Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-27
GUITEAUS CHRISTMAS.
a Tide of Visitors 70 the Jafl-Scoriiie
Tired OF the Prisoners silly Inter
ruptions.

Tired OF the Prisoners silly Inter-
ruptions. -..
WASHINGTON, December 26.-Guiteau's
Christmas mail brought him half bushel
Of letters. About half of these were re-
luests for autographs; the rest were efu-
sions of all sorts, more or less cranky and
"since Guiteau said in the court the
other day," remarked Mr.. Scoville yester-
day, ''that he opened his own mail, all the
cranks in the country have started afresh.
Sotn ms NAL al and al Il; nine lave 1Sioied. See
here" Re added, holding up thick PACK
kge of letters, "those are requests that nave
kome to me for autographs"
\ Griteau passed his Christmas day in his
|ell in jaif. He saw large number OF
ssitors, and had good-humored word Tor
s.yy one. As usual, there were many
dies among the callers. The prisoner
joked gather rough, appearing in
A Red Flannel Shirt,
,itb his facs unshaven. Having reconsid-
red his deter,,,i nation to let his whiskers
row he had the ;ail barber come TO his
eli and remove tho weeks growth OF beard
n his face. He exprc cssed himself, as
sual, as confident that. the trial
tould result in his layor. Jul Jul,
ts4 ~ttalkS. on religious S""joo''
Nv gli6ly, and frequently turns The con
vesation upon such subjects. One ot MS
ladIy.sitors remarked to him that She was
a heahen. He became at once apparently
solicitcus for her spiritual welfare.
You arc not zoo DID," he said, ito learn
the truth Go and get
Some Good Minister
to talk with you" .,
Mrs. Seville, not being in good health,
did not sart for Chicago to-day as she eI-
pected dr. Louis SCoville, her son, who
las been lere for day or two, returned to
Chicago dis evening. Mr.. Scoville, in view
of his wie's expected departure, had gwen
up his private lodgings and domiciled him
self agair at the fremont House: ...
The Character of the expert testimony
offered during the past week has not ap-
parently itaken his confidence in the case:
tThese experts" he said, ''are so placed
that they hal to testify the way the Dis
trict Attorney wanted them to or they
could not get their money. All OF them
have said, in answer to my questions, that
they expected to get their compensation
after they had testified.
The Newspapers are very Unfair,
but | think some of them will take the
But newspaper comments can not al
feet the case, as the jury do not see them'
remarked the reporter.
Il don't know so much about that. The
feeling among those around the jury Is
such that it is hard to keep them free from
the influence Of newspapers and public
opinion. ! will not" continued the law,
yer, take bach one single word that said
in my opening address. | told the Jury
then that Guiteau was man OF little mlnd
little capacity for business that II he wai
turned out to make his owR living he can
do nothing. The way he is acting IN
Court shows how little sense he has. Ht
does not see, when | am asking aquestlon
what it is leading to, or II IL does
Dawn on His Mind,
he at once blurts it out and puts the wit
ness on his guard. Il don 'tsee, continued
Mr.. Scoville, what is accomplished by cap
ital punishment, and | am decidedly op
posed to it. Guiteau's case shows that th'
fear of death is not sufficient TO deter mar
from crime. Notwithstanding all he ha
said in court, Guiteau is so afraid of deatl
that he shrlnks away from the mer
thought. He will not stand up in c0ur
for fear SOMEONE will shoot him. 1eSter
day when Judge Porter said he would nav,
TO be put in the dock, | leaned over to Gul
teau and said; ThGS e will srepiy piEt shot !" TN
if YOU get there with the crowd aroun
YOU. He became quiet at once, n n
hasn't sense enough to see that Olacb
guard remark to witness hurts ms cASS
fTbis tbing will have to be stopped, thougl
7 am Going to have him distinctly under
stand m that if he continues these interruI
t;ons % in court he will be pLacad in the doCi
| i' feel m myself like choking the man, or I'd Dc
ING something with him when he talk
NV son would not go into court and sit b
him, hin He said to mo: II should
there and he should say anything TO me me,
the way that he has been talking 10 YOU
| know / should strike him.