Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

WITH the history of those engaged in it.
and whom Guiteau had specially anAthe-
matized. Colonel Corkhill was found at
his law Office in this city, and he looked
little if any older than ne did during the
trial. When his attention was called by
your corresp ondent to the subject he
said
Eyes, / have seen these statements Of
ten, and | frequently receive letters ask
ing me if there is any truth in the stories
that are told. There SCENE to be an anx-
iety on the part of large number of
people to seize upon anything that Dor
ders on the superstitious, and it only
needs the slightest coincidence of a
prophecy and a corresponding occurr-
ence to enable them to discover an in
scretable mystery in connection with IL.
AS to the Guiteau trial all the witness
es for the government that were called TO
prove the crime before the grand inrv
and whose names were indorsed on the
sback of the indictment and who were ex
amined in chief by the government are
alive and pursuing their ordinary bust
ness except Surgeon General Barnes, who
died some time ago. | saw the foreman
of the jury, John z. Hamlin, of this city.
that all the jury who tried and convicted
Guiteau are alive and engaged in the
business they were before the trial except
one Michael Sheenan who vas sick at the
time and has since died. rs 20 the law
yers, Judge Porter was in very bad
health during the trial aud the labOr told
upon him physically very much. Mr.. Dav-
idge is looking as well and working as
hard as ever. Judge Cox, who presided
at the trial is still on the bench working
as hard as ever and in good health.
The same is true of Chief Jxstice Car
ter, Justices Macarthur, James and Hag-
ner, who decided the case sustaining the
verdict of the jury ON appeal. Justice
Wylie has retired under the provisions of
the law on account of age and long SER
vice. Mr.. Justice Bradley, who denied
the writ of habees corpus, is still on the
bench of the Supreme Court of the United
States, though old enough to be en-
titled to retire when he desires. Marshal
Henry is raising corn, potatoes and wheat
on his farm in Ohio, with probably more
satisfaction and cetainly with more sue
cess than with his portly, farmer-like form
was seen shadowing the rooms of the
Court House and he was imagining he
was performing the duties of United
States Marshal.
Assistant Surgeon Lamb, who assisted
at the autopsy, and who triumphantly car
ried off his bones, which he carefully pol
ished and articulated az government ex-
pense, is still caressing Guiteau's grinning
skeleton in the National museum in this
city.
"The leading experts whom Guiteau
aneciallv eaused Dir Holm = Cav of
Utica; DR.. A. L. Mcdonald and Allen Nc
Lean Hamilton, of New York Dr. E. A.
Kempster, of Wisconsin, and numerous
other physicians in charge of the various
insane asylums of the country, who's e
names l cannot now recall, are all alive
and, with one or two exceptions, in charge
of the same hospitals they were at the
time of the trial. In fact think it re-
markable that among the largest number
of active participants in that somewhat
celebrated trial there should be but two
or three deaths in over four years. SEQ.
vile is in Chicago trying to raise $50 a
month alimony for his wife, who Is trying
to have him arrested because he had not
succeeded. Guiteaus brother John who
was a spectator at the hanging, is wrest-
ling with the intricate and uncertain
business of life insurance, as of old:
Hicks. Guiteau's ministerial adviser, stop
ped preaching and has gone to Florida to
raise oranges. 1t may be adjusted that
the hangman who adjusted the moose
around his neck is anxiOusly waiting for
the opportunity, which he will have in a
few weeks, of performing the service for
two other convicted murderers in the
jail awaiting execution"