New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU'

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D1sCGAIMs RESPONSIBILITY FOR GuliEAU9 Az
ls c,,rr,r SATISFIED WITH HIS OWN ACTS.
rrbroc more men were accepted as jurors III
,be Guiteau case yesterday, and the jury lhus
oon,nIeted WAS swOrn The case will no douDU
no onened for the prosecution tins morning.
and il NAV be that witnesses will be eXaihlleu'
If is understood that Secretary Blame VIII DC
o,oo,o tbe first witnesses, if not himself the
frs+ Some of the persons summoned as 'aIes-
o,, ,,,oro evcused from serving, because they
buntlv said that nothing could change tilcH
oripion resDecting Guiteau and ms crline'
One man was challenged peremptorlly oy the
rrosecution because of his opinion that Deh-
eral Garfield was killed by malpractice. Oui-
team succeeded in passing to reporters Tor puo-
Ication an appeal to the legal profession OF
the country. Mr. ScOvlle made personal
explanation in court, and disclaimed any re-
yponsibllity for this act OF the assassin
SCENES IN COURT ON THE THIRD DAY
THE JURY FIIIED-IT is SAID TO BE ONE or
THE REST JUmEs EVER EMPANELLED IN lilH
pI,rRIcr-GUIrEA HAIN UNMANAGEABLE-
HE IGNORES Mr.. ROBINSON AND WANTS MN
sCbvuLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE Is MA>AU-
ING HIS OWN DEFENCE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
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;ury chairs on the right of the bench III the Crml
nal Conrt-room to-day when the Court Adjourned
Three iurorS were selected to-day and the jury mus
completcd was empanelled This was the outcome
of to-day's proceedings. The next step-the deliN-
cry OF the opening argument for the prosecution
will be taken tomorrow. The Jury cohSlsts ol 'He
following persons; John p. Hamlin, tall si'Ver-
haired thoughtful faced American, restaurant
keeper: Frederick W. Brandenburg, little eXci'a-
BILE black-haired German, cigar mahuIactuiol
Henry J. Bright. broad-shouldered, bright-faced'
comfortable-looking American. retired merchaht'
and Charles J. Stewar' merchant; Thomas H. Lang
lev. grocer: Samuel F. Hobbs, plasterer; George W.
Gates machinist: Ralph WOrmley, labOrer; W. H.
Brawner grocer: Thomas Heinlein, machlnlst, ana
Joseph Prather whO with the exception OF Norm-
lev are men OF a similar stripe. Norlney Is a char-
octer. He is n man of natural ability, very quick
witted and well-balanced. He was, years ago,
active in politics. and acquired seIi-conhdence anu
the courage of his convictions. lie is square heade
his hair is slightly silvered, and he wears perpet-
nal smile All the jurors intelligent, educated
thinking men. They all Christians. There are no
ofice-boders or Ofce-seekers among them. Most ol
them are men of family, and all of them are reSpec-
table residents of the District Taken as Wh"le IL
is one of the best juTIes ompanelled here Inc
Jury is satisfactory, alike to the prosecution ana de-
fence and from it an impartial verdict NAV De cA-
pected.
When Judge Cox entered and took his seat all
the chairs within the bar were occupied by mem
bers of the bar and newspaper reporters ana the
tiers of benches behind were black with row upon
row of spectators At the prosecutors table sat
Judge Porter and Messrs Corkhll, Smith and
Dayidge. of counsel for the prosecution, and DE-
GRAY of Utica, summoned as an expert III INSANITY
by the Government. AT the long counsel tanle SAT
Mrs Scoville and her brother John W. Gulteau'
vacant chair stood between them, and Mes>rs.
Scovile and Robinson, who OItwaruy harmonious
at least, were conferring together respecting the
inrv In front of the long counsel table sat the cor
respondents Every inch of standing room on the
left Of the bench was occupied. The crlcr,
urioue being who should be embalmcd, ran over
fbe old Norman formula Then he cried, in stcrco-
typed tone Hats of come to order gentlemen" The
prisoner was not in court and everything waited
for him. The crier and the clerk called the roll OF
the regular panel Presently there was commo-
top in the crowd around the little door TO the night
of the bench, which is kept closed by
Frederick Douglass jr and the crier stopped to say
"Make way gentlemen"
A rather shaky-lOOking policeman entered Iheh
came the assassin handcutied of course, but holding
half a dozen New-York newspapcrsin his hands, The
TRIBUNE on the top. lie shuiied IN at a shambilns
gait and falling over one two projecting feet ana
n chair or two finally landed in his chair be-
tween Mr. Scoville and j. W. Guteau. He was fol-
lowed by Perry Carson, tall, broad-shouldered
and very black jaOr and two policemen, one OF
whom was the officer who arrested him on the morn
ing of the shooting He held his hands up and
gazed iutently at them while Carson unlocked the
handouts Thanking him very heartily GuiIeau
settled into his chair. and, having nodded to his
relatiyes-hc ignored RObnSOn-hc took up lHE
TRIBUNE and read steadily for while. Mean
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squads cf twenty and seyerally examined by the
Court to ascertain their general qualifications,
and by Mr.. Scoville to ascertain their special
qualifca ions to sit on the jury. The counsel for
the prosecution manifested great indifference to
the jurors qualifications. Mr.. Scovle's questions
under the license of the Court were sufficiently
searching however, TO bring out all that there
in every witness The examinations we're less in
terestng than those of yesterday Most of the sub
stantal men the list were in the
mental condition of tho prominent merchant who
said this afternoon " If am called shall be
cused because | believe that the miserable wretch
should be hung by the neck until nc is dead; and
because, second, | have CONSCIENTIOUS scruples
against capital punishment
One by one the taesmrn were examined. Some
Of them had fixed opinions, some of them had none;
some OF them considered the prisoner sane, some Of
them considered HIM insane; some Of them thought
he ought TO be burned and others thought that
''tOrtures" would be too good for him." One
thought that it would be contrary to the genius Of
our institutions TO lynch the prisoner; he didn't
think - them ways" were American. One man was
quite sure from having read the newspapers and the
official bulletins especially the latter, that the
President had died from malpractice. Another man
who seemed quite willing to serve Moss, who
was discharged from the library of Congress because
of quarrel with a Democrat employed there, which
grew out of an insult to photograph of Cen
eral Garfield He was challenged peremptorily by
the defence Ont of IL all came three