Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-09


that was unusual, or that led the witness to doub.
The prisoner said these interviews were before
he conceived The idea OF removing the President.
oUITkAr's LIFE INSURANCE APPLICATIONS.
isaac H. Floyd, Of New York, secretary OF the
| MUTUAL Life Insurance Company, was next called
and sworn. He produced bundle Of applications
! for poifcies-four made by John w. Guitsau two
| oy Charles j. Guiteau, and one by Luther W. Gui-
| teau.
papers, as they were not sworn Ia.
MT CorkhiU said those OF Mr.. J. w. Guiteau
were produced to FIX the dates which Mr.. Guiteau
could not remember. The point was that the ap-
pcants stated there was no insanity in the fam
ny: The court admitted as evidence the applica-
ton or Charles J. Gatteau and Mr. Scoville noted
| an exception. One application was dated in 1870
| and the other In 1875
| AS no INSANITY
DR.. Walter r. Gillette, OF New York. the medical
director OF the Mutual Life Insurance Company
| said that in the fall OF 1880 Guiteau came TO him
| and said he wished to employ his leisure time in
sohclting for the company. He came In several
times. and did some business for the company He
impressed the witness as an intelligent, pains
taxing man There was nothing he said or did
tnat LED the witness TO believe him insane.
Charles IL. Raymond, OF Morris county, Nj, the
general agent OF the Mutual Life Insurance Com
hI a, oa New e nork was IS next called and said he
tne lst OF september; witness had several inter-
views with the prisoner on business: the prisoner
Drougnt In SIX applications and borrowed $50 of
the witness; he saw nothing that indicated that
, the prisoner was man OF unsound mind.
Guhteau Determined 10 Become NOtOri.
OUS.
b. Mclean Shaw, New York lawyer. the next
witness, testified that in 1873 the prisoner
| rented oflice room from him I'm New York
one time Guiteau had an oriode watch and said he
was going to stick" somebody with II: Guiteau
went out, and returning I'm great glee said he had
| stuck Jew for SIS on that watch"
TO question the witness answered: "Guiteau
SAID he intended to become notorious"
"Ihats false" shouted the prisoner.
That" continued the witness, ''if he couldn't
become notorious for good he would for evil /
asked him how he intended to get il. and he said
| he would shoot some of our great men,
II say you are liar" roared the prisoner. "You
are low, dirty liar, sneaking liar. I'll publish
MIN all over the world IL he comes here to this
TRIAL TO traduce me in this way"
Ihe court tried TO silence the prisoner, who con-
tinued to interrupt the witness with abuse, but
did not succeed. ''Thats the most brazen-faced
lie ever heard" !" hOwied Guiteau.
"Ihat'S false" roared the prisoner. "that he
would Initiate Wilkes Booth. / said he would get
hung and he said that was an after considera-
tfOn."
prisoner.
The trial was then adjourned till Monday at II
O'Clock, the Criminal Court having other business
10 attend to tomorrow.
TRIAL NOTES.
The revelations made by the witness, Rev. Mr.
Macarthur, show that Guiteau was an ambitious
offce-seeker as early as 1872. when he was in
spired In behalf OF Horace Greeley. Perhaps Mr.
Greeley was saved from assassination by being
defeated.
Judge Hawes, Of the marine court OF New York
who was on the witness stand this morning, after
wards occupied seat wit Judge Cox
The Freeman Husband Poisoning Case
HEARING IN THE POLICE CouRT-AN AFFECTING
sCENE-HUsBAND AND CHILDREN TESrIFYING
AGAINST WIFE AND MOTHER.
The charge of assault and battery with intent to
Kill, against Mrs. Laura o. Freeman, attempting
to poison her husband, Columbus S. Freeman. by
putting poison in his coffeeJ was heard in the
Police Court this afternoon. Mr.. W. p. Williamson
appeared for Mrs. Freeman, and Mr.. Blunt for the
government Mr.. Freeman and his two little
daughters, aged ten and twelve years respectively
the request OF counsel for the defence the children
were sent to the clerks office while their father
VINO was the flrSt witness. was teStHy1ng.
THE HUSBANDS TESTIMONY.
Mr. Freeman testified that he lives at No. 6l5 Sd
street northwest, and is member of the Capitol
police force that he was busy writing letter to
paper for which he is correspondent, in his bed
room last Sunday morning, when breakfast (Which
was prepared Dy ms wile) was announced by one
OF his little daughters On taking his seat at the
table his wife remarked that the coffee was of a
very poor quality. After putting sugar and milk in
1t he tasted the coffee, having previously noticed
peculiar flavor I'm il. and came to the conclusion
that there was laudanum in the cup. He then
tasted his wife's coffee and it tasted pure. He then
TOOK his cup TO q drug store and had its contents
put into bottle and brought 1t TO court when he
came for the warrant and il was then submitted
he said he had four small Children but there were
no servants or persons about the house who made
the coffee.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
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elder daughter, who corroborated her fathers
testimony, in very intelligent way, as to what
her mother and father said and did at the table.
Prot. De Schmedt, chemist for the District, who
analyzed the cup OF coffee, testified and described
to the court his mode OF analyzing it. He stated
seven ounces, and 4.95 grains OF the seven ounces
was mOrphia-
several witnesses were then sworn as to whose
possession the coffee was In up TO the time OF the
trial, to show that it was not tampered with.
BAIL FIXED AT $780,
Mr.. Williamson asked the court to fix the bonds
at the lowest possible amount so that the prisoner
could be released, on account OF her infant child
fixed the bonds at $500. Mrs Freeman was neatly
and tastefulIy dressed, were also her children,
who were unusually bright.
AN AFFECTING PARTING SCENE.
A very affecting scene took place at the close OF
the case. Mrs Freeman and her two little girls
were sitting together on a settee weeping, and
when the father attempted to take the children out
of court, they clung to their mother and SObbed
violently, and said they wanted TO stay with their
mamma. A scene that will never be forgotten by
those who saw it took place when the father had
to drag the weeping children from their mothers
side.
MRS. FREEMAN SENT TO JAIL
Mrs. Freeman subsequently left in custody OF
the court She sent to Jail in default of bonds
fer the action Of the grand jury. Mrs Freeman
is OF highly respectable family in Virginia She
states that her father Jno. E. Flournoy, asses
,and her uncle governor OF Virginia at one time.
She has letter In her possession, dated Richmond,
Virginia, March 14th. 1874, and signed by Super
intendent or Public Printing OF Virginia Schaf1ter,
in which he says he knows Mrs. Laura q. Free
man to be a lawfully married and honorable and
worthy lady. He also speaks OF Mrs Freemans
father i'm very favorable terms, and says that he
was connected with the press OF that city for
many years. She says that IL her relatives In
Richmond knew or her trouble they would furnish
bond for her.
District Government Affairs.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The liquor license board to-day approved the
following applications for license: Mary Martin
+. J.. Reichert, James WOrmIey and Ernest VII
brand, and have disapproved the following:
James Clotworthy, Wm. NJ. Ennells, Edmund
Fitzgerald, Timothy Cannon, Michael Halinan,