Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-12
I'd Edition.
Guiteau Trial Nates.

THE PRISONER ABUSES THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The witness, Dr. Spitzka, was asked by Mr..
Corkhill this afternoon IL he had not re-
ceived pay from both sides in the Costing
case, and replied Indignantly. This led to
an alteration between the witness and
the district attorney, in which the prisoner
1oiued, saying tn the District Attorney, "Thats
DIRTY case TO put to a witness 1 am going TO ask
President Arthur to kick you out Of this case"
The witness, addressing the court, said he would
dare any one tolnake such statement as that on
which the question was based.
This witness is great scientific man." shout
ed Guiteau. 'He did not come here 10 be insulted
by this little bit OF scamp Corkhill, he wouldn't
spit on you outside OF this court, when
associates Again starting up the prisoner ex-
claimed: 'fou are in bad repute, Corkhill,
dent Arthur publicly that he ought TO remove this
man Corkhill at once. He is an unmitigated
nuisance i'm this caSe.1
Mr.. Corkhill, becoming apparently rather warm
IN the croSs-examfnation at one time. Guiteau
shouted out "Cool on, Corkhill, and let us go
home"
Mr.. W. P. Copeland the newspaper correspond
ent says that he has been notified that his testi
mony VIII be wanted to identity some newspaper
clippings taken from the prisoner as having been
cut from the Brooklyn Eagle. The important clip
ping Is an editorial, written before the aSSassina
tion, in which query is asked concerning the
pfeSIdential succession in case of the removal OF
During the first week Of the trial there were
region or artists from pictorial papers present,
but all have vanished from the scene except
MeSSrS. f. o. Steele OF the Graphic; Charles b.
Bunnell, OF Frank LeSlies Illustrated Newspaper,
anu D. q. Davidson, OF HarperS Weekly. These
gentlemen ply their pencils all day In the court
room and are filling their journals with line
Illustrations Of the trial
The average number OF words taken daily in the
Suiteaq case by the official stenographers Alexan-
DER EaSton, Is about $4,000. On the transcript
ype-Wrlters are employed, and for these machines
the most Skllful operators have been secured from
Philadelphia. Chicago and this city. The proceed
1ngs are gotten out at the rate of about sixty
words minute for each machine. This Is the
1rSt Important case In which type-writers have
been used successfully I'm Washington although
they have been used with excellent result In other
cities To get the transcript ready the work must
De dictated TO the type-wrfting operators by the
StenographerS; then carefully read for errors, and
then printed. The last copy usually reaches the
printer between IL midnight and am, and the
record Is IN the hands OF counsel by in the morn
Ing.
"There has been an entire transformation in the
man since knew him ten years ago." said Lawyer
Charles H. Reed, OF Chicago, to STAR reporter
inns morning, referring, OF course, to Guiteau.
''HlS whole system and nature seem to have un-
dergOne change. I never noticed any excite
ment about him at All, except at the time when he
made the speech In court that referred to In my
testimony. He mentioned the Deity in that, and
SAID the Deity was on his side. Judge Porter, who
IS dead now, was on the bench. / said TO the
Judge, after the trial was over, That man must
DC crazy and he agreed with me-"