Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-15


matter be arranged in day or two, and COOK,
for the government, said he was not ready,
owing to the absence of counsel. Finally Inc
case was allowed to remain open Tor Two
weeks, time for the opening of the argument
10 be fixed after that time.
GU1TEAU's CASE REACHED.
After the withdrawal Of counsel III the star
route cases it became known.in court that the
arraigument of Guiteau was actually gong 10
take place so most of the spectators remained
and much interest was manifested, There
was no unusual display of police force in or
about the court room, although there were
large number of detectives present not IN uni
form. At 11:15 Mr.. Scoyille, counsel for the
prisoner, entered and took a seat at the law
yers' table and Immediately afterwards the
door of the Witnesses room opened and two
marshals entered, having between them, and
hustling along, til bowed ande covering hg-
IRE of the man for whom all were looking,
and he was conducted to a seat reserved for
him beside his counsel. Then one of the
marshas unlocked the handouts, giving the
prisoner the use of his hands.
sssGiteau looked broken down 10 health and
uncared for in person. His dark clothes were
dusty and shabby, and his whole person pre-
sented miserably neglected appearance.
THE ARRAIGNMENT.
After the excitement attending his entrance
had sub5lded, District Attorney Corkhill rose,
and addressing the judge, said
1.-The grand jury of the District of Colum
hia has indicted Charles j. Gulteau for the
murder of James A. Garfield. The prisoner is
in court l ask that he be arraigned and re-
quired to plead to the indct ent."
The prisoner was ordered to stand up, and
in a languid manner obeyed. The clerk sald;
''Is your name Charles j. Guiteau"
The prisoner assented by a nod. The court
then proceeded to read the indictment, the
prisoner standing up with his head most of
the time inclined to the right shoulder, his
eyes half closed or wholly so, his hands cross
cd as if still they were handcutfed, and his
general air that of Indifference. The reading
occupied nearly half an hour, and during all
that time Guiteau hardly once changed his at
titude or opened his eyes. He did not show
the least interest in the scene in which he was
the chief actor, and but for an occasional
slight movement might be supposed to be
asleep in standing attitude.
GUILTY OK NOT GUILTY."
Upon conclusion of the reading of the in
dictment the clerk addressing the prisoner,
said:
What say you to this indictment-guilty
or not guilty?
The prisoner in place of response fumbled
IN his waist coat pocket and drew out soled
and crumbled scrap of paper.
The district attorney Gmperatively) ENTER
your plea of guilty or not guilty.
The prisoner-I enter the plea not guilty, if
your honor please, and | desire to make
statement.
The court-At some future time; it would
not do just now. Sit down.
He thereupon took his seat.
The district attorney-In this case ask that
the trial be set for next Monday morning,
reremptorily. The government is ready for
trial now.
Scoville-I appear here for the defendant at
his request and | have some aflidavits 10 pre-
sent the court, the first being that of the de-
fendant himself
The affidavit which was read stated that
there are various instances where evidence is
material for the prisoners defense and with
out which he cannot safely go to trial; that
the names and residences OF such
witnesses and facts that can be
proved by them severaly are all known to
atlantis counsel Mr.. Geo. Scovillc and are
only known in part by the atliant; that he
hls no money nor property and is unable to
pay the fees or mileage OF witnesses or cost OF
summoning them he therefore prays that the
half as may be shown by afiidavits of counsel
10 be necessary, the fees and costs to be paid in
such manner as those of government wit
nesses are paid.
MIR. sCoyILLES AFFIDAVIT.
Scoville then read an affidavit made by him
self 1t states that besides points of law that
may he made, the defense will consist of two
points-frst, the insanity of the defendant,
and second that the wound was not necessarily
mortal, and was net the cause of President
Garlield's death.
The afliant had endeavored 10 obtain the
residences of witnesses for the defense to
prove material facts on the question of in
sanity, but had been unable to do so, because
defendant did not seem to understand and re-
fused to acknowledge the effect of common
and established rules of evidence in
such cases. The affiant believes this diff
Guilty to arise from the very act which such
evidence would prove, to-wit: the defendants
insanity; and yet he knows of no means to
overcome it. For that reason, chiefly, the
affidavit of af1iant became necessary in the
case.
He further says that since he was employed
in the case, ten days ago, he has done what he
could to prepare for trial, and especially has
he made such inquiries as he WAS able to
make, in order to find
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE.
lie further says the names and residences Of
the witnesses are John NJ. Gitteau, New York;
q. A. Barker, VIM. J. Maynard, Francis S.
Browndley, Orson w. Goyt and Francis NJ.
Scoville, Chicago. Atfiant expects to prove
hy these witnesses the defendants tendency to
hereditary insanity, not only by his own con-
duct, but by establishing first, that one
d. N Guiteau, brother of the defendant,
was insane, and died in an insane asylum in
New York many years ago. second, that one
Augustus Parker, cousin of defendant, a son
of his fathers sister, was insane, and died
four years ago in an asylum in Cook county,
H.; third, that another cousin of defendant,
one A. Maynard, daughter of another sister
of defendants father, has been insane for
many years and is now confined in an insane
asylum in Michigan; and fourth, that Luther
W. Guiteau, fatheriof defendant, was mon
omaniac on the subject Of religion for many
wears.
Afiaut further says he expects TO prove the
actual insanity of the defendant himself on
different occasions by 3. G. Scoville and Geo.
Burrows, of Chicago, John II. Moves,
of Niagara Falls, Jno. A. Rice, of
Wankesha, Michigan, and Mr.. Bradley
Of Chicago Afiant further says he expects
TO prove by Mr.. FoSs, of Dover, n. H.. that
ne was present at the time and place of the
shooting, saw the defendant and heard what
he said, and that defendants acts and words
on that occasion showed Enthusiastically that