Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-16
THIRD EDITION.
FRIDAY Ev vFNING. DEC. 10, 1881.
CAPERS in COURT,
THE GUlTEAU COMEDY-FARCE.
MORE OUTBREAKS OF rETULANCE.

Tho = Assas.,n In.errupsrns and Insulting
| of the Trial.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The court
| room was densely crowded as usual thi!
| morning. Col. Corkhill was not preseD,
at the opening of court. which led Guiteau
| to say he heard Gen. Reynolds was sick
this morning and he wondered if COrkhill
was sick, too. He guessed they both got
| more than they wanted yesterday.
The record of the court in the divorce
proceedings of Guiteau's wife was pre-.
serted, and notwithstanding objection
from Mr.. Scoville, WIS admitted by
court.
Gen. Reynolds was again placed Oh the
stand and Guiteau became petulant at
once. Scoville cross examined witness,
with Guitcau frequently interjecting in.
sulting remarks.
General Reynolds read from notes lie
had taken On the occasion of his first i'll
terview with Guiteau. Quoting the rris-
oner's words, he read. IF thcic is i
Staiwact in the land l am he Grant,
Conkline, Logan and Governor Cornell are
the big guns among the Stalwarts, and
rank with them"
Guiteau retOrted s. never said could
rank with them..i But, rs a matter Of fact.
l think can.''
a humber OF newspaper slips which the
witness had read to the prisoner at this
interview, to show what were the senti-
ments of Grant, Coakling and others, in
regard to his (prisOner's) crime, were then
read by the district attorney.
The prisoner became very angry when Il
letter of Gen. Grants WAS read in which
tic latter says my son tells nic Guiteau
is dead beat The prisoner then shouted
"1his is what Fred Grant says. He's
nice pill, isn't he. Hanging round Ills
father should say he's 4 bigger dead
beat than | am."
Another passage was read, which spoke
of Guiteau's crime as /; "most audaciOus
act" Guiteau interrupted And 50 it
was. to enter that depot and shoot down
the president Of the United States. sur
rounded as he was by all his friends. (
have wondered at it I; good many
times. How | ever did it thought to my
self this morning. would not undertake
it again for million dollars, but l was in
such desperate state of mind could not
resist it. was impelled upon the presi
dent by pressure could not resist
Ellen A. Grant was called and Guiteau
at once shouted. "Mrs. Grant was the
lady 1 bearded with. prior to
the first Of July. She is 4 very
fine lady and owe her SAT. l trust
shall pay you soon Mrs. Graut, rs soon as
these fellows holding fat Offices shall re-
spond to my call (striking the table ex-
citedly) l made them and if they don't
soon contribute l shall call aut their
names liz meeting.
Witness during the forty one days that
tie prisoner boarded at her house noticed
nothing to indicate insanity, nor anything
peculiar from ether people.
Mrs. Anna J. Dunmire. Gui;eau'a Iii
vorced wife, vas then called. There was
4 noticeable stir among the audience, and
several ladies arose TO leave the court
room.
Guiteau moved uncasily npon his
seat, and looking angri!y towards
the audience cried out, There won't
be any smut in this examination.
Ladies need not go out. They have no
business to put this woman on
the stand, unless Mr.. Corkhill wants
TO Stir up filth I says it's an
outrage on Gecency ior Corkhill to drag
this l;sdyn here and have her character
ripped up a. it will be. CoTkhill ought
to be ashamed Of himself. He's worse
than an o:d hog