The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-18
THE ARTFUL ASSASSIN
TRYING ON HIS INSANITY cAPERs
By BFa'h Interruptions Of the PFOe'sdIuH Of the
Court -COrkhIll'E Opening Speech In the Case.
The TsstluOnY Of Secretary BlAInS-A
Sensational Story Exploded.

WASHINGTON, November l7,-By hall
past 0 o'clock the criminal court room wa
well filled, There wasa noticeable increas'
in the number OF ladies present. Each da!
appears to increase public interest in thu
trial. The doors were thrown open to thu
public few minutes before II o'clock
This was the signal for general stampede
Colored men and half.grown boys deliber
ately threw themselves over the backs o
the rear line Of seats in order to procure
a point from which they could view the
prisoner, Mrs. scoville entered the cour
room ut 10 O'clock, accompanied by hel
little daughter about 5 years OF age. A
story wRs published in d morning paper
purportng to give the details Of the arres
OF an accOmplice OF Guiteau at Kensing
ton, Ohio, yesterday, and stating that tele
graphic correspondence had occurred on
tho subject between the authorities O.
that place and District Attorney COrkhill
Tho latter officer denies that he has had
any such correspondence, and says he
knows nothing OF the story, and II he did
he shouldn't feel at liberty to talk about II
for publication.
Immediately after court opened counsel
Scoville arose to make personal explana.
ton, in which he said there had been nc
disagreement between himself and Mr.
Robinson, as would appear from certain
publications, and in conclusion said Mr.,
Robinson would render all aid possible in
the case, and that they would work In har'
mony.
At this point Guiteau rose and objected
to Robinson taking part in his defence
He said he would manage his own case,
lie would not trust Robinson with any
thing, as he had no brains, Ile wished the
Court to understand him on this point, and
II counsel were forced upon him he would
make noise about it to tho country. IlG
represented deity in this case and wished
the Court to understand 1t. Continuing,
he said, two or three blunderbuss lawyers
would lose the case for him, and he didn't
propose to submit to anything Of the kind,
The Court informed the prisoner that II
he didn't remain quiet he would be r6moy-
cd from the room.
After q few minutes the prisoner burst
out aircsh, with tho remark: "There Is
not n word OF truth in the Chicago dis
patch published in the Post this morning.
It's lle from beginning to end" This Is
the dispatch referred to above, regarding
the arrest Of supposed acCompllcc oil
Guiteau.
For some time after the last remark the
prisoner conversed In n very excited man.
ner with bis counsel and advisor, at inter.
walls using his Clcnched fists upon the desk
beforehim nan exceedingly demonstrative
manner.
At 1880 o'clock Secretary Blaine, accom-.
panied by Assistant Secretary Walker
Blaine and Chief Clerk Brown, entered
the court room, and were ushered to seats
Immediately In the rear OF the counsel for
the government.
A few minutes later the following open.
ing statement was read by United States
District Attorney Corkhill:
May 1t please tho Court and gentlemen
Of the jury, The prisoner ut the bur stands
before you charged with the murder oil
James A. Garfield. Under any CirCum.
stances there rests grave and responsible
obligation upon every man called upon in
tho discharge Of his duty under the law to
render u decision upon which depends the
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