The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-10
ANOTHER COLD DAY
FOR OLD "OEvlLlsH DEPRANTY."
The Way Of The Asan and Wrstshsd TraaIgrsssOr
is no. only Hard bat DOubly Uupl'aiAAt.
The Singing TruthI Cat DssV-rA'
Assassin Badly Ratified Yesterday,


WASHINGTON, December 9.-Crimin
Court opened promptly at 10 o'clock, an
DR.. Macarthur again took the stand.
Guiteau shouted out; "Your honor"
scoyille-Keep still, please.
Guiteau-Well,7 then, you state 1t
once. Ityou don't, ! will.
Scoville then addressed the Court, an
objected to the character of the eSidenC
which had been given by the witness, O.
the ground that the evidence US to an
other crimes could not be introduced her
. when the prisoner is on trial for this par
ticular otIense. He desired that all such ey
idsnce be stricken out.
Guitenu here broke In excitedly, ant
shouted out at is purely in the nature o
u confessional. Macarthur is not an exper
or a lawyer, and | objectto his telling thu
jury and the American people facts which
told him years ago in regard to my history.
The Court ruled that the evidence conlt
be admitted, as tending to show thegenera
character Of the prisoner,
Col. CoFkhill.-Dld you ever see any
thing in the prisoner to indicate insanity
Ans,-No, sir; | never did.
GAG HIN OR SHUT OFF Ills WIND.
Guiteau broke into one OF his noisy har'
angues, aud despite the caution Of the
Court and the expOstulations OF the Coun'
sci, proceeded 10 express his opinion oi
DR., Macarthur In terms not at all delicate.
Turning to the reporters table he de-
claimed for several minutes against the
sCandalous reports OF his character, and
singing out the reporter Of the Republican,
shook his fist ut him threateningly.
Mr.. Corkhill desired the Court 10 re.
strain the prisoner, when Guiteau turned
on him and said; you 80 slow, Corkhill,
You are spotted, and as soon as this bust
ness is over the President will remove
you"
Mr.. Scoville cross.examined the witness
and became very angry and much excited
ut some OF Ills replies. Tho testimony in
chief was not shaken.
w. S, Caldwell, u physician, treated l..
w. Guiteau during his last illness, but
never detected any evidence Of mental un.
soundness,
ANOTHER CREDITOR.
Geo. w. Plummer was called. Guiteau
Immediately shouted; N owe this man
$50, and It has cost the Government 5000
oget him here. | think the Presidents 3
attention had better be called 10 tho way
you are squandering the Governments
money"
Mr.. Corkhill-IIo might bounce you at
once. You will cost the government two
Or three hundred thousand dollars at this
rate.
Witness allowed the prisoner to occupy
desk in hislaw Office at Chicago for some
months. He seemed 10 have a good deal
Of collection business and went in and out
like any busy man. Guteau continually
interrupted and finally witness said to him:
ut seems that your close relation with the
Deity ot late has corrupted your manners"
The prisoner laughed heartily ut this
sally and said: "Well, that amt SO bad,
Plummer, for n western man.
Did you oversee anything in his conduct
that indicated unsoundneSs OF mind was
the next question.
"No, sir" replied the witness, "Nothing
whatever. lie seemed to be man Of
ability, vain and conceied, but then he
had, Late from New York City on his
card, and We expected the rest" This
convulsed the court.
AJAiL COMPANION.
Stephen English, editor and proprietor Of
the Insurance Times, OF New York, took the
stand and gave the circumstances under
which he became acquainted with the pris.
oner.
Guiteau called out that this man was in
for $500"
Witness was in Jail under $4,000 bond
charged with libel. The prisoner acted as
his attorney T.
Guiteau frequently and noisily inter.
rupted the witness, calling him a liar and q
perjurer. Al one time lie shouted, "Thcre
isn't an insurance man In New York that
doesn't know whata fraud you are"
Witness continued-The prisoner swim
died me out OF $500, and also swindlcd
many poor creatures III the Jail by promis.
ing 10 help them; getting their money and
then never raising a finger In their behalf.
Gliteau shouted at the witness Why, ]
wouldn't spit ut YOU on the street, you old
scoundrcl I'll get some insurance men 10
show you up. You are lying all the way
through, English; you old fraud.
REMARKABLY CLEAR HEADED.
Witness was asked II he ever detected
any signs Of insanity In the prisoner, and
rat,Iin6 ma tI,a aonksos,, Hffn ,,,as = -,
markable clear headed, shrewd lawyer;
he completely outwitted me-" ii.
Warren @. Brown, an attorney at law, OF
New York, counsel for Mrs. Gui-
teati in obtaining u divorce from the pris'
oner, believed the latter perfectly sane.
Guiteau- ExCitedly1-I want 10 know,
Corkhill, whit all this Kind Of evidence has
got to do with the real issue Of who fired
the shot that killed GRrfleld-the Deity OF
I. think II Is devilish mean To rake up
my character In all Its details. The only
issue here is, who fired that shot. The
Deity or |. Just tnke that home Corkhill
and think 1t over till tomorrow morning
want to know what allttis has got to dc
with the question Of my sanity or insanity
on the I'd ot July. AS 1 have told yOu be.
fore, | had time enough 70 90 crazy q hun
dred times In the interval.
Recess.
Immediately after recess this afternoon
the proceedings were opened by the pris
oner, who, addressing the District Attor
ney, asked "How many more witnesses
have YOU cot, Colonel; can you give lis ar
idea? mo" replied the District Attorney
"no definite idea"
Mr.. Corkhill then read In evidence some
legal papers in the case OF English agains
Guiteau. After the reading OF one o.
them the prisoner exclaimed: "That is q
square trahsactlon, Colonel, that knock
your total depravity theory on the head.
uuirEGu's nUstSsss CHARACTER.
Charles1l, Wehle, a lawyer Of New Yorl,
City, was then called, and testified 10 4
n timber Of claims which the prisoner had
collected for one Of his clients.
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