Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-19
connected Herewith. He said, in his opinion
G,,ifaor, bod n no fooo

. Scoville desired this portion of the evidence
to be striker out unless the witness would
state in what particular feature the prisoner
[ had bad face.
Witness insisted that that was his impress
sion from the prisoners general appear
ance.
Scoville, quite sharply, 81 don't want any
opinions from you. Have you ever expressed
an opinion on this case?"
Witness-"I have sir, frequently"
} "Have you ever SAID you thought the pris-
soner ought to be hung%'
Witness (In most emphatic manner)- )--"I
have most decidedly"
PATRICK KEARNEY.
policeman, first saw the prisoner at S:45 a. m.
July 22d. He was talking with two hackmen
who were 'bucking" Job from him as we
call 1t. Witness described minutelY the arriv
al of the presidents carriage and entrance into
exactly coroborated that of Secre-
tary Blaine. Soon after the president
!, passed into the depot he heard shots
and rushing, seized man who was running
out. The man said, 81 want Gen. Sherman to
have these papers," Witness said, "There
were two shots and you are running from the
direction of the shooting. will arrestyou."
shot the president" had my club in my
hand and thought of hitting him, then
thought about the grand jury and did not hit
him.
But gave him a good shaking and brought
him along. After that he went along with
me. When stopped he stopped, and when
moved he moved. He went and stood by the
Indicator. One or two men passed'by and
tapped the prisoner on the shoulders and said,
| 'sI arrest you; arrest you" said nothing,
but thought they were fools, because had
arrested him. Parke was standing at the joint
of the door near the ticket office with a linen
duster on him, and with his hands behind his
about this is that Parke testified yesterday that
he was the first to seize Guiteau,
and hold him until officers Scott and Kearney
came and took him in charged / saw Lowry
snatch paper the prisoner held in his hand.
Then Parke, the ticket agent, made run and
grabbed at Guiteau and threw his hat off.
Q4augnter) After Parke made a grab at
Guiteau, he said that is the man who shot the
president / took the prisoner out and he
said Il did it. will go to Jail for it. Arthur is
president and 1 am stalwart.' When l
went into police headquarters I sung out, this
man killed (or shoD the president Lieut..
Eckloff says, you are giving us taffy!'
tol out of the prisoners pocket, and when
went for these letters he kicked; he resisted
and was going to throw him."
Scoville (in cross examination )-"Did Parke
ever touch him until you brought him into
the main room?' Witness (solemnly)-
''Never, so help me God; never. It was up
by the heater. Parke rushed at him, grabbed
at him, knocked his hat off, and said: Il
seize the assassin!'" loud laughter.)
The witness, in giving his description of the
arrest of the prisoner which he did in the
same graphic style to the great amusement of
the audience, said, "the prisoner had
paper in his hand, but / saw no writing on it,
and took it as "bluff." Iau ghter).
When Mr.. Scoville ceased the cross-exame |
nation, Guiteau said in his usual furred man.
ner; "Allow me to examine the witness? |
He comes nearer the truth than anyone else |
who has been on the stand"
Mr. Scovile succeeded in suppressng the |
prisoner and he further examined the witness
as to whether he was much excited when he |
arrested the prisoner. "No,'' said the wit |
ness, "When | caught that man / did not |
know what he had done. | knew there were |
two shots fired and that he was running from
the direction where the shots were fired"
The FrisOner-"As matter of fact I was
standing still and the witness came up and |
seized me by the wrist after had just got my
pistol put up, and you addressing witness,
seized me simultaneously. 1 did not attemp)
to run at all. told the officer 1 wanted to
go to Jail at once. made no disposition to
escape at all"
The witness.-"No l will say for you After
the difficulty in the corner of the room you
gave up and went along with me and stood by
me all the way to headquarters. Is not that
so?''
The prisoner" Yes SIR" (Laughter.)
VOLUNTEER COUNSEL FOR GUITEAU.
When after recess the prisoner had been led
to his seat he addressed the court without
rising, and speaking in the calmest tone,
which he has yet made use of. understand,
your HONOR he said, "that Judge Magru-
der. of Maryland, is willing to assist in the
defense. thereby publicly invite him to meet
1 do not know whether Mr.. Sco-
vile wants him or not. 1 want
him here. The only way 1 can make that
known to him is to make it public. He mas
written a very fine letter. I have two or
three other names | shall mention. Mr.. Sco-
vile is doing splendidly, but / want him to
have help
TWO NEGRO WITNESSES.
John Taylor and Aquila Baxton, colored
hack drivers, testified relative to Guiteaus
wish to hire hack to take him to the GENET
cry. Baxton said the prisoner did not look
at all excited, bus peculiar. He was perfectly
cool and told me to keep cool; he knew what
he was looking for
In the cross examination ScOville questioned
the witness as to the prisoners appearance at
the time of the shooting, and received the an
swer that the prisoner was not excited.
Q.-Were you excited?
A.-Not at ali. 1 was not but l was talk
ing very strong for job He was good
deal in his senses. He was fusher than he is
now (Laughter).
The Prisoner lin humorous manner) I
may state here that I had the first square meal
to-day that I have had since the I'd day of
July Uaughter).
BYRON ANDREWS
was called to the stand simply to identify
himself as correspondent of the Chicago
Inter r-Oeean. He has received no papers from
the prisoner and did not know him.
While waiting for another witness Scoville
rose and said: 81 give notice now that
the defense in this case is insanity, and we will
claim that the burden of proof is on the pros
ecutlon. If they intend to introduce evidence
on that point they must introduce it before
they close.
Davidge---We think otherwise, and we will
act according to our own convictions of what
is proper, The defense has made no openin e
Scovllle-"I give you notice now before you
| close your proofs 1 simply want to make it
matter of record"
Judge Cox-'T underestimate
sEvILLoN A. BROWN,
| chief clerk of he state department, testified
as to frequent visits of the prisoner to the de-
partment, and to witness giving orders not to
send any more of his cards to the secretary or
| let him see the secretary; did not notice any
| thing peculiar about him except that he was
| nervous individual and seemed to have re-
luctance to look men in the eye.''
Guiteau-"I looked in your eye, Mr.
| Brown
j. STANLEY BROWN,
private secretary of President Garfield, testi-
fled to Guiteau's frequent calls at the white
house, and of his (witness) telling the ushers
that Guiteau must no longer trouble the office
| He had told Gul teau himself and had reitar