Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-29
GUITEAU IN THE DOCK.
HIS OPENING SPEECH TO-DAY.
He WANTS PROTECTION IN THE VAN.
MORE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
PROMINENT PERSONS HEADS DISCUSSED.

Another dense crowd struggled for admittance
at the doors of the courthouse this morning
Those who gained early admfttance to the court
room curiously eyed the dock. which is to be the
scene OF prisoners action henceforth until he
is finally removed from the courthouse The
bench which has heretofore occupied half the
space in the dock has been removed. This morn
ing the space was entirely empty save three chairs
placed for Guiteau and his guards. The middle
one, intended for Guiteau, was Old, hard-seated
wooden chair, bereft OF its back and quite differ
ent from the cane-seated armchair in which he
has been revelfng at the counsel table.
When John Gufteau came TO the court he
brought with him Mr.. Mills plaster-cast intro
duced as testimony by the defence.
GUITEAU WANTS HIS GUARDS REsToRED-IF TURNED
LOOSE HE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.
The court was called to order punctually at 10
O'clock When the prisoner was brought In he
mad besides his usual newspapers, a large bundle
OF letters In his hand, which he took with him to
the dock. The two police officers detailed to ac-
company the prisoner did not sit with him in the
dock, but took their stations in the aisle at the
prisoners back Two deputy marshals sat in the
dock. When the counsel for the prosecution had
come in, the prisoner broke out with his matuti-
nal salutatiOn to the court
"Coming up in the van this morning. he said.
- noticed that the usual policemen were With
drawn want to say emph&tically If / am let
Geai more danger OF my being shot when coming
In the van to the court than at any other time. /
Want 10 ask your honor to order that the guards
be restored The cranks are not o II dead aithoug
they are dying rapidly. got fifty letters yeSt'r-
DAY, most OF which were sympathetic letters.
WoGa dof be- my nnra na they
three crank letters in the whole lot. But one
crank Is all that is required to shoot me, and say
court. Turn me out loose and I'll take care Of
myself SO long as am in custody OF this court
the court is bound to protect me. Some of the
experts mere have testified that In Jail am very
quet. am treated well there. They think am
a great man. When come into court here / am
abused and vilIified. Human nature can't stand
IL and won't stand it."
JUDGE COX AS TO THE PRISONERS GUARD
Judge Cox said that In relation to the guards
abcut the prisoner, 1T was announced yesterday
that the court had surrounded him with an un-
usual guard. 1t was the marshal who had charge
OF the prisoner, and not the court The guards
We're provided by the marshal.
suppose the marshal don't do his duty, is this
court going to allow me to be unprotected?"
asSed as tne prisoner "A crank might shoot at me-
de wouldn't hit me though. He's liable to shoot
at ne and hit somebody else"
Mr. Scoviiie said what he had objected to yes-
terlay was the fact that counsel had gone outside
ol MS 'eg1tlmate province to demand that guards
be removed.
81 want the same protection as have had be-
DIOht III Tie prisoner.
Mfr Corkhill said he was not here to be lectured
Dy counsel lie had merely said that this prisoner
was not entitled to any more privileges or protec-
Iinh tiah othcf prisoners. He did not think there
was any danger.
''There would be none II there were no cranks.
yorr honor S I'D the prisoner.
GUIrEAU;s COUNSEL ASK THAT THE JURORS BE Al
LOWED TO SEPARATE.
Mr.. Scoyiile said that he and his associates had
concluded to ask the court to permit the jury to
separate and go home, leaving it to their own
hcnof not TO communicate with any one regarding
this Case. He spoke OF the hartiships entailed
upon the jurors, and said that IL he had known
the motion, Or suggestion, at first
-! Will consider that. Mr. -ScOville,' remarked
Judge Cox.
The prisoner here chimed in saying: "If your
honor please. there's all together too much draught
coming into this window. A draught coming on Inc
here ere and the CAPT in" Captain Tall)
,,i me ccers upon tas speech closed the windows
behind the prisoner.
GuITEAUs LETTER ASKING SENATOR CAMERON FOR
$500.
Mr.. Scoville then proposed Hypothetical aues-
ton to Dr. Calendar, including in it a letter writ
ten by the prisoner to Senator Cameron. on the
18Th inst. in which the prisoner sald:-' am on
Trial Tor my life, and need money. / am stall
wart OF the stalw arts. and so are you 1 want to
ask yOu to lend me S50a.'
The letter suggested that if the prisoner did not
repay the amount it could be charged 10 the stat
warts, and asked that the money Be sent him by a
check through his brother John
III your honor pleases,n said the prisoner, 81
and told him to go to Senator Cameron ana re-
quest OF him $500. Instead OF doing that he has
turned it over to Scoville. It's no ones business
except Senator Cameron and myself
GUITEAU REPUDIATEs HIS RELATIONS.
The prisoner having expatiated little on his
high-toned associations said, referring to Mr. Sco-
vile and his brother: 81 repudiate the entire set.
This just shows the mean character of my brother,
to go and turn this private letter over to Mr..
Scoville.'
Mr.. Davidge objected to Mr. ScovIle submitting
the letter as hypothetical question, but the OBJ
The prisoner then resumed his TRADE against
Mr.. Scoville and his brother. Il want him to get
off the case" he said, referring to Mr. Scoville. I
have got no confidence in his ability or his integr
ty." To his brother he said: "n you had pre-
sented the letter you would probably have got the
money"
The witness said that such a letter was not
inconsistent with the prisoners record-importu-
mites for money, from persons upon whom he had
no claim-and he did not think it any Indication of
unSOundneSS OF mind
The question being repeated in another form,
indication Of unSOundness OF mind"
..;An nAnd Il do! don't & either" broke in the prisoner
DO know ove Of reonS ms with
case and go back te Chicago. Ny brother had
better r., 60 & back to Boston, make some money, and
'If this interruption keeps on" said the district
attorney, II shall ask that the dock be placed in
another part OF the house,
'Place it in tue cellar, II you wfsh," said Mr..
Scoville, s'we Will not oppose the notion"
81 should not suppose" remarked Judge POr-
ter 1.-THE counsel would oppose motion to silence
DR.. Calendar having the hypothetical question
OF the defence propounded to him, said: "Under
that hypothesis, his insanity is seifeyident pro-
position"
A Question Of Heads.
DR.. Walter Kempster, OF Winnebago, Wisconsin.
OF the Wisconsin hospital for the
insane, was then called to the stand. After ex-
aiming the usuA1 preliminary questions, the wit
ness was given the castof Guiteau's head.
GUITEAU'S HEAD WELL SHAPED
The witness pronounced it "a very well-shaped
head head that compared very favorably with
the majority OF the heads In the community, both
in shape and size"
To illustrate his reply, the witness produced a
number Of charts or diagrams, taken from the
heads OF different individuals with cOnfOTrnatOr
The witness said he had given his word to the
gentlemen that their names should not be d.
Vulged. At first he was allowed to explain the
characteristics OF the head without giving names,
but afterwards the court, at the suggestion OF the
prosecution, required him to mentfon the names,
saying that the court thereby took the RESPONSE
blity for the breach OF confidence
"They are all gentlemen OF prominence, and the
pute,n said the Witness
The first chart exhibited by name was that Of
Treasurer Gil1llan.
THE BULGE ON ONE SIDE OF COZ n q. MGxRso1L's
HEAD.
The next was that Of Robert q. hgersoll. "You