The National tribune., 1881-12-17
next called, and his reply was that the man was


insane.
Dr. Tkeo. w. Fisher, Superintendent of the Bos-
ton Lunatic Hospital, said he would dislike to be
confined to the hypothetical statement, but Daslng
his opinion solely upon that he thought the prls-
oner was probably insane.
Mr.. Scoville here read from manuscript the ad-
denda to Guiteau's book, 1.-The Truth" which
the prisoner wrote last June when revising his
book 1t was headed "The Two Seeds" and re-
ferred to seed Of the devil and the seed of Christ
At the conclusion Of the reading the prisoner
remarked aloud: "That's good theology, and
new theology, too"
Several witnesses were called but no response
being made, Mr.. Scoville announced that he
would have them next day, and that there were
but three or four more to be examined before the
defense would close
This started the prisoner again, who said:
Il want to say here, want General Grant and
Senator COnkling and other gentlemen whom
named to appear and testify as to what they were
doing in politics last spring. l don't propose to
compromise my case by Mr.. Scovilles opinions.
Those are the gentlemen who were doing these
political things. | want to show by General
Grant the personal feeling he had against Presi-
dent Garfield and also by Senator Conkling and
others. | claim that was on friendly relations
with all those men. OF course, it is very i'm
portant that this thing shosld be shown. Mr..
Scoville has got altogether too narrow a view of
this matter. | say he is a good fellow, and all
that; and has done very well, but he is no
politician" And then, starting up excitedly, he
shouted: Il want to say now in this case that
MIR. Emory Storrs, who is one of the finest law
yers in the United States says that / have got
the true theory of this defense I intended to
get Mr.. Storrs to defend this case, but l was
forced to trial while he was engaged in business.
Mr.. Storrs also says am the smartest lawyer in
the defense" The prisoner stopped for moment,
and then, as if suddenly remembering something,
said Il would be heartily pleased if President
Arthur would recognize Mr.. Storrss services in
the campaign by making him AttorneyGeneral.
| make the suggestion to President Arthur pub
licly. l never have asked the President for any
favor, and probably shall not But | thought
would make this suggestion"
There being no witness present Mr. Scoville
spent the remainder of the session reading from
Guiteau's book, "The Truth" Mr. Davidge
having objected to the reading as taking up too
much time, the prisoner said to him: at will
do you good; perhaps you don't get any more
religious instruction than you need"
The Court at o'clock adjourned.
On Tuesday, the 9Th inst, Charles B. Farwell,
a member of Congress- from Chicago, was the first
witness to take the stand.
Witness stated that he knew the prisoner
slightly He came to witness office in Chicago
about six years ago; said his name was Guiteau,
were editorials for a newspaper he proposed to
establish. He wanted witness to lend him $780,
600 to start the paper and said he would make
him President OF the United States
The PrsOner-I am very sorry to contradict
you but never said so.
He said he would call again and he did so a
few days afterward. He asked me to read those
leading editorials and / did So
The PriseDer-That part is correct; but that
a hQ Gs)nn NOT T tod
me some money when | was trying to establish
the Later-Ocean. You went on to tell me about
your affairs in sympathetic way. You said YOU
had put $4,000 in the Inter- Ocean and would not
put in another cent.
The Witness-I examined the articles he had
brought, and when he came back l said that did
not care to engage In the enterprise. | saw him
twice since that at the Arlington Hotel in March
last. He came in with paper in the form of
rex ommendation unsigned, and asked me to sign
my name to 1t. 1t was asking the President to
appoint him to the Austrian mission or the Paris
cOnsulship, / do not know which. | rather think
it was in the alternative. That conversation
lasted very few minutes; thought him a sane
man in those interviews; think he knew the diff
ference between right and wrong
Mr.. George c. Gorham was called to the stand
and nterrogated as to the political situation last
summer, and also asked his opinion concerning
Guiteau's campaign speech To the latter inter |
rogatoTy he replied that it was neither remark |
able on the one hand nor ridiculous on the other
When Mr. Gorham had been excused Mr. Sco- |
vile stated that he had procured a subpoena for
President Arthur, by whom he expected to show
that in October last the prisoner addressed let
ter to the President On familiar terms indicating |
that they were equals, and making certain re-
quests of the President, and that the President |
did not know him or anything about him.
Il repudiate your theory" said Guiteau,
pounding the table with his hands. "If you are
going to take that course you had better get out |
Of the case. You would not have been here at
all if you had not been my brother in law. You
are no criminal lawyer. If you are going On in
that way you can get off the case. 1t needs an
artist to do this work, and you are BOBBY to
talk the way you do You can't sit down on me.
know all these people, and know them well.
President Arthur always spoke to me and treated
he kindly, and these statements, being to the
contrary, are not true"
Il wish to show" quickly put in Mr. Scoville,
that all the prisoner is saying is false, and
entirely false"
1T is not So" retorted the prisoner, I" and you
know it; and you cannot sit down on me in that
way"
1t was finally agreed by counsel that written
should be presented to the Presi-
lent and that his replies thereto should be ad-
nitted in evidence, when submitted.
Mr.. John W. Guiteau next took the stand to
explain portion of his testimony. He stated
hat after the 21st day of October last he had re-
,aused him to change his mind as to his broth
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