The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered From All Quarters
GUrTEAU,s TRIAL-
Rspsrt sr Preeeediags In the Criminal csu
af Wa.hington.

GUITEAU'B IkhAL-
n.~.-xsr Prseeed,.x.i 4. the Crfniaal Court |
at Wa.hinEten-
NoyEMBER S0.-Guiteau was again
placed on the stand and continued the nara
tive of his life He gave his experiences In
trying to GESTURE; On one occasion he tried 70
liver his lecture against he'll, while ne Cwlt.
nessl proPosed 70 lecture on the existence OIL
ready TO pay nifty cents to hear that there was
no he'll, they wouldn't pay cent 70 hear that
his nrst application for ONCE soon after Gen:
eral Garneld's election He called on General
Garfield at the White MT House .saoS ne Sands
with him and handed him my speech on which
was written, Paris Consulship. He knew me
that is the only Interview ever bad with
President Garfield. i wish 70 state here that
y TO U Do with my the
President That was the act OF an Inspiration,
and was done as 2 political necessity. :, Tse me
State Department, and his interviews with
Secretary Blaine, describing, as he termed It,
OF STATE. he witness then described his last
interview with Blaine, who rather hurt his
in contrast with his previous cordiality. The
witness then determined TO see the Pres1oent,
and with co1sideraoe e1citemsnt , entinnsd al:
The party was at loggerheads. and got very
much worried over IL 1 wrote several notes
be done, but he paid no attention 70 it 1 kept
worrying over the political situation, and
aen t6s on WednesSny eSeninx sStsr conkinss
resignation he thought II Presioent Sarne1o
% %rsrs % out S. Sf sne ~ on but uputf IL Srew. In
fortnight's time it had become hxed resolve.
He never has doubted since that time, about
the first Of June. that he was inspired. he
prayed and prayed, asking God IL Garfield were
not to be thus removed 70 get rid OF MIN IN
sops % ssSe Osna tse Ssiion rom ruin knew the
Lord employed me because he always employs
the best material. felt that the Lord wanted
me 70 do Il TO advertise my book. No allusion
WAS made by the Witness TO the immediate In
cidents OF the shooting: Shortly after one
nation and gave the witness over to the prose
cution for cross-examination- The prisoner
possessIon. aithougn he occasionally got fiur-
ried and excited. Court adjourned with Suit-
eau on the stand.
DEcEMBER 1.-The cross-examination
of Guiteau was resumed. Judge Porter began
the prisoner in his several replies that physic-
ally he was q coward, and always kept away
from danger. Morally he was as brave as q 2
him. In his opinion the doctors killed the
President. The acts Of Jones and Mason IN
eusSa to S. 70 punsRea. uni unless they cam show
that they were inspired by the. Deity. The
witness soon showed signs OF imPatienee and
when pressed for answers, he finally became
Obstinate and shouted to Judge Porter:
know you well, and know bigger men than
you are. I've seen you shake your finger at
Me-" ns and shor,iy % % AFTER, when asked II he be
neved In the ten commandments, he respond
Cd IN the sHS ss ssss nos inas
ought 70 read in his case, Thou shalt kill,
he became exceedingly violent and refused to
sos' SeT IN bis . case % and no killing. It was simply
for the jury to determine whether or not
as act in re%Syins the Ss1 All Mas I'M
sense 70 split hairs any longer 1 Over thai
act Of the Deity. The witness proved decided
" obstinate, and after fatty contradictine
Reed, and several other witnesses, he posi-
lively refused TO answer several questions
aisouss ais that With YOU" The witness seemed
70 be greatly annoyed BY Judge Porter's habil
OF pointing his finger at him, as he frequently
he was permitted 70 indulge his passion fol
talking and Judge Porter attempted 70 leat
he be" vas rSe often r hurried and thrown from ths
track he kept in sight Of his chosen character
Of ss Ds TSs ssss.4 T
Inquiry on one side. and by wild invectiye
| petulsnt defamation and impudent replies
upon the other
| DECEMBER 2.-The cross-examina
eion of Guiteau was resumed and continues
| until nearly two O'Clock, when Mr.. ScoviIl
| made O short redirect examination and wa
followed by cross-examination by Mr. Day
excused, after being three days on the stand
During the examination the prisoner was q
16seSeTSns s,s srrosanee % and isx1st At the sues @
| lions asked and in tones OF mockery responds
TO many of the interrogatioiis. Again and sgail
| he asserted the partnership between himsel
and the Deity, said he believed in the doctrin
OF predestination, and that he was as muc
Luther or any Of those religious men," whe
pressed closely ut times he took up pape
and Tesa p Saed pf Mie9ander Hai
Of Columbus, Ohio. who testified to seeing tn
prisoner there some three or four years agS
Bile enterprise of trying to lecture on theolog
and TO sell an inspired volume of his own Al
nnest literary productions thar ever emanate
from an inspired PEN am sorry TO oontri
asyey n,Sc sSid so." me witness had several cor
versations with hmm and was under the in
precision (which he expressed to his friends
Vile called Emory A Storrs, Charles B. Fa
well and other witnesses, but as none OF thei
responded the court adjourned
DECEMBER 3.-Emory A Storrs, {
Chicago, testified that he knew the prisons
In that city by sight, as a young lawye
He saw him perhaps q dozen times at Il
National Republican Committee rooms
New York during the late Presidential cal
| yass- The prisoner came up to him gieefuu
and pattinF him on the shoulder, said: Yo
are on the right track" Witness never sa
sooms Susse EXCEPT oe reading % pspers. He seemed
have no especial employment. In April hes he sa
one. and in Blaine's line and that he lBlaip
was known as a politician The prisoner T
piled that he was solid with Blaine" II
Witness thought the conversation was leadir
Blame in Sniteau's interest and forestaIled
by saying that his relations with Blaine we
snsf ne sny So1,C sy nIs be %itness hSd form
D an opinion as to Guiteau's mental size, b,
could not express an opinion as TO his SAM
had an I'll balanced mind; In common parlanc
"he did not have good common sense" Upt
:. cross-examinatio1 the witness s sSa ne me ney
= could not distinguish between right al
a wrong. He never saw anything IN the cond1 2
not know the difference between guilt or
nooenoe, and never saw anything TO indica
Edward Daniels testified to Guiteau's peculi
religious views and his impression was th
We ~s. T QUESTIONED as ~ to the politlcsl SITUATE
J at the time of the assassination, Scovi
stating that he would give his reason
: When Bailey, the District Attorneys stenc
: rapher was put upon the stand, Guiteau /
eoms eomfnS to him as Sew YORK I Heraid report
o and trickins him into an interview, the not
e notes for the New York Herald. and Quite
N wanted to know what he received for 1t.
was finally brought out that Bailey had be
n given $500. The prisoner was worked up &C
lt siderably and contradicted the witness, acc,
q ing him of perpetrating fraud upon hi
Bailey denied emphatically that he had repl
sented himself to Guiteau as q Herald cor
spondent or tricked him I'm any way. The pr
oner read list of names of persons he wa
ed subpenaed to show the political condti
OF the country last spring. The names wei
President Arthur General Grant, Ex-Senats
n Conkling and Platt, Messrs- Jewell, Roberts
~ and Dorsey, and Senators Jones and Log
% Also Bennett, of the Heruld, REID, of the IL
1, unc. Jones, of the Times, Dana OF the 81
:, and Hubert of the World, Gorham, OF
"a Washington Republican, Hutchins, OF
the Chicago IRter-OceIn. No attention v
paid TO the request Scovtlle said he had
" sued q subpoena for President Arthur, but
!, not care To have him summoned until he
:, seen him personally, and had directed