Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-12-16
Demands Money from Office Holders
Who Gained Position Through
Him or He'll Tell.
Thinks He Isn't Very Much Sup
pressed This Morning if He
Does Look so.
aYou Miserable Whelp to Come in
Here and Make Me Out q
Book Agent"
II Was Preaching the Gospel and
I Sold Ny Own PrOduc-
tiOns."
The Prisoners Surprise When Grant,
!COnkling and Arthur Denounced
His Act and Him.
Guiteau.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 15.-Gmteau
opened court this morning by calling atten-
lion of the court to the fact that same mem
bers of the court we're not accustomed to
wholesome food, and asking that they be
walked four or five miles each morning before
breakfast. :
Judge Cox replied that the court would at
tend to the wants of the jury.
K. M. Justice, lawyer of Logans-
port, Ind, met the prisoner in 1878. The
prisoner was selling book. The Life of
Moody.
Gulteau interrupted, "You are mixing me
up with some one else, sir"
Witness continued, but was again inter-
1upted by Guiteau, who shouted ''Stop right
here Can you prove me the MANI"
Witness think can."
Guiteau.-"Can you swear to it?"
Witness.-'Yes, can."
Guiteau.-F'Well, you are q liar, sir; a mis-
erable liar, that's the way to dispose of
3pu.''
sGuiteau continually interrupted by abusive
comments, and finally shouted, ''You miser-
able whelp, to come in here to make me out
book agent. I was preaching the gospel
and sold my own productions"
A few minutes afterwards he turned to
Scoville with intense disgust and said, "Oh,
cut this fool short; he IS lying all through.
Don't waste time on him." ......
Scoville asked what was the appearance of
the prisoner when you knew him.
k1,o
now. About the eyes at that time he had
free expression. Now the expression seems
somewhat suppressed. @..-
Guiteau.-'I don't think I am much sup
pressed this morning; it seems to me that
am pretty lively" @..5
Guiteau gradually worked himself into
towering rage, his Billingsgate being espec-
tally directed against the prosecuting attor-
ney. Referring to Col. Corkhill he said:
she is getting too dirty and too stinking to
live; and the first thing he knows God
Almighty will take him off and send him
down below"
Mrs Dunmire, ex-wife of Guiteau, took the
stand, but was withdrawn until the record of
her divorce could be procured.
DIR. Noble, young physician, testified
that he believed the prisoner entirely sane.
Dr. Joseph Reynolds, of Chicago, visited
the prisoner in Jail few days after the as
sassination. The prisoner asked him where
he was on the day of the assassination.
Col. Corkhill-'sDid he use the word as
sassination?''
Witness.-''Yes, that is the precise word he
used. The witness made memorandum notes
of his conversation with the prisoner, and
was allowed to read from them. He read two
or three lines, quoting the prisoners words
and used the word assassinated.
Col. Corkhill.-ssDid he use that term?"
Witness-ssHe used that word and never
spoke in reference to any div inc inspiration
at this interview. After this, at subsequent
interviews he always spoke of the murder
rs the removal of the president. The wit
ness stated that he read to the prisoner, what
Grant and Conkling and some of his alleged
friends said of his crime; and he walking to
the door excitedly, said, what does that
mean? Iwould have staked my life that
they would have defended me. They know
tbey wanted Garfield removed, and yet they
denounce me.'' Recess.
AFTER RECESS.
Immediately after recess Guiteau an
nounced that he had a little speech to make,
and said, ST suppose thatI have given away
1000 autographs since this trial began; it
has been suggefsed shall charge twenty five
cents for them, but decline. We want