The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-17
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-General Rey-
nolds read from notes he had taken on his
first interview with Guiteau. Quoting the
! prisoners words, he read: "If there is
stalwart in the land I am he. Grant,
Conkling, Logan and Governor Cornell are
big guns among the stalwarts, and rank
with them
Guiteau retorted:-'1 never said could
rank with them, but as a matter of fact |
think 1 can"
A number of newspaper slips which wit
ness had read to the prisoner at this inter
| view to show him what were the senti-
ments of Grant, Conkling and others in
regard to his (prisoner's) crime, were
then read by District Attorney.
When the letter of General Grants was
read, in which the writer, speaking of Gui-
teau, said: my son tells me he is a dead
| beat"
Guiteau became very indignant and
shouted. This is what Fred Cant says, The
is nice pill, isn't he, hanging around his
! father ! should say he is bigger dead
| beat than / am
Another passage was read, which spoke
of Guiteau's crime as amost audaeious act
Guiteau interrupted: ''And so it was to
enter that depot and to shoot down the
President of the United States, surrounded
as he was by all his friends. I have won
dered at it good many times how ever
did it. I thought this morning | would
10 II oeroi,1 for a million of dol
lars; but was in such desperate state
of mind could not resist it. | was impel-
led by pressure which could not resist.
Ellen c. Grant was called, and Guiteau
shouteu: FfMrs. Grant is lady | boarded
with her prior to the 1st of July. She is
very fine lady and l owe her S47. / trust
I shall pay you soon Mrs. Grant; as soon
as these fellows holding fat offices shall
respond to my call Striking the table ex-
citedly) I made them. If they don't soon
contribute 1 shall call out their names in
meeting.
Witness never suspected the prisoner
was insane.
Mrs. Anna J. Dunmire. Guiteau's divorc-
ed wife, was then called Several ladies
arose to leave the court room. Guiteau
moved uneasily in his seat, and looking
angrily at the audience cried out; There
won't be any smut in this examination;
| ladies need not go out They have no
business to put this woman on the stand.
unless CorkhilI wants to stir up filth. |
say it is an outrage on decency for Cork
Al. 4 1l how "a
character ripped up as it will he. Cork
hill ought to be ashamed of himself. He
is worse than an old hag. appeal to the
court to intercept this infamous action of
Corkhills Arthur ought to kick him out.
/ made Arthur President and / have
right to demand that he shall put some
reputable lawyer in place of this infamous
Corkhill."
Very much to the surprise OF every one
but two OF three questions were asked the
witness. ard her statement in reply to the
last question, II never saw any signs of
insanity in the prisoner while lived with
him as his wife" closed the examination
by the prosecution.
Guiteau. with sigh of relief, said to
Corkhill. THANK you, Mr. Corkhill, for
the sake of her children. This is the most
decent thing you have done in this trial
expect, however, that Judge Porter and
Davidge insisted on it, and they are both
supposed to be decent men," Then turn
ing mpatiently to Scovi1le, "now cut this
short and let's have something else"
- IN ira
was tedious and wholly fruitless. As she
| left the stand Guiteau shouted after her.
81 haye.not seen this lady for eight years.
| So far as I know, she is a high toned,
Christian lady, and 1 have nothing against
her I wish her well In whatever station
she must be-"
Recess.
DIR. Francis B. Loring, manager OF the
Eye and Ear Infirmary at Washington, ex
amined Guiteau's eyes soon after IlIs arrest
He did not find any indication of u dis
eased brain.
Mr. A. Mclean Hamilton, of New York,
who had made diseases of the mind and
nerves a study for the past nine years,
made three eXaIliHationS VI tne plIsonca
at the Jail; had closely scrutinized him in
court since the 28th of November; found
no defects in the physical conformation of
the prisoners head or face, nor any physi-
cal peculiarities or symptoms or congeni-
tai disease of the brain. On the contrary,
he found from accurate measurements that
the prisoner had symmetrical andexceed-
ly well shaped head; found no external
evidence of any. mental or physical dis
ease. Considered the prisoner an eccen
/ trio man.
Guiteau- Exceedingly eccentric when l
am abused. I've had to take more abuse
since this trial began than during my