The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-19

An impressive scene occurred during his
testimony.
tsWhat were the presidents last words
asked Mr.. Corkhi1l
His last words" replied the witness
with emotion. were 'tOh, Swain P'
DIR. ID. w. Bliss was then called The
witness gave the narrative. covering from
the time he was called to the Presidents
side 05 or 30 minutes after he was shot
until his death. The immediate cause of
his death was hemorrhage Witness then
explained minutely the character of the
wound, using the upper portion of a wired
skeleton for the purpose of illustration,
and detailed at great length the progress
and symptoms of the case
Pending the arrival of the fractured
| yertebrae which the District Attor-
ney announced, had been sent for,
lengthy cross examination supposed OBJ
Ject being to lay foundation for theory Of
malpractice which Guiteau insists must be
made foundation stone, his defense quite
sensation the court witnessed when dis
trict attorney suddenly drew from paste
board box upon his table section of
human back bone, and holding it up in
quired, ''Do you recognize this Doctor?"
The audience hung breathless upon an an
swer, as the witness answered in meas
| do Sc Of Aha
vertebrae of the late President James A.
| Garfield
YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Byron Andrews
was called to the stand, simply to identify
himself as the correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter Ocean. He has received no
papers from the prisoner and did not know
him.
While waiting for another witness SEQ
vile rose and said: Il give notice now
that the defense in this case is insanity
| and will claim that the burden of the proof
is on the prosecution. If they intend to
introduce evidence on that point they
must do so before they close.
Davidge-We think otherwise, and
we will act according to our convictions
of what the defense has made in open
ing.
Scoville-1 give you notice now, because
you close your proofs simply want to
make it a matter of record.
Judge Cox-I understand that.
Sevellon A. Brown, Chief Clerk of the
fofn Sod @bo
quent visits of the prisoner to the depart
ment. Did not notice anything peculiar
about him except that he was a nervous
individual and seemed to havea q reluctance
to look one in the eye
Guiteau-I looked in your eyes, Mr..
Brown.
j. Stanley Brown, Private Secretary of
President Garfield testified to Guiteau's
frequent calls at the White House and of
his (witnessD telling the ushers that Quit
eau must no longer trouble the office. He
had told Guiteau himself and had reiter-
ated it twice His application. being in
the consular service, must 90 to the state
department. Witness Unidentified large
number of letters from Guiteau to the
President. The first is reminder to Gen
eral Garfield that he sent note touching
the Austrian Mission. He says 'Mr. Kas-
son, of Iowa, I understand, wishes to re-
main at Vienna until fall. He is good
fellow. ! should not wish to disturb him
in any event What do you think OF me
for consul general of Paris? / think pre-
fer Paris to Vienna, and if agreeable to
you should be satisfied with the consulship
at Paris Senators Blaine, Logan and
Conkling are friendly to me and presume
my appointment viii be promptly confirmed.
l claim to be a gentleman and christian. -
The second letter presents for the Paris
consulship, saying that the men that did
the business last fall are the ones to be
remembered The third letter suggests to
Gen. Garfield "Would it not be well to
Withdraw Robertson's nomination on the
ground that Conkling has worked him
self to a white heat of passion. 1t
might be done quietly and gracefully
On the ground that since the nomination,
many merchants and others in New York
had petitioned for the retention of Gen.
Merritt have taken the liberty OF max
ing this suggestion to Mr.. Blaine"
The fourth letter to President Garfield
says: '.If you work your position for ali
it is worth you can be nominated and
elected IN 1884 Two national conventions
have slaughtered Mr.. Blaine on account of
his railroad record and connections
Another private letter to Garfield says:
"Until Saturday / supposed Blaine was my
friend IN the matter of the Paris Consul
ship, but from his tone Saturday ! judge
he is trying to run the State Department
in the interest of the Blaine element in
1884. / want to get in my work for you
in 1884. May tell Mr.. Blaine to prepare
an order for my appointment to the Paris
Consulship. vice George Walker, recalled?"
The District Attorney to Mr.. Brown:
seThese are all the letters from the prisoner
you found in the executive Officer
Guiteau-"They are all ever wrote.
vV,hey are every one correct.