Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-16
CU|TEAU's TRIAL,
The Prisoner Interrupts
Counsel, Witnesses or
Judge, Whenever the
Spirit Moves.
The Trial Conducted in Such
Shape as to Bring Reproach
Upon the Judge and
Disgust the People.
NINETEENTH DAY.

NINETEENTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE criminal
court was densely crewieCi this morn
| ing. Among the audience were Gen.
Sherman and Rev. Dewitt Talmadge.
To-day the prosecution commenced
in rebuttal, to demolish the cry of in
sanity as set up by the defense. In
doing this they will retrayerse the
ground gone over by the defense, and
from the standpoint oi the prosecution
will ventilate Guiteau's past life and
habits, beginning with his early life in
Freeport, and concluding with vast
| amount of the best expert testimony
obtainable in the country
GUITEAU's SAY.
As soon as the court formally opened.
Guiteau addressed the court in rather
! imperious tones, as follows: MAY it
! please your honor, the American peo-
| pie do not desire this case shall be tried
again, and | do not desire it. / say it
with the utmost respect to this court
and jury and my counsel, Scoville, that
| am not satisfied with the political
situation, rs developed here in this
] CdNS. 1lldb 10 XII Illt Ou6llGC. 11lC
| president of the United States would
never have been shot if it had not been
for the political situation which came
up last May and June, and l say
| have the right, as matter of law,
appearing as my own COUNSEL to ask,
your honor, that Gen. Grant, Senators
Conkling and Platt and President
Arthur, and that kind of men. who
were so down on Garfield that they
would not speak to him on the street,
and would not go to the white house,
shall be put on the stand, have right
to show my personal relation to those
gentleman; that / was socially received
by them, and that | was we'll dressed
and well Ted at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. want to show my personal re-
lations TO those men. Idon't want to
except your honor's ruling hut shall
be obliged to do so. aad have no
doubt the court above will give me
new trial"
Judge Cox-tYour exception has
been noted"
Scoville then called up the subject of
President Arthur's testimony, and said
be had not yet received any response
to his request, and that the presidents
evidence was absolutely essential to
he defense.
Gulteau interrupted him excitedly:
IL don't think il at all necessary for
Gen. Arthur to be here. 20 Scoyillel
i don't care what you want. I'm do
ing this myself. ask, as personal
favor, that he shan't be dragged into
court. | think good deal of Gen. Ar
thur. He's president Of the United
States, and | don't think he should be
bothered with this matter. Striking
the desk vehemently): He's president
of the United States, ard | made him
50, and think | should have some
thing to say III this NATTER
1t was arranged between counsels
that the presidents answers should be
put III as evidence at any stage of the
trial, and Scoville called VIM. T. Shor-
man.
The witness simply recited the or
ders he had issued for the disposition
Of troops Mt the time of the assassin2-
ton.
He identified the Letter as written
by Guiteau, and said he suspected at
the time that there might be a conspir-
acy, but afterwards concluded that the
shooting was the act Of one man.
THANKS TO SHERMAN.
As he left the stand. Guiteau said
II thank you, general, or having ord
cred out the troops hat day; if it
hadn't been for you shouldn't be here
to-day, and | owe my life to the protec-
tion which you and General Crocker
gave me during that period when mob
spirit was rife
Al this the general smiled grimlv.
Edward L. Barton, hwyer of Free
port, ILL.,, testified that he knew Gui-
teau's family, and considered them all
sane.
On conclusion Of the examination of
this with ess, recess was taken.
GIVING OFT AUTOGRAPHS.
Just before the reces. some one in
the audience, behind Gaiteau. made
request for his autograph. Guiteau
wrote it with a flourish and as he tore
off the slip exclaimed: Il want t. call
attention to this autograph business. a
great many persons want my auto
graph and ] give it to hem, but there
is 70 vanity about me egotism /
notice newspapers taxing II up. Again,
| say, there Is nothing d il at all"
]. c. Cochron, lawyeI who had re-
sided in Freeport sine. 1858, testified
that he never saw an Indication of in
sanity in any member of the Guiteau
family.
Witness was about t leave the stand,
when g., shouted to Inn: Hold on,
don't you know his active support of
the Oneida community; haven't you
| heard of him discuss Free Loveism
Noyisism? And all nat; don't you
know he was the Laughing stock of all
Freeport, for the past 35 years, on ac-
count of his crank ideas"
Seoville Whispering 10 Guiteau)
tried To refrain him, bit he shouted at
him, You keep quit; / am doing
| this; don't you know eIough to keep
1 still, when | am questDning the wit
nessw Then with The wave of his
hand said. "go on Mr Witness, answer
/ those questions separately
Witness was told IL might answer,
and he replied: 81 kIow it to be the
| just reverse Of the case"
! Guiteau-Well that was fact any
way. We don't want any more of this
Kind of evidence. The,e people don't
know anything about r1y fathers social
life and character There is no contro-
versy about his business character.
/ TWENTIETH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-4 number
prominent IN society, headed by Iiss
Alice Blaine, brightenedthe dingy court
loom with their gay custumcs. and