Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-10
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.


DIR. Macarthur again took the stand.
Gniteau shouted out, g Your Honor"
Scoville said, keep still, please"
Guiteau replied: We'll, then, you state
it at once; if you don't, will"
Scovills then addressed the Court, and OBJ
jected to the character of the evidence which
had been given by the witness, on the ground
that evidence as to any other crime could not
be introduced when a prisonsr is on trial for
this particular offense. He desired all such
evidence stricken out.
Guiteau here broke in excitedly, ard
shouted out: "It is purely in the nature Of
confessional Macarthur is not an expert
nor lawyer, and I object to him telling the
jury and the American people facts which l
told him years ago in regard to my history"
The Court ruled that the evidence could be
admitted as tending to show the general Char
acter of the prisoner.
Corkhill then asked Macarthur /" Did you
ever see anything in the prisoner to indicate
insanity?'
The answer was: I" No, sir, never did,
harapgues. and, despite the warnings of the
Court and the expostulations of counsel. pro.
ceeded to express his opinion CT DR.. Nc
Arthur in terms not delicate.
Turning to the reporters table, Gaitesu
declaimed for some minutes against the
scandalou5 reports of his character, and
singing out the reporter of the Republican,
shook his fist at him threateningly.
Scoyille cross. examined the witness, and
became very angry and much excited at some
of his replies. The testimony in chief was
not shaken.
MORE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
w. S. Caldwell, physician who treated
L. w. Guiteau during his last Illness was
called. He never detected any evidence OF
mental unsoundness.
George w. Plummer was then called.
Guitsau Immediately shouted: 81 owe this
man $40, but it has cost the Government $500
to get him here. I think the Presidents at
tention had better be called to the way you
are squandering the Governments money
Turning to Corkhiil he said: "He might
bounce you at once you will cost the Gov.
ernment two or three hundred thousand dol
lars at this rate"
Colonel Corkhill here desired the Court to
restrain the prisoner, when Guiteau returned
to him and said: ''You go slow, Corkhill.
You are spotted, and as soon as this business
is over the President will remove you."
The witness (Plumner) then said he al
lowed the prisoner to occupy desk i'll his
office at Chicago for some months. He
seemed to have good deal of collection basi-
man. Guiteau continually interrupted him.
Finally the witness said to him: ut seems
your close relations with the Deity of late
have corrupted your morals"
The prisoner laughed heartily at this sally,
and said "Well, that amt so bad, Plum.
mer, for Western man."
Did you ever see anything in his conduct
that indicated unsoundness of mind ?" was
the next question.
"No, SIR" replied the witness; "nothing
whatever. He seemed to be man of ability,
vain and conceited. But then he had late
from New York on his card, and we ex-
pected the rest"
This convulsed the Court.
Stephen English, editor and proprietor of
the Insurance Times, of New York, took the
stand.
Guiteau called out, "This man was in Lud.
low-street Jail. and got him cut for $780,
Witness gave the circumstances under
which he became acquainted with the pris-
oner. Witness was in jail under $40, coo
bonds, charged with libel. The prisoner
acted as his attorney.
Guiteau frequently and poisily interrupted
witness, calling him liar and perjurer At
ore time he shouted, There isn't an iDsur-
ance man in New York that does not know
what fraud you are."
Witness continued The prisoner swim
died me out of $500, ard also swindled many
poor creatures in jail by promising TO help
them, and getting their monsy, and then
never raising finger in their behalf."
Guiteau shouted, "Wby, l wouldn't spit
on you on the street, you old sceundrel. I'll
get some Insurance men TO show you up, you
old fraud"
signs in the prisoner of Insanity, and replied,
Gn fho to n r ,c1a
headed, shrewd lawyer. He completely
outwitted me-"
G.. Brown, attorney at-law, at New York,
YVES counsel for Mrs. Guiteau in obtaining a
divorce from the prisoner. He believed the
latter perfectly sane.
Guiteau (excitedly)-I want to know. Cork
bill, what all this Kind of evidence has got
to do with the real Issue? Who fred The
shot that killed Garfield, the Deity or Il l
think its dsvilish mean to rake up my char
acter in ali It's details. The only Issue here
is who fired that shot, the Deity or 1. just
| take that home Corkhill, snd think cvsrit till
tomorrow morning. I want TO know what
| all this has got to do with the question Of my
sanity or insanity OF the 2 Of July. As I
have told you before, / had tims enough to
go crazy on a hundred things in the interval
A recess was here takon.
After recess several Witnesses were exsm.
ined, the prisoner as usual iuterrupting, when
the Court adjourned until Monday.
Probabilities that Gui!eaa VIII be Con-
yicted.
CHICAGO, December 9th-The Times
Washington telegram says: Deyilish deprav-
ity is what the Government intends to prove
in the place of what the defense have tried to
make cut in the Guiteau case. There never
has been time during the trial when Gui.
teau has made himself 90 thoroughly obuox-
ious as to-day. It appears as if the prisoner
was beginning to realize how tight the halter
is being drawn about his neck. In his utter
ances yesterday he had the appearance Of des-
peration, and there is no doubt that he is
struggling under the dread Of terrible fear.
The very atmosphere in the Courtroom now
savors OF conviction, aud Guiteau is sane
enough to appreciate the situation.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-Taylor of
Ohio had resolution to cffer for the ap-
pointment Of committee to audit the ex-
psnses attendant on the illness and death CT
President Garfield
Hazelton of Wisconsin objected at the
present time.
Mills of Texas then appeared at the bar of
the House to be sworn in.
Tie Speaker announced the appointment
OF bQe IOiiOWlng cOmmitCeS:
On Dlile,ge-Smith of Pernsylvania, Ryan,
Paul, Cobb, Mckenzie.
On the death of President GarGeld-Mc-
Kinley, Pacheco, Beford, Wait, Forpey,
Dunn, Martin, Davidson of Florida,
Stephens, Cannon, Orth, Kassop, Anderson,
Carlisle, Gibbs, Dipgley, Mclean, Harris of
Massachusetts,, Hoar, Dunnell, Hooper,
Ford, Valentine. Cassidy, Hall, Hill Of New
Jersey. Cox of New York, Vance, George,
O'Neil1, Chase, Aiken, Petsihore, Mills,
Joyce, Tucker, Wilson and Williams of Wis.
consin.
The House then adjourned until Tuesday,
when the Introduction of bills will be allowed
as if on Monday.
The Virginia Political Situation and the
President.
WASHINGTON, December 9lh.-The Repub-
lican publishes the following
CFFIcE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
WASHINGTON, d. c., December OH I
Dear General: had conversation with the Presi-
dent this evening in relation to the statements in
to-day Post and Star, Of this city, attrbutng to
him certain views the Senatorial question in
Virginia. In those statements he is represented as
expressing wish for the defeat OF Riddleberger
lea-n from him that the report is wholly destitute Of
foundation. In the interview which has been so
misrepresented he told that it had been stated
that he was taking part in the matter in behalf Of
Rddleberger He merely stated that he has not inter
fered at all. He suggested that Lewis have friendly
talk with YOU on the subject. The President ex-
pressed no desire as to the political antecedents of
the man who should be elected, nor did he say one
word which correctly stated would in the slightest
degree embarrass or call in question your course
On the contrary he desires it be uDderst1 nod that
he has no views which in any manner conflict with
the friendly sentiments hitherto expressed to you.