Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-24

| the race are going down to perdition."
The ePrisoner-"That is a liberal estimate -
| Uaughter.)
Wifuess-"There were about fifty persons at
the lecture. At the end of half an hour the
lecturer evidently became disgusted with him.
| self and left in great hurry"
The Prisoner-"I was disguised at the audi
ence."
Witness--"After he had gone the audience
| argued the man was crazy. Guiteau came
| next day and asked for the hall agent. He
said he was not crazy but inspired, that God
was his father and direct counsellor and he
did nothing wrong" He said, in serious
| manner, that he belonged to the firm of Jesus
Christ & Co." He was sure that witness was
way to heaven and hell, and if witness did
what he told him, he would go to heaven and
not 10 hell.
Question by Davidge-'Suppose at the time
of the lecture Guiteau had struck you, would
you have struck him back?"
Answer-"No."
The prisoner-"I don't strike PERSONS"
Witness said he appeared as witness, i'm
PEELED by reading Scoville's appeal for wit
nesses.
BOARDING HOUSE LIFE.
Mary S. Lockwood. of Washington stated
that the prisoner had boarded at her house in
March, 1881. The only reason she knew for
his leaving was that he did not pay his board.
The prisoner-"I was there a month. !
paid S5 and owe her 500. They are very nice
ladies. That's all there is about it. Tell
everybody that if you want to-
Scoville-"What was the particular occas-
ion of his leaving"
Witness-"He transacted his business with
the head waiter.''
The prisoner-"There was nothing said at
all. got money and paid S.. The rest had
use for. I staid week or two longer on the
strength of that and that is all about it. This
kind of evidence is irrevelant and 1 object to
it. Iaughter) After a pause-"I presume
there were people in the house who thought
I was little cranky. There's no doubt about
that at all. If you want to prove it prove it
by them. did not have any conversation
with the ladies. It was all done by notes
They were too kind hearted and polite
to annoy me about board bills, and that's all
about it. want the facts. They are very
nice ladies, Christian ladies, good people. In
every way it is good place to board. Laugh
teri Gen. Logan and lot of high.toned peo-
pie boarded there. recommend it as board
ing house."
Witness stated that Gulteau was abrupt in
his manner at the table. There was want of
etiquette.
The Prisoner-I did not know anything
about the people at the table, and of course I
kept my mouth shut. did not enter into
conversation with them, That is all the
abruptness there was.
Norwood Damon, of Boston, who attended
the lecture in Investigator hall, said all he
could understand from the lecture was that the
people of Boston and two-thirds of mankind
generally, would probably go down to perdi-
ton. | supposed the man was insane.
FARMING LA GREELEY
George W. Olds, of Michigan, testified to
Mrs scoville's charging Guiteau with being
crazy and saying he had attempted to kill her
and asking witness to put him off the place.
Witness stated how Guiteau soaped hickory
trees, insisting that they were fru1tless, ana
how when wedding he pulled more strawber-
ries than weeds.
The Prisoner-"1 think we have had enough
of this kind of talk" TO ScoVille, who tried
to keep him quist)-"Keep quiet yourself"
(Te the court)--The fact Is that during the
fall of 1875 l spent several months trying to
get hold of the Chicago Inter Ocean. ex-
hausted myself on that, and along in the
spring had not much law business. Mr..
Scoville had q very fine farm and country seat
in Wisconsin, and I went out there in the
summer of 1876 to spend a couple of months.
I did try to do some farming work to pay for
my board. That is all there is to that kind of
talk. went back to Chicago aud opened a
law office and did well there. I always did
well with the law when stuck to my busl-
ness"
The district attorney objected to a question
put by Scoville to witness.
The Prisoner Ito the District Attorney-"I
hope you, gentlemen, will insist upon order in
this matter and not allow this kind of thing
to go on. 1t has no bearing in this case at all
and l will not have it."
Witness was asked further as to Guiteau's
troubles with Mrs. Scoville.
The Prisoner-"Itisn is not true. nsver made
any trouble with anybody. Iwant absolute
truth and when the defense comes IN with
such nonsense want TO protest against it and
| want you addressing counsel
for the prosecution) 'to sust ain me in it,
Davidge--"We will get it all right
The Prisoner---"Very well sir"
Scovile Ito witness)-"Did you form any
opinion as to whether he was sane or in
sane?''
The Prisoner-"I object; the witness is not
an expert
The cross'examination was very searching,
and the story of the axe scene with Mrs. Sco-
vile having been asain alluded to, the priso.
ner declared it lie. That was a short way to
put it, he said. He had never used any anger
thought SO. As a matter of fact it was all
nonsense.
On redirect examination, reference was
made to the incident of Guiteau soaping hick-
ory trees.
The Prisoner-"I remember hearing of that
soap business, but 1 didn't care anything
about It. 1 was studying theology at the
time
The court adjourned until Friday.