Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-19
A Repetition Of the Usual Daily
Scene in Court.
Guiteau Now Demands the With
drawaI Of Scovi1le.
Hearing the Evidence of Eys
Witnesses to the Shooting.

marked by unmistakably increased
interest on the part, particularly, of
the better classes of the community.
Long before the hour of the opening
of the court, several hundred ladies
and gentlemen had assembled III the
eastern corridors, and patiently waited
admission to the court room. At 8
o'c.ock the prison van drove up, and
Guiteau, clutching large bundle of
papers in his manaesled hands, was
shuffied hurriedly into the building.
There was marked absence of noisy
demonstration on the part of by
standers, yet Guiteau plainly betrayed
the fear of sudden violence which al
ways marks his movements whenever
he deems himself at ali exposed to
danger He was taken to the pris-
oners' room, and devoted himself to
reading papers.
At $50 the seats reserved for the
general pnbic were entirely filed,
four ffths of them being occupied
by ladies. The appearance and gen
eral demeanor of the assemblage
was in marked contrast with that of
the previous days, and seemed to be
entirely free the rougher element SO
conspicuous upon the opening day.
Upon the opening Of the court
Scoville arose to make an explanation
and request the court to take some
measures to prevent the prisoner
from giving to the public his unau-
thol lied communications, and also to
prevent the annoying interruptions
of the prisoner in the courtroom.
This brought on scene, during
which Guiteau demanded that Sco-
vile should go out of the case; that
he was no cr1min~t lawyer and had
no sense; that he talked one thing to
him in private and another in public.
Mr.. Scoville endeavored 10 explain
to the court, but Guiteau became
more excited. and addressed himself
alternately to the court, to Scoville
and to the bailiffs.
(To the court.) q represent my
self, your honor, and L shall do as
please about counsel.
Then turning to Scoville.) "You
have got no capacity and l won
have you to manage my case.
Turning to the bailitts he shouted
You mind your business, you
confounded fools you amt got nc
sense.
The court again stated to the
prisoner, in decided terms, that he
would order his removal and proceed
in his absence.
To this, Guiteau shouted excited
", 81 don't care if you do. Th'
court in bauc will reverse you, and
will get new trial. You have gol
no right to remove me-
The court replied in term, that
seemed to convince Guiteau of then
sincerity, Very well; I shall do 81
If you persist in any more disturb
ance, and there are precedents in thi
court for such ruling"
A whispered consultation between
Guiteau and Mr. Scoville followed
and the former, apparently con
vinced, subsidized into absolute quie
and devoted himself to his papers.
District Attorney Corkhlll thel
offered in the evidence certain letter
which were yesterday read to MIR
Blaine and identified by him.
Ed. A. Wagner was then called a
a witness, but failed to respond.
! Jas. K Sharpe was then called ant
swore he did not see the shooting
but saw the prisoner attempting Il
escape and witnessed his arrest.
Ella M. Ridgeley heard the cen
vers4tion between Guiteau and tn
hackman who was engaged by th'
prisoner to drive him to the Con
gressional Cemetery.
Joshua A. Davis, gateskeepeT
VIM. S. Crawford, drayman, ant
others who were present at the Bal
timore and Potomac depot on Jul,
I'd testified to the fact of the shoot
ing.
Policeman Kearney, who arrested
Gulteau, claimed, to have done 81
without assistance, whereupon Cult
eau asked him several questions, ant
demons rated to his satisfaction tia
he (Guiteau) did not run away, bu
cody pct up his pistol and surren
deled 81
| The court then took a recess fol
half an hour. Many of the specta
tors remained in their seats during
the recess.
When the court reconvened the
examination of witnesses was pro-
ceeded with. Barton. the colored
hackman, testified to offering to con
yey Guiteau from the depot to the
Congressional Cemetery for 50, and
that soon afterwards heard the shots
he rushed into the depot and saw the
President lying upon the floor and
Guiteau running back.
Sevellon A. Brown, chief clerk oi
the State Department, testified to