The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-04
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ANOTHER DAY
OF the Tragic Farce at wash
tREtOn.
Some Prominent Witnesses.


Washington, ,3.-In the Gnitteau
trial, this morning, the first witness
was j. o. p. Burnside, discussing
officer OF the postofice department.
He formerly lived in Freeport, Ills;
knew the prisoners family. Mrs.
Guitteau was an invalid.
Charles Allen, of Missouri, lived
in Freepert in 1889 and 1910; knew
the Guitteau family. Mrs. Guitteau
was in feeble health.
Emery A. Storrs, of Chicago,
knew Guitteau ia that city, by sight
as young lawyer; saw him per-
haps a dozen times at the national
republican committee room, New
York, during the last presidential
campaign. The prisoner came up to
him gleefully and patting him on
the shoulder, said, "You are on the
right track" Witness never saw
Guitteau doing anything at the COM
mittee rooms other than reading the
papers. He seemed to have no es-
pecial employment In April, saw
the prisoner at Washington. He
said he was going to have the Aus
trian mission. Witness told him
the place was an important one. and
in Blaine's line, and that he (Blaine)
was known as a politician.
Prisoner replied that he was solid
with Blaine. Witness thought the
conversation was leading up
to a reqest for him (wItness)
to visit Blaine in Guitteau's interest,
and forestalled it by saying his rela-
tiOnS with Blaine were such that he
could not possibly aid him (the
prisoner) any. Witness had formed
an opinion as to Guitteau's mental
size, but could not express an
opinion as to his sanity Or insanity.
His impression was that Guitteau
had an lily balanced mind. III COM
mon parlance, he did not have good
common sense. Witness was asked
in relation to the political status
Just prior to the shooting Of Pres
ident Garfield, if there were not
elements of discord in the repub-
lican party, which threatened to dis
rupt it. The reply was L think the
republican party pretty difficult
one to disrupt, and while there were
elements of discord, my belief in
the good sense of the rank and file is
such that i think it would have held
together. Upon crOSs-eXamination
witness said he never saw anything
in Guitteau to indicate that he could
not distinguish between right and
wrong.
Edward Daniels, in his testimony,
thought Guitteau crazy.
Scoville made a sensation by
summoning David Davis. Speak
er Randall and Senator Bayard
have been subpenaed. SEQ
vile then read number of
newspaper slips found on the pris-
oner at tie time Of his capture.
Guitteau interrupted, saying there
were a hundred of them when ar
rested, which he took from stalwart,
liberal and half-breed papers, when
ever he saw anything to cause en-
couragement in his inspiration.
When Scoville was reading a clip
ping, a stir became noticeable about
the door leading to the witness
room, and in a moment Senator
David Davis was seen going to-
ward the witness stand. The read
ing ceased, the Senator was sworn
and Scoville proceeded to question
him on political philosophy. The
Judge was non-cOmmittal on every
thing and continually demurred to
the line Of prOcee ing. Judge Da-
Wis was excused alter a few mo-
ments and for a minute occupied a
seat on the bench with Judge Cox,
where he studied the prisoners ceun-
tenance for some time and then left
the court room.
When an extract from one Of the
papers was read referring to the re-
ported bargaining of Davenport N,
New York, concerning the marshal
ship, Guitteau said: That shows
how weak Garfield was and how
determined he was to crush the
stalWartS.
Guitteau, after Bailey's with
drawal from the stand, addressed
the court saying, the following
pSIOOuO L VAIN QOpSudOu oeo WIZ
ness: President Arthur, Secretary
Blaine, Senator Logan, Senator
Conkling, General Grant, Senators
Plat, Dorsey and Jones, Governor
Jewell, James Gordon Bennett,
Whitelaw Reid, Governor Jones,
Chas. A. Dana and w. II. Hurlbert,
and files of their papers from May
to June; also Geo. Gorham, of the
Washington Republican, and Stilson
Hutchins of the Washington Post.
and files of their pa, els for May and
June, and w. P. Nixon. of the Chi
cago Inter-Oceq7s, and files of the
I11ter-Ocean.
ScoviIle said he had issued a sub
pena for Prest. Arthur, but did not
care to have him summoned till he
had seen him personally, and had
directed the marshal to that effect.
Bailey, the district attorneys
stenographer, was put upon the
stand and Guitteau bee me at once
excited. He charged the witness
with coming to him as a New
York Herald reporter, and trick
ing him into an interview, the
notes Of which were used by
the district attorney. Bailey after
ward made up report from his
notes, for the New York Herold
and GUitteaU wanted tO know what