Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-27
The NsaSe, Court Martial.

sHs PROSTITUTION CloSEp AND THE p8rESCE
ofENEp-saSoS wEEfs AND Ills COUNSEL ANAIa-
tsAaI-ESs GCiFEAC-TaE PRISONERS RECORD As 4
soLpEER.
After the report In the nrst edition of TIE STAR
l'5et, proceedings Were continued In the Mason
'1att marital as follows. Lieut. Weaver being on
tIc stand
LOADED HIS MCSKEr TO KILL GUITE,U
when the C ourt adj cleirel away the technical
ios bank that had enyecpsl 1t the doors were
@Saia opened, ana Lieut. weaver continued his
tsst'nony, saving that he Ind conversation VITA
n when the prisoner Srt1 he had the act on HIS
:.uhi Tor some time; that he had loaded his mus
S$y VITA the intention q; killing Gutelu. care
ls!y afectng the cartridge: that he iateniet t.
and hoped he had killed Guteau: that his mind
MAS, MAS oltAr ana he wanted luil credit Cor having
ltfed the shot with sound mind: his Only anxiety
&Ad feeling appeared To De account of his wife
anu cald. Lieut.. Weaver said lie had always had
my Iesnri tor Mason and he visited hi:n in the
iope OF hading some satisfactory explanation cf his
conduct, lis he knew the sergeant had bcca sick.
MASON wEEfS.
While Lieut. Weaver was t@stifying Mason had
his face buried in hiS handkerchief and wegt bit
terry.
The Judge advocate here started to make state
ment, In support Of motion TO have the court re-
consider It's acton in not admitting the statement
Jlaac oy the prisoner. that he knew OF the habits
or Gufe2u, to the record.
rne court was here again cleared. and IT was de-
should not be admitted at this time
me Judge advocate then stated that the prose-
cution rested its case
Mr. BIGELow's OPENING REMARKS FOR THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Bigelow, addressing the court said he deemed
IL his duty, before introducing any testimony for
The defence, TO say that considerable amount Of
testimony had been introduced regarding the
habits OF Gutteau He observed that no such test-
vocate proposed to Introduce as 10 Masons
knowledge OF Guiteau's habits Not q scintiIIa of
evidence had been introduced by the prosecution
to show the position OF GuIteau when the shot was
nrtu. Inc court was lett in the dark as 10 this
matter.
AAsoN'S GOOD CHARACTER
Capt John McGivray, OF battery b, I'd artillery,
| was then called as a witness for the defence and
| testified to Mason's good character as a soldier
| Capt. McGilvray was examined at some length as
10 the position OF the CELL the possibility of seeing
Guitsau from the outside OF the Jail, The wit
ness thought that Guteau would be In safety from
! such Shot as was fired If he had been IN the
northwest corner OF his cell or lying on hts bunk
| was introduced TO show TAI Sergeant Mason had
re,sniis,el Ausn:s Gun, 1879, for five years
| MI. s.Sclow presented also 10 the court the
various discharges and other records OF tie honor
a6le service of the prisoner
Lieut.. F. T: c. Richmond. OF battery B, Yves
called and testified that Mason's reputation as
soldier was FIRST rat. in every respect Tie wit
ness testified that he DID not think Guiteau could
LOOK through two windows and across the base
ment corridor, which was 1llumined, and see
OBJECTS outside the jail at the time the shot was
hfed. He testified also to measurements he had
made or Guiteau's cell The witness said Guteau,
after the shooting made two different statements
I. earning his position when the Shot was fired.
| MIR. BigelOw was about to ask what these state
| mentS were, when member OF the court objected
| to it as immateriaL
| Mr.. BIGELow WANTS GUITEAU As A WITNESS.
Mr. Bigelow urged 1t was material and the only
question there In the case as the prisoner was
| charged with an assault with intent to Kill. For
some reason the major general commanding this
department had suspended the order converting
this court, until after that human fiend {Gu.teaj
| should be tried and condemned to death. BY this
Judgment Guiteau was disqualified from giving
the testimony which, according to all rules OF
Gence, was the only testimony to be offered in sun
port OF such charge If Guiteau could be pro-
duced as a witness, he felt absolutely certain
that he could convince the court that that lying
anu mehdaclou5 sconndrel was lying on his bunk
when this shot was fired.
GUITEAU's CONFLICTING STATEMENTS
The question being allowed, the witness said his
first statement was that he was sitting on his
bunk leaning towards the west wall. In reply to
question by the Judge advocate, the witness said
, that GuiteauS second statement was that he
was leaning on the bars, looking out or his WIN
dow. Some DAYS Afterwards when the measure.
ments were made with string, showing that the
| bullet would have passed through his neck If ne
mad been standing where he said, he changed his
| statement again.
Liputs J. E. Eastman and E n Weaver testified
to MaSon's excellent character as soldier.
Mr. Bigelow stated that he wanted To have the
post surgeons examine Mason. Except Ma for Rob-
lnson, Gen. Croker and one or two parties at the
jail, he had no witnesses To examine He thought
he would get through tomorrow.
There being no witnesses present to examine,
the court, at o'clock, adjourned till tomorrow
morning.
SECRETARY HUNT has telegraphed Instructions
to Mr. Hoffman that the men shall delay their de-
parture till Lieut. Danenhower can accompany
| them.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Rear Admiral Geo. H. Cooper
has been detached from the command Of the navy
yard, New York. 1st April, and ordered to hold
himself in readiness for sea service; Commodore
John II; Upshur has been ordered to command tai
yard; Commodore J. L. Davis, as member OF naval
examining board Washington, &c.
4 SERIOUS CUTTING AFFAIR occurred at the Ma
tion3i Ihe alter about O'Clock Saturday night MT.
YIN. Philiips. the stage carpenter, having been
badly wounded by Benjamin Kurt, who was ar
rested few minutes after the cutting by Police
man Gantz, while in the act OF boarding OF the
avenue cars. He was taken to the fifth precinct
station house and locked up, and stated that
at the theater and was Lately diseh sch: and
when he went for his pay Saturday night lie did
not receive the amount he was entitled To. and he
and Phillips had some words and Phillips caught
hold OF h!m to put him ont, when he drew his
pocketkni;c and cut him. DIR. Bond was called to
long cut on his left side or 10 inches in length.
In the Police Court to-day Prosecuting Attorney
Moore st ted that on account OF the dangerous
character OF Mr. Phillips injuries he IS not able to
appear, and the case would have to be continued.
Dr Bond, who attended Dir. Phillips was asked by
the court ii he thought the injuries would prove
fatal, and he replied that he did not now antici-
pate that they would The case was continued
was committed in default OF bonds
KILLED ON TIE RAILROAD.-A man named Geo. K
johnson was accidentally killed on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, near Harpers Ferry, about two
weeks ago by the train striking him. He had a
brother employed in the navy yard Of this city,
and messenger was sent here to inform him OF
it, but no publicity given to the circumstance
Explosion in Chicago.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFICE DAMAGED-A BOY
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
CHICAGO, February 27.-About 9 O'Clock this
morning a loud explosion occurred in the Union
building, in which the general offices OF the Asso-
ciated Press and the Western Union Telegraph
Company are located, shaking the entire building,
knocking out the heavy plate glass from the VIM
dOWS In all parts OF the building and demolishfng
the woodwork, doors and plasterlng. The explo-
sion was caused by boy named James Bret enter
ing one OF the vaults, where the gas had been es-
Gaping since Saturday. with lighted match He
was seriously, II not fatally, injured
The Floods i'm Arkamsax.
| LITTLE Rock, ARK, February 27.-The river con-
tnueS to rise at this point at the rate of half an