The daily gazette., 1881-11-23
SECOND EDITION
SANE OR INSANE.
Opening Of the Defence in
the Guiteau Trial.
REMARKABLE SEINE IN COURT.
MIR. ScOville's Address with Inter
JectfOns by the Prisoner.
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ARLINGTON, NOV. W, 1881.
The crowd at the Court House this
morning was mucn smaller than that
of yesterday. The painful experience
OF Monday, when people were jamme
and bruised, and the disappointment
of 30 many In their failu Q to get in
the court room doubtless prevented a
larger number OF persons from assem-
bling. Thanks to the good judgment
of Deputy Marshal Williams the peo-
pie were not allowed to crowd in the
corridors. By means of policemen the
crowd was kept outside of the building
80 that lawyers, reporters, ladies and
others who held passes could be ad-
mItted without trouble. Ofoourse the
crowd was large in the main hall, but
there was no disorderly conduct and
iamming such as had been witnessed
the day previous. The attendance of
both sexes in the court room was large
and the utmost attention was paid to
the proceedings.
When MIR. Scoville alluded to that
part of the history published in the
Herald of the 9th of October, which
referred to the fact that the father
once gave Charles julius a thrashing,
such as religious father can give
boy, for mIsprOnlnciation, the audi.
ence INDUCED in hearty laugh
Guiteau also laughed, but without
changing his pose, his head resting on
his left hand and bowed dawn. Gui-
teau was tickled into an unfeigned
series OF smiles when Mr.. Scoville all.
luded to his leaving the Oneida Com~
munity ami living on crackers in a
Brooklyn attic in order to found a
daily religious newspaper in New York
city to be called The Theocrat.
GUITEAU's ENTRANCE AND APPEAR
ANCE.
From the manner in which the specta-
tors regarded Guiteau as he entered 1t
was evident the majority had not seen
him before. Guiteau bore the customary
bundle of newspapers in his manacled
hands. When the handouts were un-
locked be opened the table drawer for
the officer to put the handouts ffl until
the recess at noon. Guiteau's movements
were intently regarded. He was more
subdued in appearance than has been
noted heretofore, and at times his leaden
features seemed stirred with despair. He
would write while and then look at
Mr.. Scoville, who was addressing the
jury. He interrupted the speaker
repeatedly to correct what he conceived
to be erroneous statements. Whenever
Mr.. Scovllle said anything at all compli-
mentary to the conduct and ambition of
the accused IN former life, Guiteau
would smile and give unmistakable signs
of delight.
DURING MR.. sCovILLE's ADDRESS.
Guiteau's first interruption of Mr..
Scoville was when the latter said some
might think the prisoner was feigning
insanity.
81 never feign. l act myself out sane
or insane," remarked Guiteau, with
warmth.
"What you say about my pecularities
are true, and want that understood. A
good many persons will swear that | am
insane. But 1t is ia lse that ever prac-
tised law with Read. But do not wish
to spoil your theory.'
EMOTIONAL TRAITS
In regard to the emotional traits
which had characterized the prisoner
MIR. Scoville said:-"He will talk 20 a
lady as long as he is permitted" This
| seemed to fire Gulteau with passion, for
he replied, mot true; that's not true,
may it please Your Honor" He was
also irfitated at Mr.. Scoville's statement
that he bad conceived the idea of lectur-
ing on religion because Of his mental
weakness and inability to do anything.
In an emphatic manner Guiteau said =
"l left $5, 700 law business to do that
kind of work, but you see how l came
out. l was doing the same kind of fbusi-
ness that st. Paul did. He got his re.
ward after while aud | expect to gel
mine from my book"
GuiLeau was evidently anxious that 1t
be known he had travelled in the inter.
est of his book and lecture. He said:-
mot only did l visit Washington but
all the large cities. am glad did it. !
was working tor the Lord"
FOND OF THE FAIR SEX.
After the laughter which these
words caused had subsidized Mr.. Sco>
vile continued his remarks, but be
was again interrupted by Guiteau,
/ Wuou uo noiu Uudb OuC uoiohudub Wds
fond of the fair sex and believed that
all he had to do was to ask the hand
of any young lady and he could marry
her. The audience indulged in unre-
strained laughter, when to these re-
marks Guiteau said iE loud voice
SIT is not true that think any lady
would marry me. did put a notice
in my biography which the Herald
published stating that any young lady
who wished to correspond with me
would be properly received"
The anger of the prisoner was thor
oHghly aroused because Mr.. Scoville,
in calling attention to Guiteau's
earnest conviction of opinion, said that
he never made joke Intentionally,
and in this matter did not realize the
comic character of his advertisement
Guiteau, with glittering eyes and his
face all earnest in expression, hastily
exclaimed
"There's no joke about the matri.
monial proposition that's business,
| got response from a lady wortt
500, 900. That's no joke, l an
sure"
Then he smiled with characterisi il
self-complaceney. When the audi
ence, in obedience to the cry o
ssSilepcs n uttered by the bailiff, ha,
restrained its laughter Guiteau re
sumed, saying:
81 wrote her two letters, and sh
WROTE me one. YOu suppressed th