River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
THIRTY-sIxFH DAY.

THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
THIRTY-sIXFH DAY.
When the court opened this morn
ing the prisoner called out from the
dock zone of my guards here Cunning
ham, has got an eleven pound baby
for New Years present" daughter,
in which the jury joined.)
DIR. Gray again took the stand and
was continually interrupted by both
Scoville and Guiteau as to become
quite confused.
Witness was asked how he came to
visit Washington to testify in this case,
and said: 81 didn't care to come, but
the president of our board said he
thought it my duty"
Scoville-Then you came on his in
depreciation of your duty.
| Witness (indignantlyl-No, sir; |
came on a telegram.
Guiteau-How about coming for
money? guess that was the influence
that brought you here. This fellow,
Corkhill, has got a bung hole in the
treasury that will run out 100000 be-
fore he gets through with this case. Its
about time President Arthur was at
tending to this case. wouldn't let him
stay here a week if was president.
| However, I'll attend to Corkhlll in 1884.
The afternoon passed YEARLY away,
and nothing new was particularly new
was developed.
The final hour of adjournment hav-
| ing arrived, Guiteau shouted out "To-
morrow will be New Years 1882 l
shall receive calls in jail and shall be
| happy to see all who can succeed in
in getting in. / wish every one happy
New Year Come Scoyille it is 3
o'clock; let us go home, Adjourned
| till Tuesday.
THIRTY SEVENTH DAY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--In the crimi-
nal court, this morning, Guiteao
made his opening speech as follows:
81 had a very happy New Years
yesterday, and hope everybody else did.
| had lots of visitors, high toned, mid
die toned and low toned. That takes
them all in, | believe. They expressed
their feelings very freely, and none of
them wanted me hung. They all, with
out dissent, expressed the opinion that
| should be acquitted"
| DIR. GRAY
took the stand and Scoville resumed
his cross examination.
Witness had not, in giving his opinion
on direct examination that the prisoner
was sane, taken into account the evil
| dence of the prisoner himself, but
| taking that element into consideration,
his opinion would still be the same:
"That the prisoner is sane, and was
sane on the I'd of July"
Witness was asked if he was familiar
with the case of Lieut.. Sanborn, who
was killed by DIR. Wright, of Norfolk,
Va, and replied:
eyes, sir; / was sent by the president
to make an examination and give an
opinion on the case.
"How much did you get for it p
shouted Guiteau.
NEW DODGE.
It is understood the defense in the
Guiteau case will shortly introduce a
new feature of so-called cranks,"
numbering between 40 and 80, who
nave been arrested here since Guiteau
shot the President, most of whom have
been sent to the St. Elizabeth insane
asylum on physicians certificates. The
physicians in each case will, it is said,
be subpenaed for the purpose of COM
pairing those cases with Guiteaus, and
demonstrating, if the commitments re-
ferred to are justly made, that Guiteau
must be likewise insane.
After recess, DIR. Gray was asked a
few more questions by Scoville, when
the district attorney announced the
conclusion on the part of the govern
ment.
Scovile walked over to the dock and
conferred with the prisoner few min
utes. After returning, he addressed
the court.
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-This morning
some delay was caused in the pro
ceedings of the court. While Scoville
was preparing an affidavit, Guiteau
said: This is good time for me to
make q speech, but | promised the
marshal that | would keep quiet to-
| day, and | will try to do So"
| Having subscribed to the affidavit,
Scoville read it. 1t sets forth that he
| (the affiant) is the sole counsel for the
prisoner; that the prisoner has been in
such a state of mind that he has been
unable to render any assistance or sug-
gest the names of any witnesses, and
that affiant has, since closing the case,
learned of the names of certain wit
nesses who can testify to material facts
for the defense. After giving the
names of the witnesses, and briefly
stating what he expected to prove,
Scoville moved to be allowed to intro
duce his new evidence.
Judge Cox inquired ifthe counsel de-
sired to be heard upon the motion.
Col. Corkhill-I hardly think any
thing need be said.
Scoville then amended his affidavit
by inserting that Mr. Mcfarland would
| testify that in his opinion the pris-
oner is now insane. After he had sub
scribed to the amended affidavit, Col.
| Reed addressed the court i'll favor Of
the motion He was aware that the
matter was entirely within the discre-
ton of the court. 1t was not, however,
without precedent. and that, too, in
the U. S. court. He then cited case
where evidence was admitted even
after the argument to the jury had be-
gun. He felt assured that the Ameri-
can people would not begrudge the
one extra day now asked. This pris-
oner should have just and fair trial.
He then paid a glowing tribute to SEQ
vile, who had defended this poor crea-
ture alone and without encouragement
from any source.
Judge Cox said the counsel for the
defense came here stranger to the
court, and even to the prisoner him
self, environed with difficulties from
the outset. The most serious difficulty
was, that the odium attaching to the
assassination made witnesses unwilling
even to allow their names to be known to
the defense. Approaching all these diff
ficul.ies which embarrassed the defense,
he Cox had felt at liberty to offset
this with equal latitude and more than
ordinary facilities in the preparation of
their evidence. Insanity could not be of
| fered in surrebuttal. In his opinion the