The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-10

your own business. ldont want any mo
talk from you In this case; 1t makes II
mad" He continued violently, ~ thin
the prosecution should not attempt to rui
my professional character when they kno
it's lie, 1t is q shame that these mel
Corkhill and Porter, should slobber ovt
my character, They have been draggin
up my professional record and they haven
found anything against me yet, and the
can't, ] was straight in law business an
| want the American people to undeBtan
It The only thing against me is that
owe some board bills and that eommitte
adultery In order to get rid OF my wife"
The Court slernly-" That will do"
The prisoner-"I have got through nov
| havo made my final speech on this maj
ter, II is disgrace for Corkhill to brin
in this evidence" The prisoner while Ii
was delivering this trade was apparent
under the control OF violent passion, Iii
conduct toward his sister was such tha
Scoyille was obliged to make her chang
seats with him in order that he might b
rs close to the prisoner US possible and tr.
TO repress his violence,
AMAN OF DUTY
Cross-examinatiop: Q.-"Did you eve
have any conversation with the prisone
on the subject Of religion2' r
A.-"No" ~ I5lt ~. o.
"NoW echoed the prisoner contemptu,
olsly, "he Is a Jew, and adirty one at that.
Witness said that he was not subpGnpd
but come on telegram from Col. Corkhill
having written Judge Porter about whaj
he knew, 1HFHsrH r.
, seoyille-Why did you write to Judge
Witness Because l thought 1t was d
public duty on the part Of any man who
knew anything about it to divuIge it, ZAP.
plause.)
Prisoner lcontempIuously)-You didn't
know, anything about 1t, you miserable
Ques.-"Havc you expressed an opinion
that this man ought to be hanged ?"
Ans.-"Not yet" (Laughter.) ~ come
here ior tho purpose Of having Justice done
DESIRE TO EMULATE WILKES noOTIT.
Mclean Shaw testified that Guiteau told
him he was "bound to have notoriety some
way or other, he might kill some big man
and initiate Wilkes Booth"
At this the prisoner became very violent
and abusive, and shouted: "ThNt Is a lie, "
Witness said "And got hanged for it,
We'll, said he, that Is an after considera.
tion: | did not carry that conversation on
further. .IflT
Prisoner-I have not known anything
about this man Shaw for eight years, but
when he repeats this kind OF testimony |
say to him, "you are u LARA low, dirty
liar" ] never had that kind OF conversa.
ton with you In my life, and you know IL,
foii claim to DO good church man, too;
that story is q flIlsehood from beginning to
end, and you arc sneaking liar. That Is
my opinion Of you. / will publish you all
over the world, and when you 10 back to
New York yon will be the laughing stock
OF all your friends. | never thought so and
never said so. lwould like you to state all
about 1t In detail II YOU cannot do that
you stand condemned as II liar.
District Attorney-Whcre did that con.
versation occur In which ho said he in.
tended to initiate Wilkes Booth and be.
come notorious.
Witness-In my Office. OF course l can.
not fix the date. tE.aEl
misunderstanding at witness) No, Of
course, you can't tlx the date, you misera.
bio lying whelp. never said 80 and
never thought SO.
Witncss-The moment / heard OF the
Of President Garfcld-Mr. SEQ.
vile (interrupting). Wait, sir; how long
have You been lawyer?
PriSoner-IIe Is no LAWYER; he Is q petit.
logger. He gets man about New York to
do all oi his jury business. He has not
enough brains to try a case before u jury.
Patterson used to do all his jury business.
Shaw used TO lay around and get Patterson
to try oil his Jury cases because he had not
brains enough to do 1t himself.
District AttOrney-How did you regard
him mentally?
SOME MORE 6UtTEAU RHETORIC.
Witness-I did not think much OF him
mentally ut that time.
Prisoner Continuing to rail at witncss)-
Not alter owed you $50; after that you
could sec no good in me. have heard Of
you running with women. My wife told
me once In Chicago That you went and Wis.
tied ber. am going to show you up, you
wretch. You are low, dirty.livel puppy,
to come here and lic about me in that way.
The Court Severely to prisoner)-Si.
lencel E,ar@s tU's.I|I
Prisoner-''Ele has no right to come here
and lie about inc, That would make any.
body mad-thG lying wlelp."
District Attorney-"WhNt was his reply
to your remark as to his being hanged %
Witness-tlle said that would bo Nh
after consideration, and be would got noto.
riety anyhow" ii.s f'l ~
The prisoner-I don't care n snap about
notoriety. ! hayo told you three or four
times that you lie; tlIat settles you. will
not condescend to notice you again.
District Attornoy--ln your conversation
with him, did hesay anything to youabout
getting d living2 JlIU8gf fIF
Witness-Yes; hC sNid lie was bound 10
get living anyhow; TINT the world owed
him living, and he would get II.
Court adjourned Till Monday.