The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-16
THE TRIAL.
Yesterday's Proceedings in the Gni-
teau Trial.



The Guiteau Trial.
Washington, Nov. 15.-The pressure
to obtain admission to the court room
this morning was notably greater than
yesterday. After the ushers had exer-
cised the right of selection and admitted
two or three score of well dressed
respectable looking people, including a
Pennsylvania member of congress, ac-
eompanied by ladies, the doors were
thrown open and there was sudden
and impetuous influx of representatives
Of the rougher element of society.
The five jurors sworn yesterday were
early In attendance.
The court was formally opened few
minutes after 10 O'Clock, and imme-
diately afterwards the counsel In the
case and the brother and sister Of the
prisoner entered. After lapse Of a
few minutes Guiteau was hurried into
the court room in custody of half a
dozen policemen and deputy marshals.
The handuffs were removed and he
shook hands with his brother and sister
and took seat reserved far him be-
tween them and his counsel.
Scoville then submitted an affidavit
and application for an order for an ad-
ditional number of witnesses, which
order was made by the court. Then
the additional panel Of seyenty-hve
summoned last evening. was called.
Most Of the persons responded when
called.
Guiteau manifested less nervousness
and excitability than yesterday, al
though In his whispered conversation
with his brother, he was quite demon
strative and earnest in his manner.
A colored barber named Howard, was
the first juror called. His answers
showed him to be not qualified for SER
vice, but the defense challenged him
peremptorily, this being the fourth per-
emptory challenge.
llThe next was man named Lynch,
who had decided opinion that Guiteau
ought to be hanged or burned. He was
Of course excused. as was also the next,
named Bailey. who declared his belief
that Guiteau was crazy.
The next was colored man, remark
able for frilled shirt front and dra-
matte posture and manner, who re-
lated the history of his past life, and
was then peremptorily challenged by
the defense. In fact, it is understood
that Guiteau is resolved not to have
colored man on the jury.
The next was an Irishman named
Michael Sheehan, with very prominent
brogue, who had no opinion on the
subject Of Guiteau's crime except that
s'the man was out Of his head" He
was sworn in as the sixth juror.
Wa. Talbot, an iron worker, having
answered all the questions to the satis-
faction of the defense, saying "he had
never bothered his head" on the ques-
ton Of Guiteau's guilt, was challenged
peremptorily by the prosecution.
Several others in succession were
excused on their statements that they
had firm and decided opinions. One
believed that Guiteau ought to be
hanged, and another would require
convincing medical testimony to change
his opinion. A long-faced young col
ored man declared he was perfectly free
from any prejudice in the matter, but
he had mentioned it (the murder Of
Garied) to several parties as ''quite a
serious accident" He was challenged
peremptorily by the defense.
Samuel F. Hobbs, native Of Mary
land, a plasterer by occupation, was
sworn in as the 7th juror.
G. w. Gates, young machinist, a
native of Washington, was sworn as the
eighth juror. After that, for about an
hour, every man called confessed he had
formed "firm" or ''decidedn or ''unal-
tered" opinion on the question Of the
prisoners guilt, and was excused.
There was one exception in the person
Of colored man named Ralph
Wormley, a plasterer by occupation,
who thought he could render fair
verdict, and said he had not read more
about the case than he did in ordinary
cases Of that kind. He did not believe
everything he read in the newspapers,
because they had published things about
himself that were not true. He could
not say whether the president was shot
by the prisoner until after he heard the
testimony. OF course if an insane man
did the shooting he would be as much
guilty as anybody else. The "crazy
part of the business was something
else" No sensible man could have
done such thing. After consultation
between counsel and prisoner and his
brother, Scoville said the defense would
accept the juror, and SO Wormley was
sworn mas the ninth juror.
The list of seventy-6ve taiesmen
having been exhausted, the marshal
was ordered to summon another list Of
seventy Ave for tomorrow, and the
court adjourned.
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