Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-19

| rated that of Secretary Blaine. Soon after
the President passed into the depot he heard
two shets, and rushing in, seized the man
who was running out. The man said,
want General Sherman to have these papers"
The witness said, There were two shots, and
you are running from the direction of the
shooting. [ viii arrest YOU" Some gentle
man said, THAT is the man wis shot the
President" had my club in my hand and
thought Of hitting him. Then I thought
about the Grand Jury and did not hit him.
After which few questions were asked the
witness by Scoville.
THE PRISONERS ADMIss1oNs-HE cRoss-Ex-
ANINEs THE WITNESS.
Guitear, who had been closely following
the evidence, exclaimed /" Your Honor, will
you allow me to ask this witness q few ques-
tions He comes nearer the truth than any
| OF them"
A whispered consultation between Scoville
and Guiteau ensued, VIXEN the former asked
the witness, Were you at all excited when
you made the arrest?"
| The witness began to make statement in
repetition of his evidence, when Guiteau in-
terrupted, saying You were the first msn
who took hold Of me, Mr.. Officer; had not
| moved. | had just put my pistol up."
A colioeuy then ensued between Guiteau
and the witness, which created some amuse-
ment, but was not interrupted by the Court.
The witness. in reply. said, "Guiteau did
not try to run away"
| Recess was then taken.
| AFTERNOON sEsSIoN-GUITEAU WANTS ADDI-
TIoNAL COUNSEL.
Upon reassembiing Guiteau addressed the
| Court with, Your Honor, Judge Magruder
| Of Maryland has offered to assist me in this
! trial, and | want to invite him to meet me
| here Monday morning. I don't know if SEQ
vile knows about it. but I want him in the
case Scoville is doing splendidly, but I want
I can get anything before the public to an
nounce it in Court" No objection was Of
| fered, and Guiteau was apparently satisfied
| and busted himself with writing, occasionally
| turning to Scovilie TO assure him that Judge
! Magruder was splendid man, and ne wanted
him in the case.
| THE HAcK-DRIvERs CALLED TO THE STAND.
John Taylor and Aguilla Barton (colored),
hack-drivers, testified relative to Guiteau's
wish to hire hack to take him to the ceme-
| terry.
Barton said that the prisoner did not look
at all excited OF peculiar. He was perfectly
cool. He told me to keep cool and not to
get excited. He knew what ne was looking
| for.
Answering question, the witness replied:
81 think be looks s little thinner than he
did,"
Guiteau, who appeared both interested and
amused at the witness replies, said: "Just
here il might he well to say that l have had
to-day the first square meal since the I'd of
July" This sally raised laugh in which
Guiteau joined heartily.
Byron Andrews was called to the stand,
simply to identify himself as q correspondent
of the Chicago Inter Ocean. He had received
| no papers from the pfisoEer, and did not
| know him.
INSANITY THE DEFENSE.
While. waiting for another witness, Scoville
rose and said l give notice now that the de-
fenss in this case is insanity. and we will
| claim that the burden of proof is on the pros
ecution. If they intend to introduce evil
dence on that point they must introduce it
before they close.
Davidge-We thiak otherwise, and we will
act according TO our ewn convictions of what
is proper The defense has made no opening.
Scoville-I give you notice now, before you
1 close your proofs. | simply want to make it
a matter of record.
Judge Cox-I understand.
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
S. A. Brown, Chief Clerk of the State De.
partment, testified as to the frequent visits
of the prisoner to the Department, and to
witness given him orders not to send any
more of his cards TO the Secretary. or let him
see the Secretary /; did not notice anything
peculiar about him, except that he was
nervous individual, and seemed to have re-
luctant look in one eye.
Guiteau-I looked in your eye, Mr. Brown
J. Stanley Brown, Private Secretary of
President Garfield, testified TO Guiteau's
frequent calls at the White House /; of his
| (witness) telling Guiteau that he must no
longer trouble the Office. He had told
Guiteau himself, and had reiterated it twice,
that his application, being in the Consular
service, must go to the State Department.
LETTERS To THE PRESIDENT.
Witness identified large number of letters
from Guiteau to the President, which the
District Attorney proceeded to read. The
first is q reminder to General Garfield that
ne sent note touching the Austrian Mis-
sion. He says: "Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, /
understand, wishes to remain at Vienna till
fall. He is good fellow. 1 should not wish
to disturb him in any event. What do you
think of me for Consul General for Paris l
think prefer Paris to Vienna, and if agree
able to you, should be satisfied with the Con-
sulship at Paris. Senators Blaine. Logan
and Conkling are friendly to me, and pre-
sumo my appointment will be promptly con-
frmed. I claim to be gentleman and
Christian"
The second letter presses for the Paris Con-
sulship, saying: "The men that did the
business last fall are the ones to be remem-
bered."
The third letter suggests to General Gar
field: would it not be well to withdraw
Robertson's nomination, on the ground that
Conkling has worked himself to white heat
of opposition It might be quite quietly
done and gracefully, on the ground that since
the nomination, many merchants and others
in New York mad petitioned for the retention
of General Merritt / have taken the liberty
of making this suggestion TO Mr.. Blaine"
The fourth letter to President Garfield
says If you work your position for all it
| is worth you can be neminated and elected
In 1884 Two National Conventions have
slaughtered Blaine, on account of his railroad
record and connections, and the Republican
party are afraid to run him. This leaves the
way clear for you to run for the Presidency
on your own account. Strike out right and
left. The American people like pluck, and
ia 1884 we will put you in again"
Another private letter to Garfield says:
"Until Saturday l supposed Blaine was my
friend in the matter Of the Paris Consulship,
but from his tone Saturday I judge that he
is trying to run the State Department in the
interest of the Blaine element in 1884. I
want to get in my work for you in 1884.
May tell Mr.. Blaine to prepare the order
for my appointment to the Paris Consulship,
vice George Walker. recalled ~
! Another letter was read. in which Guiteau
| offers to prove that Secretary Blaine is a
wicked man, and was read by the District
Attorney in his opening address yesterday.
The District Attorney TO Mr.. Brown)-
These are all the letters from the prisoner
you found on the files of the executive Of
| fee ?
/ Witness-Yes.
The prisoner-These are all that ever
wrote, and are all correct.
/ On crossexamination Mr.. Scoville inquired
as to the letters written by Guiteau to Gar
/ field in Mentor.
| Witness never saw them.
| Adjourned.
! NOTES OF THE TRIAL.
CHICAGO. November 1sth.-Specials have
| the following particulars about the Guiteau