The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-12-15
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest. Dispatches.
The Guitoau Trial.

When the Court opened on the It'll Guiteau
IN brief speech reiterated his request that
General Grant, Senator Conkling and Others
be summoned. Judge Cox adhered to his
previous ruling, and the prisoner excepted.
Mr.. Sooville then called up the subject Of Pres
ident Arthur's testimony and said he had not
tors:s. The Presidents evidence was absolute
II essential to the defense. Here counsel was
interrupted By the prisoner, Who excitedly said d
be bothered in this matter. Hes President
Of the United States, and I made him
90, and think I should have some.
sna anal .rrsSsea a sss s tie presidents
answers should be put in % evidence ct any
stage Of the trial. General W. T. Sherman re.
the assassination. When he had concluded
Guitesu thanked him for the orders, and said
he owed his life TO the protection which he had
received from the army during the period SHsa
rested. The prosecution then called &. p. Bar
ton. A; 7: Green and G. ": Tandy, Of Frseport
Buckley testified that he was Luther
Guiteau's family physician, and never
cav any signs OF mental derangement
knew DIR. North. Mr.. Atkins, Of the FreepOrt
Republican, confirmed the testimony Of the
previous witnesses - 10 the sanity Of the ver-
SneW @i pr Nor Z nossSis witness for he de-
tense. He WAS once : Methodist minister, and
had been dismissed for Immoral conduct: J.
sanity II ne Goiss:n 6, i.niiy; asoTss Nv. v;
B. Babcock and David b. sunder.
land gave :%ilt X. c Hss s
give his opinion upon the Presidente message.
I'm glad" said the prisoner, President
Arthur has given those miserable Mormons
. good message. It has got the right ring to It.
Arthur is doing well, and he is going to give ~
the best Administration We have ever had"
He considered Luther W. Guiteau the third
smartest man in the county. The Court then
adjourned.
THE Guiteau trial was resumed at tho usual
hour ON the morning Of the sth. The prosecu-
ton called Mrs. Julia NJ. Wilson, Of Leadville,
Col, who testified to her intimate acquaintance
with Luther w. Guiteau, the prisoners father,
who was her uncle. She declared that Mrs.
testified by the defense. Witness was her
nurse and constant attendant up to the hour OF
her death, and never saw the slightest indica-
know the witness Davis who had testified that
he was present during her last illness.
Witness stated positively that she had
members Of her family. George C. Maynard
verified in several material points the testi-
mony of the previous witness. Frank Bart
lett Of said had met the
and knew him intimately. He had never seen
anything out of the way in his department,
and never saw any indications of insanity.
The wife Of Mr.. Bartlett gave similar testf-
mony. H. Durham rented desk-room to the
prisoner in Boston. Never thought him insane.
John Palmer, Of Saratoga Springs, testified
that the prisoner had boarded with him two
weeks and ran away without settling up. Did
not consider him insane. The reply Of the
President to the interrogatories propounded BY
the defense was presented and read BY Mr..
Scoville. The President said he had seen the
prisoner about a dozen times, but had no espe-
cial acquaintance with him. He did not know
political services at the late election, and said
there was nothing in his relations to the Stall
wart leaders to give him grounds for sup
posing that he would receive any pO-
t Isn and he had NEVER
that he could have any personal or political
influence with witness. Rev. DR.. Macarthur,
of New York, testified that the prisoner had
called On him with his wife and presented let
he and his wife Joined his church, and sub
sequently borrowed 500 from him. At one
time the prisoner had been incarcerated in the
Jefferson Market Jail for some offense,
and witness declined to aid him to procure
and prisoner was tried, found guilty and ex-
communicated. Resuming, DR.. Macarthur said
it never occurred to him for q moment that
the prisoner was insane. During this testi-
ness, until the Court at last became indig.
nant and ordered HIM to close his mouth.
Mr.. Scoville objected to dragging in testimony
relating to Guiteau's morals and habits. Mr..
was to show that what the defense called in
eanity was nothing but devilish depravity.
This retort was loudly applauded. At this
point the Court adjourned for the day.