Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-10
TRIAL OF fHE ASSASSIN.
Testimony OF the Prosecution Con.
tinued-Guiteaua "Clear- Headed,
ShreWd Lawyer"-He Continues
TO Prove Ills own Perfect Sanity.

ShreWd Lawyer'-He Continues
to Prove Ills own Perfect Sanity.
WASHINGTON. December 10.-Stephen
English. editor and proprietor Of the
Insurance Tines, Of New York, took the
stand.
Guiteau called out: 'This man was In
Ludlow Street Jail. and I got him out
for $500"
Witness gave the circumstances under
which be became acquainted with the
prisoner. Witness was In Jail under
$40. 900 bonds. charged with libel. The
prisoner acted as his attorney. .
Guitsau frequently and noisily inter.
ruptsd the witness. calling him . liar
and psrjursr. At n time he shouted:
There isn't an insurance man In New
York that does not know what . fraud
yeu srs."
Witness continusd-Prsonsr swindled
me out Of $3.50. and also swindled many
poor creatures in jail BY promising to
help them. and getting their money and
then never raising . finger In their be-
hall.
Guiteau shouted Of witness: "Why, I
wouldn't spit on you on the street. you
old scoundrsl. III get some insurance
man to show you up, you old fraud"
Witness was asked II he ever detected
any signs In the prisoner Of insanity,
and replied: ION the contrary. hs was q
remarkably clear-hsaded, shrewd lawyer.
He completely outwitted me-"
Warren G.. Brown. attorney.at-law.
New York. testified : He was counsel for
Mrs. Guitssu In obtaining . divorce from
prisoner. He believed the latter to DO
perfectly ans
Guitssu (excitedly)-I want to know,
Corkhill, what al this kind Of evidence
has got TO do with the real issus-vho
fred the shet that killed GARFIELD. the
Deity or I. Just take that home, Cork.
hill, and think u over till tomorrow. !
want to know what all this has got TO do
with the question OF my sanity or In.
sanity on the I'd Of July. As I have told
you before, I had time enough to 60
crazy a hundred times In the interval.
Recess.
After recess Guitssu asked how many
witnesses Colonel Corkhill would have.
..Can you give US any idsa1" "No,"
replied Corkhill. mo definite idea"
Corkhill then read In evidence some
legal papers in the Ease Of English
against Guiteau. After the reading oil
them the prisoner exclaimed : "That's Q
square transaction, Colonel. That
knocks your total dspravity theory on
the head"
Charles v. wehls. . lawyer Of New
York City. was then called. and testified
to the number Of claims which the pris'
oner had collie cited for one Of his clients
When he concluded the prisoner de.
clared be weuld not give ten cents for al
Of them, and demanded to know thu
amount Of claims he had collected.
Witness-The items collected amount
cd to $685. IL.
Prisoner (sxcitedly)-Do you claim
that I collected these claimsf 10 thai
your business. MI. Whatever Ii YOU
manner
Witness (uot noticing the intsrrup'
tion)-My client wanted to see whether
or not l could get the money.
Prisoner-That was eight years ago
You would not pay 500 and I woult
not deliver them up.
The witness was constantly interrupt
cd by the prisoner, declaring that bill
testimony was false.
Witness considered Guiteau sharp,
keen and rational.
Prisonsr-That was sight years ago,
It has o great deal to do with this case
hasn't Il, Colonel lin an iropical toni
to the District Attorney)f "You produce
these notes" (alluding to the notes Wshle
said he had received from G~uitsauI, be
shouted wildly to witness, ''or slse'Rst OF
that stand o disersoed man. II you
come to slobber over me you must pro-
duce those notes or show yourself.
liar"
Prisoner ito his sister. Mrs. soovllle,
who was trying to restrain him)-.fou
keep quiet and mind your own business,
l don't want any more talk from you In
this case.
at makes me mad" he continued,
wildly, go think that the prosecution
should attempt to ruin my professional
character when they know II is . lie. II
Is q shame that these men. Corkhill and
Porter, should slobbsr over my character.
They have been dragging up my PROBES:
sional record and they have not found
anything against ne yet. and they can't.
/ was straight In the law business, and !
want the American people to understand
1t. The only thing against me 10 that
" some board bills, and that ! COM
mittsd adultery in order to get rid Of my
VILE"
The Court (sternly)-That will do.
Prisonsr-I have got through now. ]
have made my anal speech on this mat
ter. 1t Is o disgrace for Corkhill to
bring in this evidence.
The prisoner, while he was delivering
this TRADE. was apparently under control
OF violent passion. His conduct toward
his sister was such that Scoville was
Obliged to make her change seats with
him, In order that be might DO close to
the prisoner. and try to rsprsss his vio-
lencs.
Qusstion-Did ysu sver have any con.
v~ersatiops with the prisoner on the sub.
ject Of rslisionf Answer-No.
"No," echoed the prisoner. contempt
uously. che is o Jew, and . dirty one at
that"
Witness said hs was not subpsnaed.
He came on Q telegram from Corkhill.
Had written Judge Porter about what he
knew.
s0ovills-why did you write to Por.
ter7
witpess-Bscause l thought Il was q
public duty on the part OF any one who
knew anything about the case 10 divulgs
IL. TApplause.1