Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-11-30
TRYING THE ASSASSIN.
FIFTH DAY.

patiently awaited admission to the
court room. At 8 O'Clock the prison
van drove up and Guiteau, clutching
huge bundle of papers in his manacled
hands, shutfled hurriedly into the build
ing. There was marked absence of
noisy demonstration on the part of
the bystanders, yet Guiteau plainly be-
trayed fear of sudden violence, which
always marks his movements whenev-
er he deems himself at all exposed to
danger He was taken to the priso-
ner's room and devoted himself to read
ing the papers. At $50 the seats re-
served for the general public were en-
tirely filled, four-ffths of them being
occupied by ladies. Upon the opening
of court Mr.. Scoville requested the
Court to take some measures to pre-
vent the prisoner from giving to the
public his unauthorized communica-
tions, and also to prevent the annoying
Interruptions of the prisoner in the
courI room.
WANTS FIRST-CLASS TALENT.
During Scoville's remarks the priso.
ner's face had been suffused with an
ger, and at their conclusion, without
rising from his chair, he said, excited
ly: "Mr Scoville talks one thing to me
in private and another in public. Last
night he spent an hour in Jail with me
and showed different spirit from now
That is his way. do not propose to
to put my case in his hands He is no
lawyer and no politician l want first
class talent in this business, and l am
going to have it or there's going to be
trouble. Mind your business, he con-
tinued, fercely struggling with the
Deputy Marshals who were trying to
suppress him.
Scovile-Y Yesterday the prisoner
told me had another communication ho
intended to give the press.
Il don't care snap about it's going
out. iIterjected the prisoner, excitedly;
that settles il.
Keep quiet, said Scoville, angrily
Il told him, in order to keep it from
getting into the hands of the reporters,
| would see him in jail about it |
went to the Jail and he kept it in his
pocket
i gave it TO you myself broke in
Guiteau.
Il went there continued Scoville
and spent an hour suggesting different
points to prevent it from getting OUT
You've got the document and you
can keep it, exclaimed the prisoner.
If you say you will not give it OUT
began Scoville. inquiringly.
i represent myself here, was the
loud reply of the prisoner.
Scovile was evidently getting dis
gusted with the prisoners conduct, and
it was in tones of annoyance that he
said to the Court: i do not propose
TO be interrupted here by the prisoner
every day, nor spend an hour or two
at Jail every day to prevent the priso-
ner from giving out communications
sCoyILLE NOT WANTED.
Struggling with the Deputy Mar
shals, Guiteau exclaimed wildly, All
dressing his remarks, which were ut
tered very rapidly to Scoville; You
are no criminal lawyer. have no
confidence in your capacity. Ipropose
to get two or three of the first-cass
lawyers in America to manage my
case and | want to say word upon
law, cried the prisoner addressing the
Court: IF you expel me from the
court room, the court in banc will re-
verse you. If the Court puts me out
coniounded fools, you = he cried, turn
ing and struggling with the Deputy
Marshals, who were pressing him into
his seat, from which he had half risen
the Conrt will understand that he
will be reversed by the court in banc.
Mind your business; you amt got no
sense, he said, again turning upon the
deputies, with whom he continued to
argue violently for some moments.
The Court-On several occasions in
courts of the United States the priso-
ner has been, on account. of disorderly
conduct, removed from the court and
the case continued in his absence. 1t
was done in this very court in the case
Of Lawrence,
The prisoner (interrupting and strik-
ing the table with his Est)-Its totally
illegal and not in the court in Ameri-
ca.
The conrt will not resort m that
unless il is necessary but admonisb
the prisoner in advance that if the case
reonires il il will he done have
told you that at the proper time YOU
can he heard in vour own defense ard
Won ebol ho Ioord q, tho cIooo of Tho
evidence if Won desire Il Until that
time Won mnst nreserve silence
Il came hero "a counsel and I want
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