The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-10
WORSE THAN EVER
OF Vulgar Liberty and Abusive Famil-
iarity on Guiteau's Part.


Guitesu shouted out; You honor
Scoville: Keep still please
Guiteau: Well, then. you state 1t at
once; II you don't. will.
Scoville then addressed the court, and
objected to the character Of the evi-
dence which was here given by the
witness, on the ground that evidence as
to any other crimes could not be intro
duced when the prisoner Is on trial for
this particular offense. He desired all
such evidence stricken out.
Guiteau here broke in excitedly and
shouted out; 1t is purely in the nature
of confessional. Macarthur is not an
expert or a lawyer. and l object to him
telling the jury and tho American peo-
pie the facts which told him years ago
Ia regard to my history.
The court ruled that the evidence
could be admitted ss tending to show
the general character of the prisoner.
Corkhill: Did you ever see anything
In the prisoner to indicate insanityf
A. No, sir; never did.
Guiteau here broke into one of his
noisy harrangaes, and dispite the eau
tion Of the court and approximations of
bis counsel proceeded to express bis
opinion Of DIR. Macarthur in terms not
delicate. Turning to the reporters
table, he 6eclaimsd for some minutes
against the scandalous reports Of his
character, and singing out the reporter
of the Republican, shook his fist at him
threateningly.
Scoville cross-examined witness and
became very angry and much excited at
some of his replies.
The testimony in chief was not
shaken.
W. s. Caldwell, the physician who
treated L. W. Guiteau during his last
illness, never detected any evidence Of
mental unsoundness.
Geo. W. Plummer called.
Guiteau Immediately shouted: owe
this man $40. but it has cost the gov
ernment $500 to get him here. think
the presidents attention had better be
called to way you are squandering the
governments money. To Corkhill: He
might bounce you at once. You will
cost the government two or three hun
dred thousand dollars at this rate.
Col. Corkhill desired the court to re-
strain the prisoner, when Guiteau
turned to him and said: You go slow,
Corkhill. you are spotted, and as soon
as this business is over the president
will remove you.
Witness allowed the prisoner to oc-
cupy desk in his law ofice at Chicago
some months. He seemed to have
great deal of collection business and
went in and out like any business man.
Guiteau continually interrupted, and
finally the witness said to him: 1t seems
that your close relations with the Deity
Of late have corrupted your manners.
Prisoner laughed heartily at this
sally and said: Well, that amt so bad,
Plumnier, for western man.
Did you ever see anything in his
conduct that indicated unsoundness Of
mind?
No, sir; replied witness; nothing
whatever; he seemed to be . man Of
ability, vain and conceited; but he had
Late of New York" on his card, and
we expected the rest.
This convulsed the court.
Stephen English, editor and proprie-
tor Of the Lasurance Times, New York
took the stand.
Guiteau shouted out: This man was
in the Ludlow stSset jail and I got him
out for three hundred dollars.
Witness gave the circumstances un-
der which he became acquainted with
the prisoner. Witness was in jail under
$40, 900 bonds charged with libel. The
prisoner acted as his attorney.
Guiteau frequently and noisily inter-
rupted the witness, calling him liar
and perjurer. At one time he shouted:
There is not an insurance man in New
York that does not know wnat fraud
you are.
Witness continued: Prisoner swindled
me out Of $500, and also swindled many
poor creatures in the jail by promising
to help them, and getting their money
and thon never raising finger in their
behalf.
Guiteau shouted at the witness:
Why, I would not spit on you on the
street, you old scoundrel. 1 will get
some insurance men to show you up,
| you old fraud.
| Witness was asked II he ever detected
any; ;signs Of the prisoners insanity, and
replied: s'On the contrary, he was q TO
markably clear headed shrewd lawyer;
he completely outwltted me.
Warren G. Brown, attorney at law,
New York. was counsel for Mrs. Gui.
teau In obtaining q divorce from the
prisoner; he believed the latter to be
perfectly sane.
Guiteau, (excitedly) 1 want to know,
Corkhill, what all this kind Of evidencs
has got to do with the real issue. Who
fred the shot that killed Garfield, The
! Deity or II / think 1t is devilish mean
to rake up my character In all It's de-
tails. The only issue here, Is. who fred
that shot. the Deity or 1. Just tnkl