Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-19
(, TRIAL OF fHE ASSASSIN.

testimony v tno VVu'
tinued-Interesting Evidence
Guitcau's Self. Importance and
Hilarious Disposition.
WASHINGTON, November l8.-Testi.
mony vas continued ss follows:
William 8. Crawford. . wagon driver,
saw the firing. Hs could not see Abe
President. but distinctly saw Guitsau
aim and ere. and saw his arrest. The
witness was Questioned by ssovills at
some length. particularly as to how
Guiteau wore his hat on that occasion.
John B. Scott, special sfiosr on duty
at the depot, was at the south gate whom
the first shot was fred. At the second
shot he ran In the gate and aersss the
hall and saw Psrks holding q man. Il
was Guitssu. he (Guitssu) said ~
will 90 to jail. bat I want General 6hsr.
man to have this letter." He assisted
In taking the prisoner to the police sta
ton. On the way Guitssu said: '.I'm .
Stalwart, and Arthur 10 now President"
Witness then detailed the incidents at.
tending the searching Of the prisoner at
the station and the finding Of the pistol
upon his person.
District Attorney Corkhill thea hand.
cd the pistol to the witness, who idsnti-
Asd IL ~ the one taken from the pris-
oner. There was Q noticeable stir In the
courtroom and straining Of necks In
every part OF the room. with q wills
psrsd exclamation : "There 10 the
weapon that killed poor Garfield" The
pistol was handed around and examined
by tho jury. their attention being called
to the fact that two barrels were empty
and four still loaded.
A Whispered consultation between
Guiteau and Soevills followed, and the
former, apparently convinced, subsidized
into absolute quiet and devoted himself
to his papers.
District Attorney Corkhill then offered
in evidence certain letters, which were
yesterday read to Blaine and identified
by him.
Ella Msdgslsy testified to hearing q
conversation between Guiteau and q
hickman while the former was arranR-
ing TO be drawn to the cemetery. She
also witnessed the shooting, and gave
her testimony In . clear and strsightfer.
ward manner. She was closely cross.
questioned by Soovills. but adhered
strictly in every particular 10 her evil
dencs in chief. Being Questioned a. to
G~uiteau's manner whom talking TO the
hacknsn, she said he was pale and ap'
peared troubled. She thought no must
bs going out to see the grave Of soms
dead friend. Witness described minutely
the shooting. the relative positions o.
the parties at the time each shot Wal
fred, and was positive that the frst sho'
took effect, a. the President threw uE
his hands and commenced to sink down
At the second shot Guiteau steppsd two
or three steps nearer and held his arms
higher. -.
During the examination Of these Wit.
nesses Guitssu was apparently absorbed
in his papers. When allusion was made
to his locking like Q man about to visit
the grave Of Q dead friend. hs glanced
quickly at the witness and allowed Q
faint smile to lipger for an instant about
his gutia psrchs.hued lips.
Patrick Ksarnsy. q policeman, nrsl
saw tho prisoner ct 8:45 A. n. ON July 2,
He was talking with two hackmsn. who
were buckipg . job from him, a. We cal
IL. Witness described with minutsnssi
the arrival Of the Presidents carriage
and his entrance into the depot. Hi
evidence In this particular exactly cor
reboratsd that Of Secretary Blaine. Soor
alter the President passed into the dspe,
no heard shots. and, rushing In. seized {
Q man who was running out. The mar
said: 81 want General sherman to hay'
these papers," Witness said: ''Thsr'
were two shots, and you are running
from the direction Of the shooting. J
shall arrest you" A gentleman said
THAT 10 the man who shot the Presi'
dent" Had my club in my hand, and
thought OF hitting him. Then though,
about the Grand Jury, and did not hi
him.
After q few questions had been asked
witness BY scoville. Guitsau, who had
been closely following the evidence. sI'
claimed: ''Your Honor. will you allow
me TO ask this witness Q few questionsi
He comes nearer the truth than any oil
them"
A Whispered consultation between
Scovifie and Guitsau snsued, whom thu
former asked the witness. "wsrs you a
all excited when you made the arrest2'
Witness began to make . statement
or repetition OF his evidence, wher
Guiteau interrupted. saying, "Yeu vert
the first man who took hold OF me, Mr.
Officer? ! had net moved. / had jas
put my pistol up"
One or two men passed BY and tapped
the prisoner on the shoulder and said
'I arrest you" ! said nothing, bat ]
thought they were fosls, because ! has
already arrested him. Psrks was stand
ing at the jam OF the door near the tickst
Office, with q linen dustsr on him and
with his hands behind his back; mildly,
a. now. (LsuRhter.)
The point about this ID that Psrkt
testified yesterday hs was the first Il
seize Guitsau and hold him until officers
Scott and Kearnsy came and took him In
charge.
Isaw Lowry snatch 0 paper the pris.
onsr had in his hand. Then Parke, thu
ticket agent, made . run and grabbed a'
Guiteau and threw his bat Of. Laugh
ter. After Parke made the grab o.
Guitesu. he said, "That 10 the man who
shot the President" Itook the prisoner
out, and be said. NJ did II. I will 90 "a
jail for It. Arthur IL President, and ]
am Q Stalwart." When ! went into the
police headquarters I sung ont: "Thii
man killed Tor shot) the President
Lieutenant Ecksl says: "Yoa are giving
us tafy." tLaughtsr.l I said ne,
Then I took the pistol from the pris.
onsr's pocket, and whom ! went fol
those letters hs kicked, that 10 to say.
hs resisted, and I was going TO throw
him.