The Portland daily press., 1881-11-28
aUITRAU's TRIAL.
The Prisoner Gives His Opinion
Of Mr.. Beecher.
SEN AToR LoGAN's OPINION OF DE-
PENDANTS MENTAL CONDITION.
Guiteau,s Sister on the Witness Stand.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The court room was
densely packed at g. 80, and after that hour no
more spectators were admitted. A crowd of
200 or 800 still remained about the outer doors,
however, with the hope or expectation that in
some way their patience would be rewarded
The general interest or curiosity has undoubt-
eddy been greatly heightened by the daily re-
ports of Guiteau's eccentric performances, and
many of the spectators visit the court room
fully expecting first classcomedv amusement.
Upon the opening of the court Mr.. Scoville
read telegram from Emory A. Storrs, of Chi
cago in which he said that he could not pos
sibly at present. owing to his professional en-
gagements come to Washington to testify in
the Guiteau trial. Mr.. Scoville said that un-
der the circumstances he would not insist upon
an attachment for Mr.. Storrs.
Mr. Davidge, speaking for the prosecution,
was willing TO have Mr.. Storrs put upon the
stand at any time during the progress of the
trial, and this understanding was accepted by
all parties.
THOMAS NORTH
then resumed the witness stand and was Cross
examined very closely and at great length by
Mr.. Davidgs.
Guiteau interrupted at the very outset, and
protested that the re was no truth in the wit
ness story. Witness was being questioned in
relation to fight between Guiteau and his
father, Luther w. Guiteau. He had a good
memory and could remember most everything,
but did not recall any such scene. No atten-
ton was paid to the interruption, and Gui-
teau, after shaking hands and chatting pleas
antly for a few minutes with his brother and
sister. devoted himself to the morning papers.
Guiteau read carefully the reports of yester-
days proceedings and busted himself some
minutes in writing his autograph. Returning
again to his papers, something attracted his at
tention and he moved uueasily in his chair as
if about to say something.
Just as the witness was released from the
stand, Guteau improved the momentary lull
to make his first speech OF the day. He said:
81 notice my friend, Henry Ward Beecher, is
doing some cranky work on this case: l used
to attend his church and prayer meetings, and
il your honor knew him as well as do you
would not pay any attention to him. There
are good many people that think he is badly
cranked socially, and 1 have no doubt that
Mrs. Tilton told the truth and that he lied
about it, and tell him so publicly"
"Oh, we'll, we'll, prisoner, that will do for
you," said Mr.. Davidge.
Guiteau was apparently satisfied and nodded
with smile, saying, That's all right, judge:
have had my say on Beecher. TN satisfied"
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
then took the stand and was asked, ''Do you
known the prisoner" "Oh, yes. of course you
do General" broke in Guiteau; ''you know
me very we'll. I'm very happy to meet you
again. The witness had frequently been be-
sieged by G iteau to indorse his application
reason that the prisoner did not seem TO be
such a man as he would care to recommend for
any office. He had never known him in Chi
cago. The first time he ever saw him was
when he (Guiteau) called upon him to secure
his influence. The general impression he
formed of Guiteau was that there was some
thing wrong in his mental arrangement.
GEORGE D. HUBBARD,
farmer, living near the Oneida community,
knew Guiteau during the six years he remained
with them. The witness had never been a
member of the community. but had worked
ance beyond his statement that Guiteau
showed quick temper. irrifability and was gen.
orally considered peculiar.
EDMUND e. SMITH
was employed at the Republican National
Committee rooms during the late PRESIDENTIAL
campaign and frequently saw Guiteau hanging
around the rooms. He thought Guiteau was
committee but was confident he never received
any assignment to speak. Witness thought
Guiteau very peculiar and Eighty and ramb.
ling in his conversation.
Guiteau here interjected his customary COM
ments:-"This gentleman wasn't in a position
to know about matters there. He was only
clerk anyway. Gov. Jewell, ex-senator Dor
sey and the rest of us boys were the ones that
did the work there"
J. W. TURNER.
The deposition of J. W. Turner, of Dakota
Territory, was read. IC related mainly to his
personal knowledge of The insanity of Gui-
teau's aunt
JOHN A. MORSE,
colored, an attorney-at-law, saw Guiteau FREE
quently at the White House during the months
of March and April, perhaps fifteen or twenty
times; took him to be a crazy man; never
spoke to him nor heard him speak, but the gen.
eral impression he formed from Guiteaus ap-
poaranC0 was that he was insane.
Up to this point the proceedings had been
rather prosy, and many of the audience, who
had come expecting to see Guiteau's 'ex-wife"
(as he terms herr upon the stand, were Begin
ming to show signs of listless indifference Shen
this witness took the stand The cross-exami-
nation which followed caused considerable
amusement, which Guiteau seemed to relish
decidedly more than did the witness.
Judge Cox announced that the Court would
adjourn early, and in consequence no recess
was taken.
MRS FRANCIS SCoyILLE,
sister to the prisoner and wife to his counsel,
next testified She stated her age as %. Her
father was Luther w Guiteau of Freeport, ILL.,,
and her mother Jane Horn Guiteau the priso-
ner is 40 years old he was about years old
when her mother died; she remembered her
mother from the time the witness was years
old; she was sick very long time at the time
that Charles was borne; had been told that her
sickness at that time lasted year and half;
r6m6In O6r6u S6elUg uoI uodu SudVoQ poIltCtly
bald; this was before Charles was born; her
aunt had subsequently given her (among other
keeDsakes), the hair then shaved from her
mothers head; after that time her mother al
ways wore cap; never saw her mother walk
in the street. After that there were two child
rem born subsequently, Luther Theodore, who
died when he was two years old, and who was
born with q crooked foot and limb, and Julia
Catherine, who died when two months old. six
weeks after her mothers death. Her mothers
= lol
in her head. and her hair never grew again.
Her first recollection of Charles was that he
was troublesome shild because he was very
active and smart. He was sent to school quite
young, when six years old, to learn to talk. He
could make noise but could not talk. He
used the word ped" for "come, and the word
pail" for "quail." His father punished him
for it, but that made no difference. She thought
that he could not comprehend the difference.
After his mothers death, he lived for year or
so with his grandfather, and then came back to
his father Witness was married in January,
1858, while Charles was living with his grand
father. Subsequently when he was IL years
old, he lived with witness for year in Chicago,
where be went to school. She recol-
lected nothing peculiar about him then,
except that he was very affectionate. and
she was very much attached to him. Then
he went to his father, and. subsequently,, when
he was II years old, he came again to live with
witness at Oak Park, near Chicago He stten-
that, he went back to Freeport, a from their
he went to Ann Arbor to attend school. She
went to Ann Arbor to see him. as she had been
informed that he was going on worse than her
father bad ever DONE She found that he had
abandoned his studies, and was giving his
whole time and attention to studying the Ber-
eau and the publications of the Oneida COM
munity. She argued with him for whole eve
ming, appealing to him TO 20 on quietly like
other young men, and to give up all that stuff.
Her appeals had no effect upon him, however,
and she made up her mind that he was crazy.
She told her uncle, 10 lived at Ann Aibor,
to pay no more attention to him, but let Inn
go his own way, as he was "clean gone daft"
She afterwards visited him at the Oneida COM
munity, but could hardly have any converse
ton with him, as they were not left alone
moment together. She noticed that he acted
like person who had been bewildered struck
on the head, or had partly lost his mind. She
could not learn from him whether he wanted
to leave Oneida community or to stay there. The
prisoner II had been there three years at that
time, and was right in the heart of their fana-
ticism" Witness went on to relate the prison.
er's history, including his admission to the bar
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