Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03
Mr.. Davidge asked If the witness considered him

Mr.. Davidge asked If the witness considered him
| responsible.
Mr. Scoville objected.
Mr.. Davidge then asked. "If you had missed your
watch and believed that he took it, would you have
Mr.. scoville objected to that question Also
The court said he thought that question was
Mr.. Scoville noted an exception, the first one vet
taken in the trial. unless one taken by the prisoner
| himself in the opening proceedings is counted.
81 should have had him arrested" said the wit
| ness
Mr.. Scoville also excepted to the admission of
Mr.. Davidge asked If anything he had ever seen
led him to believe the prisoner did not know the
| difference betw cen the right and wrong
81 never saw anything said the witness, ain
the conduct of the prisoner which led me to believe
that he did not know the difference between guilt
| and innocence"
Mr.: scoville excepted to both the question and
| its answer.
Upon redrect-examination the witness said no
| conversation ever rose between him and the pris-
oner In which the question of crime or right and
Mr.. Scoville asked if he remembered telling him
lMr: scovlle), In Chicago, that he believed the
prisoner was ''of his balance"
| Ion his nut, said, )" 'replied the witness"
What did you mean by that?'
VI meant mean by that precisely what have said to
| mind, and lacked common sense"
Witness did not think he ever spoke to the pris-
oner after April, 1881. He was then excused from
| the stand and discharged as witness.
Washington Witness.
Mr. Edward Daniels, of this city, was called, and
| testified that he had first met the prisoner in
the \. NJ. G.. A. rooms In this city in the
winter of 1878; saw him about dozen times: he
the prisoneD was engaged at the time In religious
! conversations; sometimes he addressed small aud
| fences; he had some books and tracts: he seemed
10 De man OF more than usual intelligence among
men who distribute tracts; he was very jealous
and ni earnest; he held that the church was all
wrong; witness thought he next Saw him at one of
the churches in this city, where Guiteau spoke
the talk or lecture was connected with the prison.
erS new Interpretation OF the scriptures; some
persons said he was crazy; he impressed the wit
ness as man OF unusually good education by the
manner of his address: he remembered if he was
cornered In logic, he flew back upon the idea that
he had some higher source OF information; then he
became 1ncOherent
CALLED INSANE HIMSELF.
Witness said he paid no attention to the charge
that the prisoner was crazy, "because have been
called insane myself He regarded him uhe
prisoner as very jealous man; he claimed some
special illumination; he thought on these occa-
sions that the prisoner was out Of his head; had
met the prisoner at the republican committee
rooms in New York last year; the prisoner told
him that large appropriation had been made to
print speech OF his which would carry Indiana ;
he observed the same mental peculiarities that he
had observed previously, and, perhaps,
MORE DECIDED "CRANKINESS;"
he seemed to have an inordinate expectation Of
getting some great office; he told witness that
several large sums-s5OOO0 and more-had been
appropriated for printing his speech Col. Hin
ton, Of the Gazette, who was with the witness, in
quired: "What are you talking to that crazy fool
Mr.. Corkhill here made an objection to the
witness repeating such conversations.
"Did you ever study law?' asked Mr.. Scoville Of
the witness.
.0h! he has studied everything. 1 know him
well,' said Mr.. COrkhilL
.Yes. sir,' replied the witness, 81 am man who
tries to acquire information in all directions"
Distinguished With esses Called, but
Fail to Respond.
Mr. Daniels having been excused from the stand,
Mr. Scoville said:
81 issued some subpenas this morning, which
suppose were served"
You may call David Davis" he added, turning
to the crer
'Judge Davis, do you mean?" inquired the
court.
"Yes, your honor, Senator Davis" said Mr. SEQ
vile.
This announcement caused quite a buzz
When the crier returned from the witness room,
he answered.: -" He is not here sir. We have tele-
Mr.. Scoville then called for Senator Thomas F.
Bayard and ex-Speaker Samuel j. Randall.
The crler, after making inquiries, announced that
Senator Bayard was not in town, and Mr.. Randall
was being hunted for
GUITEAU's PACKAGE OF NEWSPAPER SLIPS.
There being no witness present whom Mr. SEQ
vile wanted to examine at that time Mr.. Scoville
used up a long time reading the package Of news
and which were identified some days ago by the
prisoner. These slips, from great many differ
ent newspapers, were articles referring to the
stalwart and anti-stalwart controversy Of last
summer.
The prisoner, during the reading, was an atten-
tive listener, and occasionally interrupted Mr.
or 100 of these slips, he said once. "Whenever l
saw anything that referred to my inspiration or
Hs er apt to lust tut it strain
in which those papers talked all the tine," or
THAT shows that Garfield was trying to crush out
Senator David Davis as a Witness.
Senator Davis having appeared in the room
Mr. Scoville temporarily suspended the reading.
The Senator was placed on the stand and sworn.
He testified that he had been Senator from Illinois
for four years. The witness talked very low, 50
that some Of the words were lost to the reporters
Mr.. ScOvie asked the witness what attention he
had given to political matters.
I have given the same that most other people
give" said the witness. 81 am not member OF
g Did you KNOW" asked Mr. Scovlle, .sof the
cause that led to the war OF the rebellon?"
The witness demurrng against such question,
the court said 1t was not necessary to GO into such
matters.
the court orders it, for can't the use of it at
all. 1t is a matter OF history"
After some discussion Mr.. Scoville dropped the
question: and asked the Senator as to his knOWl-
edge OF current politics.
81 have the same knowledge" replied the wit
hess, ''iudJ every OtlcT uldu WIZ TedUS ucWSpd-
pers has"
The lawyer then brought his question down to
apply to the campaign of last year.
81 took no part in the campaign" said the Sena-
tor; II knew what the two conventions had done
One of them nominated Gen. Garfield and the
other Gen. Hancock"
Mr. Scovile asked then particularly as to the
Senator's knowledge OF
THE SO-CALLED BREACH IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
~ had no personal knowledge OF it." said the
Senator, "because not going into caucus with
either associations, suppose l was not trusted.
knew there were factions i'll the party
"What.n asked Mr.. Sccvlle, sis your opinion as
to the probability OF the destruction or disruption
of the republican party from this difficulty
'The republican party" said the Senator,
'hasnt been destroyed, and there have been a
great many breaches in it. There is only one
what is thlt?''
''rhe disruption of the democratic party would
destroy it," [Laughterl
MI ScoVile, again pressing the question as to
the alleged imminent probability OF the party
Delng disrupted last summer, the Senator said:
II can't tell The republican party is an extra
ordinary organization. Idont believe 1t VIII die
until the democractic party dies"
The witness said lie knew the democratic leaders
in the Senate; knew very few OF those in the
House.
Mr.. Scoville asked him II he did not think the
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