The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-11-30
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TRIAL OF TIE ASSASSIN.
Condensed Report or the Proeeedings In q
wa.hlnst ton Criminai Court.

TRIAL OF TIE ASSASSIN.
Condemned Report or the Proeeediaxs In the
Washington Criminai Court
NOVEMBER 23.-Scoville made q
formal request for the papers taken from the
prisoner at the time OF his arrest, stating that
they were material evidence for the defense,
and since the prosecution had not needed
be withheld. The District Attorney offered to
furnish copies of the papers, but Scoyille in,
for the originals. Pending the discussion
Guiteau insisted upon being heard and said:
time OF my arrest had forty or fifty editorial
slips showing the political situation in May
of one OF these forces that impelled me to
kill the President They are very important,
as showing the gist Of the whole matter.
President Garfield. IL was by living on such
ideas as these that 1 was finally impelled to
spiration.' Scoville resumed his argument
and was frequently interrupted by Guiteau,
Mno pI,o'es.eu ~, ana r h1,, e,,q 1o' faoi The
first witness for the defense, H N. Burton,
was then examined and testified that he did
very badly arranged. II. NJ Davis, of Erie,
one of Guiteau's annts. Thompson wilcox
SON, OF Freeport. ILL.,, knew Guiteaus father
Rice. c or Of ninton, Wis, practicins RI physician
twenty-six years, testified that he examined
the prisoner In lS.O, and came to the eonelu,
emotional rather than intellectual. There ap-
peared to be an impairment OF Judgment. but
He He told bis friends G1iteau ought to be Sc
cluded. The witness, who treated Guiteau's
L Union, Boston, testified to hiring a hall to
Guiteau in which to deliver lecture. Cult
eau's bills proclaimed: "Do not fail to hear
Hon. Charles j. Guiteau. the Little Giant
of the West. He will show that two-thirds of
the Race are going Down to Perdition-"
tbe seo9a end e am hour tine
lecturer evidently became disgusted with him
Ssaa gone the the audience agreed the man was crazy.
Gufteau came next day and asked for the hall
again; He said A be WAS WAS not crazy, M but inspired;
Gus manner that he belonged to the firm of
gan. ss sestied to Mrs. scovfile charging G1iteau
with being crazy and saying he had attempted
OF tn the a place. @ Witness related how Guitean
soaped hickory trees, insisting they were fruit
more strawberries and turnips than weeds,
When witness was asked further as to Quit
eau's troubles with Mrs. Scoville, Guiteau re-
with anybody, and when the defense came in
with such nonsense he wanted to protest
against It. Adjourned until the 25th.
NOVEMBER 25.-lmmediatelyupon the
opening of court Scoville stated that Guiteau
desired to make statement. No objection
being made Guiteau read a manuscript which
cranks not to attempt his life or they would
be shot dead He took occasion to besmirch
his divorced wife, whom ne undsrstooa was
was then called as q witness but failed to ap-
pear. Charles Fl. Reed, of Chicago, detailed
yer at Chicago. Witness was Prosecuting At
| iorney for twelve years and met Guiteau fire.
Intimate. He had loaned him money, which
was still due He always regarded him
as very earnest & and sincere ere indanatIon man, bTt
| Of violence, and always deemed him harm
| less man until recently. Frequent references
TO the Office Guitean was expecting TO haye.
| Witness told Guiteau be bad no show tor the
Paris Consulship, and he would help him to
| there was little responsibility attached but
Guiteau became very indignant and said, you
/ watch the papers for the next three or four
| days and you will see the announcements OF
my appointment 70 the Paris Consglship." I"
was Of unsound mind. Being pressed for a more
/ direct answer he replied that he had no doubt
stated that the last time he saw Guiteau was
/ on Tuesday evening before the assassination
| of the President. Guiteau took exceptions to
s aaS @eath h 1s b Jas NE
witness resumed, when Guiteau broke in
again, directly contradicting him. The Court,
Becoming impatient at the prisoners constant
Interruptions of the counsel and witness,
threatened to have him GsSEsd 4 no rsnp aIa not
lawyer in williamsport, Pa, and who former
ly lived in FTeeport, I'LL, testified to the pc
when an aiiee boy. He noticed his offensive
resS i dons IL
usurp the duties OF other deputy clerks. His
greatest quality seemed to be that OF egotism
ness always felt. wnen he was in oentact with
the prisoner, that porcuPine quilts were com
ing out.
NOVEMBER 26.-Senator John A. Lo
gan detailed two interviews he had with the
prisoner, The FIRST was about the li,h or 18th OF
| March last The prisoner came to his room
unlimited. He did not know who he was. The
| prisoner talked about the position he wanted
as Consul-G enerai to Paris. The witness de
olinef TO sign paper for bis appoigtmsnt anS
thought from what he saw of the prisoner Al
that time that there was some arrangement OF
his mental orgspzation, put 70 wnat ex1end t o. d
the Republican National Committee room:
during the late Presidential campaign, thought
in conversation Mrs. scoSiIle then took the
stand and gave a biographical sketch of Cult
eau's life, commencing with, with his early & Child "a
| lived with the witness for q year in Chicago
where he went to school, she recollecie ed moth
was very adectionate, and she was very much
attached to him. Five or six years later ht
|
TO Ann Arbor to see him, as she had been in
formed he was going on worse than her fathel
had ever done. She found he had abandoned
his studies and was giving hia whole time and
attention TO studying the Berean and publica
tious of the Oneida Community. She argued
with him for whole evening, appealing Il
| him to go on quietly, like other young men
and give up all of that stuff. her appeals had
no effect upon hmm, however, aud she made
up her mind that he was orszy, Sho told he
uncle who lived at Ann Arbor, to pay no mort
attention 10 him, but let him go bis own way
as he was - clear gone daft She after
wards visited him at the Oneida Community
but could hardly have any conversation
with him, as they were not left alone momen
together. She noticed that he acted like
person who had been struck on the head o.
had partly lost his mind. The witness wen
on 10 relate tho prisoners history down to th'
time he visited her In Wisconsin in 1915. Sh'
noticed then a great change in bis persona
appearance. He was also very hard to ge
along with, and used to get in a "hifalutin'
state. He seemed willing to do anything'h'
wns told, but got very much pefo2ged an
could not do it,, 5ho relate an incident or hi
attacking her with an ak She had given hin
no provocation, but had got out OF patienc
with him. 1t was not the ak that frightened
her so much as it was the W Id look OF his face
He looked like wild animal Court adjourne'
until the 18th.