Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-30

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sci upon the left OF the room. A
narrow passage separates 1t from
large window which overlooks
Louisiana avenue.
Guitsau glanced around the
room and then out OF the window,
then evinced some nervousness ct
his apparently exposed position.
Gulteau started In to make his
usual morning speech. II no.
ticed," be said, Gas was upon the
van this morning that the usual
guard Of police had been with.
drawn. Now I want to say, en-
phatically, IL I was turned out to-
morrow would take care of my
self, but so long as I am in the GUS
tody of this Court 1t is bound to
protect me. There Is more danger
Of my being shot when riding to
and from the Jail in the van than
at any other time, and 1 want your
Honor to make an order that the
usual guard shall accompany me.
The cranks are not all dead yet,
though they are fast dying of. As
u matter of fact it would require
but one crank, with sufficient
nerve, to shoot me In the van.
That's where the most danger lies.
Pm making more friends every
day aud getting lots of letters OF
sympathy. Id0n't anticipate any
danger except from cranks."
DR.. Cullender was called. Before
any question was put, Judge Cox
remarked that rs the statement
was made yesterday that the Court
surrounded the prisoner with un-
usual guards aud protection. he
would state that the prisoner was
In. the custody Of the Marshal and
not of the Court, and whatever
extra guards had been furnished |
had been supplied by him.
Guiteau-"Well then, your Hon.
or, If the Marshal won't do his
duty, appeal to the Court. II the
Marshal won't furnish the proper
guard, kick him out and let's have
q new Marshal"
Scovills desired TO exhibit to the
witness. as an expert, u letter writ.
ten by Guiteau some ten days
since TO Senator Don Cameron.
ScOville asked DIR. Cullender:
"Will you give your opinion
whether such q letter as that,
written to q man he did not know,
does not indicate uns0undness Of
mind?n Auswer-"I don't think It
indicates .unsoundness of mind.
1t seems to me consistent with his
character and habit through life of
soliciting moBUy from sources
whore he had no reason to ex.
pect It,"
AneF shs M.smsns
WAsHIN0T0N, Dec. 20.-It is be-
lieved that In the contest between |
Campbell aud Cannon neither will |
be seated, and that An effort will |
be made to deprive Utah Of Rep.
resentati0n so long as p0lygsmy 10
practiced. A strong disposition 10
shown by members to take ex-
treme mea. ures with the question,
including change In the rules for
evidence, which will render con-
victlODs on charge Of polygamy
possible. and the disqualification
Of pOlygatni lists for Office. 1t is also
proposed to abolish the Utah Leg.
islature and substitute . Council |
appointed by the President.
The srssu-~S-d Fsena.
BIDDEEoRD, Me-, Dec. 29.-Len
Moore, clerk in the Boston Home,
celebrated the Christmas holidays |
to-day shooting his affianced, Miss
Bell Cushman, and then killing
himself. Both we're of highly re-
spected families. Jealousy was the
cause.
BOSTON, Mass., 2s.-Samuel w.
PieTcy. . leading actor Of Edwin
Booths Company, now filling an
engagements ut the Park Theatre in
this city 10 seriously Ill with the
typhoid fever.
Ths Ysssow E.av.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The health
authorities discovered in . tene-
ment to-day family Of six persons
down with small-pox. Other re.
ported cases are being investi gated.
An0shss Musdsr.
LINCOLN, Col, Dec. ga wood |
chopper named Henry M. Smith
was found dead In his bed In q |
cabin near this place yesterday.
The evidence disclosed that the de- |
ceased had been murdered and |
placed In his bed afterwards by |
come parties as yet unknown.
Ths Esrss Tnrougn Tr.ss.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-The first
through train from st. Louis to
San Francisco via the Iron Noun
tain, Texas-Pacific and Southern
Pacific roads will leave here Sun.
day morning next A train will
also leave here via the Missouri |
Pacific aud Missourl.Ka Kansas aud |
Texas and connect with the
above through train at Fort |
Worth, Texas. Es
F.s~, ARs.y.
ATLANTA, Dec. 29.-Yesterday
at Duburay, Upson Co., In q gen.
eral fight Doc Wilson was killed.
Ed Johnson, his half brother, and
Brad Garland killed B. Harris.
The fight was with knives.
Horrible Fsgns.
MACON, Ga, Dec. 29.-At Round
Oak, Jones county, Jack w. Gray
interfered with q negro dance on
Monday night, and was fatally
stabbed by three negro brothere.
Bob, Henry and Alex Jackson.
Gray fred Into the brothers, kill
Ing all three. Gray crowded out
of the house and died on the steps.
Jass-Brsmh sr Ksassd.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Ed.
Nelms, the negro murderer who
with 16O others recently escaped
from Hernand's, Miss, Jail was
shot and killed early this morning
by Chief OF Police, w. G. Davis,
while making for the Arkansas
shore with others,
TePSsbls r. ags0y.