River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-15
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never have been shot if it had not been
for the political situation which came
up last May and June, and say
| have the right, as a matter of law,
appearing as my own counsel, to ask,
your honor, that Gen. Grant, Senators
Conkling and Ilstt and President
Arthur, and that kind of men, who
were so down on Garfield that they
would not speak to him on the street,
and would not go to the white house,
shall be put on the stand. have right
to show my personal relation to those
gentleman; that / was socially received
by them, and that was well dressed
and we'll fed at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. want to show my personal re-
lations to those men. | don't want to
except your honor's ruling hut shall
be OBJ iged to do so, and have no
doubt the court above will give me
new trial"
Judge Cox-"Your exception has
been noted"
Scoville then called up the subject of
President Arthur's testimony, and said
he had not yet received any response
to his request, and that the presidents
evidence was absolutely essential to
he defense.
Guiteau interrupted him excitedly:
81 don't think it at all necessary for
Gen. Arthur to be here. To Scoville
Il don't care what you want. Pm do
ing this myself l ask, as personal
favor, that he shan't be dragged into
court. | think good deal of Gen. Ar
thur. He's president of the United
States, and don't think he should be
bothered with this matter Striking
the desk vehemently): He's president
of the United States, and ! made him
so, and | think | should have some
thing to say in this natter
1t was arranged between counsels
that the presidents answers should be
put in as evidence at any stage of the
trial, and Scoville called VIM. I. Shcr-
man.
The witness simply recited the or
ders he had issued for the disposition
Of troops at the time of the assassin2-
ton.
He identified the letter as written
by Guiteau, and said he suspected at
the time that there might be conspir-
acy, but afterwards concluded that the
shooting was the act of one man.
THANKS TO SHERMAN.
AS he left the stand, Guiteau said
~ thank you, general, for having ord
cred out the troops that day; if it
hadn't been for you shouldn't be here
to-day, and owe my life to the protec-
ton which you and General Croker
gave me during that period when mob
| spirit was rife
AT this the general smiled grimly.
Edward P. Barton, a lawyer of Free
port, ILL.,, testified that he knew Gui-
teau's family, and considered them all
sane.
On conclusion of the examination of
| this witness, a recess was taken.
GIVING OUT AUTOGRAPHS.
Just before the recess, some one in
the audience, behind Guiteau, made a
request for his autograph Guiteau
wrote it with flourish, and as he tore
off the slip exclaimed: II want t. call
attention to this autograph business. A
great many persons want my auto
graph and | give it to them, but there
is no vanity about me or egotism. |
notice newspapers taking it up. Again,
L say bDG1G 10 lOtilll1S III IL dt dill
j. G. Cochron, lawyer, who had re-
sided in Freeport since 1858, testified
that he never saw an indication of in
sanity in any member of the Guiteau
| family.
Witness was about to leave the stand,
when g., shouted to him. "Hold on,
don't you know his active support of
the Oneida community; haven't you
heard OF him discuss Free Loveism I?
Noyisism? And all that; don't you
know he was the laughing stock of all
Freeport, for the past % years, on ac-
count IF his crank IDEAS"
Scoville Whispering to Guiteau)
tried TO refrain him, but he shouted at
him, "You keep quiet; am doing
this; don't you know enough to keep
still, when | am questioning the wit
ness?" Then with the wave of his
hand said, Ego on Mr.. Witness, answer
those questions separately"
Witness was tod he might answer,
and ne replied: Il know it to be the
just reverse of the case"
Guiteau-Well that was fact any
way. We don't want any more of this
kind of evidence. These people don't
know anything about my fathers social
life and character. There is no contro-
versy about his business character.
TWENTIETH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec S.-A number
prominent in society, headed by Miss
Alice Blaine, frightened the dingy court
room with their gay costumes, and
many others, decked in the pronounced
"a hi 81
within the bar when the doors were
opened at $50. When Marshal Henry,
a few minutes before 10 CLOCK,
soLEMNLY ADMoNIsHED THE AUDIENCE,
to "behave as though they were in
church; not to laugh; not 10 applaud"
and impressively forgot TO say,
mot to hiss" The assassin was
brought in as usual, looking very
much as he did yesterday-an odd
little wretch in a dark suit, white shirt
and standing collar, encircled by an
eminently respectable black necktic
carefully tied Above the black bow
knot is sensual face, irregular in con-
tour, with rough skin, pimpled on
the forehead, and cIose-cut hair.
Heis
EMINENTLY REPuLsIvE IN APPEARANCE
at all times; when he is angry he be-
comes Il snarllng brute.
Col. Corkhill called, as the first wit
ness of the day, Mrs. Julia NJ. Wilson,
of Leadville, Colo.
The witness was questioned in rela-
ton 10 the evidence of Davis, one of
the witnesses for the defense.
Davis testified that he was for a long
time in Mrs. Maynard's room during
her last sickness, and she very TIGHTLY,
incoherently and continually charged
him Davis to look out for her hus-
band and children, for she feared they
would go to the poor house.
INcREDULoUs.
The witness Mrs. Wilson, smiled in
creduously while this question was be-
ing put in, and replied that she did not
remember the man.
The deposition Of Mr.. Turner was
read, in which he said: II have heard
her husband say she died insane" and
witness was questioned in regard to it.
Scoville objected to the reply, II