, 1881-12-08
The Wretch Even Allowed to Make O
Set Speech on the Presidents
Message.
Probability that Nearly All tho Experts
for the Prisoner lluye Alau-
luncl Ills Cnse.
The Days Evidonca for the Prosecution
Very 0onolusively Fatal to the
Assasiu's Plea.
POINTS


spteiat D!,pa.eh 10 The Cpteaoo 7stbans.
WASHINGTON, u. C., Dec. 7.-tlnttcan
opcllel business by declaring himself .tissnt~
isflGu with the development vi tho facts re-
latng tu tho political situation wherein lny
ttlc gist uf ta alleEetl defense, md renewed
It's demand Gnr the testimony uf such men M
Grant. CUnklnlg, nnd l'latt. lio announced,
nls0, Ills purpose Uf making the closing speech
for tho defense.
NJ answer having beetl received from tho
ilnli-tlNzen questions submitted i'll writing to
President Arthur tho Court sa!A that tl'e tlt-
feilse sloni.l have tho benefit ot tho snil tcs
tiIulny wi,en 1t s!lDulu conn.
tiulteau ltsclnne.l Il wish to bring tho
l'rcsluenttnta court, expressing II hlsil regard.
fur hin, nl,d c1alnltng The credit Ut having
,nut.e him President. Mr.. Scoylltu then
called Dr. Il. Z. Spitzger, Of Suw York, WIN
fai!ctl' to respond, rs lid Mrs. E1.nn lsDoa,
Of Chlcago, and Mr.. Scuyillo asked FOR nj
tacllmtnts
TltE DEFENSE: tltlit: n1:sTEo,
atld tho prosecution caiiud t;en. ". r.. Sher-
,nnn to the witncss-stn1ld. lie Identified the
letter tint WI ptacel In his hands nfter tile
slluotlMg, written BY Gu!tea,l, and stated tint
l1e suspected Mt t!le time tl,ere might be II
conspiracy, hit afterwards concluded tho
shooting was by o,e nIan.
t:l.ltonu thanked tllo General for protect
lug him with tho military, ut which tllo wnr-
r.or smiled gpimly.
Edward burton, q lnwyer fronl Frccport,
ILL.,, was noXt s,HDrl. atd 8tntetl TINT liz well
knew the prisoners father, w1lalu llp .te-
scrlhell Ms
4 STRAIGHTFORWARD, c1.EA1t-lIrAnEn MAN
If Gxccllcut intellect, all1 always believed
! lin sane.
The witness knew Abp Galtpau, the BROTH
| or, and always considered him uariectfY Banc.
/ From his acquaintance witt, tho Gultenu
family lla regarded them a!l. su fur as l,a E,al
| personally known tlsanl, as sanp. liz IT.
! plul'ltcret tho prisoner, Charles GuItealt, lis
sn,lo 1T tho ti,lo lle urrsnMally knew hin,
but latt not known hlnl personally for two
| years t,t HIDre,
| Unl1ur c,oss-exasnInatlon lie said that I.a-
tier W. t;ul.cau used to !,ava friendly relIg
iuus discussions, unu A[r, Guiteau WIZ 0rtlo-
dox.
| GARDNER ". TASnf, OF Flt1:EpOlfr, ILL.,,
was called. Ilu l,ah known i. W. Gultcau
well. liz never believed him Insane. Ilu
regarded Hin ~ man of uiIusual intellL-
gclce, lie knew tho prisoner rs a young
| nl0n In Freeport. Ilu tlti not regard lin as
Insane, nor rs essentially different from
nther yoltl,E lnelI. lle did not regurtl AbraAl
Guitenu insane, nor 0ttRr members ut tho
fulniy. lilo proye4t a very pleasant, candid,
| nlltl sensible witness.
Dr. u. +. Buckley, at Frccport, ILL.,, next
testified. Ile WINS l.. W. Gitfteaus family
physician, a,u regarded ll,m highly MI In
te!ligent, pubtic-spirltpd ln,alI, Ilo never saw
my Indication III Il. W. Guitcan ot tho
slightest llelltal arrangement, llur In Abrnll
Gulteall. liz fully vI,ldlcateu
MISS FI0IA 0urrEAu
against ntly prejuilccs to her character TINT
might arise from TIC Introduction OF her
mime III this trtnl. lie pronounced her /.
lntty OF superior mind and character. Tho
1)oetor's testimony comm antled tho respect
of all present. MIR. Atkins, of tho Freeport
IepulA|cnt, took thu stantt atnl confirmed tho
testimony OF tho previous wltntss a'ul US to
tho sanity Ut various uIenbGrs Df the uutteatl
fMmIly. IIu knew North and AherlIng, who
l,ayo testified for thu dcfG,sc, anll dill not
eulogtxu them. The Witness admitted i,ny.
Ing repeated tn Alr. Uuruhard. ut Frseport, n
remark onco made by Luther Gn[teall. to tic
effect tlsat In bGllovctl .''
| lIE SHOULD NEvEn DIE,
or something Of tlmt sort. To tie question
"Won|tt you consider n man who held a
tlxc1 belief tint lia sEl0ulit mayer lfu i,lsanu ~
l,e answered tint lie should nut necessarily
consider him Insane. 1fa man basetl lis be
iIe1 OIL certA!n texts 0f the Scripture, which
ho Interpreted l!teraIly. US, for exnlnple. the
pnasagu fn VI. John, beginning. "Yous
fathers nte bread IN tho Wilderness" l,t
should not co1.s!dor lin Insane. 'rhts test!
mol,y was received Will, grcat Interest OH thu
part Vt tho spectators.
Mr.. a. II. Green. Vt Frceport, H., took the
stand. a,hl In genaral corroboratud Mr.. tar.
ton's testimony rs 10 tho sanity nf the vasl'
Qua members ot the Ouiteau family.
TUE AFTERNOON sEsstDv
opened by tho examination OF james S. Cocll
ran, Of Freoport, a lawyer, a!d Prosecuting
Attorney ut the county. lIe testified stronK
" In favor ot tho AanIty Of tho various mem
bers Ut tlalteau's famIIy, and 10 qucstio!
by tlle prisoner II l'e dill not know 1.Wthe
W. Hniteau to ba crank replied that tl'
was Just the reverse.
t,eorxe ". OylsF WIS called, all.t gave slim
liar testimony.
D!strtct-Attorl,ey Corkhill theu proceeAet
to question Ar. Oyler In regard to Alnerllng
and
\ LETTER
from tile latter to atr. Oylsr was read BY AIr
Corki!ill. tue object Ut tie questions at1t
reading Ut the letter being to dlsuredit Amer
ling's testLlnalIy for thu aefensc.
Atson A. i}abcock, Ut Freelnrt, an ol,
tt+uk thktEt