Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-11-30
NO.. 3


in deciphering the writing, but was
| helped out of his difficulty by Guiteau
who finished the sentence for him,
railroad record and connections. (The
reading of the letter was then conclud-
ed.) The Republican party are afraid
to run him. This leaves the way
open for you to run the Presidency on
your own account Strike out right
and left. The American people like
pluck, and in 1884 we will put you in
again.
BLAINE FOR BLAINE ALONE
Another private to Garfield says:
Until Saturday | supposed Blaine
was my friend in the matter of the
Paris Consulship. But from his tone
on Saturday l judge be is trying to
run the State Department in the inter
est of the Blaine element in 1884 |
want to get in my work for you in
1884. May | tell Mr.. Blaine TO pre-
pare an order for my appointment to
the Paris consulship, vice Geo. Walker,
recalled ,
Another letter was read in which
Guiteau refers to Secretary Blaine as
a wicked man, and which was read by
the District Attorney in his opening
address yesterday.
District Attorney (to Mr., Brown
These are all the letters from the pris-
oner you found on the files of the Exec
utive office
The prisoner-They are all l ever
wrote.
District Attorney propose to in
IDENTIFY by this witness the letters left
by the prisoner at the cigar stand in
the depot.
The prisoner-Those letters are all
correct, every one of them
On cross-examination Mr. Scoville
inquired as to two letters written by
Guiteau to General Garfield in Mentor
GUITEAU's WONDERFUL MEMORY.
Witness collected the letters referred
to. One was written in October,
1880, and the other in January, 1881,
end said they were probably now
among the papers belonging to the
estate, of which there were 20 boxes
full in the fire proof vault in the build
ing occupied by the bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing.
The prisoner remarked that those
two letters, as he understood, had
been published last July
Scoville proposed that the printed
copies be introduced in evidence.
The District Attorney said he had
never seen them.
Scoville-The October letter was
dated from New York and was sub
stantially like this: Gen. Garfield
| am an applicant for the Austrian
Mission. | expect to marry lady of
this city, of great wealth, in few
days
The prisoner-Not correct. Better
let me reproduce it from memory.
can do it, if you want one.
Witness-I have seen that letter.
The prisoner-The January letter
was repetition of that There is no
use in putting this gentleman (the
witness) to the trouble Of hunting up
those letters.
Adjourned
SIXTH DAY-A DRAMATIC SCENE.
WASHINGTON, Noy. l9.-Thc crowd
at the Guitcau trial to-day is greater
than ever. An nine O'Clock Guiteau
arrived at the Court House without
demonstration, and was taken to the
prisoners room. lie ate hearty
breakfast Mr.. Scoville, 10 speaking
of Guiteau's announcement Of Judge
MagruGer's services, said he had not
heard of it, and that he did not expect
any assistance except from Mr.. Robin
son.
Court opened without incident. Geo.
G.. Maynard, an electrician, testified to
loaning Guiteau $25, which seemed to
give ollense to the prisoner, and he re-
marked that that was nobody's
business. The district attorney said
he expected to show that Guitoau bor-
rowed the money from Maynard to
buy his pistol. On cross-examination
the witness said Gutcau looked seedy
and hungry At this the prisoner
showed much feeling, and frequently
interrupted the witness, saying he iv-
ed in ffrst-class style.
j. n. Burkhart Maynard's clerk,
testified to the loan of the money. and
said he thought Guiteau's walk and
the way he held his head little pecu-
liar
Later on Guiteau said he wanted
additional counsel, and remarked ::
There are number of disreputable
characters about the court, and some
threats of violence have been made. |
have no fears for my personal safety.
The chief of police has kindly furnish
ed me with body guard, but | wish
to notify all evil disposed persons that
if they attempt to harm me my body
guard will shoot them down /; that's
all there is about it,. Then he added ::
Reporters, put that down
Col. Rockwell next testified to scenes
at the depot When Scoville interpos-
ed, acknowledging the killing, Guiteau
quickly shouted; No, your honor,
we acknowledge the shooting, but not
the killing.
The next witDess was Gen. Swain,
and he, as Col. Rockwell before him,
testified to General Garfield's condi-
ton Gen Swain showed the nature
of the Presidents wound, using a wire
skeleton for the purpose.
The sensation of the trial was pro-
duced when DIR. Bliss was called and
District Attorney Corkhill suddenly
drew from pasteboard box section
Of human backbone and holding it
up inquired, DO you recognize this,
doctor? The audience hung breath
less upon the answer, IA the witness,
IN measured tones replied, i do. it is n
portion Of the yertebrT Of the late