Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-29
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
The Gaping Crowd Still on
Hands.
Continuation Of Mrs. Scov1iles
Testimo ony.
Jno. w. Guiteau Tells What He
Knows About the Family.
And Makes Some Strange State
ments
The Assassin Himself Goes Upon
the Stand.

The Assassin Himself Gees Upon
the Stand.
WLHINaToN, D. c., November 2o.
The third week of the Gulteau
trial opened bright and balmy, and
the attendance in the courtroom was
as large as that of any previous day.
The marshal delivered his daily
admonition to the audience and re
qucsted that the same order be obs
served as would be in church.
Scoyille and his coadjutors, Chas.
H. Reed and J. w, Guiteau, were
early in their seats, but counsel for
the prosecution did not enter the
room until several minutes after 10.
The monotinous "Oyes" fthe crier
having been delivered, the names of
the Jury were called and the prisoner
brought in.
MRS. sCOyILLE PROCEEDS.
Scoville asked consent to inter
rupt Mrs. Scsville's examination, so
as to put upon the stand one or two
Witnesses from distance who de-
sired to leave the city to day. The
prosecution, however, objected, and
Mrs. Scoyille's examination was re-
sumed She describes Guiteau's APP
pearance and actions during his visit
to her house in 1878. Meanwhile
the crowd IN the corridors had pressed
their way through the marshal's
office, and in an effort to effect an en-
trance to the court. room caused d
momentary confusion which neces-
STATED the suspension of the court
proceedings for a few minutes.
A SCENE.
Quite din of female voices were
heard vociferating loudly that they
would be squeezed to death, and
begging to be allowed to get out
with some difficulty. The hall and
corridor leading from the marshal's
Office TO the COURTROOM were cleared
and the examination of the witness
was resumed. The witness was con-
convinced at the time of Guiteau's
visits to her that he was insane and
should be put in an insane asylum.
Frequent objections were raised
by the counsel for the prosecution
to the character of the questions
propounded by Mr.. Scovile, and a
continuous discussion ensued be
tween the counsel upon the admissi-
bility of certain evidence.
Mrs. Scoville's examination in
chief, was concluded at II o'clock
At the request of Mr.. Scoville cross
examination was postponed, to allow
Geo D. Burroughs, of Chicago, to
testify, as he desired to leave the
city to-day.
EITHER A FOOL OR CRAZY.
He boarded with Scoville at the
time of Guiteau's visit in 1878 and
made up his mind that the prisoner
was either fool or crazy. He was
satisfied that Gtliteau was unsettled
in his intellect.
There was brief interval before
The appearance of the next witness,
and Guiteau took advantage his OPP
portunity and broke out with, Il
desire to tell all these crank news
paper men that / appear here as my
own counsel. That is nay answer to
all the silly stuff they have been de-
livering themselves of for some
days past. Some of these
newspaper men have gone crazy
| appear here in part as my own
counsel, as I have right to under
the law and the Constitution of
America"
No effort was made to check Gui-
teau, and no notice whatever of his
interruption was taken by the court.
SERIOUS QUESTION.
How to silence the prisoner and put
a stop to his annoying Interruptions
has been a serious question with
Judge Cox, who has more than once
consulted his associates upon the
subject of removing the prisoner
from the court room and proceed
with the trial In his absence, as was
at first intended by the court might
be done, would deprive him undoubt
edly of the Constitutional
right to confront the witnesses
against him, while to gag
him, as Judge Cox Saturday threat-
ened to do,would be open to objection;
that it would serve as constant re
rninder to the jury and court, per-
haps, under influence upon their
minds. The situation seems to be
an anomalous one. AS long as the
prisoner insists upon acting as his
own cousel the court can't we'll deny
him the night without admitting his
insanity as bar to its exercise.
The court can't well punish for con-
tempt as he is already in confiement.
Members of the district bar deprecate
| the severe structures which have been
made upon Judge Cox's failure to
adopt some vigorous measures, but
are unable to suggest any legal way
out of the embarrassment.
John W. Guiteau, brother of the
prisoner, was then examined and the
court took recess.
| JOHN ". GUITEAU ON THE FAMILY
INSANITY.
After reces Jno. W. Guiteau again
took the stand and Mr.. Davivge pros