The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-16
LIVELY AS A CRICKET,
BUT As LOW AND VULGAR AS EVER.
The AusaIuIn's Concern for the Health Of the
TsItlnOay Decidedly AgAlnIt the Ia
sanity ThsOrI, WhIeA Battles Gals'au
COaIIdSrAbly -"DStsetlVS" RsynOldI.

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the count was called to order Guiteau ad
dressed the Court and said: l want t
make little speech, 1t will be q grea
misfortune If anything should happen t.
this jury. They are very honest, intelli
gent men, and want the best care takeI
Of them. There are some Of them who arr
not accustomed to good wholesome food
and consequently they are liable to have
indigestion. | wan. the Court TO order
them out every morning for walk Of foul
or five miles before breakfast, have two
or three more little speeches to make, bu
this will do for the present"
Judge Cox-The Court will attend tc
the wants OF the jury,
on DECK AGAIN.
Collier was then recalled. Witness never
noticed any signs OF insanity In the priso'
ner. SCoville began Cross,examination oi
the witness, when Guiteau, Ia a great rage
shouted: " never saw this man but once
in my life, and that was in 1873; | never
saw him but five minutes, What does he
know about mc2 This shows Just how lit.
tie sense you have got, Corkhill, TO put up
this man Us an expert, To Mr.. Scoville:l
You haven't got common horse-sense to
waste tho time OF the Court examining a
nun Of his character. He was only q
clerk in lawyers office, anyway"
Re-examined by COrkhill, the witness
said: "In my opinion at the time knew
him lie was perfectly competent to distin-
guish between rlghtand wrong" Excepted
to by scoville.]
Mr.. sCoville,-What is your opinion OF
the prisoners ability tytodistinguish between
right and wrong at the present timer
[QuestiOn ruled out, and another excep.
ton noted by ScoVllle,
THE vILENEss OF THE WRETCH.
]. NJ. Justice, lawyer OF Logansport,
Ind; Met prisoner in 1878. He (GuiteAu)
was engaged In selling "a book, "The Life
Of MoOdy.p
Guiteau intorrupted-"You arc mixing
inc up with some one else, Sir"
Witness continued but was again inter-
rupted by GutGau, who Shouted "Stop
right here. Can you identify me as the
man2"
Witness-I think can.
Guiteau-Can you swear to Il?
Witness-Yes can.
Guteau-Well, you arc a liar, Sir, q
miserable liar. That Is the best way TO dis
pose Of you.
Witness, continuing, said: The prisoner
remained in LOganGpOrt about three weeks
selling the book.
Guiteau continually interjeCted abusive
comments, and finally shouted: "You
miserable whelp. 10 come here and make
me out book agent was preaching the
Gospel and sold my own production" In
a few minutes he turned to SCoville with
intense disgust, and said; "0h, cut this fool
short. He's lying all through. DOn'twaste
time on him."
Scoville askod;-What was the appear.
ance Of tho prisoner when you knew himp
Ans-He looked about the same as now,
except about The eyes.
SCoville-What WIS the difference in the
expression Of the eyes2
Ans-IAt that time he had n full express
ion; now, the expression seems suppressed.
GuiteAu-I don't think I'm much sup.
pressed this morning. 1t seems 10 me that
I'm pretty lively.
Giiteaii gradually worked himself into q
towering rage, deClaimed against the wit.
witness, prosecution aud Cranks, whom he
claimed had threatened him violence, his
billingsgate being especially directed
against the prOseCutngnltorney. Referring
10 Colonel Corkhill he said: "He's getting
too dirty and too sinking 10 live, and the
first thing he knows God Almighty will
take him and send him down below.