet, SIR" Turn.
ing to Scoville. Il will dispose of this man
in short time, he brought suit against me
to pay over certain amount o, money and
the court ruled that should that kills his
| evidence
The witness related an instance of Guiteau
| collecting Sl75, and failing to pay it over.
| Scovile objected to the evidence. The Court
| however, overuled it, and the exception was
noted. The evidence proved extremely dam
aging to the prisoners oft-asserted claim of
always having lived an upright, Christian life,
and Guiteau wriggled and expostulated and
vainly attempted to explain the transaction
Witness at one point said. II informed Judge
Donahue at the time that considered Gui-
teau thief and scoundrel."
Guiteau (excitedly You did not dare
say so to me. would have knocked you
down.
One of the jurors who had complained
early in the day of not feeling we'll, here
stated to the court that he could not possibly
concentrate his thoughts upon evidence,
feeling as he did, and the court accordingly
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