The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-13

enough to go crazy q hundred times in TIL
interval" Recess.
(Tria) resumed.) D. Mclean Shaw testi
fled that Guiteau told him that he was boun.
to have netoriety somehow or other, and tina
he might kill some big man and initial,
Wilkes Booth. At this the prisoner bscam,
violent and abusive, M shouted I" that is
lie."
The witness said, ''and get hanged for itp'
81 will" said he, that is an after considers.
ton. ! did not carry that conversation any
further. .....
The p~risoner-"I have not known apy.
thing about this man Shaw for eight years
but when he repeats this kind of testimony,
say to him. you are a liar, a low, dirty
liar" never had that kin Of conversation
with you in my life, and ysu know it. You
claim to be a good church man, teo that
story is false, is false from beginning to end,
and you are a sDeaking liar--that is my
opinion of you. l will publish you all over
the world, and when you 60 back to New
York you will be a laughing stock for all
your friends. l never thought so and | never
said so. ! would like you to state all about
it in detail. If you cannot do that, you will
be condemned as a liar.
District Attsrney--Where did that CONVEX
sation occur, in which he said he intended to
initiate Wilkes Booth, and to become notori-
ous?
Witness In my office, of course ; l cannot
fix the date.
Prisoner, Sowing at witness--"N No, of
course you can't fix the date, you miserable,
lying whelp; never said, and never thought
So"
Witness The moment I heard of the
shooting of the Presidentr
Sccyille-Interrupting, I want a minute;
how long have you been a lawyer
Prisoner-He is no lawyer; he is S pettifog-
ger; he gets men about New York to do his
jury business; he has not got brains enough
to lay a case before a jury. Patterson used
to do all his jury business. Shaw used to
lay around and get Patterson to try all his jul
ny cases, because he had not brains enough to
do 1t himself.
District Atty.--How did you regard him
mentally?
Witness--1 did not think nach OF him
mentally.
Prisoner-(Continuipg to rail at the wit
ness, } not after l owed you fifty dollars. AZ
ter that you could see no good in me. I have
heard of you running after women. My wife
told me once in Chicago that went and saw
her. l an going to show you up you wretch;
you are a dirty, low-lived puppy TO come
here and lie about me in that way.
The Court, severely to prisoner, "Silence.'
Prisoner--He had no right to come here
and lie about me. That would make any
body mad, the lying whelp
Dist. Atty.--What was his reply to your re-
mark as to his being hanged?
Witness---He said that would be an after
consideration, and he would get notoriety any
now.
Prisoner-I do net care a snap, about notori-
ty. have told you three or four times you
lie---that settles you. will not condesend
to notice you again.
Dist. Atty.-In your convers alton with him
did he say anything to you about his being
bound to get a living?
Witness Yes, ne said he was bound to get a
living anyhow; that the world owed him a
living and he would get it.
Guiteau asked how many witnesses Cork
hill would have-"Can you give us any
idea p"
No, replied the district attorney, no def
nate idea. Corkhill then read in evidence
some legal papers in the case of English
against Guitteau.
claimed: "That is a square transaction, Col
onel; that knocks your total depravity theory
in the head"
Charles n. Wehe, a lawyerOf New York
OF claims which the prisoner had collected for
one of his clients.
When he concluded the prisoner declared
that he would not give ten cents a bushel for
all such claims andgdemsnded to know the
amount of the claims he had collected.
Witness-The items collected amounted to
$685. -.
Prisoner, e~xcitedly-Do you claim that l
collected those claims Is that your busi-
ness, MIR. watever your name -
The witness, not noticing the interruption
My client wanted to see whether or not l
could get the money for him.
The prisoner-That was eight years ago;
you would not pay me 500, and l would not
deliver them up.
Witness was constantly interrupted by the
prisoner declaring his testimony false.
Witness considered Guiteau sharp and keen
and rational.
PriSoner-That was aipht yaara aoo II hos