Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

~ tho trlal cannon 10 On wiAnout tos0ts
to eagsipg.' u will have to be DONE"
Even this threat. though Il had o mo-
mentary effect on the prisoner. could
not entirely rspress him, and be again
denied the conversation detailed by the
witness. who. hs said. was q very good
fellow. but wrong there. ~ am going
to have the facts In this case." be CON.
tinued. land nothing but the facts. !
want the Judge and jury to decide upon
facts. and nothing else. The witness IL
entirely erroneous in his memory"
Davidge-Did Guitesu say you would
see his name In the newspapers In . few
days as Consul TO Paris, or that be would
make q fuss7
witnsss-Hs said, 'Ii I do not GET
(rsflscting). I will find his exact lam
gusge.
The Prisoner (intsrruptins)-It IL ab-
solutely false. I never said any such
thing. That has nothing at all to do
with my intending to remove the Prssi.
dent. / rest the defense entirely on the
inspiration which came from the Deity
for that act, and I will take my chances
on the result. I do not want any lying
or nonsense In this business, and I will
not have Il.
Davidgs ito witnsss)-Go on.
Witness-Hc said In connection with
the Administration, that II be did not
get the Paris Consulate hs would either
make a fuss about II, or would do some
thing about II in the newspapers.
Prisoner-I never said anything Of
the kind, and I never thought Of any.
thing OF the kind. That 10 the result Of
your own Imagination, Mr.. Reed. It's
not true. You are . good fellow. and !
think q good deal Of you. but you are
mistaken in your facts. (Aitsr Q pause
I Wal not In the habit OF telling my
business In that kind Of Q way 10 any.
body.
Davides further inquired about the
prisoners appearing to defend criminals
In Chicago, and witness said he could
not tell how many cases he had appear
ed in.
Prisonsr-That's another mistake; !
never had . criminal case In Chicago.
Davidgs-Coms back 10 the prisoners
statement, that his pamphlet op Christ'a
second coming was ~ much inspired a.
were the Tsstamsnts.
81 claimed It then, the prisoner broke
in, "and I claim Il now. to be just %
much inspired a. the Old Testament o,
the New Testament either"
Dsvidgs Ito witness)-You said some.
thing OF your translating the Greek
Testament.
witnsss-Guiteau said he had seer
something which I had written In the
Chicago Tribune about . translation oil
the Testament.
Prisonsr-That's true; I did say some
thing Of the kind. Mr.. Reed is . Ans
scholar.
After recess, Scovills asked for an at.
tachment against Emory A. Sterrs. Hs
understood that Storrs had been served
with q subpoena, but positively refused
to come. As there might be some doubl
whether the subpoena had been actually
served. however. he would postpone biz
application for the present.
The prisoner. In this connection, sx'
pressed the hope that Storrs would mol
BE- attached unless absolutely necessary,
% he twas q very nice fellow"
Il. Bsmerling. o lawyer Of Williams
port, Pa. who formerly lived In Free.
port, ILL.,, testified to the peculiaritiss oil
Luther w. Guiteau. His cress.examin'
ation proved to be very amusing, he be-
ing rather prosy and desiring to give
explanations Of answer.
Davidgs questioned the witness search
ipgly In regard to q letter which his son.
at his request, had written to Frssport,
10 Mr.. Oiler. making inquiries 90 to the
strange action Of Luther W. Guitsau.
Witness replied that hs had told hi
ron to write such . letter, not out OF any
love for Charles J. Gaiteau. bat nut u
respect for his family. I fbved L. W
Guiteau. said the witness, dramatically,
a. I did my own brother.
You have been o sort Of ~eonsultise
counsel In this case.
gave Seovillo oil assistance I could,
I prepared 0 brief on the question OF in
sanity. I don't want to disguise any
thing. I addressed seoville In ever
way, manner and form In the case.
have no love for the prisoner. none
whatever. because, Is I say to you, ]
thought he wal terribly wrong In shoot
ing the President. and I think 30 today
Witness said he had M acquaintance
with the prisoner. but subsequently said
the prisoner had made threats agains,
him.
Prisoner-I never saw you before In
my life till you came to the jail last Sat-
urdsy.
scovills then questions witness a. to
the threats.
Well (began the witnessh We bad Q
Lyeeum in Fresport, and We had q dc.
bate on the question Of the taxation Of
national bonds. ! cannot tx the time.
Prisoner-I have not been in Frsspori
for twenty years. It must have been
when I wa Q boy.
witnsss-I was not talking to you, sir.
Prisoner-But I was talking to you.
Witness-You are not ft to talk to.
Witness said: At the debate there
was Calm and Guiteau en- one side and
himself and Dexter Nslan on the other.
Witness said q good deal. and wound up
the debate BY saying the old gentleman
(Guiteau's father) was best qualified to
fll o position with an aprsn from his
chin to his toes. with q knife In his
hand. 10 the kitchen Of the Oneida Com.
munity, peeling potatoes.
The whole courtroom was convulsed
with the grave manner Of the witness.
and evidently enjoyed the way In which
be pitched into the old gentleman.
Witness continued: The prisoner after.
ward said that witness ought to have
been killed for a~ssravatinR the old man.
but that God had decresd otherwise.
Witness told Guiteau's father Of this,
and the father said not to mind what
Guiteau said. This conversation took
place In Chicago.
The prisoner excitedly denied that
there was q word OF truth In the story.
The simplicity. nonchalancs and solemn.
~ Of the witness caused the greatest
msrrimsnt.