The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
SECOND EDITION
GUITEAU's DEFENCE.
Another Curious Event I'm q Curl.
GUS Trial.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 81.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIAL.

GUS Trial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIAL.
As soon as the Court was formally
opened Mr.. Robinson, associate counsel
for the defence, rose and said that his
own self-respect required him to notice
statement in yesterday mornings
Washington Post In which Mr.. Scoville
is represented as finding fault with his
line of cross examination of DR.. Bliss
on Saturday looking to the plea of NAL
practice, and as saying that he would
ask the Court to-day to relieve him OF
Mr.. Robinson's association.
The PRISONER EXPRESSES HIMSELF.
rhe Prisoner (interruptipg impetu.
ously)-I want Mr.. Robinson to stay
now.
Mr.. Robinson-I only ask to be re-
lieved because there is no other alterna-
tive, and insomuch as | can no longer
continue in the honorable discharge OF
the trust committed to me L must ask
discharge from 1t.
The Prisoner-That Is an able speech,
and agree with most of 1t. Ii IL had
been made last Monday there would
have been no disturbance between us. l
sympathize with Robinson, not with
you (Scoville) in the matter of malprac-
tice. He has got the true idea of it.
Mr.. Scoville replied to Mr.. Robinson's
speech, regretting that any difficulty
had arisen between them and attribut-
ing 1t to their different dispositions. he
complimented MIR. Robinson on the
ability which be had shown in arrang-
ing the defence, but made no opposition
to his retiring.
| MIR. ROBINSON RETIREs.
The Court-The thanks Of the Court
are due to Mr.. Robinson for the prompt
ness with which he responded to the re-
quest of the Court, and participated In
this defence at a great professional sac
rifce, as know, and nobody questions
his professional ability and the senti-
ments which governed him throughout.
| perceived from the start that he was
placed in position OF unpleasantness
and have felt recently that ought, il
he desired it, to relieve him from con-
nection with the case, especially as
perceived that Mr.. Scoville was thor.
oughly master of the case. l feel con-
strained to grant Mr.. Robinson's appli.
cation and to grant him most honora
BILE discharge.
Mr.. Scoville-1 do not anticipate
being entirely without assistance, be-
cause l am still negotiating with 9
gentleman from Chicago.
THE PRISONER AGAIN.
The prIsoner-I understand tha
Judge Magruder is anxious to assis
: in the defence. have sent him publ,
notice that want him, also John D
, Townsend, OF New York--not Johi
B. And, again, desire TO hear from
those gentlemen, either publicly O.
privately. l wrote them publicly t.
meet me here, also Mr.. Trude ant
Mr.. SWEET, of Chicago. On the ques
, tion of malpractice-broke in thu
prisoner after pause-we do no
, propose to insist on that here, but
desire the record to show that l ap
J pear here in my own capacity as eoun
Z sell. The idea of malpractice is thiR-
that according to the physicians
: statements the President was not ia
Q tally shot on the 25th of July at th
Y time they made the Official examina
! ton, and said he would recover.
Z he was not fatally shot on the a5th G
July we say that his death was cause
by malpractice. We do not desire t
press that, but desire it to go on I'll
record of the Court in 6a,sc If neces
sary. (After a pause) My defene
It here is that it is the Deity's act an
not mine, and I expect that He ca
:. take care of it. He has taken care {
- it very we'll SO far. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Robinson then left the cou
Q room. AS he was walking toward tt
" door Mr.. ]. W. Guiteau stepped up
him and shook him warmly by IL
m hand.
m SURGEONS ON THE STAND.
ss The first witness examined W
Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General
re the United States Army, who testif,
that he had assisted in dressing Pre-
ID ident Garfieid's wound from the Sd
y July to the 7th of September that
to was present at the autopsy, and th
the wound was mortal and was t
of cause of Mr.. Garfield's death.
i, Substantially the same testimol
Il. was given by DR.. Joseph d. Woo
q. ward, Surgeon United States Army.
DIR. D. s. Lamb, Acting Surge
a. United States Army, testified that
a as had made the autopsy that the gu
~ shot wound was the cause of t
- death that he had examined the I
20 cords and had found no case of
injury to the same extent in whi
n the man had recovered it was a mo
Nv tai wound. Witness presented t
IL flattened bullet taken from the boo
e~ and it was exhibited to the Court a
Jury. Neither of these witnesses "
cross.examined.
gh The District Attorney announc
k, thatsshe prosecution here closed
ri- case, except that he wished it to go
en- the record that Elbsron was in Mo
ng mouth county, in the State of N
Jersey, and that the railroad del
he where President Garfield was shot v
en- on public reservation belonging
inf the United States. These facts W,
or. admitted by Mr.. Scoville.
10, THE PRISONER IN HIS OWN DErEN,
ra-
Mr.. Scoville then suggested Il
ar the prisoner should be heard in
hv own behalf at this stage of the pl
aet eeedings.
U ,ne The Court assented.
'i The prisoner (without leaving
IN seat) was not aware that l was
0nS pected to speak this morniug. (To