The sun., 1881-11-27
lMpR ESSlONS OF GUlTEAU.
IiiS PECUIrJR WAYS DFSCRI8ED BY
SEykRiL piTNGS5ES.


an a. o. ssckcr--ffrs. scuvilie'. storv of
he. uro.her'- Itrs nnd Inarmit'-s-The
rrisonrr ., u Qriet.r Mood y Sestcrday.
NAsrrNGTOv, Nov. 96.-Ciuitcnu was more
ouie, to ty, and the proceedings more orderly.
As usual tho court room wns thronged 10y
ladies. and. it being clear dRy. the open suaces
about the City Hall. which Give Ghanre TO catch
glimpse OF tho prisoner. were ireauented by
patient crowds.
judge Cox Ia not insensihlo to the criticism
his mo leratlon toward tho prisoner hns OK
cited II, said to-day rrjinly that ha thought
he was getting To be about aa unpopular ne
Guiteau. The fact s. he is no. res ponaiele tor
much Of the disorder. Very often it 10 tho
proeeculon which calls II forth. Mr. Da-
vidge holds his Wit in high esteem. ard is fond
OF exhiNi,irR it. Scarcely m important witness
for the Defence has anpesrrd whom he has not
etriven TO dlscrsdt through ireny and
ridiculc. His efforts amuse the audience
more, perhaps. than U.ey influence the jury.
Any one who has frequentad court rooms
during important trials knows the sort ct
laughter which follows badiHave. There is R
movrmer, n the eudience. rustic OF dresses.
buzz Of volcos. and hero ard there
more postivs sounds OF nirth than
the pounding OF rpnets and stoRtorian calls for
order from the haiif's. The vii is sften very
cheap. and the laughter silly, and jue wore 10
nervous tansien thsr to genuine amusement
Tho very gravity OF the trial md the intense in
terest fct in the proceedings tend 10 excite .
slight laugh whenever thn smallest occasion
offers Such demonstrations are hut tempo
rary and in'requent however. Tho proceed
ings us a whole. arc mar ell by the utmost. and
often n painful. sci iousness OF attention..
The salient features today were North's
REORGANIZATION and the testimony OF Sena-
tor Logan and Mrs. Scoville. The 6rst was OF
interest mainly from the light 1t shed on the
peculiar religious and socnl tenets OF the
Oneida Community. Senator Logan's person.
ality wac more noteworthy than his testimony.
He had little TO say except that no came to re-
gard Guite6u ns '' Ittle on and very unde-
btrable Fellow boarder. but the swnrthy Stall
wart ohicflain made pictuI esQue figure IN the
Mrs. Scoville's evidence was OF great impor-
tance. This sister Of the accused man. who
taught him his letters. and was nf all othnrs his
communion aud guardian. testified that she l'i
noticed him change for the worsn ili on one
awful day she saw rsas ~ had Ged. II was
no, SO mucn the axe no raised ~ me" sail
the fond sister. as 1t was hls looks ihrt srare'.
going on to tail OF the taniiv conncil tina, toll
lowei tAis attack WHEN tho c',nr! adjourned.
OF snci. ,csitfsony. its eject is ,reDiy lei. il
Is simply stating u fact TO say that II has oe-L
that IN the Man OF thorc wtu ovsht to Kno"
him lUS. .nd love him nos; Gu iieau Was
ssins 10 as Is so.sd ad 10 IN. o. hd nfy
that this i!b,tration did not ox.st in Kind and
biluy necessary TO the commission oi crime;
Thad ~ nrssy M an,s"H , ol ,h sS9n MI
say is. ot course. ns yet Only dimiy known.
They wi undoubtedly disagree. This much is
pretty evident.
INCIDENTS OF GUIrEAU's CAREER.
Thomas North. the witness who was being
exaninc.! NJ th9 tine oi "iI3nrnment yrstrr-
Cay, resnlled the stand; AMI thc ctoss-exgm-
North tc;iile cd again the incident related YES
terdny o. quarrel WHICH 81 had q ocearrad n Free,
Charles Ut the supper i..p,c. The inihor had
said sdnieth ny Insulting To- M son. who ihera,
had had enoush ~ @ o Of you The fa,ker had then
strucA tuo son aud made the blood now.
,hi, d fssmsor , aa: aE5aS IT II and HIT re- e.
OK CIV P5a3 ' Hi5 mn, hao a"ys as %
never ,Gs a m 10 vioiat ,at a~ d The laid
Mr. psyidse then QUESTIONED witness about
the oc- ion Of the sickness of Luther W. Gut
trau's daughter. Flora. Witness said tuut
Luihel ~. G,.itenu had knelt 10y tie BEDSIDE OF
his sici -aAg;iter and prayed:
Loti J-+ts Cnrs let tl- tiny deu.hter, be healed
By Ihy hea,n: power In the ia &c OF jesus christ
Witness said that Luther VI. Gr'Aau was
man .u, gs',e.'is He wa Eetsous, exritGb!n
man. Eo syl.p.l !zai in pniiJ!r- tn cxtreme
ton oi Luther ". Guigeau on tie occasion oi
his vislin: sick lady. Mrs. punmsr. ~ Wit
H. coin'aaGGed .hs ii-ease 10 di-arp'hr.
'.
witness state that Luther W. Guteau be
n,ved IVA, ,hc-e we're Iersors !!vlH4: on the
eart- :h'n. c,,l Ec. anon. item who wonid
tous. lie Leiirsat. thGI The OuriGa Community
was tia, germ thai was 70 work out TIE c9'nn;u-
liei differed from Luther ". Guteau's only IN
degree. lie beloved that God might ieve.o2a
new race OF beings upon the earth somewhere
In the Indefinite future:
MIR, Dayidgo inquired whether witness knew
OF any other peculiarities OF Luther ". Guiteau
except those he had mentioned. and received
an afi!. .matve answer.
"Taoro are scores o! such cases." broke in
the ursoner; those are only two or three in
cidenis. lie was on mar business all his lie
after he became acquainted with Noyes."
This witEcas. Notwithstanding hls peculiar
re:icus views. hpi cared to De clear beaded
man. aud his answers we're dist ncly cut. whiio
his memory as to dates and circumstances was
As soon as he had left the stand the prisoner
who had been reading newspaper. suddenly
looked UP and exclaimed:
Inees ny friend Henry Mad seeche1 !. Dol doing sons
AMI pfay.r meetlnss; ami n your H.,;or knew him as
issrs sS"d many sdgls . !,a '1.as as is Saag
so ne tf' % and thas Io lied a6oa, and tel nm 50
oh ,y1 yel Ts Ta1apps prisoner that will do for
Gncan was GHDsren!F sasad risp1 and G"ddsd
Ihavc Lad mT say on Beecher. I'm satisfied"
SENATOR LOGAN TEsrIrYISG.
The next witness was Senator john 4. Logan
Of I9Gf As he o Tas sworn snn Tie s5rs9sy
lam glad 10 500 YOU" But his greeting met no
re-ponsa.
In reply TO questions by Mr.. scoyille. the
witness detailed two interviews which hs had
with the pris9nel The first W wa. about tbs I'm F
prisoner came to his room uninvitcd. Witness
was in the back room. and when hs entered the
sitting in a chair near the door. He did not
know who he was. The frat thing that the
prisoner did was 10 pull n pam phet out OF his
pock IT and hand 1t to the witness say ine that
It was speech which he had delivered in the
recent canvass. and asking witness 10 read it.
Witness declined TO read 1t nj tho time bu, said
That he would read il a.terward.
II wa, a speech entitled " GARFIELD against
Hancock" The prisoner then said. Il" That
speech elected Ar. Garfield President OF the
United States" He then commenced tail king
about a position that he desired. saying that he
had the Or mise of an appointment as Consul
General 10 France. He said hs had seen the
Secretary Of State. Mr.. Blaine. who had prom.
ised hi N this appointment provided he could
get Senator Iogrn's accommodation. Witness