The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-15
Folger Qualities as Secretary OF the
Treasury.--Attenpt to Black.
mall Gould.
The Coming National Tariff Convention
is Exciting Extraordinary Interest,
The United States Supreme Court Rem
der n Very Important Decision.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
The Trial of Guiteau.

ceilinged, large-sized, square room in the
eastern wing of the city hall, well lighted
by three wide windows in the northern and
western walls, is the courtroom of the Su.
prcmc court. The trial of Charles ]. Guiteau
for the murder of the late President Gar.
field opened to-day. At the eastern end of
the room is u platform containing the
judges seat, with the clerks desk right be-
low it, The table, which usually occupies
the greater part of the space allotted to
the bar, was removed, and instead several
smaller tables have been arranged for the
accommodation of counsel and rc.
porters. In the western half of the
room q platform has been raised
ON which are arranged some hundred
chairs for the use of spectators The seats
assigned to jurors occupy II station of the
room on the northeastern end. There is
hardly any noticeable excitement in the vi
cinlty OF the building and Il great pressure
to obtain admission 10 the court room, AS
soon as the public door was opened specta-
tors immediately filled the foremost
part, rather q youghly dressed
set OF young men, including many who
would come under the designation of
roughs, tramps and cranks. Some half a
dozen ladies had got sandwiched in among
ttIhe crowd In the meantime the lawyers in
the case had got in,o their seats--the Dis
trict-Attorney, Judge Porter, Of New York,
and Walter Dayidgc, Of Washington, for
the prosecution, and Mr.. Scoville
and Leigh Robinson for the defense
Mrs. Scoyille occupied seat close
to her husband, having her brother
John ON one side and her brother,
the prisoner, on the other. AT ten O'Clock
Judge Walter 5. Cox entered the court
room, and court was declared formally
opened by the crier in the old Norman
form. Immediately thereafter the prisoner
was brought into the courtroom bv the
marshal and his deputy. lie looked in
much better condition physically and
otherwise than when he last ap-
peared in the same room to plead
to the indictment, still he had
same restless, turtiye expression as of a
hunted wolf which characterized him be-
fore, lie was at once relieved of his hand
cuffs and took his seat beside his sister.
One OF his first movements was to throw his
hand into one of his pockets and half take
out roll of papers. Mr.. Scoville, however
ordered him 10 put II back, and he did So
Then the District-Attorne rose and de.
clared the readiness of tho prosecution
to proceed with the case. Mr..
Robinson arose to make his
plea for still more time TO prepare
for the defense, which appeared not 10 meet
the approval of Guiteau. All the time that
Robinson was speaking Guteau was carry.
ing, on what appeared to be remonsirance
with scoyllle,' was apparently trying TO
quiet and suppress him. No sooner had Rob.
inqnn tnEnn his lao, tI,n
and in an excited manner, addressed the
court and stated that he wished to be heard.
In vain Mr.. Scoville endeavored to make
him resume his seat and remain quiet. He
was lrrepressible. In nervous but dis
tinct manner he proceeded with his speech
as follows:
was not aware that my counsel Mr..
Robinson, intended this morning TO make
an application for a postponement, and |
desire TO be heard in my own behalf In this
matter rs on'the very threshold of thecase
charged with mLr Ter or an'attempt t. do
SO. desire to be heard my own behalf"
The court: This is not proper
time to enter upon the defense.
The only question before the court
is whether further time should be allowed
counsel to prepare for the defense.
The prisoner, cmphatically: $50 far as
am concerned, don't want further time.
We are ready to try the case"
To the deputy marshal who endeayored
to restore the prisoner: "W,ll you be
quiet"
The court; "The question Is whether
further time ought be allowed counsel y
The prisoner, emphatically: al don't
want that, ifthe court please
District Attorney Corkhill insisted that
the trial should proceed now. Mr.. Robin
son. pressed his claim for a postponement
Owing to the opposition of Scoville and the
prisoner to the application of Robinson for
an extension of time the court stated that
for the present the case should proceed ns
TAR at least as swearing the Jury and then
he would consider the question of extcn-
sion. The work of swearing the Jury began.
the three first presented being dis.
qualified on the ground that they had
formed fixed opinion, and an
other on the ground that he had
couscienscious scruples on the subject of
capital punishment.
In examining the Jurors Scovillc went
over q large range Of questions, inquiring MS
to religious and political belief t'p TO this
hour, u noon, the defense has percmptorily
challenged one juryman and two have been
accepted and sworn in.
Up to this hour 1850, five jurors have
o'ti ppNuiiiNu uiu SNoTns lnclr names
and occupations are as follows: John p
Hardin, restaurant keeper Fred W. Bran.
dcnberg, cigar maker; Charles g. Stewart,
flour and feed dealer; Henry j. Bright, re,
tired from business Thomas II. Longey,
grocer, Adjourned.
In the speech which Guitcau had pre-
pared for delivery in court TODAY, he saws
he is charged with numbering one James
A. Garfield Nothing can be more alb.
surd, because General Garfield died of
malpractice. General Garfield was good
man, but weak politician. Being presi-
dent, he was In condition to do vast harm
to the republic, and he was doing II by the
unwise use of patronage, and the
Lord Himself took the responsibility
OF removing him; that his duty
10 the land and to the American peop'e
owe came his personal feelings towards
General Garfield and he sought TO remove
him. Not being n marksman, General Gar.
field was not fatally shot, but incompetent
physicians finished the work, and they. NOT
himself, are responsible for the death. lie