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subsided and promised the court he would

Seville concluded his opening without
further interruption or incident.
At the request Of the District Attorney, the
witnesses for the defence were excluded from
the court, with the exception Of Mrs. SEQ
willie the prosecution AZ the request Of MIR,
Scoville made this exception in her case,
Tn first witness for the defence was ID. N
burton. He testified he didn't think the pris-
oner was SO deranged as to be irresponsible.
He thought him not d%erangsd but very badly
arranged. No cross examination of this wit
ness.
II. N. Davis, of Erie, Pa, testified to the
knowledge of the insanity OF one OF Gut
teau's aunts.
Thomas Wilcox, of Freepsrt, Ills, knew
GuitteAu's father and described his pecaliari
ties.
John A. Rice, Of Minton, Wis, a practicing
physician for ~trenty-six years. testified that
he examined the prisoner in '76 and came to
the conclusion he was insane. His insanity
was emoLional rather than intellectual. There
appeared to be an impairment OF the judg-
ment but not much, il any, impairment Of
his intallect. He told his friends that Quit
tsau ought to be secluded. The witness
treated Guitteau's fatnsr and did not consider
him insane.
Rece 8.
ALL SCS viz iehS eSohAA INV
stand.-Didn't see Guitteau after he had run
way from Scoville's house, at Beaver Lake,
Wis.
The prisoner-I returned to Chicago and
opened a law office. | DIDN'T run away.
Frank L.. Union, of Boston, testified to
hearing Guitteau At Investigator hall. His
bills proclaimed: ado not fail to hear Charles
J. Guittesu, the little giant from the West.
He will show you that two-thilds Of our race
are gong down TO perdition."
The prisoner: That's a liberal estimate.
(Laughter.)
Wi,ness-Thsre were about fifty persons a.
the lecture. AT the end Of half an hour the
evidently became disguised with
himself and left in a great hurry.
The prisoner--I was disguised with the
audience.
Witness--After he had gone the audience
agreed the man was crszy. Guitteau cSae
The mex day and asked for the hall, and he
said tie was not crazy but inspired, and that
was his father and direct counsellor, and
be did neth!ng wrong. He said in a serious
manner that he belonged TO the firm of Je-
su. Christ q Go. He was sure the witness
doomed. (Laughter.) lie said he knew
he way to heaven and hell, and if the wit
aess did what he told him he would 60 to
if not, to hell.
Qae.5lon by Dsvidge-Suppose At tho time
If the lecture Guittea had struck you, would
on have struck back?
Answsr-Ne.
Ths prisoner-I don't strike persons.
Witness said he appeared as a witness i'm
elIed by ssding Seoville's appeal for wit
lesseS.
Mary J. Lockwood, Of Washington, testi-
led that the prisoner had boarded at her
house in March, 1881. The only reason she
new for his leaving was because he did not
sy his board.
Irisoner-l was there q mcnth. | paid S.
nd | owe her so. They are very nice la
les, tIat is all there 10 about it. Tell every
.oGy that if you want to.
Sc0ville-What was the particular accession
f his leaving?
Answer-He transacted his business with
be head waiter.
Prisouer-Theje was nothing said at al,
get money and paid So. the rest / had nSr,.
stayed a week or two longer OF the strength
f thai, and that's al! there is about it. This
ind OF evldencs is irrelevant and / OBJECT 10
= (~Laughter.) After a pause i presume
here were persons in the house who though
was a little cranky. There is no dUub.
bont that at all. II you want to prove il.
rove it by them. | did not have any con-
e~rsation with the ladies. It's all done by
They we're too kind hearted and too
olite 30 annoy me with board bills and that
all there is about it. | want the fac.s.
hey ara very nice ladies-Christian ladies
nd good people every way. It's a good
lace to board. (Laughter.) General Logan
nd a lot Of heightened people, boarded there,
~ recommended it rs a boarding house.
fitness stated that Guittesu was abrupt in
is manner At the table. There was y want
etiquette.
Prisoner--I didn't know anything asou!
le people II the table and Of course | kept
y mouth shut. | dldn'te nter into CONVEX
'tlon with LAem, that was all the abrupt
sas.
Norwood Damon, OF Boston, who attend
the lecture at Investigator hall, said all he
aid understand from the lecture was that
e people of Boston and the rest of man
nd generally wouli probably 20 down to
.rtition.
George W, Odds of Michigan testified to
r.. ScOvills charging Gulteau with being
2zy and saying he had attempted to kill her
I'd asking the witness TO put him off the
ace. Witness returned home and related
Guiteau rooted hickory trees insisting
ey were fruit trees AMI how when wedding
pulled up more strawberries and turnips
an weeds.
The prisoner-I think we have had enough
this kind of talk.
To Scovills who tried to keep him quiet.
Keep quiet yourself.
To the court.
The fact is that during the fall of rs |
ent several months trying to get hold of the
hicago Inter-OceIn. | exhausted myself
] them and along in the spring l had not
uch time for business. Mrs. Scoville had a
Try fine farm and a equity seat in Wiscon-
Il and | went out there in the summer of
s to spend a couple of months. | did try
do some farming work to pay for my board.
hats all there is TO that kind of talk. |
eat back to Chicago and opened a law of
.e and aid well there. | always did well
ith law when | stuck to my business.