River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-01

Saratoga and heard there of The killing
Of the president.
Guiteau shouted out, Il say it was
the first of May. don't forget any
thing, you see; that's the matter with
my brain. When anything gets in
there, it sticks. Y
The witness resumed, when Guitean
broke in again directly. contradicting
him. He was cautioned to keep quiet.
1--WE want the facts, judge, to go before
the jury and nothing else. / claim the
action was inspired by Deity; / stake
my case on that position and will take
my chance on the result
L The court-(severelyl "Be silent
Davidge-l firmly "You must keep
quiet, at least while am cross-exam-
ming the Witness
But neither court nor counsel could
repress the prisoner who continued
! talking ard struggling angrily with
Deputy Marshal-This conversation,
he said, occurred about two months
prior to July. You are right as to the
conversation. but wrong as to date. /
say it was in May; with that correction
your statement is true.
Davidge Ito witness You have heard
the interruption of the prisoner; what
is your opinion about the time?
Witness-I am very certain that it
was that Tuesday.
Prisoner-That was the time / spoke
to you about getting SIS; you said you
did not have the money; that part of
the conversation is correct. l do not
forget anything. Anything that gets in
to my head sticks. laughter.
Davidge Ito witness You said he
stated that you would see his name in
the papers in connection with the Paris
consulship.
Prisoner never said that.
Davidge-Mr. prisoner, you did say
it.
The prisoner in persevering man
ner declared he had not said SO. He
also Indignantly denied the witness
statement. He 1.-THE witness) had not
been admitted to the bar in Chicago.
He did not want any tricking about
this case.
The court Impatient at the prison
er's constant Interruptions of the coun-
sci and Witnesses in a stern and deter
mined tone said:-H there is no other
way of preventing these Interruptions
you will have to be gagged.
Well,- began the prisoner.
Keep your mouth shut | thundered
the Judge; and don't interrupt again
during this trial. I do not desire it,
but if the trial cannot go on without re-
sort to gagging. it will have to be done.
Even this threat, though it had mo.
mentary effect on the prisoner, could
not entirely suppress him, and he
again denied the conversation detailed
| by the witness, who was ga very good
fellow but wrong there"
II am going to have the facts in this
CASE" he continued, land nothing but
the facts. want judge and jury to de
eide upon the facts and upon nothins
else" "Witness is entirely erroneous IL
his memory"
Davidge-"Did Guiteau say to you
he would see his name in the newspa
| pers in few days as consul to Paris o.
that he would make fuss"
| Answer-He said: eff / do not ge
it--irehecting) II will find his exac
language"
The solemnity with which the wit
ness answered questions, his contemp
for the prisoner, the desire which h,
showed to 90 into particulars, the fac
that he brought with him a bundle O
old letters and opened it while on thu
witness stand, and the simplicity will
which he stated the condition of hi
bank account produced much merri
ment