The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-17
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| job on me. Keep quiet sir, turning u
| Scoyille II will dis,oSe of this man III
short OF der. He br,'nght suit against me to
pay over certain money, and the Cour,
ruled that should keep il. That lis his
evidence"
The witness related an instance of Guiteau
collecting Sl75 and failing IL pay it over
This evidence proved extremely danaglng
to the prisoners Oft-aSserted claim of having
always iiveu an upright Christian life. Gui
teau wris - led and eXro>tuiated and vainly
: attempted tn explain tie lrdnsaction
Witness At one point SAID: II lufnrmed
j ;dsc ID I.aS..re 1T tie ;Iue ihat c,,nsid
cred Gui'eau thiefr"d scourdrel "
GuiLeau, diy-Yur din not 80 9
say SO to me. WOULD have knoCktd >"u
| down.
Ohe of the Jnrors tod The Judge that he
could not possibly concentrate his tl,oughts
| upon the evidence. feeling so i'll as he did
and the Court adj journed.
Examinations of Witnesses on the Insanity
Question-An Indiana Man on the stand
The Daily Scene.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-As soon as the Court
was called to order Guiteau addressed the Court
and said: Il want to make a II tie speech 1t
will be great misfortune if anything should hap.
pen TO the Jury. They are very honest, inte H.
gent men, and want the best care taken of them.
There are some of them who are not accustomed
to good, wholesome food and consequently they
liable to have indigestion. l want the Court
to order them out every morning for walk of
four or five miles before breakfast. have two OF
three more little speeches to make but this will
do for the present.
Judge Cox-Tbe Court will attend to the wants
of the Jury.
Collier was recalled-Witness never detected
any signs of insanity in the prisoner.
Scoville began to cross-examine the witness,
when Guiteau. III great rage. shouted:
81 never saw this mali but once in my life and
that was in 1873, and never saw him but five
minutes. What does he know about me? This
shows just how little sense you have got, Cork
hill. to put up this man an expert Ito Mr Sco-
ville), and you havn't got common horse sense 10
was the time of this Court in examining his
character He was only clerk in lawyers
office, anyway"
Re-examined by Colonel Corkhill.
Wituess-In my opinion at the time i knew
him he perfectly competent to distinguish
between risht and wrong exception taken by
Scoville)
Mr.. Scoville asked: "what is your opinion of
the prisoners ability 10 distinguish right and
wrong AT the p.esent lme2'
The question was ruled out and another excep-
uon Eoted by Scoville.
AN INDIANA MAN ON THE STAND
J. NJ. Justice, lawyer of Logansport, Indiana
Met the prisoner In 1878 The prisoner was sell
ing book, THE Lie of Moody"
Guiteau intefrupted-You are mixing me up
with some one else, sir.
The witness continued. but was again inter
rupted 10y Guiteau, who shouted: stop right
here. Can you identity me as the man?'
Witness-l think can
Guiteau-Can you swear to it?
Witness-Yes, can.
Guileau-well, you are liar, sir. A mise rable
liar. That's the best way to dispose of you.
The witness continuing said the prisoner re-
mained in Logansport three weeks selling the
book.
Guiteau continually interjected abusive com
ment>, and finally shouted You miserable
whelp, TO come in here aud make me out a book
agen wsS .he & G1SPe and sold my
TO Scovtlle with intense disgust and said: "Oh.
cut that fool short. He's lying all through Don't
waste time on him"
Scoville asked-What was the appearance of the
prisoner when you knew him?
Answer-He looked about the same now, ex-
cept about the eyes,
ScOville-What was the difference in the express
sion of the eyes?
Answer-At that time he had free expression
now the ey preston seems suppressed.
GuitP.d-I don't think 1 am much suppressed
THIS rlornlng. 1t seems 10 me am pretty lively
Griteau gradually worked himself into a tower
ing rage, and declamed against the witness the
prosecution and cranks, whom he claimed threat
ened him violenc, his billingsgate being espe.
cially directed against the Prosecuting Attorney
Referring to Colonel COrkhill he saiu He's get
ting too dirty and TOO sinking To live, and the
first thing he knows God Almighty will take him
of and send hi down below.
THE FACTION FIGHT AND rEw TESTAMENT
Rev. Rush r. Shippon pastor of All Souls
Church, Washington. boarded at the same horse
and occupied q seat at the same table with the
prisoner from April last until the day before the
murder of the President, when he the prisoner
disappeared. The witness had frequent conversa-
tions with the prisoner Both had lived in Chi
cago and formed a basis of conversations which
LED to quite familiar acquaintanceship.
The prisoner was chatty and polite A little
quick or nervous In utterance, but not sufficient
ly so to indicate marked popularity. The wit
ness never detected anything ~ ind cate insanity
and the prisoner at the table were the Conkling-
Garfield embroglio and the New Testament Ie-
vision. On no occasion did the prisoner exhibit
more excitement than any other person mi hit.
Mrs. Dunmore formerly wife of Guiteau then
took the stand. She was married to the prisoner
in July 1869. Scoyille objected to the testimony,
The witness was then Withdrawn, Corkhill re-
marking he would introduce the witne later,
after ne obtained the necessary copy OF the Court
record.
ANOTHER SCENE.
DR.. Noble, young physician at the jail where
Guiteau Is confined. related the particulars OF
some conversations with the prisoner At
time he asked the prisoner why he removed"
(using the prisoners termJ the President His re-
ply was: Because was inspired To do So" and
= little after: IF the President should die will
be convinced my inspiration was from the Deity,
but II he should recover will be in doubt about
It," The witness was asked if he considered the
prisoner sane, and replied: "A perfectly
man, sir, end as bright, quick and intelligent
man as you would see on a summer day. There
is not the slightest indication of insanity about
little nervous as men in his position would natur-
ally be, but perfectly sane"
Mrs Scoville suddenly rose in her place and
OF the witness. consider it of vital importance
to the case"
Guiteau dmpatiehtly)- Now, don't sister. It's
all these people can do To stand me- without your
talking You are not a lawyer.
Mrs. Scoville-The question is of vital impor
tance.
scoyille-I prefer, your Honor, that permission
Davidge-Let Mrs. scoville suggest the question
to her husband. and We will not object.
Mrs. ScOville tsoto voce)-Well, he don't know
how to ask questions, anyway.
Scovlle asked II 1t were possible to place In the
prisoners coffee anything that would make him
appear pr1gnter or moe quiet, as the case might
Guiteau, with a contemptuous expression
exc exciaimed-Sou are examining witnesses for the
other side, Scoville. 1 never saw anything SO
stupid as your manner of examining witnesses
this morning ! think your lecture last might
must have been too much for you.
Mrs. Scoville wrote her question and reached
over TO hand 1t to her husband, when Guiteau
sharply said to her:
-'o"' yCu Juot hiiuu your OuslutSs, anu dIteuu
10 your own affairs You are making yourself al
together too 0fficious in this case"
Pending the cOiloquy between Guiteau and his
sister the witness was permitted to depart, much
TO the disappointment of Mrs. Scoville.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
General Joseph s. Reynolds, lawyer, Chicago
Knew the prisoner first about May 1868 in Chi
cago. Witness visited the prisoner Ia Jail twelve
days after the assassination. The prisoner asked
me, where were You on the day of the assassin
ationY'
Corkhill-Did he use the word assassination?
witness Yes; that is the precise word he used
Witness made memorandum notes of his conver-