The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-01-13
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.

1ho cSta udJ VI luc Gultcdu tIldl
wednesday, was occupied with an an
gument, on motion of counsel for de
Tense, to reopen the case for the admis
sion of new testimony to prove insan
ity. After free discussion and pa.
tient hearing, the court decided to hear
no more witnesses on that subject.
Mr.. Scoville called DR.. Beard, OF
New York. to testify as to the condi-
ton Of the prisoners mind al the time
of shooting. The counsel got into a
wrangle over hypothetical question,
and Guiteau became noisy. When the
guard attempted to quiet him he be-
came defiant and said, "You can't keep
me quiet---I want fair showing-I
don't care snap for the past testi-
mony."
James Brooks, chief of the secret
service Of the treasury department, de-
tailed conversations with Guiteau after
the shooting When he told the pris-
oner Of Garfeld's precarious condition,
he said, "Poor fellow, wish I had
given him third bullet and put him
out Of his misery" This made the
prisoner restless, and he had further
alterations with his guards, saying to
them, "You sit down and mind your
own business. You are nobody, and i
speak to 50,000,000 people" Scoville
asked to put in a photograph, showing
Guiteau's condition prior to the assas-
sination, which was not admitted. The
testimony being all in, court adjourned
until Saturday, to give defense time for
further overtures.
Both the counsel for the prosecution
and for the defense. in Guiteau's case,
are engaged on claw points" during
court recess. On both sides the opinion
is expressed that next week will see
the termination of the case. Guiteau
is confident of triumphant acquittal,
but his warden announces his purpose
to exclude visitors hereafter. except his
relatives and counsel. His sister, Mrs.
Scoville, is giving his counsel much
trouble with her suggestions and COM
plants, and interference with the de.
tails Of the case. She seems impressed
with the idea that Guiteau will be
found guilty, and throws all blame on
her husband for mismanagement. Some
predict that she will become insane, and
try to induce her to return to Chicago,
but she persistently refuses.
SATURDAY, DEC. 81.
This morning the cross-e4amina-
ton Of DR.. Gray by Mr.. Scoville
only served to establish more firmly the
position assumed by that expert and to
expose more fully the empty pretense
of insanity in Guiteau. The prisoner
raised great laugh in court by his ab-.
rupt announcement of the birth Of q
baby in the family Of one of his guards,
and at the close of the session he again
made himself conspicuous by wishing
his hearers and the world in general
happy new year. Counsel for the de-
Tense are preparing for the closing of
their case and the argument, from
which it would seem that the end may
be hoped for soon.
After further cross-sxamination
Of DR.. Gray, Of Utica, in which he
states that he found no evidence of in
sanity in Giteau, he was excused from
the stand. Upon this the prosecution
announced the conclusion of their
evidence. DR.. Bawlar, of Kansas City,
was called for sur-rebuttal. Said that
when Giteau was divorced, his wife
was in SO much doubt as to his sanity,
that she thought she ought to live
with him. Clark Mills the sculptor,
was introduced to indemnity the plaster
cast Of the prisoners head. Giteau
undertook to read letter from
friend Of Gar6eld's, to show that public
opinion is in his favor, but the Judge
said that public opinion had nothing
TO do with the case, and ordered him
10 be silent. Silence was enforced by
,he MANAGES of Marshal Henry. after
;he prisoner had told the Court that
when he speaks, he speaks to $4,000
700 of people, and not the little crowd
n the court room. Counsel for the
lefense are preparing to submit a mo-
ion for the admission of new evil
lence. -
As was expected, the attorneys fol-
4uiteau concluded to raise the question
If jurisdiction in his case. The opposr
ng counsel are preparing defence of
he proceedings under Judge Cox.