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assist in nv defense will please telegraph, with
ont DELAY, to George scoville, Washington, D.
G. II for any reason II application be refused,
the name will be withheld from the public.
"CHARLEs GUITEAU."
Immediately after the court opened on the
fourth day Counsel Scoville arose to make a
personal explanation in which he said that there
had been no disagreement between himself and
Mr.. Robinson, the associate counsel, rs would
appear from certain publications, and in con-
%ciusion said that Mr.. Robinson would render
all the aid possible in the case, and that they
would work in harmony. At this point Gulteau
rose to his feet and objected to Mr.. Robinson
taking part in his defense. lie said no would
manage his own case, would not trust hr.
Robinson with anything, as he had no brains.
He wished the court to understand HIM on Snls
point, and if counsel were forced upon HIM no
would make 4 noise about it to the country:
lie represented the Deity in this case ana
wished the court to understand it. Continuing,
!o said two or three blundcrbuss lawyers would
lose the case for him, and he did not propose
to subIlit to anything of the kind. The court
inform ed the prisoner that if no did not remain
quiet le would be removed from tho room.
District Attorney Corkhill then made the OPEN
ing speech for the prosecution. he reviewed
the circumstances OF the shooting and OF tho
Presidents death, detailed the conduct OF
Gnitcau, and showed by his letters that he had
way back in 1850 begun to lay plans for getting
an otli.o from President Garfield, and how in
his disappointment he plotted the Presidents
death. Mr.. Corkhill declared that Guitcau's
claim Of acting in vindication of some great
principle. and taking advantage of the dlssen-
sion in the Republican party to cloak his real
motive, was only q shrewd p~rctense. The
address was eloquent, and it at times drew
tears from the auditors. After Mr.. Cork,
hill had sat down Mr.. Robinson SAID
that the defense would reserve their open
ing. Secretary Blaine was then called to
the stand by the counsel to the government,
and testified that he had known James A. Gar
field from 1868 to the time of his death. lilo
said, on reaching the depot, on the morning OF
the assassination, the President turned to say
goodbye, but he insisted upon accompanying
him to the car. He heard a pistol shot, fol-
lowed almost Immediately by another, anu
thinking there was some trouble, touched the
President for the purpose OF hurrying him on
ward. At this moment the President threw up
his arms, cxclaiming. "My God! What is
this?" The secretary, continuing, detailed the
circumstances of the removal of the President
to the White House and other matters pertain
ing to the shooting, all of which have been pub
lislcd heretofore. In response to Colonel
Carlihill, tho secretary testified that Guitcau
visited tho department many times seeking tho
appointment of the consul-gcneralship ut Paris.
He informed Guiteau that there were no pros
poets Of his receiving the appointment, ana
requested him to discontinue his visits. Secre-
tary Blaine was cross-examined, and testified
az to the locality of the shooting, pointing out
on q diagram of the Baltimore and Potomac
depot the spot on which the shooting occurred.
He said he had received numerous letters from
the prisoner persistently urging to be assigned
to speak in tho Maine campaign the letters
were doubtless destroyed with other campaign
debris. Regarding GHitcau's visits to the state
department the secretary said he Was one OF
perhaps forty applicants on the days lie came,
and that he suffered the disappointment OF inc
rest in his cndcavors to obtain an appointment.
IIo at no time noticed anything which would
indicate any arrangement of Guitcau's mind.
Mr.. Scoville in questioning MIR. Blaine referred
to the difficulty which arose in the Rcpubllcan
party in New York after the appointment OF
Collector Robertson and requested the secretary
to explain the situation as it existed. Secretary
Blaine answered a number of questions on the
subject of the designations of Senator's Conk-
ling and Plat and the controversy in the New
York legislature, and upon being further qnes-
toned suggested that he would make q political
speech for the defcnac if it was desired. MIR.
Scoyille explained his reason for putting the
questions, saying that he desired to show the
feeling of bitterness in political circles with o
view to proving the bearing it had upon the
prisoners mind. At this point the prisoner en-
postulatel with Mr. Scovllle, stating that lle
desired him to comply with his (Guiteau's)
wishes in tho case, and if he did not do no there
would be q big row. Ho was removed by the
bailiffs with difficulty. He desired to continue
tho conversation. Mr.. Scoville paid nj atten-
ton to his client. In reply to further qucs-
tions the secretary stated that after tho assas-
s~ination of tho President he paid little or no
attention to the conflict in tho New York leSis-
laturc, and, in fact, thought nothing of politics.
He said he invented tho term "Stalwar." him
SELF in 1875. Secretary Blaine, after further
questioning, left the stand ut 1920 P. NJ, and
was followed by Mr.. Simon Camacao, the
Venezuelan minister; Mrs. Sarah =. White,
who was in charge of the ladies' waitillg-room
at the depot when President Garfield was shot;
Robert A. Parke, ticket agent at the dcrot; Jud-
son ". Wheeler, a young man who wa IN the
ladies' ~waiting-room at the time Of til, shoot
ing; George W. Adams, publisher of tho WASH
ington STAR, who witnessed the mur'ler, and
jacob T. Smith, %janitor of the depot. AL these
witnesses tce,ificd as 10 the shooting ind gave
such facts as were made public at tn, time OF
the assassination.