New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-16
TIE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.


TTrr rmsovrE's M,NNrH MORT sUBDUED AND LFss
NERvoUs-rHF VARYING REPLIES or THE TALES
MEN-oNE MAN THINKS GUIrEAu SHOULD BE
HrENrp--l CuLoEED MAN SWORN As \ JUROR
NINE JURORS IL ALL swoRN-sRcIETAEf
BIAINE sCSEoNED TO APPEAR TO-DAY.
WAsnNGToN. Nov. lj.-lhc pressure to OBJ
tain admission 10 the courtroom tss morning was
notably greater than 1t was yesterday Aiter me u-n'S
had cXcrcscd the night of selection and admitted t"o OF
three scorc Of well dressed people dncludng fcnnay-
vauia member OF Congrcss accompanied by lades the
door, were thrown open. and there was sudden ana
mpctuous Influx OF the representatives Of the rongher
elements Of society. The five jurors who were sworn
yesterday carly in attendance. Inc Judge tooA
his seat and the Coutt was formally opened 10"
minutes after 10 O'Clock, and Immediately aIer-
wards the counsel In the case ana the brother
aud sister Of the prisoner entered. After the
Iapee OF a few inmates Gutcau was hurried INTO the
courtroom in the custody Of half dozen policemen ana
deputy marshas The handouts were removed IRON MS
wrists aud he shook hands with his sister aud or''her
and took the scat reserved for him between thc ana
his COUNSEL
Mir. scovillc submitted an affidavit ami mado aPplca
ton for an order additional number "l Witnesses
which order the District Attorney making no oheci"h'
WAS made by the Court. Then the talesncn VINO WS'c
summoned last evening were called Gulfeah mani
fcsted less nervousness and eNcitI"i'! 'i'n
nc had displayed yesterday, although In MS
whispered conversations with his DGotmr he
was quite demonstratye and earnest in his manner
A coored barber the frat person called anu cA,
amined ~ to his fitness His answers Sho"e'
him he disqualified from service, but inc ueiCo
CHALLENGED him percmptorily The next man, one lSnc'
had the decided opinion that Guitcau ought To De h'S'i
or burned He OF excused inc next h'"'""o
declared his belief that Gutcau was crazy WIS u'N" "a
cuscd The next person take the stand was co'"e
man renarLblc for a frllcd shirt front aud dramatic
posture and manner who related the history Of MS past
life and then was percmpory chaengcdby the defence
Michael shcenan had no opinion the subject oi o'i-
tcnu's crime, except that the man was OUT o' MS
head" lie was sworn a. thc skin Juror N'''''" "
bot an irou-wOrkcr having answered All lu'S''"s ~
the satisfaction OF the defence saying 'n"V "e h"n
never bothered his head on tho question o u"'e""
guilt was challenged peremptorily by ihr ProSco"o'
Several others succession were excused on hc'f s''e
mcnts that thoy had firm and decided opinions one OF
them believed that Gulteau ought to be hahEeu'
aud another said he would require convincing hedie"
testimony to change his opinion "A long iace" So"'S
colored declared that he was perfectly ~ treS n iu %
prcjudices III the matter put t ausot no nuitc n
mentioned the shooting To several pefsous % VI m
serious accident" He challenged r3
the defence. Samuel +. Hobbs, mty9 o u sSstinns
and paserer by occupation, onsWcreI ~ & lT'''o'
satisfactorily and sworn us the seNenlu
q. W. Gates, young man. native OF Wasnlhs VIZ %
torily aud the eighth juror AlteI ,o
about an hour every man who was Sae e 9naterSbe
opinion on the question OF the prisoners quit anu was
excused, .--- g.. ooo,na.
ton said he thought ho could render fair verdict au
that he had not read about the case ti @ heeyc
every thing that he read in the newspapers because t
had published things about himself that were ~, % No The
He could not say whether the President was soe W S
prisoner until he had heard the testimony q, COURSE "a
an insane man did the shooting no Srayv mart of
the business was "somethng else" No sensloe
man. he said could have done such thing A'er con