Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-11
Guiteau,S Trial.

Thirty seventh Dayton the opening of the
court the assassin saluted the audience with
the announcement that one of bis guards had
an eleven-pound baby for New Years present.
The examination of DR.. Gray, of the New
York insane asylum, was continued. The doc
tor testified that he thought that Guiteau had
been feigning in court throughout the trial.
Guiteau said he thought Corkhill had got a
bunghole in the treasury to run out 800, 900
before the case ends, and that it was about time
President Arthur was attending to his case.
He further remarked 81 wouldn't let him stay
here week if I was President. However, Til
attend to Corkhill in 1884," Finally the hour
of adjournment having arrived, Guiteau, who
had been listlessly following the proceedings
called out: "To-morroW will be New Years
1892 / shall receive tomorrow in JAIL and
shall be happy to see all who can succeed in
getting in. [ wish every one happy New
Year. Come, Scoville, it is o'clock; let's go
home"
Thirty-eigttb Dayton the conclusion of the
cross examination of DR.. Gray, of the Utica, n.
Y, asylum the district attorney rested the case
on the part of the government The evidence
was damaging to the defense and Scoville piled
the witness with tedious category of questions
in the hope of elIciting something favorable to
the case. Guiteau was noisy to such an extent
as to be repremanded by Judge Cox. A bailiff
put his hand on the prisoners shoulder to quiet
him, when the latter threatened to slap the
officers mouth. Guiteau remarked at the open
ing of the court: 81 had very happy New
Year yesterday, and hope everybody else did.
I had lots of visitors. high-toned, middle-toned
and low-toned. That takes them all in, I be-
lieve. They expressed their opinion freely, and
none of them want me hung. They all, with
out dissent, expressed the opinion that shall
be acquitted"
Thilty-rsirtt Day. An attempt was made by
Scoville to have his case re-opened in order to
allow two experts, Drs. Mcfarland and Beard
to testify. The prosecution objected and
Judge Cox ruled against Scoville. The prison
er at the outset stated that he had promised
Marshal Henry to keep quies and he was going
to do it, but before the day was over he grew
quite boisterous as usual. Just before o'clock
Scoville announced that the defense had closed
its case, and the prosecution presented to the
court its prayers for instruction. Adjourned
till the 7th inst.
FOrtieth Udy.-The day was consumed by
arguments of counsel upon the prayers for in
structions to the jury. The arguments pro-
ceeded with somewhat less Interruptions from
the prisoner than had been expected, although
the question to be discussed was of q purely
legal character. A lively scene occurred when
reference was made by Davidge to Judge Davis
On. Y.) charge to the jury in the Coleman case,
and Porter proceeded to read from newspaper
slips. Scoville objected to Porter's reading,
saying he might as well make stump speech
to the jury. as the Coleman decision had no
bearing on the case. Judge Porter repealed the
intimation, and insisted that this farce, which
had 80 long been enacted by the counsel for
the defense, must now stop; if not rebuked by
the court it would be by others. Judge Cox
ended the dispute by saying the matter read
was undoubtedly authority. AS Davidge re-
sumed, Guiteau again shouted: IT want to get
this thing right before the jury. Every one
knows all about that Coleman case. The jury
gave verdict against that charge, and this
prosecution knows it weu." The effect was
electrical when Davidge, in the most deliberate
and earnest manner, said: "Your Honor, this
man was for three weeks held up to us as an
imbecile, and now listen to him; he not only
knows the difference between right and wrong,
but he understands fully the law of the case"
Guiteau replied: "1ransitory mania, that is