Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15


TWENTIETH DAY.
When the doors opened at halfpast
nine O'Clock this morning, there we're
many prominent lady society men,
bers present; among Others Miss Alice
Blaine. They occupied seats within
the bar, and were tashionably dressed
In gay costumes of the very lstest
style
Col. Corkhill offered letter written
by Guitean to witness last June.
scovile objected on tire ground that
the proof rests with the government.
Insanity having been set up by the de-
tense. The prosecution continued to
introduce evidence for the establish
ment of sanity OF the prisoner, and it
should have been introduced in evil
dence.
Cox-Well, | overrule TIE objection.
Scovllle-I desire not.
Davidge-From this time out
Guiteau - Running away back
through the case Judge.
The letter was then read. 1t was dat
Riggs house, June Sth, and contained
a copy OF his book, Truth" which he
desired should be sent him as he Nas
getting out revised edition, and the
witness stated that in all his converse
tons with the prisoner, and through all
his relations with him and his obser-
vatlons of his conduct, he never sus
pected any insanity in the prisoner.
Guiteau-You thought | was badly
cracked on my book, though. Then
to audience he addsd): That's what is
the matter with this minister. | did
not pay my rent, and so he did not like
rue.
Witness then gave the substance Of
conversations he had in Boston with
Guiteau
Guiteau greatly excited) shouted
out, "That's the way he feels. | de-
sire to repudiate him on this business.
He has not been a brother TO me in
any sense, and that is ridiculous view
take on this insanity business" A
moment after he shouted, That's
false. There are two of my cousins in
a lunatic asylum now, and that's where
probably III be soon."
MORE ECONOMY.
B. Palmer, of Saratoga Springs, tes-
titled that Guiteau boarded with him
and ran away without paying his
board.
Guiteau-"Well, / might have con-
fessed that and saved the government
some expense too"
PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
The district attorney here sent Judge
Cox communication received by him
from the president. The judge, after
reading, sent it to Scoville, with the re-
mark that the paper contained the
presidents answers to his (Scoville's(
interrogatories
Prisoner-I cent the president note
this afternoon requesting him not to
appear i'll the case, saying did not
want his answers to the interrogatories !;
/ presume he sent them before he got
my note"
Scovile read the answers of Presi-
dent Arthur to the interrogatories. To
the first and second questions whether
he knew the prisoner and how often be
had seen him, the president said; /
know him, that is have seen him at
least ten times, possibly twenty.
To the question whether he had ever
conversed with him, Arthur replied:
No; excepting return of the ordinary
salutation of the day, and once or twice
answered his requestto be employed
in the campaign as a speaker by the
republican state committee.
Q,-What particular service did the
prisoner render the republican party
during the presidential campaign?
Al II l.
The fourth questi n was whether or
not anything in the prisoners relations
to himself or Gen. Grant, or Sen.
Coukling, or any other member of the
republican party, were such as to politi-
cally furnish him any grounds for sup
posing that he would receive any po-
litical preferment.
A-No.
Prisoner That is a matter of opin-
ion
The last question was: Did you ever
give him any reason to think that he
could have any political or personal
influence with you?
Al never did.
Prisoner-He never had occasion to
The president adds to his answer the
following: 81 have been requested by
the counsel for the defense to produce
letter written by the PRISONER since
his Indictment. That letter, re-
ceived by me in October last, was not
preserved Don't recollect its contents
particularly, except that it contained
some claim to his having rendered inn
portant services to the republican party
during the presidential campaign, and
an appeal for the postponement of his
trial to give time to prepare defense"
Prsoner-That's all there was to it.
The next witness was Rev. r. A. Nc
Arthur, whose testimony was unim-
portant, and after a slight cross-exam-
ton, the court adjourned.
TWENTY. FIRST DAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The crimina
court opened promptly at 10 a. m.
and DR.. Macarthur again took the
stand.
Guteau shouted out: your honor,
(Scoville, keep still, please well, then,
you state it at once; if you don't, |