Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-12-17


many of the witnesses for the defense, whose
evidence she fatty contradicted.
| The excessive crowd at the court was from the
expected appearance of President Arthur as
witness. He did not appear, but sent replies
to questions propounded by Mr.. Scoville,
which we give. Q.-Do you know the prisoner
in this case ? A.-Yes. O. How many times,
and when and where did you ever see him =.
Al have seen him at least ten times, pos
sibly as often as twenty times altogether
mostly in and about the rooms of the Republi-
can State committee, in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York City, in the fall of 1880, and
two or three times in the streets of Washington
in the spring of 1881. Q.-What conversa-
tions, if any, did you have with him ? A.
| None, excepting to return the ordinary saluta-
tions of the day, and once or twice in answer
| to his requests to be employed in the cam.
paign as speaker by the Republican State
| committee, of which / was chairman. O.
What political services, if any did the prisone
render to the Republican party during the las
! presidential campaign? A. None, that know of
Q. Was there ever anything to your knowl-
edge in his relations to yourself or to General
Grant, OF to Senator Conkling, or to any other
leaders Of the Republican party, socially or
politically, furnishing shadow of a reasonable
claim on his part for political preterment
A. No. @. Did you or not ever give him any
reason to think that he had or could have any
political or personal influence with you
A. never did ; have been requested by the
counsel for the defense to produce letter
written by the prisoner and inclosed to me by
his counsel since his indictment; that letter
was received by me in the month of October
last, and was not preserved ; do not remem-
Der its contents particularly, excepting that it
contained some claim to have rendered impor-
tant service to the Republican party in the
Presidential campaign, and an appeal for post
ponement OF his trial to give him time to pre-
pare his defense. Signed--Chester A. Arthur
II. S. Macarthur, pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church, New York, testified at great length and
gave very thrilling account of his knowledge
of Guiteaus life and evil practices in New York
After which the court adjourned until to-mor-
row.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The scenes in the
court to-day exceeded in abuse by the prisoner
any of the previous days since the opening of
the case. Macarthur, the witness who was
ON the stand at the adjournment of the court
yesterday, was recalled. Guiteau shouted
out, ''Your honor !' Mr.. Scoville Keep
still, please Guiteau-Well, then, you state
it at once. If you don't, will. Mr.. Scoville
then addressed the court, and objected to the
character of the evidence which had been
given by the witness, on the ground that evi-
dence as to any other crimes could not be
introduced here when the prisoner is on trial
for this particular offence. He desired that
all such evidence should be stricken out
Guiteau here broke in excitedly and shouted
out, SIT is purely in the nature of confess
sional. Mr. Mr.. Macarthur is not an expert or
a lawyer, and object to his telling the jury
and the American people facts which L told
him years ago in regard to my history" The
Court-The Court ruled that the evidence
could be admitted as tending to show the gen
eral character of the prisoner. Colonel Cork
hill--Did you ever see anything in the prisoner
| to indicate insanity? Answer-No, sir.
| never did. Guiteau here broke into one of his
noisy harangues, and despite the caution OF
the court and expostulations of the counsel,
proceeded to express his opinion of DIR. Mac
Arthur in terms more complimentary than
delicate. Turning to the reporters tables, he
declaimed for some minutes against the ''scan-
dalous reports of his character, and singing
out the reporter of the Republican, shook his
fist at him threateningly. Colonel Corkhlll
desired the court to restrain 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." Upon cross examination, Mr..
Scoyille asked "How many private interviews
did you have with the prisoner 2'' Answer
If you count those upon the street corners,
when he waylaid me to solicit aid, there were
great many. Mr.. Scoville--(very angrily. y
| don't want any discourses on theology or
anything of that sort The witness is an in
telligent man, and ought TO know how to
answer simple question. We have had day
laborers here who could answer. Witness-It
depends upon what you mean by private in
terviews.
Mr.Scoville. Don't you know what that word
means. Is it so uncommon that you can't un-
derstand it? Witness Calmly and with
dignity am very sorry the counsel should
allow himself to become Sc excited" Mr..
Scoville (angrily. .)-"Will you answer or not -
Witness.-'I had but few interviews alone
with him. Those were in my private parlor.
Witness never saw any indication of insanity.
The interviews related mostly to the prisoner s
prospects in business. W. S. CALDWELL physi-
cian-Treated L. w. Guiteau during his last
illness, and never detected any evidence of
mental unsoundness. He never heard l.. w.
Guiteau speak of any mental delusions under
which he suetfred.
George W. Plummer was called to the stand
Guiteau Immediately shouted, 81 owe this
man 500, and it has cost the government 5000
to get him here. | think the Presidents at
tention should be called to the way you are
squandering the governments money, Cork
hill. He might bounce you at once. You'll
cost the government two or three hundred
thousand dollars at this rate" Witness
allowed the prisoner to occupy desk in his
law Office at Chicago for some months. The
prisoner moved out, and during his absence
took his (witnesso desk with him. Witness
went after it, and prisoner paid him for it.
| Prisoner seemed to have good deal of collec-
ton business, and went in and out like any
busy man. Guiteau continually interrupted,
and finally witness said to him, ''It seems that
your close relations with the Deity of late have
corrupted your manners" Laughter, in
which the prisoner joined heartily.] Gui-
teau.--"Well, that amt 80 bad, Plummer, for
Western pun" Witness never saw any signs
of insanity in the prisoner On the contrary,
considered him rather bright fellow. Gran
vile B. Howes, judge of the Marine court,
| New York, let the prisoner have desk room in
his office for about eight months. He never
detected any signs of insanity in the prisoner.
! He met him but casually, to be sure. but
always found him polite and gentlemanly.
Warren G. Brown, attorney at law, New
York, was counsel for Mrs. Guiteau in obtain
| ing her divorce from the prisoner. Witness
saw and talked with the prisoner several
| times during the four months that the case
was pending and never saw anything to indi-
cate that the prisoner was not as rational as
any other man. Hon. Benz. Harrison, OF
| Indiana testified as to conversations with
Guiteau last spring in regard to Guiteau's
application for office. Saw nothing in him
| then which indicated anything like insanity.
Guiteau.--My conversation with the Senator
was social. The Senator is good fellow. D.
McLane Shaw was the next witness called
Guiteau exclaimed: 81 have not seen Mr.
Shaw since 1874. He is good fellow and
owe him $50. l suppose this is another i'm
portapt part of your evidence colonel ?'' Wit.
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