Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-24
Afternoon Session.


Recess.
Afternoon Session.
After recess, the witness again took
the stand: "Did not see Guiteau after
he had run away from Scoville's house
at Becker Lake, Wisconsin"
The PrisOner-"I returned to Chicago
and opened law office. did not run
away.
Frank l.. Union, OF Boston, testified
to hiring Guiteau Investigator Hall.
His bills proclaimed, "Do not fail to
hear Hon. Chas J. Guiteau, the Little
Giant from the West. He will show
that two thirds of the race are going
down to Derdtian."
The trisoner-"That is liberal esti-
mate" Laughter.
Witness-There were about fifty per.
sons at the lecture. At the end OF half
an hour the lecturer evidently become
disgusted with himself and left in great
hurry.
The prsoner-'I was disgusted at the
audience"
Witness-After he had gone the au-
dience agreed that the man was crazy.
Guiteau came the next day and asked for
the hall again He sad lie was not crazy,
but inspired. That God was his father
and direct counsellor. He did nothing
wrong, he said, in serious man
ner; he belonged to the firm Of
Jesus Christ anu Company.
He was sure the witnesswas doomed.
| Laughter He said he knew the way
to heaven and hell, and if the witness
| Il; 1 h., ,,l li tn
heaven; ii not, to he'll.
Question 10y DaviGge-"Suppose at
the time OF the lecture Gujtcau had
struck YOU, would you have struck him
back"
Answer-"No."
The prisoner az don't strike per-
sons"
Witness said he appeared as wit
ness, impeled by reading SCoville's APP
| peal for witnesses.
Mary l.. Lockwood, Of Washington,
stated the prisoner had boarded at her
house in March, 1881. The only reason
she knew for his leaving Washington
was he did not pay his board.
The prisOuer-I was there month.
paid five dollars and | owe her twenty
| .. '
| That is all there is about it. Tell every
| body that il you want 10.
Scovile-Nhat Was the particular oC.
casion OF his leaving?
Witness He transacted his business
with the head waiter.
The prisoner-There was nothing
said at all. | got money and paid five
| dollars. The rest ] had to use. |
STAYED a week or two longer on the
strength OF that, and that is all about it.
| This kind OF evidence is Irrelevant and
| object TO its being taken. Alter !
pause presume there were people III
the house who thought | was little
cranky. There is no doubt Of that. If
you want to prove it, prove it by them
| did rot have any conversation with
the ladies'. 1t was all done by notes
They were too kind.heartei and polite
to annOv me about board bills, and that
is all abont il. | want the facts. They
are very wise ladies', Christian ladies,
good people every way. 1t is good
place to board. laughter. General
Logan and lot OF high-tOned people
boarded there.
Recommend 1t
as boarding house.
Witness stated that Guiteau was
abrupt in his manner at the table. There
was a want OF etiquette.
The prisoner-l did not know any
thing about the people at the table, and
OF course kept my mouth shut. Gld
not enter into conversation with them.
That was all the abruptness.
Testimony as TO insanity.
Norwood Damon, of Boston, who at
tended the lecture in Investigation
Hall, said that all he could understand
from the lecture, was that the people OF
Boston and two-thindS OF mankind gen
orally would probably go down to per
dition. Isupposed the man insane.
George w. Olis, of Michigan, testified
to Mrs. ScovilIe charging Guiteau with
being crazy, and saying that he had
attempted to kill her, and asking
witness to put him off the place.
Witness related how Guitcau sOap"d
hickory trees insisting they were fruit
trees, and how, when wedding, he pull
ell up more Strawberries aud turnip3
than weeds.
The prsoner-I think We have had
enough oi this kind OF talk. TO ScovlI!e
Nho tried to keep him quiet-"keep
quiet yonr7.li." To the cOurt-Thc tact
Is that durlng the iali OF - | spent
s-yeral months irving 10 get ho!d OF the
Chicago Inter- Oc,0u. exhausted
mysrlt on that, and along in
the spring | had not much law
business. Mr.. &covi.ie had a very fine
iarm and country seat IN Wisconsin ana
I lao in, ln nj ~
to spend couple oi months. did Try
| to do some farming work to pay for my
| board. That is all there is 10 that kind
oil talk | went back 10 Chicago and
opened law office and did well there.
always did well with law when |
Stuck to Ny BUSINESS"
The District Attorney objected to the
question by Scovile to the witness.
The prisoner, to the District Attorney
i hope you gentlemen wlli Insist upon
order in this matter, and not allow this
kind Of thing to 60 on. /!
mas no bearing on this case
at all. and ! will not nave it. The wit
ness was asked further az TO Guiteau's
| troubles with ScOvi.Ie.
The prisoner-lt is not true. / never
Iit,!s ..iH !" DUt.e WIFI aINupIN. ""Ht
absolute truth, and when the defence
comes in with such nonsense, | want to
protest against it. | want you gentle
men, addressing the counsel for the
prosecution, to sustain ME in It.
D2vldge-We will get it all right.
The prisoner-Nery well, sir.
Scoviile, 70 witne5s-Dii You form
anv opinion as to whether he Was sane
or insane?
The prIsoner-I object. The witness
is not an expert.
The cross examination was very
searching and the story OF scene Win
Mrs. ScoviIle having been again alluded
to. the prisoner declared 1t to be a lie.
That was a short way toput 1t. lie had
never used any anger to his sister at ell,
although no doubt she Thought go. As
a matter oifnct it was all nonsense.
In the redirect examination, reference
WAS made to an incident OF Guiteau's
soaping hickory trees.