The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-22
TELEGRAMS
The Trial of Guitteau.

in by the deputy marShalS ana given SEATS ID
the chairs Immediately in the resr of the
counsel. A few minutes before 10 o'clock
the Jurors who had been accepted entered
the room and took seats. Before 10 O'Clock
The court room " as filled to overtiowi,g, the
audience being very respectable. The court
was called to order and during the Calling OF
the names of jurors the prisoner was brought
il. bis appearance was wild and excited.
H tossed his hat upon the desk before him
and turning towarq Scoville hurriedly wlls-
pered something to him in an extremely ex-
cited manner. The two entered into CONVEX
satien and Guittesu while speaking used his
clnnched fist vigorously as if insisting upon
some matter which Scoville seemed to dis
approve. The talesmen being called, Judge
Cox questioned the first talesmau, L. l.. Ken
zela, upon his feeling regarding the prisoner.
Kenzela res, ouded that he did not think there
could possin.y be sufficient evidence to change
the opinion he had formed. The next tales
man called was excused almost At Oh ce, nav
ing formed a decided opinion. A laborer
named Thomas declared he hai neither en-
pressed nor formed an epiaion. lie cannot
read and had never held any conversation
whatever on the subject.
Scuville renal ked this man was aoout the
Kind of a juror the law contemplated, but
the defense did not want him, aud he was
challenged peremptoriiy.
A colored barber named Williams was
called. Having formed no opinion he was
examined by Scoville. He read the papers
every morning before 7 o'clock, and, being a
barber, Of course had conversed a great deal
on he subject. In response TO the inquiry as
to whether he had ever been a juror IN a
murder case, lie SAID he had but that the jury
disagreed. Ibis remark caused considerable
amusement throughout the room. After
further questions the man Williams was ex
cused.
VIM. II. Brown, a commission merchant,
being closely questioned by Scoville aud no
objections being advanced by the govern
ment he was accepted, making the tenth.
George T. keene, in response to all interro-
CATION, said there was no hing which could
change the opinion he hal formed, aud sew
eral other gentlpmen were as decided III their
answers as was Keene.
During the examination of talesmen the
following statement was prepared by Cult
tsau and copied by his brother and given to
the press:
10 the Legal Pro fe&siOa " America:
am on trial for my life. l formerly prac-
ticed law in New York and Chicago, and l
propose GO take an active part in my defense,
as l know more about my inspiration aua
views in the case than any one. Ny brother
in-law, George Scoville, Esq, is my Mlly
counsel, and / hereby appeal TO the legal pro-
tession of America fer aid. | expect to have
money shortly SO | can pay them. | shall get it
partly from the settlement of an old matter
in New York aud partly from the sale of my
bonds ana partly from public contribution to
nv dctenae. Ny defense was published in
the New York Herald on Octobsr 9th and in
my speech published Nov. 18TH, yesterday
ANY known lawyer of criminal capacity de
string to assist in my defense will please teie
graph without delay to Geo. Scoville, Wash
ing on, D. c. II for any reason an a~pplica-
ton be refused the same will be withheld
fr IN the public.
(Signed) CHARLIE GUITTEAU.
In Court Washington, D. c., Nov. 16, 1884,
Helnlier, an irCn worker, was sworn as the
eleventh. Juror. Thomas &. Barron, a car
penter and builder, answered the prelimina-
~ questions in a satisfactory manner and
then wxs more closely examined by Scoville.
DE had talked very little aud never formed
an opinion until he had heard both sides. He
never had been a free mason. He had once
been an sdd fellow but he had dropped that
order because it was his duty as 8 good cili-
zeu to help everybody. Being asked whether
he believed in a hereafter, he said the present
implied a hereafter a.d he believed any VIC
lation OF law whether natural or spiritual
would be punished. Being asked whether he
had ever employed any of the LAWYERS for the
prosecution, he said the only lawyer he Lad
ever employed was DAvidse and his expert
encs with law then was such that he had
never sued = man since. Being asked wheth
er his wife was living he said yes, what is lstt
Of her, which is not mnGh. Tie dry and
caustic humor with which this man replied &c
all questions afforded much amusement. SEQ
vile at last made up his mind to accept Bar
ron as a juror, but the district attorney pre-
ferred to excuse him and interposed a er
emptory challenge.
One of. the talesmen on examination salt
his opinion of the case had been MATERIAL!
changed by the bulletins Of the attending
surgeons which had appeared daily in tn
windows ofthe various business houses of tn
city. The District Attorney questioned tn
taIesmau on this subject, and after reiteratipI