Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-29
YO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The ssuiteau Trial,

WASHINGTON. D. G.. December GA rI-
NOR is current this moruing that the Jury, with
one exception. ate satisfied Of tho gull! and IL
gal responsibility OF the prisoner. The twelfth
j1r0r. il is said, stoutly maintains tba! Gnlteau
IL % crazy az q March hsro."
The prisoner entered the o,utt room at 10
o'clock, aud was taken at orc,, sul without de-
mCnstration, to his plc, 10 tho prisoners dock.
This ia located ab,u. twenty-five feet from lis
counsel. aud upon tho left Of the room. rsi-
row passage saparaliog it from large window
which overlotks Louisans avenue. Guiteau
glanced hurfcdIy sr5und tho room. and then
out the opan wcdOs, and cvnced somo ner
vOussoss at his apparently exposed position.
Ito complained OF tho daught, and the window
was closed. Some delay 10 tho court proceed
ires ersuad. and Guitesu started into making
his usual morbitg spoeUh. Il noticed" he
sid. ''ss redo up 10 Tho van this morning
that the usual guard Of police has b,en With
drswu. Now, | want 10 ssy enphsticilly, if
Wis turned ont t. morrow would take care of
myself. but 10 l,ns as am 10 the custody Ct
the court. tho court is bourd to prottcs me.
riding 10 and from The all 10 The van than at
any other time, ADD want Your honor to mako
| 90 order thAt tho uaYal guard Of polioemi
shall accompany tho vsn. Tho orauks are rot
all dead yet. though thay nro fast dying of. As
a matter Of Isot il would require bu! one crank
with sufficient nCIve to shoot mo 10 tho van. !"
Dr.. Calender was then cs!led 10 the stand
Mr.. SJoville desired to exhibit to the witness
| as 90 expert letter S.itisn ~ Guiteau some
ton days siuce to Sanstor DJu Uamarnn asking
the Loan 0! 5000.
Guileau rohemeut!y GIp, 5ol its beiog read
sEu said il vas O private matter hetWtcD him
and Senator Cameron.
hlr. Davidgc objected to tho letter, but the
Court Ovarru'ed the oil yoiion and MIR. Scovillo
then rend it as follows:
"IIon Dos Cameron
dear Sir: l aln on trial for my lie, and
need money. l am a stslWatt OF the stalwalts
and so are you. You think great deal of Gen.
Arthur snd go do l. My inspiration made him
Prosidant, aId sIn going to ask you 10 lot mo
have aaO. III | get out Of this, will return it!
If not, ch.rse it TO the stslw=r,s.
Yours ior our cause and very cordially,
CHARLEs GUITEAU
In Court. Washington. u, u. Dec. H. 1881.
Z. s. Please give your check 10 my brother,
J. ". !!u:t=aa Of Bcston, and mske it payable
10 isly Order. O. g."
The prisoner oammontcd--"l don't care a
snsp about il one way or tho other II you had
presented the letter you Rculd probably kavo
gouen the money
MIR. Socvo Than asked tho witness, "Will
you gva yonr cplbion whether suah letter az
that. 1rittcu 10 man he did not knUw, DOES
not ibdIuata uas1undnass OF mind ?"
Auswei-"l do not thiak il indoates uusouuG-
Ness 81 mind. 1t seems to inc oontis cot With
hla ohsr;oter and habi. through f, of soIioiticg
money from sau!c,s whero no had 10 reason 10
expect it.
GuiLcau II don't think SO ,i:har. Ii only
shows Ebat jack 1873 you are. SoovllIe."
UuL Contributions uuuor If Thesis Inlet
rnntlnns on the part OF 'he pIisontr arc 10 ooL
!ihuo. must request that tina ok b, p!aosd
10 another part OF the room"
Mr.. S,ovile. Tim PATIENTLY - You eau
n'aca 1t in tho cellar II YOU wAnt we shaL't oL-
iat. "
Col. Caikbil-"Ytu cin' { ctjac."
Mr.. SoovilIc-"We dont desire to Of itot.
a il "" AK is that OIL will mako Ycur motion.
il you have one to Nuke, aod not tsrrang1e
he inly as you did yesterday.