Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-18
IO-DkY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The GuitcsU Trial.

!sG!.GS iil2! was HalRel Dy Oh Enthusiastically
Increased ioisrest Oh the Part. particularly Of
the batter ciasaes ct the community. At noe
'o2ck the prison raD drove up, aud Guteau
cu'cbi1g G huge bundle of pspers 10 his nsL-
Gced bande shriFsd hUrridl7 into the building,
Iharn WAS g marked rbssocs CT no;s? Demon
slrali0n ca he part OF the b9aauders, yet
! Guitsau plaiGly betrayed tho fear OF sudden
| violence which always marks his movements
| whenever no teons biEs:it at ell eypcS:d to
| danger. Ho was taken 10 the prisoners room
ard Gayced himself TO reading the papers.
Upon tho opening of court MIR. ScoVl!e ar1se
70 mako 90 explanation, and rtq1es;ed the
coIet 10 take somo measure to prevent the
prisoner from giving to tho public his unautbol-
Z,d concentrations, and also TO prevent tho
! annoying Interruptions of the prisonlr 10 the
court room. This brought 90 q so,ne duricg
which Guiieau demanded that Mr.. Scoyille
should 60 Gu. OK the case: that he was 10
criminal lawyer and had no sense; that no
| talked QUO thing to him 10 private and another
in public. MI. Scaville endeavored to explain
to tho court but Goiteau becluo moro aud
/ more excited. aud addressed himself alternate y
to the Court. to Mr,.Hooviilo AID to tho oaiilis,
who were oadeavoliGg to keep him quite. 10
the Cnur;: III represent myself, ytur hoDor
| end l shell DO ss pleas. abou, counsel.
Then turning 70 MIR, SooVI!le: you have
got no capacity and | wjn't have you mauago
my case. Then turrlag TO tho bailifa be
shouted "lcu MAD ycur business; you COL
iou=ded TOOL; sou Sin; 90, no se1s,."
tho C1u5t again stated 10 the pfsoner in DE-
1Gcd serm3 thst no would order his removal
| and proceed il his ahauuca 10 this Guiesu
shouted cxetedy: Il don't care if you do;
the court in bano vii! rcvers, you AID will get
= Eev ria: yen have got no right 10 remove
| no. Tho court replied in term which seemed
20 coarooa uultcau OF their sincerity. Very
will; ! shall do 50 it you persist 10 any more
disturbance. ard there ara proceed :us in the
! c,Grt Tor such ruiipg.
! 4 whispered consultation between Guieau
and Mr.. SeOviIio followed. and lie former ap-
| parren;ly convinced, subsidized toto absolute
| quito asd devoted himself to his papers.
Disttics Attorney CGlkhi then offered 10
evidence o:r;ain letters which were yesterday
read to Mr.. Bsine AID identified ty hin.
| I'll i. Wagner WAS then called as q witress,
bu; tliIei TO respond.
| joseph X. Sharpe wac thou osod snd
sworn. lie did not SEQ tho shooting lu! saw
| tho prisoner attempting to escape aud witnessed
| his arrest,
Fila n, Rilseley sas tho nex. 81 ness. and
! testified to hearrg the conversation bu,wsen
etEaog!Us to b driven to tho cemetery. She
als1 Witnessed tho shooting. snd gavo her ov.-
d:tc, IN Z clcsr snd straightforward manner.
Sac Mss closely cross-questi9ned by Mr.. Soc
vale, Eut Gdheared strctly ~ every particular
10 her evidence 10 chief. Baiog questioned as
10 Hul oau'S manner when talking TO tho hack
man, sha sa'd lie ~as pale and sppeared to DO
! troubled shc thought he Mus. &c sning CUT 10
Sc :hc graves o! some d al !rIeGds. The
S?IiUeSs described rnlnuelly tho shooting; The
relative positions OF tho parties q. tho ticlo each
shot was tired, and was pOsiliV, that the 6rst
sh0! coax effect 90 The President threw up bis
hsniO eua oonmenced 10 sick dowp. AT tha
6caotd sh0t Gultesu stopped two or throa stcrs
; ucc:cr sd held his aim higher. Tho wtuesa
proved 10 be the bes. ooe Yet examined upon
incidents of the shoolicg
Joshua ~ Davis. gail&eepcr at the Rllti-
more bnd Potomac depot. was next called. lilo
merely caught glimpse Of tho prisoner after
ko YVES srresttd. lis seemed TO be struggling
TO get away. but not sufficiently to free him
sell.
Tho cV:d,rc, of this witness occupied the at.
;e1ton 81 the court but lew miuuieH. Dorcg
Tho examination OF those witnesses Gu,eau was
apparently absorbed 10 tis pspels When
al!usion Ta5 made 10 bis locking lik3 a mao
WAC was about to visit the graves Of dead
friends he elancad quickly q! the wtn,sl, and
alloSsd laiot smile 10 linger FIR al .ns!nnt
about lis sults purcha lined ips
VIM. L. Bsrkcr WIS called, tuE fail.l TO
epnesr.
VIM. S. Crawford, wagon driver, SAT- the
ll!oG; could DO! sea tho President, but distinct.
IL saw Guitcnu dim end fire and saw his arrest
vas about iva ioet from him whom arrested
did not hear tho prisoner say anyttiag. IIo
| "a NJ
partially as to hos Guicsu wore bis hs. 90
thst occasion. Gaiteau In! his ha. on, IT.
mslkiog, "rhey re s!l mistaken on that bst
basuess. this /, the wsy wear my hat"
Wi'msI, "Well, perhaps that is the way he
hst it, only not quite 50 lar back. )"
john Il. Scott, special clioer 90 duty At tho
dcrot, Waa ut tho south gate when the drst
shot was fired. nt tho s:c3ni SHOT ran 10
the cate sCd EcrUss tho hsll, and saw Me- Park
holdlag msn; il was Guitcsu; he (Guitcau,
s'ii, i will go to jail, but | want GeDersl
! Shcrmsa "a have this letter." He assisted IN
teEirg tho prisoner 10 tho police station.
On .he way Guljeau said, II am sagart
Aad Arthur is now President" Witness then
detailed Incidents attending searching tho pri.-
oner 5! the station and the tiudios OF Tho pistol
upcn h!a peraon.
| p,ttr. ALtornty COrkbl then haudei lhs
! Il5tr 10 me witness, who ldeotIhed /. as The
one skau from tho prisoner. Tho pistol WAS
hsadel artuod ard tx,miotd by the jury. A
lengthy examination eiolted no varisuoa from
tho evidence given upon the direct ex4mius-
| ton.
! Edmund l.. Da1,r J was standing 10 The
main Gaiting room on the morning Of tho
shtourg. with his back turned to the ladies'
! ro1m hoard pistol shot. and turned imme-
di4tey saw a man with srn extended and
say the seoald shot ffsd then saw tho man
put hs baud bahind hiu. aod turn TO tho B
street door, mhcto he WAS c,nircnted by 40 OFF,
CIR Then saw hicl rotrsoo his steps and hurry
ia;1 !ha min room. phero be Witnessed his
ayr:st. Witness itcn 6ad the prison az the
man he saw fire The shot.
Witness was c'cts ;xsmiued by Mr.. Seville
who thus far seemed TO bavo tho enliro manage
meet ct the ois', AID WAS somephat sharply
questioned as 10 Guitesn's urpeararc, 81 10 is
oyts, mouth. head. etc to all Of which tho Wit.
ress replied 10 tho b.; of his recollection. add