New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
THE sTyrH DAY OF TIE TRIAL.

MANY PERSONS UNABLE TD GAIN ADAirIANCE TO
THE CoURr-RooM-DR. BLIsS's TESTIMONY THE
FEATURE OF THE DAY-THE INJURED vERTE-
BRE PUT IN AS PART OF THE EyIDENCE-BE-
HAvIoR OF THE PRISONER
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.i
WAsuINGToN Nov. ia TRIBUNE correspond
ept who entered the building in which the trial OF
Guiteau is in progress few minutes before the
court was called to order this morning, became
wedced IL crowd in the corridor from which ex-
traction was impossible for some time. The
rourt-room was already well filled,
while the street-cars were still dis
charging their loads of neutrality-suspicious.
at the portals of the building. Judge Cox made his
way with difficulty INTO the courtroom, and was
lifted over a railing INTO his seat The day was
warm one and the atmosphere within was sitting.
"If we open that window" said Deputy Marshal,
"Corkhill tells us to close it; If we open tins one
The Jury scod about it, and the Judge wont let us
open the windows on that side" Two or three
windows which were opened were at once occupied
by spectators thus preventing the ventilation which
was desirable.
In the course Of the proceeding the Judge and
Iurv were treated to Bliss interview" under
oath. 1t had a very familiar tone to the ears Of
those correspondents who for many weeks
during the illness of President Garfield
had been nightly listeners to the doctors
learned discussions of the phases and the progress
of the case Dr. Bliss looked well having apparently
recovered from the effects of his prOtracted Ygis.
His whiskcrs and hair had "a much winter hue than
when the President was shot, and he appears to be
older by two or three years model of a human
skeleton from the neck to the pelvis was
furnished to aid in illustrating the course
of the bullet. DR.. Bliss statements were
straightforward and frank, and easily
.,,1a,etood HE mi conducted bV
Mr. Robinson was tiresOme. Mr.. Robinson had a
very long list of questions which he read one after
Che other and to all of which he required the wit
ness to make full answers He required among
other things that Dr. Bliss should describe the vary
fnC symptoms of the Presidents case from the time
when the doctor saw General Garfield at the depot
on July g until his death at ElberOn describing the
symptoms of each day separately. This made a
reference to the medical diary of the physicians
necessary. and DR.. Bliss began to read from the
records. DR.. Reyburn, who wrote them. was sworn
and placed in the witness-bOx to act as an inter
preter of his handwriting. This had been going on
for some time and it apparent that it would
REQUIRE one or two daily sessions of the Court TO
complete the reading. Counsel for the prosecution,
thereiCre protested and offered to place the record
in the hands of the defence from which tley could
frame such questions they might desire, which
offer was accepted.
section of the vertebra column Of the late Pres
dent showing the track of the bullet through it,
was handed to DR.. Bliss and identified by him. Af-
terward this piece was picked up by Mr. ScOville
and while he held il Guiteau leaned il and for
several minutes examined il. There no express
sion except one of curiosity in hls cOuntenance he
Vazed upon the relic of the man he had murdered.
Mr. Maynard, the man from whom Guitcau bor-
rowed the money 10 buy his pistol, and O'Meara,
the dealer who sold HIM the weapon, were exam
med. General Swain and Colonel Rockwell testi-
fed TO the death of the President at ElberOn.
Guitcau's behavior less Objectionable than
yesterday and the day before. He interrupted wit
nesses several times. He took one occasion TO de-
liver himself in a lofty manner of pronunciamentO
TO which subsequent events gave somewhat pro-
phetc tone He understood that there were dis
reputable persons in the crowd about hum who
sought 10 injure him. He gave public notice that
the authorities had kindly furnished him with an
escort and a body guard, and he warned disreput-
able persons that ii they attempted to injure him
bus BODY guard would probably shoot them dead
MIR Scgyilie, Guteau, his brother and sister are
incensed at Nr. Robinson for the course
he has adopted to-day, and have decided to
ask his withdrawal from the defence
Monday Mr. Robnson's course is very unexp xplica-
Bile lie has not taken Mr.. Scovile iuto his con-
fdence His cross-exam.nali0n OF DIR. Bliss to-day
gave rise TO the belief that he was going into the
malpractice theory, proceeding which neither