The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-29
Unabated Interest in Guiteau's Trial..
Judge Cox Between the Horns
Ofa Dilemma..TeStimony
rs TO Insanity.
A Conference of the Southern Paci.
ilc and the Texas 4 Pacific
Officials TO be Held at Ell
Paso Shortly.
A Sickening Butchery at Aberdeen,
hiSS.-New York Stock Market.-
Treasury Items.
Two Floating Elevators and Various
Craft Burned Near the City
of Baltimore.
Steps Taken to Quarantine Mail from
DiSeaSe'lufected Places by the
POstoilicc Department.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Trial of Gulteau.

WASHINGTON, November 2s.-The third
week of Guiteau's trial opened bright and
balmy, and the attendance was as large us
on any previous day. The Marshal
delivered his daily admonition to the audi
ence and requested the same order to be
observed as would be in church.
Scoylle and his coaiutors, C.
II. Reed and j. w. Gui-
teau, We're early in their seats, but tho
counsel for the prosecution did not enter
the room until several minutes after ten.
The names of the jury were called and the
prisoner brought in.
Scovlle asked consent to interrupt Mrs.
Scoyille's examination SO as to put upon
the stand one or two witnesses from q
distance who desired to leave the city to-
day The prosecution, however, objected,
and Mrs. Scoville's examination was re-
sumed She described Guiteau's appear
anee and actions during his visit to her
house in 1878.
Meanwhile, the crowd in the corridor had
pressed their way through the Marshal s
Office, and AN effort to effect
an entrance to the courtroom
caused momentary confusion
which nccessitated suspension of the court
for few minutes. Quite n din OF female
voices were heard crying loudly that they
would he squeezed to death, and beg
ging to'be allowed to get out. With some
difficulty the hall and corridors leading
from the Marsha's office to the courtroom
were closed and the examination of wit.
nesse resumed
Witness was convinced at the time OF
GuitCau's visit to her that he was insane
and should be put in an insane asylum.
Frequent objections were made by coun-
sci for the prosecution 10 the character OF
questions propoundcd by Scoville, and a
continuous discussion ensued between
counsel upon the admissibility of evidence.
Mrs. Scoyillcs examination in chief was
concluded at II O'Clock. At the request
of Mr.. Scoville, cross-eXamnation was
postponed TO allow Geo. ID. Burroughs, of
Chicago to testify, as he desired to leave
the city to-day. lie boarded with Scoyillc
at the time of Guiteau' S visit in 1878, and
the impression made upon his mind was
that the prisoner was either Il fool or crazy.
lie was satisfied Guiteau was unsettled in
his intellect
There was brief interval before the APP
pearance of the next witness, and Guitcau
took advantage of the opportunity and
broke out with,
N'ellN W ltll an lubNt tTullk 1pWSl a.
per men that ! appear here as my own
counsel, and that is my answer to all the
silly stun they have been delivering them
selves of for some days past. Some of the
newspaper men have gone crazy. appear
here in part rs my own counsel, as ]
have right to under the law and Con-
stitution of America" No effort was made
to check him and no notice whatever of the
interruption was taken by the court How
to silence the prisoner and put stop to his
annoying interruptions has been a
subject of consideration with Judge
Cox, who has more than once con
suited his associates upon the subject. To
remove the prisoner from the courtroom
and proceed with the trial in his absence, as
was at first intimated by the court, might
doubted constitutional right to confront
witnesses for and against him, while to gag
him as Judge Cox Saturday threat
ened to do, would be open TO
the objection that II would serve as con.
slant reminder to the jury and exert, per
haps, an undue influence on their minds
The situation seems to be an anomalous
one. AS long as the prisoner insists
upon acting MS his own counsel
tile court cannot well deny him
the right without admitting his insanity as
u bar TO its exercise. The court can't well
punish him for contempt, as he is already
in confinement. Members of the district
bar deprccate the severe structures which
have been made upon Judge Cox and his
failure to adopt some rigorous measures,
but are unable to suggest any legal way
out of the embarrassment.
John w. Guiteau, brother of the prisoner,
was then examined and the court took
recess.
John W. Guitenu again took the stand
and Mr., Dayidge proceeded with his cross
examination. Witness saidhe had always
understood his lIncle Abraham had been an
incorporate and dissolute man. He had
been told by his father aud had seen
n record TO the effect that
his Uncle Francis had died in
an insane asylum The cause of his in.
sanity, according to the record, appeared
to be modification at having fought sham
duel. lie always understood his cousin,
Abby Marquam, was demented, and his
cousin, Greenville Parker, was, he had been
told, insane. He had never heard of any
other traces of insanity in his family.
When Davidgo finished his cross-exam-
ination. Scovlle asked witness IL he had
any feeling against having insanity in the
family. The prosecution objected TO this
question. The objection was sustained.
Scoyille then proceeded to
examine Witness, to show
that since leaving his father when a young
ster he had seen his father ut intervals.
Mr.. Scoyille asked him, "What is your
opinion now as to your fathers sanity3"
'"I think he was sane, said the witness
promptly "do you say that, Uncle Lud-
wig 2h'
ain maklngup your judgment testimony
has been heard here" The court pre-
vented witness from answering, saying he
could only answer MS TO facts which had
come under his own knowledge, so far rs
any facts
II Think said the witness, "he was
always sane.n
Being asked by Scoyille to explain what
he meant by saving his brother was under
the influence of demon, witness said he
and his father believed there were two
forces In the world one under Satan or the
Devil, the other under Jesus Christ these
two icrces were at war and at present Satan
had TO great extent dominion over the
world. At some time in his brothers