Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-12-16

he culteau Trial.
WAsHINGToN, December 1.-THE
crowd about the Criminal Court an
hour before the opening WAS greater
than ever before. The first witness
was DR.. John L. Withrow, of Boston.
Guiteau at once called out: "Dr. With.
row is the honored pastor Of the Park
Street Church when l was there. He
is fine gentleman"
Witness said the prisoner desired TO
deliver a lecture in his (witness')
church in answer to lngersol. but wit
ness declined to have the church used
for that purpose. Witness observed
him during the winter at meetings and
social gatherings Of the church. Never
saw the least Indications of unsound-
ness Of mind, but on the contrary
thought he possessed unusual shewd-
ness. Correcting himself witness add
ed, 81 should say cuteness,"
Guiteau: whats the difference,
Doctor!
Ans: The one means brighter than
the other.
Col. Corkhill: And Of larger cali
Der.
Guiteau: He didn't say that Cork.
hill, You must have slept well last
night. That's the SmarteSt thing YOU
said yet.
Witness said the prisoner generally
took part in the discussion upon
what ever subject might be under dis.
cussion; that he was always critical and
accusative rather than conciliatory and
kind.
Guiteau: l always spoke to the
point, incisive and gritty; that's me.
There's no nonsense or romance in my
composition. If there had been l
might have gone through the world
more smoothly. 1t is very evident to
the mind of every one that the sole OBJ.
ject of this kind OF examination is to
show l know the difference between
right and wrong. That has nothing
whatever to with this case. The only
question is whether or not my free nor
NAL agency was destroyed when l was
impelled upon the President. That's
the point, Judge, and it knocks the bot
tom out ofyour theory.
After q short pause, he broke out
again and with great vehemence, "1'm
not here to save my neck from the gal
lows. l am here for vindication, for
justice and for right"
Judge Cox: Well, that will do now.
Suspend your remarks.
Guiteau: All right. When l get to
the jury I'm going to talk to them on
this subject; this is just little incidental
speech.
CHARLES A. BRYAN,
of the New York Equitable Life Insur.
ance Company, knew the prisoner in
New York. Witness was proceeding
to relate the circumstances Of Guiteau's S
connection with his company, when the
prisoner Indignantly shouted: "Well,
now, l want to say right here. when a
witness comes here and tells what is
false shall tell him You are mista-
ken. sir; that is false, that is lie, and,
finally, you are a miserable whelp.
That is as far as l shall 60.
ats equivalent to bar-room ex-
press. Go down below. but I don't go
that far
Witness SAID the prisoner asked a loan
on the strength of the consulship he
was to have. He considered him sane.
HENRY NJ. coLyER,
attorney of New York, took the stand.
II remember you, Sir" shouted
Guiteau. "You are the man that put
up that Herald job on me. Keep quiet,
sir Cunning to Scoville). l will dispose
of this man in short order. He brought
suit against me to pay over certain
and the court ruled that l
should keep it. That kills his evi.
dence."
Witness related an instance of Gui.
teau's collecting SITS and failing to
pay 1t over. His evidence proved ex-
lremely damaging to the prisoners Oft
asserted claim of having always lived
an upright Christian life, and Guiteau
and expostulated and vainly
to explain the transaction.
Witness at one point said: Il IN
ormed Judge Donahue at the time
hat considered Guiteau a thief and
,coundrel."
Guiteau (excitedly): You did not
lare say SO to me. would have
:nocked you down.
One of the jurors stated to the court
hat he could not possibly concentrate
is thoughts upon the evidence feeling
S i'll as he did, and the court ad-
burned.