The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-17
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
The Third Days Proceedings OF the
Guiteau Trial Resulted In the
Selection Of Jury.
The Interest In the Trial Continues to
Increase, and the Court Rooms
Crowded With Auditors.
Guiteau Becomes Excited, and Insists
on Acting as His Counsel
In His Own Defense.
The Committee Appointed to Investi-
gate the Ninth Massachusetts
Record Report.
They ExOnerate the Regiment, But Find
Certain Members Guilty.
The Governor Has Ordered the Colonel
TO Find the Parties.
They ExOnerate the Regiment, But Find
Certain Members Guilty.
The Governor Has Ordered the Colone
TO Find the Parties.
Other Domestic and Foreign News
Third Day ofthe Trial of Guiteau.

Third Day of the Trial of Guiteau.
| WASHINGTON, November l6-Thc attend
ance of spectators in the court room this
morning shows the public curiosity in.
creasing and the desire to witness the pros
ecution daily grows stronger in the higher
classes of the community. There is amuch
larger proportion of ladies and of well
| dressed persons in the audience than either
on the first or second day of the trial.
Before ten o'clock every space in the room
was occupied. The lawyers on either side
soon filed in and made their way
with difficulty to the respective tables.
| The Judge entered and court was opened
with the usual proclamations. Thereupon
Guiteau was brought into court by the po-
lice and deputy mans als, and, being re-
heved OF ms handouts, he took his usual
seat between his lawyer, Mr.. Scoyillc, on
one side, and his brother and sister on the
other The nine jurors already selected
and sworn were called and answered to
their names, and then the seventy-iive men
composing the panel for this morning were
called. There were but few absentees
Then the work of testing their individual
qualifications to sit as jurors in the case
began. Several ofthe first batch confessed
having entertained very decided opinions as
to the prisoners guilt. One of them, how
ever, laborer, named Thomas, declared
that he had neither expressed nor formed
an opinion that he cannot read, and that he
lhad never held any conversation whatever
on the subject. Mr.. Scoville remarked
that this man was about the kind of Juror
that the law contemplated but that the de-
tense did not want him. He therefore chal-
lenged him percmptorily. Next, a colored
barber named Williams answered all the
questions in such manner as to show that
he was not disqualified, but in
his case n peremptory challenge
was interposed by the defense.
William II. Brewer commission merchant,
being closely questioned by Scoville, and no
objection being advanced by the govern
ment, was accepted and duly sworn in,
making ten jurors in the case George +.
Keen, in response to the interrogations,
said there was nothing under the sun which
could change the opinion he had formed,
and several other gentlemen were as de-
cided in their answers as was Keen.
THE JURY OBTAINED.
Thcintien, an iron worker, has been
sworn as the eleventh Juror, and Joseph
Prother n commission merchant, accepted
and sworn as the twelfth.
During the examination of the talesmcn
the following statement was prepared by
Guiteau, copied by his brother and given
to the press.
To the Legal Profession OF America
am on trial for my life. | formerly
practiced law in in New York and Chicago.
and | propose to take an active part
in my defense, as ! know more
about my inspiration and views
N Mt,
in-aw, George Scovile, Esq, is my only
counsel and ! hereby appeal to the legal
profession of America for aid. / expect 10
have money shortly, so can pay them.
| shall get it partly from the settlement of
an old matter in New York and partly from
the sale of my books and partly from pub.
lie contribution to my defense My defense
was published in the New
York Herald October 0 and in nv
speech, published November 10 yesterday.
Any well-known lawyer of criminal capac
ity desiring TO assist in my defense will
please telegraph without delay to Geo. SEQ
vile, Washington, ID. G. If, forany reason,
the application be refused the name will be
withheld from the public.
TSigned,l CHAs. j. GUITEAU.
C)URT WAsHISGTOr, d. c. November l6 1881
A recess of half an hour was taken.
When the court reassembled the oath was
administered 10 lne JuuBe.
The district attorney then said il had
been customary in cases of this kind to
allow the jury one day to make arrange
ments relative to business matters, and
therefore he asked for an adjournment until
tomorrow.
Scoville arose and disclaimed all and any
responsibility for the papers written and
given out by Guiteau TO the press
.Guiteau sprang to his feet and in an cx.
cited manner said: 81 desire to be heard. /
appear here In dual capacity, hrst as a
prisoner and second as counsel, and i
want to have final say In this matter,
When want counsel the court can assign
them ~, That .p1p paper 5s was. addressed
| ] expect many responses. | want Il un.
derstood that ! appear here In part as my
own counsel, and until request cot n ,el
propose to defend myself" The prisoner
then resumed his seat. The menacles were
then placed on his hands and the court, at
l45, adjourned until tomorrow.