Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-23
GUITEAU.
The Trial Still Pending
No Material Developments.

WASHINGTON, November 23.--The
attendance at the Criminal Court this
morning was sensibly diminished on
account of the rain storm. While
Guiteau was taking his second break
fast at the City Hall, he expressed
dissatisfaction at the release Of Jones
upon bail.
When the Court opened, Scoville
made formal request for the papers
taken from Guiteau at the time of his
arrest, stating that they were material
evidence for the defence, and since
the prosecution had not needed them,
he could see no reason why they should
be withheld. The District Attorney
offered to furnish copies of the papers,
but Scoville insisted upon his rights
in the matter, and asked for the
originals. Pending discussion, Guiteau
insisted upon being heard, and said:
II can throw light upon this
At the time Of my arrest |
had forty or City editorial
slips showing the political situation in
May and June last. These slips show
the action and one Of the forces that
impelled me on to the President.
The are very important a' showing the
gist of the whole matter. There were
forty or fifty slips denouncing Presi-
dent Garfield. 1t was living on such
ideas as these that | was finally i'm,
pelled on to the President with nv
inspiration" Colonel Corkhill inter
posed again saying, lift will enable
you to get through to-day l will send
for them at once" During the the
momentary lull in the proceedings,
Guiteau desired to make a personal
explanation, saying that he used the
expression yesterday that Julius
was too suggestive of the negro race,
aud for that reason he had dropped ii
from his name. His prejudice was
begotten twenty years ago. Hemeant
no disrespect to any person or any
race, particularly not to the colored
race, for they we're more highly
thought Of than the white race nova
days.
Scovillc continued by reading
| Guiteau's letters. He read letter
written by Guiteau to his father, in
which be spoke OF having gotten into
some trouble and in which he asked
for money.
Guiteau explined the letter, saying
I"0ne Of my clients, miserable little
whelp, had me arrested on account oi
little difference of twenty dollar'
between us, As soon as the District
Attorneys attention was called to the
matter, | was released. never ougb
to have been arrested, but it got into
the papers and did me good deal o
harm. | had been in the theology
business for some time, aud as usual
was out of money. That's all ther,
was in that.
As the reading of the letter wa
concluded, Guiteau again interrupted
saying: never got muol
from my father. He go
down on me because left the Oneid
7 Community, and we could never aftel
, agree on that miserable, sinking Com
munity business. I'm mad every tim
| think of it. 1t kept me out of fel
] lowship with my father up to th
= time Of his death" Scoville, resum
ing, alluded to Guiteau's career as
> politician and drew the conclusio
that his intellect was deficient. Thi
view aroused the prisoner at one
and he began a series Of interruptions
d protesting against Scoville's conclr
e sions as false. When reference W;
made to his running around from on
committee room to another, seekir
> to be employed as campaign speakt
and his failure to obtain recognitio
|. was mentioned, Guiteau shoute'
| angrily: II wasn't because | had 1
ability, but was not known. | ha
ideas but not reputation. ThI
wanted big guns like General Gral
and Senator Conkliug, men who won
" draw Then, in direct contradictiC
It to his cOunsel's declaration to the ju
/; yesterday, that Guiteau was a ms
who never made joke in his life,
I, looked up with an amused smile, sa
l. ing. Il presume I'd draw. now
r. This provoked great laughter, whi'
er waspromptly suppressed by the Juds
who struggled to disguise a smile up
his own features.