Morris tribune., 1881-12-22
THE TRIBUNE.
Issued Every Thursday at
Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota.
w. j. M UNRO,
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"a of July, swore that he was perfectly sane,
Ill, testifying to his belief in
the sanity and shrewdness Of the prisoner.
detailed, with the aid Of memoranda, damag-
ing admissions made by Guiteau to him in the
jail within the month OF July. He proved that
no thought Of inspiration" was expressed by
the prisoner until July 10, seventeen days AZ
ter the shooting.
Mrs Dunmire, former wife OF Guiteau, was
not allowed to proceed because Corkhill had
carelessly omitted to have the certified record
Of her divorce in court She is a frAil, pale
faced woman, who said what she was allowed
to say in trembling, low-toned voice Her.
strlwart husband stood just behind her glazing
at Guiteau, who looked steadfastly before him
Guiteau's performances surpassed all pre-
yious efforts. The assassin's tongue, moving
almost necessarily, rolled on with equal glib
ness blasphsmy and insolence. he interrupted
all the Witnesses except his former wife, who
was on the stand but few moments. scolded
Jury and the audience. From the time that he
suggested to the marshal that he give the jur-
ors walk OF four or five miles every morning
before breakfast until the moment when he
said: "1ts O'Clock, your honor, let's go
home," he was on the alert and
his tongue was on the go. Here is
q specimen scene:
h NJ. Justice. lawyer at LogaRsport, Ind.
met the prisoner in 1873. The prisoner was
selling book, The Life Of Moody Guiteau
interrupted: "You are mixing me up with
some one else, Sir" The wi ness con inned,
but was again interrupted by Guitesu: ''Stop
right here! Can yyu prove was the manf"
Witness-I thiDk can.
Gn1teau-Can you swear to it
Witness-Yes, can.
Guiteau-Wel, yosl are liar. sir; miser-
liar. That's the best way to dispose Of
While Mr. REYNOLDS was testifyinp Guitesu
said: This man came TO me as an old friend
from Chicago, when really he was nothing but
spy engaged by Corkhill wsut to thunder
this to the American peoE le and let them un-
derstand what this mans character was" Then
turning 10 Corkhill, he said: This is your
work, Corkbill, and God Almighty will damn
you Tor it. You have deceived all through, and
stole my thoughts and betrayed them" The
witness continued TO read from notes he had
taken at the second interview with the pi isoner.
The witness stated he real to the prisoner
what Grant and Conkling and some Of his
(the prisoners) alleged frlends said
OF him tiuiteau) and his crime and
and he walking the floor e1citedly said: What
does it meaut I would have stsked my life
that they would have defender me They
know they wanted Garfield removed, yet they
1enounce me-" He asked the witness, refer
ring to Grant. Conkiing, and other prominent
-talwarts. "DD they know / have stated that
1have no accomplices?" the witness told him
yes. He seemed dszed, and said, repeating the
MORT bsrs
and said with q sneer: "You was a pretty
smart detective, wasn't you, general? You will
probably get more business in this line now"
FRIDAY, DEG IL.
While waiting frr the prosecuting attor ney,
GuteSu said: 81 understand that Gen. Rey-
nods is SICK this morning l wonder if Cork
hill is? guess they go: more than they wanted
yesterday. 1t is about tims for Corkhill to get
sick" Geo BRrn4rd, deputy clerk OF the su-
prone court, Kings county. took the stand to
prove the divorce OF Anna J. Guitesn from the
prisoner.
Her divorce from Guitsau In 1874 on accouu
Of his adultery with one Cara Jennings having
tent TO testify and did ties ify that she had been
the wife Of the assassin; had lived with him in
Chicago and New York; hsd obtaiRed divorce
from him and considered him sane She was
not asked any Of the searching questions re-
specting his personal conduct which Guiteau
was looking for: She made no disagreeabls
revelations, and he made none. He gave
her his blessing very fervently, and was glad to
do it He was very nervous while she
was on the stand, and felt great relief when che
left it Behind the slig 1t, girlish figure stood
her darkfaced husband with his hand on his
hip pocket 1t may have been that he had no
intention Of using the weapon On which he
kept his hand, although he intimAted before
be entered the court room that he wou Id stand
90 nonsense from ''the miserable little wretch"
Guiteau, referring to the woman named with
whom he had committed adultery. said: This
woman, Jenpi' gs, was high toned woman in
New York II was purely matter of business
between u.s. I committed adultery with her to
get rid OF a womsn did net love- thought
Il q much more moral course than to live with
her and have children. l have been strictly
virtuaus man for SIX years past and have al
II .~.a
desired to note an exception to the admission Of
the evidence. Guiteau with mpatiencel-"Oh,
what's the use Of quibtling over that admit
my marriage and my divorce don't care for
that can get married again anywhere out
side Of my STATE, and for that matter in New
York, too. Under the new law there If man
lives strictly vlrtuous life for six years after
being divorced the courts will let him marry
again. Why, could get married in New York
to- morrow if wanted to-"
81 believe he is playing part" ssid Dr.
Allen McLeon Hamilton Of New York, we'll
equipped young expert, of Guiteau, vOicing the
unanimous opinion OF the experts present at
the trial "He is q perf6 city sane man. His
actions here are totally different to his actions
in Jail. His manner is just the opposite to that
which has characterized ali that he has said
and done in my presence In hls cell ! am
compelled to believe that he Is playing
part"
The testimony of Drs Loring and Hamilton,
the experts, demolished the testimony of the
experts for the defense, and left Eltle doubt Of
his sanity in sny mind. Guitesu was ss violent
as ever De was particularly violent 10 poor
Scoville of whom he could Dot say
too much in contempt and condemnation. He
was courteous to the court and jury, but to all
the rest Of the room he flung defiance Sens-
tor Sherman and Judges DSly Of Oregon and
Dennison of Michigan sat with Judge Cox on
the bench this morniug. They all agreed that
| the assassin was shamming.