Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-14
Al have no conception of it as

murder or killing.
Q.-And you feel no remorse?
| Ain low and almost inaudable
voice)-Of course L feel remorse 80 fsr
as my persoarl feelings are concerned
feel remorse as much as any man,
and regret the necessity of the act, but
(raising his voice y
Mr. Porter-The cross-examination
is closed.
But, continued the prisoner excited
lily, my duty to the Lord and the
American people overcame my personal
feelings. If the Lord be-. not inspired
that act it would not have been DONE
Mr.. Scoville then proceeded with the
re-direct-examination, and the prisoner
said, L have been just clear as to the
divinity of the act and the necessity of
it for the good of the people since the
first of June as man can be on any
thing
When the examination of the priso-
ner closed, he was conducted Cooking
completely worn ouD from the stand
to his regular seat besides his counsel.
/
Mr. Scoville then called DR.. Alex
ander Hall, of Columbus, O., who tes-
titled to seeing the prisoner there some
three or four years ago. The prisoner
was then engaged in the laudable en-
terprise of trying to lecture on theology
and sell an inspired volume of his own
authorship, and which he said was one
of the finest literary productions that
ever came from an inspired pen.
| i am sorry to contradict you,' In
terrupted the prisoner, but l never
said so.'
The witness had several conversa-
tions with him, and was under the i'm
preston (Which he expressed to his
friends at the time) the prisoner was a
lunatic
Mr.. Scoville called Emory A. Storrs,
| Charles B. Farwell and other witnesses,
but as none of them responded the
Court adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, December 8.
The interest in the Guiteau trial
continues undiminished The first
witness was Col. j. o. P. Burnside,
Disbursing Office of the Postofice De-
partment. He formely lived in Free
port, ILL.,, and knew the prisoners
family. Mrs Guiteau was an invalid.
Charles c. Allen, of Missouri, lived
in Freeport in 1889 and lS4O, and
knew the Guiteau family. Mrs. Gui-
| teau was in feeble health.
Emory A Storrs, of Chicago, knew
Guiteau in that city by sight as a
young lawyer; saw him perhaps a
dozen times at the National Republi-
can Committee rooms in New York
during the late Presidential canvass.
The prisoner came up to him gleefully,
and patting him on the shoulder. said:
You are on the right track Witness
never saw Guiteau doing anything at
the committee rooms other than read
ing papers He seemed to have no
especial employment. In April saw
the prisoner at Washington; he said
he was going to have the Austrian
mission. Witness told him the place
was an important one and in Blaine's
line, and that lie (Blaine) was
known politician. The prisoner re-
Piled he was solid with Blaine
Witness thought the conversation was
leading up to request of him (wit-
ness) to visit Blaine in Guiteau's in
terest, and forestalled this by saying
his relations with Blaine were such
that he could not possibly aid him
(the prisoner any. Witness had
formed an opinion as to Guiteau's men-
tai size, but could not express an opin-
ion MS to his sanity or insanity. His
impression was 'Guiteau had an lily
balanced mind; in common parlance,
he did not have good common sense
| Witness was asked in relation to the
political status just prior to the shoot
J ing of President Gar6eld-if there
were not elements of discord in the,
Republican party which threatened to-
disrupt it. The reply was. Il think
the Republican party a pretty difficult
one to disrupt, and while there were
elements OF dscord, my belief in the
good sense of the rank and file is such
| think it would have held together
| BELIEVES GUITEAU RESPONSIBLE.
| Upon cross-examination witness
said, never saw anything in Guiteau
to indicate that he could not distin-
guish between right and wrong; never
saw anything in the conduct of the
prisoner that would indicate he did
not know the difference between guilt
or innocence; never saw anything to
indicate he would not be responsible
| for crime
| Mr.. Scovile noted several exceptions
to the rulings of Judge Cox in favor of
the admission of these replies. Tho
evidence created quite stir in the
court room and seemed to stagger those
about the defense table. The sister of
the prisoner was particularly excited,
and in tones distinctly caught by the
reporters said He has perjured him.
self; that is all there is about it,
Edward Daniels testified to Gui-
teau's peculiar religious views, and his
impression was that he was crazy.
DISTINGUISHED WITNESS CALLED.
After. the witness left the stand Mr..
Scoville announced that he had sub
penaded several witnesses whom he
would now call. The first name called
was Vice President David Davis AS
the names OF Speaker Randall and
Secretary Bayard were called all eyes
were centered on the witness door, but
none of the witnesses appeared, and
Mr.. Scoville read number of news
paper slips found on the prisoner at
the time of his capture.
Guiteau interrupted to say he had
hundred of them when arrested. They
were taken from Stalwart, Liberal and
Half-Bre papers. Whenever hessaw