Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15

| conversations he had with the prisoner were I'm
| reference to the revised New Testament, the
prisoner said: ~ think it decided improve
ment on the old one in many respects" Mr..
| Shippen said the conversation frequently
| turned upon the Albany question. then pend
| ing. and when the witness said something ap-
proving Senator COnkling the prisoner said:
That is my sentiment. too
(iuiteau's Divorced Wife as a Witness.
"Call Mrs. Dunmre," said the district at
torney, and the words sent a buzz all through
the crowd. The marshal had to admonsh the
spectators against disorder
Mrs. Ann Dunmire the .eX-wife Of Guiteau.
the witness wanted by Mr.. COrkhll was escorted
in from the witness room by one of the baiifs
She took seat on the stand. and was so small
IN stature that she was almost completely hidden
! from view Shewas attired in black with a gay
bonnet and white scarf. or handkerchief of
| lace about her neck. She talked SO low that
only those near the stand could hear her.
During her tIfef examination Guteau never
looked'up iron paper he pretended to read.
II nrst met h.'n IN Chicago. in 1865" +" the wit
ness said, ''whei was employed i'm the library
of the Young Mems Christian association"
'.We ere you ever married to him?" asked the
| district attorney
81 was married to him on the 10th of july
1869. in Chicago"
| Mr.. SCOVILLE OBJECTS To HER TESTIMONY.
''If the court please" said Mr.. Scove ris-
ing, 81 object to any further testimony from the
witness. She states that she was his wife in
1869, and there is nothing to show that she is
not his wife now. She is, as it stands, ncom-
petent as witness"
Have you been divorced from the prisoner?''
asked the district attorney.
Wait a minute: that's not the way to do it:
you must produce the record evidence"
| THE RECORD OF DIVORCE.
| The court sustaining this view. the district
attorney asked: ''Have you the record of YOUR
! divorce?"
81 have sir.''
| "Will you pass it to me?''
| The witness then handed over to the district
attorney paper.
Mr.. Scoville, taking up the paper, scrntinized
| lt Tor minute. g 1t is no record such as the
court calls for said he. at is simply copy
of the decree
| The court having been satisfied that it was
merely copy and not an authenticated record
| said that it could not be introduced as evi-
/ dence.
Very well, we'll withdraw her." said the
district attorney, and send Ior the rest of the
record"
Mrs Dunmre then stepped down from the
stand, and vanished through the door of the
witness room.
DIR. NOBLE YOUNG THINKS GUITEAU A PERFECTLY
SANE NAN.
Dr. Noble Young, the attending physician at
the JAIL was next examined. He saw the prs-
oner the day he was brought to the Jail: did not
remember any special conversation; he had seen
him nearly every day since. and conversed with
him regarding his health. A few days after
Guteau was brought to the iail i'm a converse
tion with the witness. he said he was inspired
tn do the act. and that if the President should
die. he would be confirmed in his belief of in
spiration. He asked him once why he should
lay the blame of the death upon the doctors.
Js,
natural course. After the question of insanity
BEGAN to be mooted. the witness examination
of he prisoner was directed to that point.
The district attorney asked the witness what
his opinion was as to the prisoners sanity or
insanity
"A perfectly sane man. sir,' said the witness
las bright and intelligent man as you will see
on a summers day" the witness never saw
anything about Guteau that indicated insanity
GurTEAu SATISFIED WITH THE DEITY.
Upon crOss-eXamination. the witness being
asked as to Guiteau's statement in Jail that if
the President died it would confirm his belief
that he was inspired. the prisoner, interrupt
ing. said: 81 said if the President recovered it
would show that the Lord had cOuntermanded
his order. just as he did in the case of Abraham.
He commanded him to kill his son. and then
cOuntermanded the order. The Lord will take
care of it, too, gentleman. l am entirely salts
fed with the way the Deity has taken care of
this case SO far
Mr.. ScOville asked if it would be possible to
administer digitas to the prisoner in his coffee
without his knowing it.
The witness said if any one wanted to do it he
might.
They don't do it there. Scoville." said the
prisoner They think an a great man at the
jaill."
GUITEAU sNUBS HIS SISTER,
When MIR. Scoville finished. Mrs. Scoville
H.. tho r
to ask the doctor a question: which / consider of
vital Importance"
The court nodded assent, when the prisoner
said, rather roughly to his sister: ''They have
as much as these people can do to stand me-
without having Interruptions from you
Mr.. Davidge objected to having the questions
asked except through Mr.. ScOville.
MRS. scOvILLE's UNAsKED QUESTIONS
Mr.. Scoville said he would rather not have her
ask the questions
The court suggested that she could ask the
questions through Mr.. Scoville
So Mrs. Scoville sat down and penned her in
quiries which she shortly afterwards sent to
Mr.. Scoville. He did not PROFOUND them to the
witness.
GUITEAU THINKS THE LECTURE WAS TOO MUCH
FOR HIS BROTHER-N-LAw.
AS Mr.. Scovile continued to question the
witness. the prisoner said:
You are about as stupid man. Scoville.
this morning as ever knew. guess that lee
ture last night was too much for you. If it had
been good night you would probably have had
packed house. You had better do it again.
us it possible" asked Mr.. Scoyille of the
witness. Ito administer medicine to an insane
person SO as to affect the mind and to make that
person more acute and brighter, or more quiet
and subdued?"
IL have had so little to do with insane per,
sons tnat cannot answer that question:" said
the witness.
That's all, Doctor; am much obliged to
you for that, said the prisoner. and waving his
hand, he added: '.YOu can 60"
Mr.. Sc0ville was of the same mind and ex-
cuSed the witness from the stand.
Mrs. Scoviile having communicated some
thing to Mr.. Scovilie, the prisoner turned upon
her angrily and said ''You are entirely too
oflicious. Attend to your own affairs. and let
this case alone"
A WITNESS FROM CHICAGO.
Gen. Joseph S. Reynolds. of Ravenswood, ILL.,
who practiced law in Chicago, was next called
to the stand. Guiteau, he testified. came to
his office in Chicago in 1868 and applied for