Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE criminal court
was densely crowded this morning. Among
the audience were Gen. Sherman and T, Dewitt
Talmage. To-day the prosecution commenced
in rebuttal, TO demolish the theory of insanity
as set up by the defense. In doing this they
will retraverse the ground gone over by the
defense and from the standpoint of the prose-
cution, will thoroughly vsntilate Guiteau's
past life and habits, beginning with his early
life in Freeport, and concluding with vast
amount of the best expert testimony obtain
able in the country.
GUITEAU'S s SPEECH.
As soon as the court formally opened Gui-
teau addressed the court in a rather imperious
tone as follows. "May it please your honor,
the American people do not desire that this
case shall be tried again, and l do not desire
it. l say with the most respect to this court
and jury, and my counsel, (Scoville)' that am
not satisfied with the political situation as de-
veloped here in this case. That is the gist of
this alleged offence. The president OF the
United States would never have been shot
if it had not been for the
political situation which existed last June,
and say / have the right as a matter of law,
appearing as my own counsel, and ask your
honor that Gen. Grant, Senators Conkling and
Platt, and President Arthur, and those kind of
men who who were so down upon Garfield
that they would not speak to him on the street,
and would not 60 to the white house, shall
be put on the stand. l have right to show
my personal relation to those greeting, that
1 was cordially received by them, and that /
was well-dressed and well-fed at fhe Fifth Ave
nue. hotel. / want to show my personal rela-
tions to to those men. / don't want to except
to your honor's ruling, but | shall be Obliged
to do so, and l have no doubt the court in
banc will give me a new trial.
Judge CoX-'Your exception has been no.
ted"
Scovlle then called up the snbject of President
Arthur's testimony, and said he had not yet
received any response to his interrogatories,
and that the presidents evidence was absO-
lutely essential to the defense.
Guteau interrupted him, excitedly, with:
~ don't think it at all necessary for President
Arthur TO be here" To Scoville: 81 don't
care who you want Pm doing this myself.
I ask it as personal favor that he shan't be
dragged into court He is president of the
United States, and I don't think he should he
bothered with this matter (strlking the desk
violently he is president Of the United States,
and made him so, and ] think should have
something to say in this matter"
1t was arranged with Scoville that his an
swers should be put in as evidence at any
stage of the trial and Scoville called
GEN. W. T. SHERMAN.
Witness simply recited the orders he had
issued for thr disposition of troops at the
time of the assassination. He identified the
letter written by Guiteau, and said he sus-
pected at the time that there might be a con-
spracy, but afterwards concluded that the
shooting was the act of one man. As he left the
stand Guiteau said:
l thank you, general, for having ordered out
these troops that day. If it hadn't been for
you l shouldn't be here to-day. / owe my
life to the protection which you and Mr..
Crocker gave me during that period, when
mob spirit was rife. At this the general
smiled grimly.
Z. 2. Barton, lawyer, A. L. Green and G.
w. Londy, all of Freeport, ILL.,, testified they
knew the Guiteau family ,and considered them
all sane.
DIR. D. H. Buckley, of Freeport, testified that
he was j. W. Guiteau's family physician and
never saw any insanity or the slightest mental
arrangement in him nor Abram Guiteau.
Col. Corkhill (aside, but quite audibly)-
"Nor any one else.''
Scoville-"Are you testifying?''
Corkhill-"I only wish could"
Scovllle-"Well, go on the stand then and
testify. Don't set there and talk to the Jury"
Witness was asked if he ever heard L. W.
Guiteau assert he could heal diseases by
prayer.
Guiteau (excitedly) only talked that
in his family. He didn't 60 round the streets
to preach it, like an idiot or a jackass. He
had too much sense for that
Witness had never heard any such claim on
the part of L. w. Guiteau. He was asked If
he knew DIR. North. (Dr. North was the most
positive witness introduced by the defense,
and by his showing the entire Guiteau family
were more or less insane.) Witness replied he
knew him in Freeport.
Guitean-"The fact of the matter is, my
father used money which should have sent
me to college in supporting that DIR. North
and his family on my fathers farm at Free
port"
Col: Corkhill--"That's just my opinion of
DIR. North''
Pending cross-examinntion, John w. Gui-
teau, brother OF the prisoner, arose and pro-
tested against the manner in which the name
of his half sister, Flora W. Guiteau, had been
mentioned. He desired that witness should
state exactly the infirmity under which she
labored
Col. Corkhill thought the request a most
proper one. He had received a letter from
the young lady, who had been twenty-four
years unmarried, and against whom no word
OF reproach had ever been uttered. She had
felt very keenly the intimations that had been
made upon the stand by the defense, that "she
had been sent to st. Louis for treatment in
anticipation of her becoming insane
Witness stated that the yonng lady in aues-
tion suffered from an affection on her ewes,
and was sent to st. Louis for Treatment of her
eyes.
Gulteau, turning angriy to his brother,
whispered: "What do you want to make
such fuss about that for?'' Then aloud,
Pm sorry that my half sisters name has to
be dragged in here. She is very fine person
SO far as know, and send her greeting.
Mrs. Scoville, setting on the other side of
j. W. Guiteau, was greatly excited, and an
grily accused her brother of trying to iniure
their case.
Mr.. Atkins, of the Freeport Republican,
confirmed the testimony of the previous wit
nesses as to the sanity of the various men,
bers of the Guiteau family. Witness was
asked If he knew DR.. North, and replied, eyes,
know him as Methodist minister, and /
know the cause of his DISMISSAL
Col. Corkhill - "Well, what were the
causes ?"
Witness-"He was dismissed for Iascivious
conduct
AUTOGRAPHS.
On conclusion of examination of this wit
ness, just before recess, some one in the audi
ence behind Guiteau made a request for his
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