Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-18

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| away.
William F. Barker was called, but did not re-
| spond.
VIM: s. Crawford, a. young man, who drives a
wagon, Was called and examined He had gone tC
the depot to take some baggage from the White
House belonging to the President: started before
| the President, and arrived ct the depot at about
| ten minutes after nine: he heard the shots from
the baggage express office and witnessed the events
tnat followed His narrative did not vary in detail
| he was SO standing that he could see Guiteau
through the door, but not the President he saw
him fire the second shot; he took step forward
! MS head was bent forward: his arm was extended
| forward; as soon as he fired he stepped back.
wards and looked as though he was looking at thu
| object at which he fired; lie then turned around
the the witness saw Secretary Blaine running out oi
| the room, and thought at first the prisoner had
| say ANYTHING. Witness thought he saw Guitcau
enough to be able to recognize him again.
GU1TEAU coRRECTs WITNESS.
| Mr.. Scoville asked how Guiteau wore his hat al
the time and placed the prisoners hat on his head
| to have the witness indicate 1t. The witness said
that Guiteau had his hat down over his eyes.
| The prisoner put his hat back, smiled blandly
! and said very politely:
| wear it, SIR"
Witness heard some people say "lynch him, and
saw some one have his cane up as though he was
| going to strike him.
THE ARREST OF GU1TEAU DESCRIBED.
| John r. Scott, who is employed at the Balti-
more & Potomac depot as special police officer
was the next witness. He likewise described the
scene at the depot. He was standing, he said, at
the south gate when the shooting occurred; turn.
! ing he saw Mrs White running across the hall;
| running through the main room he Mr.
| Parkes holding a man; Mr. Parkes said ''this is
the man who shot the PRESIDENT the witnesses
then seized him; the prisoner said: 81 want to &c
othe jail" He afterwards said: 81 have got a
letter which / want to send to General
sherman" Afterwards Police officer Kearney
took hold OF the prisoner looked across to witness
the prisoner said: 81 am q stalwartn and "Arthur
| is now President OF the United States" On the
way to police headquarters he kept repeating that
he wanted the letter taken to General Sherman
He said also: 81 am gentl eman and lawyer
At police Headquarters papers were taken from
his pocket and also revolver
Here the ivory-handled 'bIll-dOg" pistol taken
from the prisoner was shown to the witness and
identified. He handled 1t little carelessly, and
the district attorney called out; stake care; it's
loaded" The pistol then was shown to the
Jurymen, who inspected it, passing it about very
The witness examined the pistol and said there
were iour loads in it, two having been discharged
Mr.. Scott was subjected to long cross-examlna-
tlOn. MT kearney, he said, had not taken hold OF
the prisoner Tor five or six seconds after the wit
ness had seized MIN. The prisoner did not appear
excited; he was very cool and deliberate, but had
fierce, sharp look in his eyes
MR. Dc BARRY SHARPLY CRoss-ExAMINED.
Edmund L. Du Barry, civil engineer, was at
the depot at the time OF the shooting. The wit
ness was asked II he recognized the prisoner at the
bar He looked all over the court room, but seemed
unable to find the prisoner. The balif, sitting
behind Guiteau, however, made a motion of his
hand which drew the witness eye to the proper
person. He said he recognized him as the man
whom he saw at the depot.
Mr.. Scoyille WAS not entirely satisfied with the
lient inrat10n, however, and made the prisoner
positively identity him
Mir. Du Barry saw tie second shot fired and the
SUBSEQUENT events. He noticed nothing about the
prison'r except his countenance, which he thought
Was bad.
MIR. Scoville asked what it was that made him
think his cOuntenance was bad.
The witnes, said he could only give his general
judgment n OF MS aPpearance; he could not describe
Mr. Scovilie asked to have the evidence ruled out
as it Was Mr.. Du Barry's opinion only.
Ihe court ruled that he had answered the ques-
ton as fully as it could probably be answered
Mr.. Scoville was very severe in his cross-exam-
1nation, and awoke considerable feeling on the
asked, very sharply: "Have you expressed an
opinion as 9 t. whether the prisoner ought to be
"HaveI? Yes, sir, haye," replied the witness,
,"Yasa have good deal of feeling about it,
eyes, sir"
"That will do, then"
The witness W'S thereupOn excused.
POLICEMAN KEARNEY's STORY.
Patrick Kearney, the police officer who arrested
the prisoner, Was then examined. He talked with
touch OF the ''brogue," and created considerable
amusement He first saw the prisoner before the
shooting, talking with two hackInen, who were
"bucking for Job," as the witness said. He de-
scrbed the arrival OF President Garfield and Secre-
tary Blaine; they paused ut the B street entrance
to SIX him uhe witnnss) the time; and then disap-
peared III the depot; he {the wItneSs) turned to
60 up 9th street. heard the shots,a turned about
The prisoner ran into him at the B-Street door and
the witness put him under arrest; the man strug-
CLING, he pulled his club to hit him, but s'thought
the man had done" and Instead of hitting him.
gave nm good shaking; somebody afterwards
causht e., hold OF the prisoner and said 81 arrest
You" but witness having already secured him paid
no attention; Pafkes, the ticket agent, he said.
maze run and grasp at the man.
lam A sTALwART."
When witness came into the room with Guteau,
Scott came In from the platform and caught the
prisoner by the wrist, making Gutteau complain
that his wrist would be broken. Guiteau, looking
around, said, ~ did it; will go to jail for it;
Arthur is President and l am stalwart" I"
The witness described the passage from the
deR|,ot to police headguarters Arriving at
United statess Detective we Acten s!os said, sre Are
y9n Wien gvns ting Us s the
prisoner, Lieut. Ecklon asked him ii he had any
thing TO- to say, and he said mo, the papers would
prisoner Said, 'sCharles Gutelu, OF Illinois, the
ologian and LAWYER" Afterwards, when they
Were Vo ehfy him. he said sks me
A with much gusto the witness, after describing
the scene In the police office, the searching of the
prisoner, said: "Detect:ve McElfresh led the way.
had hold Of his arm He (McElfresh) opened the
cell door, and put him in" Being asked by Mr..
Sc0viiie II Mr. Parkes had not seized the prisoner,
the witness said: "Never did he, in my presence,
so help me God, put hands on him" Afterwards
the witness, speaking OF Mr.. ParRes, said: ..He
made made a rush at him lthe prisoneD and said: "In
selze Gne assassin" After witness heard the
struggle at the street door, the latter made no
reSiSCance; he was very willing to go;
Gu!teau expressed fears OF being hurt
While on the way to police headquarters.
.He had paper in his hand" said the witness,
s'Dut 1T had no writing on It, and took 1t as a
DluH." He insisted on the letter being sent to
Cen sherman, man named Lowry had taken
the letter from the prisoner, and the witness told
him td take it to Major Brock.
Iee district attorney, rising, said he had the
letter.
GU1TEAU COMPLIMENTS THE WITNESS.
The witness, continuing, said he did not notice
anything peculiar about the appearance OF the
prisoner or his manner; he was not excited.
Here Guiteau Interrupted the examination and
said: "Will your honor allow me to examine this
witness a moment? He comes nearer the truth
than any witness who has been on the stand"
"1ou Will nave to examine him through your
counsel" said the court.
Mr.. Scoville and Guiteau put their heads to-
gether and whispered for a few minutes, when MI.
ScOvlle arose and asked II he (the witness) was ex
cited when he made the arrest He was not ex-