The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-21
SEVENTH DAY.

NASHINGTON, NOV, S1.--Ine cfoNQ
about the court house this morning was
three times greater than Saturday and it
was with the sgreatest difficulty that
admission could force a way through the
corridors to the criminal court room and
the opening of the court was delayed some
minutes, in consequences Guiteau arrived
in the van at 9 a. m having an escort of
three mounted policemen in addition to
officers on the van; The was at once taken
to his room where he breakfasted and read
the morning papers. He seemed
to have recovered entirely from his scare
He attributed his escape Saturday to the
interposition of Deity, and desired his
hearers to understand that he was not
afraid to die, if Deity desired it. But he
did not want to be shot down like O dog,
before he had time to fully Vindicate his
conduct in court of justice.
Upon being brought into court Guiteau
at once devoted himself to his papers, and
contrary to general expectation made no
demonstrations whatever, or alluded to the
late attempt on his life. e
Immediately upon opening court, Rob
inson critisized severely the discouI~tesy
shown him by Scoville, and asked she
court to relieve him from the case, SEQ
vile made brief statement deploring the
disagreement, after which Judge. Cox re-
leived Robinson from further connection
with the defense. Scoville began the address
with '<We do not expect to be compelled
to conduct the case entirely without as
sistance." Here Guiteau exclaimed, ''I
understood Judge Magruder was anxious
to assist in this trial also Mr.. Townsend.
I should like to have them appear here, as
well as Sweet and Trube, of Chicago"
Guiteau then added after a short pause |
Cone werd on the question of malpractice. !
My idea is simply this, that by the ply |
sicians official statement on the 25th of
July, the President was not fatally shot.
We don't want to press the subject butt
only desire to have it go on record, so
that the court in banc may take notice of
it. After q brief pause Guiteau sadded,
that's all there is to malpractice business,
in short and to the point. I want it
understood I appear as my own
counsel. Here I am agen of deity,
and expect him to. take care of me. l
think he has managed it pretty weh so
far.
The District Attorney then called Doc
tors Woodward and Lamb who testified to-
the character of the wound that it was a
mortal one. They also identified the ball
which was exhibited to the jury as the one
they had d;taicen from the body of President
HaRfsld
The prosecution then rested their case
and Guiteau was allowed permission to be
heard III opening his defense.
Guiteau, retaining his seat, began:
Your Honor, was not aware l was ex-
pected to speak this morning.
Seoville here leaned over and whispered
to him, when Guiteau returned sharply
and with impatience: 81 won't stand up:
am not afraid to, however, but I have
only a few moments TO speak, and will
keep my scat; don't care to
say any more than was published
last Monday in my address to the public;
presume the jury all saw It; have no
set speech to make. I appear as my own
counsel and did so to make corrections as
we go along, just as we have done the
past three or four days; don't mean any
discourtesy to any one; only want to get
at facts. If anyone says ] owe them TWEEN
ty dollars ana don't, win deny it on the
spot My idea is to take things when they
are hot, not let them get cold and suffer
from Misrepresentation. OF course l shall
80 Oh the stand the proper time aud be ex-
anlneo- My idea however is to meet a
mls-statement when it is hot. instead of
waiting to let the matter get digested and
misp nderstood I think the true way is to
-erlect my statement as the case proc eeds.
: nave no set speech to make but am m uch
ooAged to your Honor, and to my COUNSEL,
for the courtesy of their inyitation.p
Guiteau's manner seems to have under
gone marked change since the early days
OF his trial, and during the delivery of his
short speech this was particularly notice
able. At the conclusion he settled back
IN his chair with an air of exhaustion, and
rested his head upon his hand, YEARLY,
While care-worn expression appeared up
on his face. scoville then addressed
the jury at considerable length
Much, he sald, had been introduced in
evidence, thus far, which. to his mind should
have no bearing upon the case All men
shared some opinion relative to the suf
fering of the President. 1t was not pleas.
ant to contemplate these things, and wher
they were presented to the Jury they mus
especially influence them.
Inc only question, however, for the jury
10 consider was whether the prisoner kill
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