The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-24
Thl,a I,sy of,he TrInI ~ ouIleau.


Thlrd Day fshs Trial ~ ouIteso
WAmnarOs, November lC.--ifl,o attend.
ance Of spectators In the court room this
morning shows tho public curiosity In
crcaslng and the desire 10 witness the pros
ecution daily grows stronger In the higher
classes Of the community. There is amuch
larger proportion Of ladies and of we'll
dressed persons In the audience than either
on the first or second day of the trial.
Before ten o'clock every space In the room
was occupied. The lawyers on either side
soon filed in and made their way
with difficulty to the respective tables.
The Judge entered and court was opened
with the usual proclamations. Thereupon
Guiteau was brought into court by the po-
lice and deputy marshals, and, being re-
ieyed of his handouts, he took his usual
one side, and his brother and sister on the
other. The nine jurors already selected
and sworn were called and answered TO
their names, and then the seventy-fiye men
composing the panel for this morning were
called. There were but few absentees.
Then the work Of testing their individual
qualifications to sit as jurors in the case
began. Several ofthe first batch confessed
having entertained very decided opinions as
to the prisoners guilt. One of them, how
ever, a laborer named Thomas, declared
that he had neither expressed nor formed
an opinion; that he cannot read and that he
had never held any conversation whatever
on the subject. Mr.. Scovillc remarked
that this man was about the kind of Juror
that the law contemplated but that the de-
Tense did not want him. He therefore chai-
4. L., .n1A,
barber named Williams answered all the
questions in such manner as to show that
lie was not disqualified, but ain
was interposed by the defense
William III. Brewer a commission merchant,
being closely questioned by Scoville, and no
objection being advanced by the govern
ment, was accepted and duly sworn in,
making ten jurors in the case. George L.
Keen, in response to the interrogations,
said there was nothing under the sun which
could change the opinion he had formed,
and several other gentlemen were as de-
cided in their answers as was Keen.
THE JURY OBTAINED.
Theintien, an iron worker, has been
sworn as the eleventh juror, and Joseph
Prother, commission merchant, accepted
and sworn as the twelfth.
During the examination of the talesmen
the following statement was prepared by
Guiteau, copied by his brother and given
to the press.
To the Legal Profession of America:
l am ON trial for my life. I formerly
practiced law in in New York and Chicago,
and propose to take an active part
in my defense, as I know more
in the case than any one. My brother
in-law, George Scoville, ESQ.,, is my only
counsel and I hereby appeal to the legal
profession of America for aid. / expect to
have money shortly, so can pay them. /
shall get it partly from the settlement of
an old matter in New York and partly from
the sale Of my books and partly from pub
lie contribution to my defense. My defense
was published in the New
York Herald October G and in my
speech, published November Is yesterday.
Any well-known lawyer of criminal capac-
ity desiring to assist in my defense will
please telegraph without delay to Geo. Sco-
Vile, Washington, d. C. If, for any reason,
the application be refused the name will be
[Signed] CHAs. J. GuITEAU.
Court, WASHINGTON, d. c. November 16, 1881.
A recess of half an hour was taken.
When the court reassembled the oath Was
administered to the judge =. - -
The district attorney then said It had
been customary in cases OF this kind to
allow the jury one day to make arrange
ments relative to business matters, and
therefore he asked for an adjournment until
to-morrow.
Scoville arose and disclaimed all and any
responsibility for the papers written and
given out by Guiteau to the press.
Guiteau sprang to his feet and in an ex-
cited manner said: II desire to be heard.
appear here in dual capacity, first as q
prisoner and second as counsel, and
want to have final say in this matter
When l want counsel the court can assign
them. That paper was addressed
to the legal profession and
expect many responses. ] want it un-
derstood that | appear here in part as my
own counsel, and until request counsel
propose to defend myself" The prisoner
then resumed his seat. The manacles were
then placed on his hands. and the court, at
las, adjourned until tomorrow.