The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-14

prompt. at 10 o'clock, and DR.. Nc
Arthur lin took the stand.
Guitl.a shouted out, Your Hon
Or
Scoville-Keep still, please.
Guiteau-Well, then you state It
at once if you don't | will.
Scoyille thenEaddressed the Court
and objected TO the character of the
evidence which had been given by
witness, on the ground that the evi-
dence as to any othes crimes could
not be introduced here when the
prisoner is on trial for the particu-
lar offence be desired all such evi-
dence to be stricken out
Guiteau here broke in excitedly
and shouted out sit is purely in
he nature of confession-McAr
thur is not an expert nor q lawyer,
and I object to his telling the jury
and the American people facts which
| told him years ago in regard to
my history.
The Court ruled evidence could
be admitted rs tending TO show the
general character Of the prisoner.
Col. Corkhill-Did you ever see
anything in the prisoner to indicate
insanity?
Answer-No, sir; / never did.
Guiteau here broke into one of
bis noisy harangues, and despite the
caution Of the Court and expostula-
tions Of counsel, he proceeded to ex-
press his opinion of DR.. Macarthur
in terms not atall delicate. Turn
ing to the reporters table he de.
claimed for some minutes against
the "scandalous reports" ofhis char
acter, and, singing out the the re-
porter Of the Republican, shook his
hand st him threa seningly.
Col. Corkhill desired the Court TO
restrain the prisoner, when Guiteau
turned to him and said "You go
slow, Corkhill. You are spotted,
and as soon as this business is over
the President viii remove you"
Scoville cross-examined the wit
ness, and became very angry and
much excited at some of his replies.
The testimony in chief was not
shaken.
w S. Caldwell, physician, treated
L. w Guiteau during his last i'll
ness never detected any evidence Of
mental unsoundness.
Geo. w. Plummer was called,
when Guiteau Immediately shouted
Il owe this man $40 and It has cost
the Government $500 to get him
here. l think the Presidents atten-
ton had better be called to the way
you are squandering the Govern
ment's money, Corkhill. He might
bounce you at once you'll cost the
Government 100000 or s300,000 at
this rate"
Witness allowed the prisoner to
occupy a desk in his law Office at
Chicago some months. He seemed
to have a good deal Of collection
business and went in and out like
any busy man.
Guiteau continually interrupted,
and finally witness said to him: 1T
seems that your close relation with
the Deity oflate has corrupted your
manners"
The prisoner laughed heartily at
this sally, and said: ''Well. that
amt so bad, Plummer, for 4 West
ern man."
Did vou ever see anything in his
conduct that indicated unsoundness
of mind ~ was the next question.
"No, SIR" replied the witness,
nothing whatever. He seemed to
be man of ability, vain and CON
ceiied, but then he had late from
New York City on his card. and we
suspected the rest"
This convulsed the Court.
Stephen English, editor and pro-
prietor of the Insurance Tines, New
York, took the stand. Gui:eau call
ed out: ''This man was in Ludlow
street jail, and | got him out for
| 1900"
Witness gave the circumstances
under which he became acquainted
with the prisoner. Witness was In
Jail under $4,000 bonds, charged
with libel. The prisoner acted as
his attorney.
Guiteau frequently and noisily in
terrupted the witness, calling him q
liar and a perjurer. At one time he
shouted: "There isn't an insurance
man in New York that doesn't know
what fraud yau are"
Witness continued: "The prisoner
swindled me out of three hundred
dollars, and also swindled many
poor creatures in the Jail by prom
ising 10 help them and getting their
money, and then never raising a
finger in their behalf.
Guiteau shouted at witness !:
"Why, | would not speak TO you on
the street, you old scoundrel. I'll
get some insurance men to show
you ). You are lying all the way
throu b, English, you old fraud"
Witness was asked if he detected
any signs of insanity in the pris-
oner, and replied: "On the contra
ry, be was a remarkably clear-head-
ed, shrewd lawyer. He completely
outwitted me-"
Warren q. Brown, attorney-at-
law, New York. was counsel for
Mrs. Guiteau in obtaining di-
vorce from the prisoner. He be-
lieved the prisoner was perfectly
sane.
GC;teau, excitedly-I want to
know, Corkhill, what all this kind
Of evidence has got to 10 with the
real issue-who fired the rhot that
killed Garfield, the Deity or l? l
think it is devilish mean to rake up
my character in all its details. The
only issue here is to find who fired
that shot-the Deity or |. Just
take that home, Corkhill, and think
it over till tomorrow morning. l
want TO know what ali this has
got to DO with the question Of my
sanity or insanity on the 2nd of
July. As | told you before, / had
time enough to go crazy hundred
times in the interval.