Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-08

there?
Al did
@. lin solemn mannerl-And from
that hour to this you have never felt
regret or remorseG
Al regret giving pain or trouble to
any one, but have no doubt as to the
necessity of the act, or divinity Of the
act.
Q.-You have never limited at any
remorseg
Any mind is perfect blank on
that subject.
Q.-Do you feel any more remoNe
about rendering his wife a widow and
his children fatherless than about the
barking of that puppy dogY
Ans.-l have no conception of it as
murder or killing.
Cues. And you feel no remorse?
Ans In n low and most inaudible
voice. OF course | feel remorse so far
as my personal feeling is concerned.
feel remore AS much rs any man and
regret the necessity of the act, but
raising his voice)-
Mr.. Porter-The cross-examination
is closed
But continued the prisoner excited
lyl my duty to the Lord and the Amer
lean people overcame my personal
feelings. If the Lord had not inspired
that act it could not have been done.
Scoyille then proceeded with the re-
direct examination, and the prisoner
said it had been just as clear rs to the
divinity of the act and the necessity of
it, to all good people, since { st as
1t now can be.
When the prisoner closed, he was
conducted, looking completely worn
out, from the stand to his regular sest
beside his counsel. Scovile then called
DR.. Alexander Hall, of Columbus, O.,
who testified TO seeing the prisoner
there some three or four years ago;
prisoner was then engaged in the laud-
able enterprise Of trying to lecture ON
theology from his inspired volume, his
own authorship. and which he said was
one of the finest literary productions
that ever emanated from man.
81 am sorry to contradict you" inter
posed the prisoner, but 81 never said
So"
Witness had several conversations
with him. and was under the impress
sion, which he contided to friends at
the time, that the prisoner was luna
tic
Scoville called Emory A Storrs, Chas
b. Farwell and other witnesses, but rs
none of them responded, the court ad
journed.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. g Emory Storrs,
Iof Chicago was called to the stand.
The witness was asked in relation to
the political status of the republican
party just prior to the shooting of the
president, if there were not elements OF
disorder which threatened disruption.
His reply was; 81 think the republi-
can party pretty difficult one to dis
rupt, and while there were elements Of
discord my belief il the good sense OF
the rank and file is such that think i,
would have held together" Upor
cross examination the witness said: 81
never saw anything in Guiteau to indi
cate that he could not distinguish be
tween right and wrong. i never saw
anything in the conduct of the prisoner
that would Indicate that he didnt know
the difference between gull and limo
cence. | never saw anything to iudi-
cate that he would not be responsible
for crime.
ScovlIe noted several exceptions to
the rulings of Judge Cox in favor OF
admission of these replies to the evi-
dence created quite stir in the court
DOM, and seemed to stagger those
about the defense table. The sister OF
the prisoner was particularly affected,
and tones were distinctly heard by the
reporters, who said Gle has periured
himself that is all there is about it"
Edward Daniels testified TO Guiteau's
peculiar religious views, and the inn
preston was that he was crazy.
After this stand Scoville announced
that he had subpmnied several witness
Cs whom he would not call.
The first name called was
VICE PRES. DAVID DAVIS.
AS the name of Speaker Randall,
Senator Bayard, and Presid ent Arthur
were called, ~ eyes were centered on
the witness, but no witness appeared
and Scovile read number of newspa-
per slips found on the prisoner at the
time Of his capture.
Guiteau interrupted to say that he
had hundred of them when arrested
they were taken from stalwart, liberal
and half breed papers. Whenever he
saw anything which confirmed his in
spiration, he cut i. out ana pondered
ever it.
! While Scoville was reading the clip
pings, 81 stir became noticeable about
1.-THE door leading to the witness room,
and in a few mem ents Senator David
Davis was seen going toward the wit
ness stand The witness ceased the
senator was sworn and Scoville pro
ceeded to put questions to him in po-
litical philosophy The judge was
non committal on everything, and con-
tinually demurred to the line Of pro.
ceeding.
Judge Davis WIS excused after few
moments, and for a minute occupied a
seat on the bench with Judge Cox,
where he studied the prisoners counte-
nance for some time and then left the