Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-10
WHEETING. w. VA SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER TO- 1881

fore, / had time enough to go crazy hun
dred times in the interval. Recess.
After Recess
proceedings were opened by the prisoner,
who, addressing the District Attorney,
asked, 'How many more witnesses have
YOU got, Colonel can you give US an idea?"
NO" replied the District Attorney, mo
definite idea
Corkhir then read in evidence some legal
papers in the case of English against Gui-
teau. After the reading OF one of them, the
prisoner exclaimed, THAT isa square trans.
action, Colonel. That knocks your
Total Dcpravity
theory on the head"
Charles II. Wehle lawyer of New York
city, was then called, and testified to
number of claims which the prisoner had
collected for one of his clients. When he
concluded the prisoner declared he would
not give ten cents bushel for all the
claims, and demanded to know the amount
of claims he had collected.
Witness-The items collected amounted
to S5S5.17.
The Prisoner (excitedly)-Do you claim
that collected these claims? Is that your
business, tever-your-name-is?
The Witness mot noticing the Interrupt
ton MY client wanted me to see whether
or not could get some money for him.
Prisoner-That was eight years ago. 1t
has a great deal TO do with this case
hasen'tit Colonel, lin an ironical tone to
the District Attorney You prOdnce those
notes, (alluding to the notes Wehle said he
received from Guiteau, he shouted wildly,
to witness, or else get off that Standt
Disgraced Man.
If you come to slobber over me you must
produce those notes or show yourself a
liar. TO his sister, Mrs. Scoville, who was
trying to restrain him. you keep quiet and
mind your own business. L don't
want any more talk from you in this case.
"It makes me mad" he continued, vio-
lently, Ito think the prosecution should
attempt to ruin my professional character
when they know it's lie. 1t is shame
these men, Corkhill and Porter, should
SIobber Over MY Character.
They have peen digging up my professional
record. They haven't found anything
against me yet, and they can't. |
was straight in law and business, and |
want the American people to understand
il.
The only thing against me is that have
some board bills, and that / committed
adultery in order to get rid OF my wife"
The -sternlyE"That will do"
The prisoner-"I have got through now.
| have made my final speech on this mat
ter. 1t is a disgrace for COrkhill to bring
in this evidence
The prisoner, while lie was delivering
this TRADE was apparently under the con-
troll Of
violent Passion.
His conduct toward his sister was such that
Scoyille was obliged to make her change
seats with him in order that he might be
as close as possible to the prisoner and try
and reprcsS his violence. The CrOSseSam-
inaton did not develop anything new.
The next witness was Ben HUrrison who
testified to having met the prisoner casual
ly to Washington.
d. Mclean Shaw then testified that Gul-
tcau told him he was bound To have no
toricty some way or other. He might
Kill Some Big Man
and initiate Wilkes Booth. At this the
prisoner sprung to his feet and shouted;
That's lic," and continued to rail at the
witness, heaping the most abusive epithctS
upon him, for several minutes, despite the
efforts of Scoyillc and the Court to keep
him quiet. and without concluding the eN-
animation, Court adjourned.