Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-16
witness for the other side, amt you, SEQ
vile. Ineyer saw anything
Quite So stupid

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| to your own affairs. Nou are making your
self altogether too efficious in this case"
Pending a colloquy between Guiteau and
his sister, witness was permitted TO depart,
much to the disappointment, apparently,
of Mrs. Scoville.
General Joseph s. Reynolds, q lawyer, of
Chicago, knew the prisoner first about May,
1868, in Chicago. Witness visited the pris-
oner in Jail twelve days after the assassina-
| ton The prisoner asked me where / was
| on the day of the assassination.
| Corkhill-Did he use the word assassin
atom
witness-Yes, that is the precise word he
| used.
| Witness made memorandum notes OF his
| conversation with the prisoner at this in
terview, and to refresh his memory was al.
lowed to read from them. Witness read
two or three times, quoting the prisoner $
words, and used the word
| "Assassination.,
| Corkhill-Did he use that term?
Witness-He used that word, and never
| spoke in reference to any Divine inspira.
tion.. After this, at subsequent interviews,
he always spoke Of the murder rs the re-
moval of the President.
At this point Guiteau shouted-This
man came 10 me as an old friend from Chi
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employed by Corkhill. / want TO thunder
this to the American people, to let them
| understand what this mans character is.
| Turning To Corkhill, This is your work,
| Corkhill. and God Almighty will damn
you for il. You have deceived all through
and stolen my thoughts and betrayed them.
Witness continued to read from the notes
he had taken at the second interview
| with the prisoner.
| IL ,l,o, L. 10 ha
| oner what Grant and Conkling and some OF
his, the prisoners, alleged friends said Of
| him and his crime, and Guiteau, walking
the floor excitcdly, said, What does IL
mean? would have staked my life that
they would have defended me. They
know they
| Wanted Garfield Removed,
and yet they denouncc me, and can only
see i'm il the bloody act" Witness also
showed some papers in which he, Guiteau,
was utterly denounced for the crime, and
his, the prisoners, comment was that the
true facts had been suppressed, and he had
not had any defense.
Witness continued: "He asked me ire
ferring to Grant, Conkling and other
prominent Stalwarts), DO they know
and | told him yes He seemed daze'l,
and repeated the words, Most astounding
| most astounding several times"
Guiteau here broke in and said, with a
| Sncer, You was pretty smart detective,
amt you. General? You'll probably get
more business in this line now." Recess.
After Recess.
WASHINGTON, December. l5.-Guiteau an
nounccd that he had little speech to make
and said: II suppose have given one
thousand autographs since this trial began
II has been suggested shall charge twenty
five cents for them, but | declined. We
want money, however, for this trial. There
are certain OfiiCeholders in this city and
throughout the country that would never
had their positions but for my inspiration
want those men, if they have got any con
sciences, to respond to this appeal and
send us some money. II they don't do 1t,
shall speak out in meeting and give theil
names next time. Some rich men, in New
York. gave Mrs. Garfield several hundred
thousand dollars. 1t was a noble act and
applaud it. Now ] want them to give mt
some. ! demand it in the name OF justice
and right
Colonel Corkhill introduced In evidence
an application made by GniisaI- Jon ~'ar
I question, "has there ever been any insan
ty in your family
G encral Reynolds continued: At my
second interview with the prisoner h'
wrote an address to the American people
which has since been published, and hand
ed il TO me with the request to have II pub
lished. The original draft was then intro
duccd and was read by Colonel Corkhill
with occasional comments by Guiteau, who
followed the reading with the closest atten
tiCn. When the word inspiration wa
read Judge Porter arose and called atten
ton 20 the fact that this was the first an
nounCcmcnt Of "inspiratiOn' as defense
for murder. and that IL was made on the
10Th Of July, after the prisoner learned
that
Arthur, Grant, ConkIinE
and the other Stalwarts that he expected
would shield him. In reality loathed hin
and abhorred his acts.
ut isa lie, Mr.. Big-mouthed Porter,
shouted Guiteau.
Scoville objected tG this style Of argd
meut 70 the jury, and demanded that Judg'
Porter should Withdraw his remarks.
Judge POrter--l shall not withdraw one
word shall say upon this trial.
A number Of letters written by Guitear
since his incarceration were read by the Dis
trict Attorney and offered in evidence I,
disproye the theory ofinsanity.
! After the reading had been concluded
| Guitcau turned 20 the District Attornc,
and inquired: where are the rest OF ~,
letters. Corkhill, which you Intercepted
think the American people ought 10 know
what
A Miserable sneak You Are.
Scoville questioned witness until th'
hour OF adjournment.
Have you always been on good term
with the prisoner" asked Scoyille.
Yes" shouted the prisoner, 81 Away
considered him my personal friend, and b,
has proved himself n mean. dirty scoun
drcl. A nice record you'll have, Reynolds
to come sneaking into my cell to get IN
formation TO hang Inc on.
ScoyIle pressed the witness closely AM
finally received the answer, The govern
ment paid him for his expenses while Ia
was having these interviews"
Guiteau-H0w muchg'
Scoyille-Putting out his hand) "fo'
keep quiet"
much he got. You take an hour to get on
of him what could learn In ten minutes.
ScoyiIle asked witness how much he re
ceiyed. and the reply was, '$s5."
Guiteau-"Three interviews! Well, tina
is pretty good. About thirty dollars da,
for living. That's more than Corkhil
earns. but then he II get his reward dow
below in the next world
The cross-examination became rather v
dious, without eliciting anything new Q
material. Guiteau protested fre9uentl
that the time Of the court should not
wasted by such '1oose, zigzag sort OF talk.
Finally, with great impatience, he shoute
"Oh. say your aunt was your uncle,
| would De about as sensible As your que
lions. You are almost as stupid as Corl
hill. Come, your Honor, let's 80 home
Court adjourned