Daily Republican., 1881-12-05
GUITEAU'S TRIAL.
THE GREAT ASSASSIN DRIVEN
TO THE WALLAND CORN ERED.
Emory StOrrs asd Judge Davis on
tho Witness Stand-siOrrs does
not Believe Gultosu 10 be In
sane - Davis . no party
Man-Ofher Testimony
in the Famous Case.

was no app.re diminution in tn
crowd that pressed for admission u
the courtroom this morning. Not
withstanding the general impression
that, Gui1eau having left the stand, th
proceedings for day or two would b'
Of an unlntere ting character, tn
number Of applicants for tickets wa
fully as great as upon any other day
1t was soon whispered about the court
room that tle defence had subp,rnaed
President Arthur, Vice Presiden
David Davis, Ex-Speaker Randall anC
Sena or Bayard to appear in Court tLis
morning, and the interest in to-day's
proceedings was immensely increased
The Court was OpeEed at 1905.
Em ry A. StOrrs, OF Chicago, testi.
fed he knew Guiteau in that city by
sight as a young lawyer: met him OF
Brod way, New York, five or six year,
ago. Prisoner overlook witness and
handed him his business card; did not
speak with him above three minutes.
Witness saw Guitean perh ps dozen
times at the National Republican Com.
mittee rooms during the late Prcsi len
tial canvass.
Witness never saw Guiteau doing
anything at the Committee rooms but
reading the papers; he seemed to have
no special em ployment. Witness ar.
rived az Washington in April. Guiteau
called upon him the next morning at
the Riggs House. He (the prisoner)
appeared the same as usual, in good
spirits, perhlps in a $ ate of eXaltation
of spirits. He (the prispner) said he
wasgoing to have the Austrian mission.
Witness told him the place was an i'm.
portant one and in Mr.. Blaine's line,
and that he Blaine) was a krown
politician. Prisoner replied that lie was
"solid with Blaine -
Witness added; "IIe seemed very
contident-very much a, You or would
appear it confident of getting some
thing we might very much desire to
have"
Witness thought the co1vers ltion
was leading up to a request for him
(witness) to visit Mr.. Blaine in Gui.
teau's interest, and forestaled it by
saying his relations with Mr.. Blaine
were snch that he could not possibly
aid him (prisoLer) any. Witness saw
Gniteau repeatedly after that, but had
10 conversation with him. He appeared
discouraged and seeiv. Altogether
" itness had formed an opinion as to
his mental size but could not express
an opinion as TO his sanity or insanity
His impression wa, that Gniteau had
IN i'll balanced mind; in common par.
lance, that he did not have good common
sense.
Wit ess was asked in relation to the
political status Just pri r to the shoot.
ing OF President GaIlied, and was ak.
ed if there were not elements Of diScor.l
in the Republican party which tar at.
ened to disrupt it? The reply was
, think the Republican patty a pref y
difficult one to disrupt, and, while ther,
were clements Of discord, my belief il
the good sense Of the rank aud file i,
such that think it would have held
together, Upon cross examination, wit
ness "never saw anything in Mr.. Gui-
teau 10 Indicate that he could not dis
tinguiSh between right and wrong"
Never saw anything in the conduct o!
the prisoner that would Indicate that
b 9 did not know the difference between
guilt or innocence. never saw any
Thing to indicate that he would not be
responsib BILE for crime.
Mr. Scoville note several exceptions
to the rulings Of Judge Cox, in favor
of the admission CT these replies. The
evidence created quite stir in the court
room and seemed TO stagger those about
the defence table. The sister OF the pri
soner was particularly excited, and in
tone, distinctly caught Wy the reporters
said, che has perjured himself, that is
all there is about it,
Edward A. Daniel, Of Virginia, had
met Guiteau at the Young Men $ Chris
an Association rooms in this city.
Thought his mOveme IS and conversa.
ton somewhat peculiar.
Senator David Davis was called, but
did not respond.
A court officer ann ,unced "Mr Bay
ard is not in the city, and we are hunt.
ing for Mr. Randall"
Pending the arrival of witne ses Mr..
SCoville proceeded to read the newspa-
per slips taken from q Guiteau at the
time of his arrest.
During the reading, Guiteau leaned
back in his chair, and apparently paid
the strictest attention. Occasionally he
made some explanation, but quietly
and without causing any interruption
Senator Davis having arrived, the read
ing was suspended, and Mr.. Davis took
The stand. Witness was asked if he had
devoted his attention to politics, aid
was converSant with the political
moves and the public feeling about the
time of the shooting OF President Gar
ii, III. He replied that, in common with
ordinary people, he had paid some "a
tention to politics, but was not mem
Der of either political party, and took
no part in the last campaign.
Witness was then asked if he was
ware of the state of feeling in the Re.
publican party and between the two
factions last spring, and said in reply
He had no persona, kno wled ye, Il, he
did not go iuto their caucus'es.
q. Was there not such 4 breach in
the party that it bid fair to disrupJ ii ?:
A. The Repub lean party has not
been Destroyed, and it has had good
many breaches in it. The Republican
parry lS tu cAtthoIullldi uISdEiAdliou.
| don't believe it will die until the
Democratic par y does.
Mr. Scovl!e-From your knowled ge
of the parties do you not think the sue
cess of the Democratic party would
endangcr the Republic?
MIR. Davis-I don't think the success
IF any party would endanaer the Re-
public.
The prosecution had no questions to
.sk, and Senator Davis, with an air of
Dlauk wonderment, said : "Can ! be
excused? | told the officer who came
or me that | never saw the prisoner
md knew nothing about him except
had read. couldn't, for the
ite of me, see why l had been SUM-
nonea."
Mr.. Scovillc--Teu will learn the
'eason, Senator, from the arguments.
Guiteau availei himself of pause
% announce that he desired to have
'ubp9naes issued for President Arthur,
Grant, Gov. Jewell, ex-Senators
and Platt, Collector Bobert-
ION, Secretary Blaine and ex-senator