Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-15
THIRD EDITION.
TIE LONG TRIAL.
Episodes Of To-day's Proceedings.
aUITEAU IN VICIOUS TEMPER.
DENOUNCING WITNESS AND COUNSEL

His sOIiciJudo for the Jury's Health.
WAsHISaTON, Dec. 15.-There wert
many distinguished men present at the
Guiteau trial this morning, among them
Gov. Phelps, of Vermont, Courtlaudt
Parker, Clarkson N. Potter and Senator
Hawley.
AS soon as court opened Guiteau made a
speech, expressing sOlicitude for tb health
of the jury and asking the court to order
them to take walk of four or five miles
every morning before breakfast. Tho
Judge told him he would attend to the
wants Of the jury.
Mr.. Collier, resuming the witness stand,
testified that he had never seen signs of
insanity in tho prisoner. During the cross
examination Guiteau broke out character
istically.
J. NJ. Justice, of LoganspOrt, was tie
next witness, and was characterized as a
miserable liar by Guiteau. Guiteau dis
tributed his vituperation very evenly
among the witnesses-the cranks AS he
termed them-and the prosecuting attoi-
neys.
Rev. Rush r. Shipper, of Washington,
first knew the prisoner fcw months pro-
viOus to the assassination and boarded
with him up to July 1st. The prisoner was
chatty and polite, but exhibited no marked
peculiarities prisoner frequently referred
to tho ConkliDg- Garfield imbrOsliO.
Mrs. Dunmire, Guiteau's divorced wife,
took the stand, but her testimony was OBJ
jected to by tho defense unless record
proof OF diyolc, was shown, and she was
Withdrawn, to be introduced later.
DR.. Noble Young, physician at the Jail,
thought the prisoner perfectly sane.
Mrs Scoville attempted to ask a ques-
ton, when colioquy occurred between her
and her brother, the prisoner, he assert
ing that she was no lawyer and should
keep quiet. Pending the collOquy Mr..
ScOville asked witness if it were possible
that by putting something in Guiteau's
coffee in the morning they could make him
appear brighter or moro quiet. This it
was understood came from Mrs. ScOville,
but during the dispute the witness disap-
peared.
Gen. Joseph s. Reynolds, of Chicago,
next testified. He knew Guiteau years
ago, visited him in Jail twelve days after
the murder of the president, when Gulteau
spoke of it as &c tho assassination" In
subsequent interviews the prisoner refer
rcd to it as "the removal" lie was posi-
tive as to the language used.
The prisoner, who had received this
witness with beaming smiles soon became
enraged and declared witness i SPY. and
that God would damn Corkhil1. Upon
beng made to something pub
lished in tho Washington Republican the
prisoner pounded on the desk as he
charged "that little whelp Gorham -
with hanging around Arthur to get some
little office.
Witness then explained how he told the |
prisoner in prison that Conkling, Arthur |
and others had denounced the crime that |
prisoner asked if they (ths Stalwarts) !
knew that lie (witness) had said ho had
no accOmplicc that upon being an
swered in the affirmative, ho (prisoneD |
"Most astounding ~ "most
~ And that prisoner seemed
dazed and said, "What does it mean? l !
would have stakcd my life that they
would defend me. They knew they want |
cd Garfield removed, and yet they de
nounce me and can only see in it the |
bloody act.'
A recess was then taken. |