The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-19

witness few questions? He come neare
the truth than any Ofthem." whispered
consultation between Scoyille and Guiteal
ensued, when the former asked the wit
ness; "Werc you at all excited when yol
made the arrest?" The witness began t.
make a statement or repetition OF his evi
deHCe, when Guiteau interrupted, saying
'You were the first man who took hold o
me, Mr.. Officer. had not moved. haC
just put my pistol up" A colloquy ther
ensued between Guitcau and the witness
which created some amusement, but wa
not interrupted by the court, The witness
in reply to questions, admitted that Gui
teau did not attempt to run away, A re
cess was then taken.
GuITEAu GETS HELP
Upon reassembling, Guiteau addressed
the Court with, "Your Honor, Judge Ma
gruder, Of Maryland, has offered to assis
me in this trial, and want to invite him Il
meet me here Monday morning, dom
know II scoville knows about it, but wan
him in the case, scoville is doing splen
didly; but / want him to have assistance
This is the only way ] ran get anythin:
before the public to announce it in Court.
No objection was offered, and Guiteau
was apparently satisfied, and busted him
self with writing, occasionally turning tc
Scoville to assure him that Judge Magrudel
was u splendid man and he wanted him IN
the case.
John Taylor aRd Aquilla Barton, colored
hack drivers testified relative to GuiteaU's
wish to hire hack To take him to the
cemetery. Barton said the prisoner did
not look at all excited or peculiar; was per
fectly cool; told me to keep cool and moi
get excited, he knew what he was looking
for.
The witness was asked II the prisoner
appeared to have lost any flesh since that
time, and replied;
~ think he looks little thinner than he
did"
At this point, Guiteau, who appeared
both interested and amused at the wit.
ness's replies, sAid' "Just here it might be
well to say that had to-day the first square
meal since the second OF July"
Thissally lyraised u laugh, IN which Guiteau
Joined heartily.
Byron Andrews was called to the stand,
simply to identify himself as correspondent
OF the Chicago Inter. Ocean. lie has received
no papers from the prisoner, and did not
know him.
While waiting for another witnes SEQ.
vile rose and said, ~ give notice now that
the defense in this case is insanity, and we
claimth the burden Of proof Is on the
prosecution. II they intend to produce
evidence on that point they must introduce
II before they close"
Davidge-"We think otherwise and We
will act according to our own convictions
Of what Is proper. The defence has made
no opening"
Scoyille-"l give you notice now, before
you close your proofs, that | simply want
to make 1t Il matter OF record"
Judge Cox-"I understand"
SeviIlon A. Brown, Chief Clerk OF the
State Department, testified, US to the fire..
quent visits OF the prisoner TO the depart
mcnt, and to the witness giving him orders
not to send any more OF his cards to the
Secretary or lot hin see the Secretary; did
not notice anything peculiar about him, ex.
cGpt that hG was n nervous individual and
seemed to have reluctant look in one eye.
Guiteau-I looked in your eye, Mr..
Brown.
j. Stanley Brown, Private Secretary to
President Garfield, testified to Guitcau's
frequent calls at the White House, and OF
his (witness) telling the ushers that Gui.
teAu must no longer trouble the office. He
had told Guteau himself, and had re-
terated it twice, His application being in
the consular service must go to the State
Department, Witness identified u large
number OF letters from Guiteau to
the President, which the District
Attorney proceeded to read. The
fourth letter to President Garfield, which
says: "If you work your position for all
1t is worth you cAn be nominated and
elected in 1881. Two National Conven.
tions have slaughtered Mr.. Blaine
on account Of his" At this point the
District Attorney had some difficulty in
deciphering the writing, but was helped
out OF his difficulties by Gutcau, who fin
ished the sentence for him, railroad
record and connections" The reading
OF the letter was then concluded rs follows /:
The Republican party is afraid TO run
him this leaves the way open TO you to
run the Presidency on your own account.
Strike out, right and left, American people
like pluck, and in ~ we will put you in
again"
Another "private' to Garfield says
"until Saturday | supposed that Blaine
was my friend In the matter Of the Paris
consulship, but from his note Saturday I
judge he ls trying to run the State Depart
ment in the interest Of the Blaine element
in 1884. want to get In my work for
You in 81. May tell Mr.. Blaine to pre-.
pare an order for my appointment to the
Paris consulship, vice George Walker, re-
'called?'
Another letter was read in which
Guiteau refers TO Secretary Blaine rs n
wicked man, and which was read by the
District Attorney III his opening address
yesterday.
District Attorney Ito Mr.. Brown)-These
are all the letters from the prisoner YOU
found on the files OF the Executive office ?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-Thoy are all that ever wrote.
District Attorney--I propose TO identify
by this witness the letters left by the pris.
oner at the cigar stand in the depot.
Prisoncr-Those letters are all correct
every one Of them.
On cross examination Mr SCOville in.
quired as to two letters written by Guiteau
to General Garfield in Mentor. The wit.
ness rGcollected the letters referred to, one
written in October, 1880, and the other in
January, 1881, and said they were proba-
bly, now among the papers belonging to
the estate, Of which there were twenty.nine
boxes full in the fire proof vault in the