Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-07
TRIAL OF RE ASSASSIN.
GuIteau Ballyrags All Hands Worse
Than Ever = He Sits Down on
Scovllle. and Calls Judge Porter
to Order for Talking Too Much
Tho Defense Closes.

20 Or0or Tor taking 100 Mucn
Tho Defense Closes.
WASHINGTON. December 6.-Soovills
called Gorhan Of the Warrington Re-
publican but he did not respond.
G. B. Farwsll OF Chicago testified a.
to the factions In the Republican party
before Guitsau shot the President.
Judge Porter objected to this kind OF
evidence.
Witness testified that auitsau applied
to him for s2O0. 900 to purchase the
Inter OCEAN. promising to make him
(Farwsll) President Of the United States.
auitsau-That's false. never asked
him to invest msnsy, but hs said 10 had
already SIC. 900 in the Inter Ocean. and
would not put In any more.
Witness continued: In March 0uiteau
asksd him to sign . petition for the Paris
Consulship. He never thought Guitsau
sane.
Being asked II he thought the pris.
ouer could distinguish between right
and wrong, Scovills and Guitsau oh.
jectsd strsnuously. and Sooville made .
long argument. Judge Cox allowed the
question.
Witness thought there were grades Of
insanity, and did not think the prisoner
20 insane but that he could distinguish
between right and wrong.
Scoville desired TO note an exception.
Guiteau broke in excitsdly: ~ want this
understood right here: I will put . stop
to oil this irrelevant nonsense. acted
from inspiration"
Judge Cox-Well, that will do. pris.
onsr. You have said that many times,
and you must not interrupt the Court
again.
Gorham took the stand. A discussion
ensued between counsel upon the form
Of q question, In which Guiteau insisted
upon taking . part. Turning to Boo
VILE. hs said: "Ysu are getting Q little
cracked yourself on this subject. I wsn't
have your lone defense. It IL altogether
too narrow"
Gorham was told to step down, when
Guiteau shouted ont: "Coms back here,
Gorham. I want to ask you . few quss.
tons. want you to state whether you
did not write and publish In las. April,
May and June Q great many articles dc.
nouncing President Garfield for wreck
Ing the Republican party"
Gorhan-I decline 10 answer thai
question unless 20 ordered by tho Court,
The Ales Of the Republican speak fol
themselves.
Judge Cox-You can produce the hles,
Mr.. Prisoner, but you cannot compe
the witness 10 state what the files CON
tain.
Guiteau-very well. Mr.. Gorham. ]
shall have You ON the stand later with
your witness. propose to show how
your paper denounced the President FOL
disrupting the Republican party.
G~uitsau. ct Scovills's suggestion. thsr
read q chapter from Truth" which Dol
forth the trials and teaching OF St. Paul
celebrating and explaining a. hs read.
That's my case, exactly" said Gui
tsau; chats just the way I tried Il
preach the gospel"
Shortly afterward hs became involved
In an angry alteration With Scoville. II
the course OF which hs became yer,
violent. and denounced him a. no poll
tician and NO lawyer.
"You insinuated yourself upon th,
defense just because you happened 10 b,
my brother.in.law." said Guiteau.
Judge Porter undertook to address ID,
Court, when Guitsau shouted; "Now
you just keep quiet. You arc too talka
tive this morning."
Scoville stated that be desired to hav,
President Arthur testify In the case.
Guiteau tintsrrsptipg) - Yes. ant
Grant and Csnkling and the rest Of NJ,
political friends. 6eovills here take
altogether too narrow o view Of this case
Scovills continuing said he had mad,
every effort to secure the Presidents ct
tendance, but without success. II va
absolutely essential to obtain his testi
nony.
After discussion. counsel for the prose
cution agresd to allow Seville to prspsr,
questions 10 be submitted to the Presl
dent, and allow his evidence 10 this form
10 DO put In at the trial. Scoville sai,
with this exception the defense had con
eluded.
aui.esu-I wan. On srdsr signed
Judge.
Judge Cox-I fail to see the need TO
summonina the Witnesses you hav,
named. and therefore refuse the order
Mr.. Prisoner.
Guiteas-Thsn I note an exception
Reporter, put that down.
Scovills then produced G~uitsau's bool
''Trutb," which had been put In svi
dence. but not yet read to the Jury.
Guiteau-Scsvills, you read like
schoolboy. You don't put any spiri
into 1t. Let me read.
Guitesu then began reading. a,
apologized to the audience by way o
preface BY saying: Ladies' and gentle
men. I havsaot had any practice for Q,
long that my vsloe may be q little husky
. bA ~ ta0 S0ot a VaAs
hope you will give your attention. 70,
will find some very interesting reading.
Coniusien snsued In the rear Of Ii,
courtroom. which greatly annoyed Gui
teau, and hs appealed petulantly 10 th,
Judge, saying: 81 must have order II
this room, or I cannot be heard" ThsI
turning partly around to the audience
'If anyone wants 10 60 out. let him *
ont now; but you must keep erdsr."
Thirty minutes were occupied in read
ing. when the hour Of recess arrived.
Counsel for prosecution objected Il
reading the entire book. and after dis
cusslon It was arranged that seovill,
should mark such passages as he intend
cd to rely upon or touch upon In hi
argument. and submit the book to th,
prosecution tomorrow. with the under
standing and agreement between counse
relative to the evidence Of President
Arthur.
S.ovilIs has annsuassd the claas al