Huntsville gazette., 1881-10-22
THE ASSASSIN.
Guiteau Arraigned---He Reluctantly
Pleads Not Gnilty, His Trial Set
for the 7th of November.
WASHINGTON, October IA.

It became known in the court
! room that the arraignmant OF Cult
eau was actually going to take place.
S most of the spectators remained,
and very intense feeling of curi-
osity and interest was manifested,
There was no unusual display of po-
| lice force in or about the courtroom.
although there was large number
of detectives present, but not in uni
form. At 11:l5 o'clock Mr.. Scoville,
counsel for the prisoner, entered and
took his seat at the lawyers table,
and Immediately afterward the door
of the witnesses room opened and
gave entrance to Marshal Henry and
two deputy marshals, having be-
tween them, and hustling along, Il e
bowed and covering figure of a man,
for whom they made way to seat
reserved for him beside his counsel.
Then one of the guards unlocked the
handouts, giving the prisoner the
use of his hands. Guiteau looked
broken in health and uncared for III
person. His dark clothes We're rus
ty and shabby, and his whole person
presented miserably neglected APP
pearance.
After the excitement attending
his entrance had subsided, District
Attorney Corkhill rose, and address
ing the Judge, said: "rhe grand ju-
nv. of the District of Columbia, nas
indicted Charles J. Guiteau for the
murder of james A. Garfield. The
prisoner is in court. | ask that he
be arraigned, and required to plead
to the Indictment.
The prisoner was ordered to stand
up, and in langnid manner oDeyed
the clerk.
is your name Charles j. Guiteau?'
| The prisoner assented by a nod.
The clerk then proceeded to read
the Indictment, the prisoner stand
ing up with his head most of the
time, inclined to the right shoulder,
his eyes half closed, or wholly SO,
his hands were crossed, as if they
were still handcuffed, and his gem
eral air that of sickly indifference.
The reading occupied nearly a
half hour, and during all that time
Guiteau hardly changed his attitude
or bearing, and rarely opened his
eyes. He did not manifest the
slightest degree of interest IN the
scene in which he was the chief ac-
tor, and but for an occasional slight
movement, he might be supposed to
be asleep in a standing attitude
Upon conclusion of the reading of
the Indictment, the clerk, address
ing the prisoner, said:
What say you 10 this Indictment,
guilty, or not guiltyp"
The prisoner, III place Of response,
fumbled IL his waist coat pocket
and drew out il soilel aud crumpied
scrap OF paper.
District Attorney, imperatively-
Eater your plea of guilty, OF not
guilty"
The prisoner-'I enter plea OF
not guilty If your honor please |
desire to make a statement.
Tne court,-.At some other time;
it would not be app o yriate just now.
sit down
District AIT ,rney-''In this case |
ask the trial 10 be for next Monday
morning; (perelnptoriIyl the gov
elnlnetit Is ready ior trial now.
Nh. Scoxilie-''I appear here for
the defendant al his request, and
have some afildavits to present TO
The court
The aiiidavits sworn to 10y Guitean
ana his attorney, Seville, recited
that certain witnesses were ecessa-
ry to prove the insanity of the ac-
cused aud that the death of Presl-
dent Garfield WAS not the result of
the pistol wound, but OF the NAL
practice of the physician in charge
oone forty witnesses were asked to
be Summoned to sabstantiate these
i its. The atiidavits further show
at that Guiteau had no means to
S, e the att ndance Of such wit
uts sses OF TO employ counsel for has
defense.
Judge Cox said that IL prompt tri-
al was essential, ana fixed the trial
for November Z.
When the hearing was concluded.
the officers gathered about Guitean
and securely fastened his handcuffs,
and the prisoner was taken from the
court Ii ON.
Judge Cox indicated, that if SEQ
vile could not obtain satisfactory
counsel, he would assign him compe-
tent assistance from the local bar.
ONE colored man was elected to the
Ohio Legislature at the recent elec ton
Representative Green, of the Cleve-