Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-30
ANOTHER DAY
Frittered Away In Foolish Discus
sion and Interruptions.
The Trial Still Dragging Slowly Along
The Prisoner Still in the
Dock, But as Bois-
ferrous as Ever.
A SHARP sPAJ BETWEEN COUNSEL

"
The intense interest with which the
people are following the trial of Charles
J. Guiteau does not spring entirely from
a yengeful feeling, though undoubtedly
such a sentiment is mixed up in it, but
rather from the instinct of justice, and
the case has at last reached point
where some light seems to be thrown
upon which Judgment or at least an
Opinion may be based. The prisoners
insanity defence is too absurdly impu-
dent to be entitled to the charity which
it claims, and the expert evidence now
being taken seems to all II tend TO one
conclusion, which is that the prisoner is
sane and was so at the time ne assassi-
mated President Garfield. The inum-
cradle technicalities of law admit of al
most limitless ingenuities obedience, and
the Law Judges of this trial cannot antici-
pate all the devices to which ii may be
possible to resort in order to ward offth
conclusion that seems the natural one
to the general public; but so far as the
average beholder is able to gauge the
situation Guiteau appears to be drawing
near to the doom that relentless JUS
tice imposes.
Regular Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, December 29.-The court
was densely packed, despite the rainy
weather. A rumor was current, this morn
ing, that the Jury, with one exception, are
satisfied with the guilt and legal response
bility of the prisoner. The twelfth juror,
il is said, stoutly declares that the prisoner
| is as
Crazy as March Hare.
The prisoner was taken without demonstra.
ton to the prisoners dock. inns IS located
| about twenty-five feet from the counsel,
upon the left of the room, narrow passages
separating the large window which over
| looks Louisiana avenue. :,
Guiteau glanced around the room, and
| then out Of the window, and evinced some
nervousness at his apparently exposed po,,
| sition. He started in to make his usual
morning speech. 81 noticed, he said,
LAS rode up in the van, this morning the
usual guard Of police had been Withdrawn.
Now want to say, emphatically, If was
| turned out tomorrow / would take care of
myself but so long as am in the custody
| Of IN Q court, the court is bound TO protect
/ me, There is more danger OF my being shot
when riding to and from jail in the van
| than any other time. and ] want your
| honor to make an order that the usual
guard shall accompany the van.
| The Cranks
are not all dead yet, though they are fast
| diving off, AS matter OF fact ii would re-
ouire but one crank, with sufficient nerve,
to shoot me in the van. That is where the
| most danger lies. / am making more
| friends every day, and getting lots of letters
| of sympathy. l don't anticipate any dan
ger except from cranks;"
DR.. Calender was called, but before any
question was put Judge Cox remarked
as the statement made yesterday, that the
| Court surrounded the prisoner with the
usual guards and protection, he would state
that the prisoner was in the custody of the
marshal, and not the court, and whatever
! extra guards had been furnished had been
supplied by him.
| Guiteau-Well. then. your honor il the
marshal won't do his duty ! appeal to the
Court. II the marshal won't furnish pro-
per guards kick him out, and let's have
A New Marshal.
Scoville desired to exhibit to the witness,
| as an expert, letter written by Guiteau
some ten days since, to Senator Don Came
| ron.
Guiteau interrupted, from his place in
the dock, and shouted out, in harsh and
strained tones, Hold on. ] want to say
something about that letter. 1t is private
letter, and ! wrote to Senator Cameron ten
days ago, asking him for the loan Of $500.
1t was entirely n private matter / en-
| trusted it to my brother TO give to Senator
| Cameron, and he withheld il in miserably
mean way, and gave it TO this man Scoville.
| My brother had better go back 10 Boston
| anu .ry to make some money and pay his
debts. He has been
/
APerfect Nuisance
on this case, ever since he has been hero.
| He and Scovillc have dragged themselves
| into this case TO make notoriety at my eX-
pense. IIepudate both them. Scoyille
| you had better 90 back to Chicago You
are a perfect jaCkass on this case, and l
won't have you on il any longer"
Davidge objected to the letter but the
court oyerru!ed the objection, and Scoyille
then read:
Hon. Don Cameron:
DEAR SIR am on trial for my life, and
need money. am Stalwart Of the Stall
warts, and so are you. You think a great
deal of General Arthur and so do !. My
inspiration
Made Him President.
and am going to ask you to let me have
$500. If get out of this will return it.
II not charge il to the Stalwarts.
Yours for our cause, and very cordially,
[Signedl CHAs. GUITEAr.
C5urt, Washington. d. C., Dcoember 10, 1881.
P. S.-Pleasc give your check to my
brother, J. W. Guiteau. Of Boston, and
make it payable to my order. c. q.
The prisoner commented: ] don't care
snap about it, one way or the other. If
you had presented the letter you would
probably have cotton the money, but as
you concealed ii, in a mean way, you
didn't get the money. It's q very good
letter, anyway, but don't like this way Of
stopping and stealing nay private letters
and dragging them into court.
Scoville then asked the witness-"Will
you give your opinion whether such let
ter as that, written to men he didn't know,
doesn't indicate unsoundness of mindT'
Answer-"I don't think it indicates un-
soundness OF mind. 1t seems to me con-
sistent with his character and habit through
life Of soliciting money from sources where
he had no
Reason 10 Expect IT."
Guiteau-'I don't think so, either II
only shows what a jackass you are, SEQ
Vile"
Col. Corkhill-"Your Honor, IL these in
terruptions on the part Of the prisoner are
to continue, i must request the dock be
PLACED in another part OF the room"
Scoville. impatiently-"You can place IL
in the cellar il you want. We shan't OBJ
ject."
Corkhill-"You can't object"
Scoyille-"We don't desire TO object All
we ask is that you will make your motion,
il You have one To make. and not harangue
the Jury as you did yesterday
Scoville then read the witness the hypo-
thetical question Of defense, and witness
replied: "Upon that hypothesis his insan-
ity is q self-eyident proposition
Dr. Walter Kempster, Superintendent OF
the Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane.
had devoted his attention to the study OF
insanity the past fifteen years; witness was