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TRYING THE ASSASSIN.
| EFFORTS TO RESTRAIN HIM OF NO AVAIL.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Nov. 2.">.
Immediately upon the opening of court,
Mr. Seoville stated Ouiteau desired to
mike a statement. No objection being
made, Guiteau read from manuscript
as follows:
• ( I propose to have all facts bearing
ou this case to go to the court and
jury, and to do this I have been forced
to interrupt counsel and witnesses who
| were mistaken as to the supposed facts.
I meant no discourtesy to them or any
| one. Any fact in my career bearing
; on the question as to who fired that
[shot, the Deity or myself, is of vital
| importance in this case, and I propose
that it go to the jury. Hence my
personal, political and theological rec
ord may be developed. lam glad that
Your Honor and opposing counsel are
disposed to give a historical review of
my life, and I ask the press and public
to do likewise. All I want is absolute
justice, and I shall not permit any
crooked work. I have no idea my
counsel want crooked work. They are
often mistaken on supposed facts, and
I shall have to correct them. Last
spring certain newspapers in New
York and Washington were bitterly
denouncing the President for breaking
up the Republican party by improper
appointments. I would iike to see
those newspapers reprint those editori
als now and see how they would look
and sound. In attempting to remove
the President I only did what the pa
pers said ought to be done. Since
July 2d they have been deifying the
President and denouncing me for doing
the very thing they said ought to be
done. I want newspapers and doctors
who actually killed the President to
share with me the odium of his death. !
I never would have shot him of ray
own volition, notwithstanding those
newspapers, if I nad not been commis
sioned by the Diety to do the deed.
But this fact does not relieve the news
papers from the supposed disgrace of
the President's removal. If he had
been properly treated be would have
been alive to-day. It has been pub
lished that lam in fear of death. It
is false. I have always been a religious
niau aud am an active worker for God.
Sonn people think I am a murderer,
but the Lord does not, for He inspired
the act, as iu the case of Abraham and
and a score of other cases iu the Bible.
The assault made upon me Saturday
last by a crank has been condemned
by the press. The eyes of the civiliz
ed world ere watching this case, and it
behooves i his court anil the metropolitan
police to protect me at ail hazards. 1
hereby warn all cranks, of high or low
degree, to keep away from me under
penalty of instant death. He would
have been shot dead on Saturday but
for the rearing of the horses in the van
as the officer was shooting. The
horses shook the van so thit he lost
his aim, and, though the van pursued
him,"he temporarily escaped. I waste
my arguments on cranks. All they
can see in this case is a policemen's re
volver. Again, I say if they value
their lives thev must keep away from
me. I desire* the court and jury to
dispose of this case on facts and law,
and to leave all the responsibility
about it on the verdict,"
A BLAST AT 1118 EX-WIFE
Guiteau, who seemed greatly excit
ed, here broke in again and shouted,
•There is another matter I want to
speak about right now. 1 understand
my divorced wife is to be brought here
as a witness against me. If that is so
there will be trouble. She was a poor,
unfortunate thing, and I never should
have married her. But if she comes
in here to testify against me and do
me any harm, I'll rip up her whole rec
ord. She was seduced in Philadelphia,
and had a child before I married her.'—
With great difficulty Mr. Scoville,
after some minutes of expostulation,
succeeded in quieting Guileiu.
TESTIMONY RESUMED.
Charles H. Reed, of Chicago, de
tailed several incidents in Guiteau's
career as a lawyer at Chicago. Wit
ness was prosecuting Attorney for
twelve years and met Guiteau frequent-
ly, but his relations with him were
never intimate. He bad loaned him
money, which is still due. He always
regarded him as a very earnest and
sincere maD, but unbalanced. He nev
er saw aiiy indication of violence, and
always deemed him a.harmless man
until recently.
UNBALANCED, OF UNSOUND MIND.
Witness saw Guiteau here several
times last spring. Frequent references
were made during conversations to the
office Guiteau was expecting to have.
Witness told Guiteau he had no show
for the Paris Consulship, and he would
help him to get a clerkship or some
minor position where there was little
! responsibility attaching, but Guiteau
became very indigent and said : 'You
watch the papers for the next three or
I four days, and you will see the an
nouncement ot my appointment to the
; Paris Consulship.' The witness visit
ed Guiteau a few days since in the
| jail and asked him why he killed Prcs
j ident Garfield. The prisoner was ly
ing down on h:s couch. He rose ex
-1 citedly and began a rambling sort of
speech, saying: 'I didn't do it; the
Lord did it. f was only the Lord's
i instrument in removing the President.'
! At times the prisoner would show
great excitement, striking his lists
against the walls with considerable
violence; then he would relapse into a
perfectly quiet stute, speaking almost
in a whisper Witness received the
: impression that Guiteau was of un
sound mind. Being pressed for a more
' direct answer he replied, 'I had no
doubt of it.'
• GUITEAU CONTRADICTS THE WITNESS.
! Upon cross-examination witness
stated that the last time he saw Gui
teau was on Tuesday evening before
the assassination of the President.
Gniteau took exceptions to the date,
and insisted he did not see witness for
a month previous to July Ist.
Witness was sure of the correctness
of his statement, as he went directly
to Saratoga and heard there of the kill
ing of the President,
i Guiteau shouted out: 'I say it was
BUTLER, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 18*1
tbe first of May. I don't forget any
thing, you sue. That's the matter
witD my brain ; when anything gets
in there it sticks.'
Witness resumed, when Guiteau
broke in sgain, directly contradicting
him He was cautioned to keep quiet
I and retorted: 'We want the facts,
1 Judge, to go before tbe jury, and
nothing else. I claim my act was in
spired by the Deity I stake my cas«'
on that position, and I'll take my
chances on the result.'
GUITEAU IRREPRESSIBLE.
The Court, (severely)—'Be silent'
Mr. Davidge (firmly)—' You must
keep quiet, at least while I am cross
examining the witness.'
But neither the Court nor counsel
could repress the prisijper, who con
tinued talkiug and struggling angrily
with the deputy marshals. 'This con
versation,' he said, 'occurred about
two months prior to July. You are
right as to the conversation, but wrong
as to the date. I say it was in May.
With that correction your statement is
true.'
Mr. Davidge (to witness) —'You
have heard the interruption of the pris
oner ; what is your opinion about the
time V
Witness—l am very certain it was
on that Tuesday.'
Prisoner—'That was the tinie I
spoke to you about getting sls. You
said you did not have the money.
That part of the conversation is correct.
I don't forget anything. Anything
that gets into my head sticks.' [Laugh
ter.]
Mr. Davidge (to witness) —'You
said he stated you would see his name
in the papers in connection with the
Paris consulship ?'
Prisoner—T never said that.'
Mr. Davidge—'Well, he says, Mr.
Prisoner, you did sav it
The prisoner, in a persevering man
ner, declared he did not say so. He
also indignantly denied the witness'
statement that he (witness) did not
admit him to the bar in Chicago. He
did not want any trickery about this
case.
THE COURT THREATENS TO GAG HIM.
The Court, impatient at the priso
ner's constaut interruptions of counsel
and witness, in a stern and determined
tone, said : 'lf there is no other way
of preventing these interruptions you
will have to be gagged.'
'Well,' began the prisoner.
Keep your mouth shut,' thundered
the Judge,'and don't interrupt again
during this trial. Ido not desire it,
but if the trinl cannot go on without a
tesort to gagging, it will have to be
done.'
Even this threat, though it had a
momentary effect on the prisoner,
could not entirely repress him, s'nd he
again denied the conversation detailed
by witness, who 'was a very good fel
low, but wrong there. lam going to
have facts in this case,' he
'aud uothiug but facts. 1 want the
Judge and jury to decide upon facts,
aud nothing else. The witness is
entirely erroneous in his memory.'
Mr. Davidge—'Did Guiteau say you
would see his name in the newspapers
in a few pays as Consul to Paris, or
that he would make a fuss ?'
Witness—'He said If I do not get
it'—(reflecting) I will find his exact
language.'
THE PRISONER PERSISTS
The prisoner (interrupting)—'lt is
absolutely false. I never said any
such thing. That has nothing at all
to do with my intending to remove
the President. I rest my defense en
tirely on inspiration, which came from
the Deity, for that act, and I will take
my chances on the result. I do not
want any lying or nonsense in this
business, and 1 will not have it.'
Mr. Davidge (to witness) —'Go on.'
The witness—'He said in connection
with the administration, if he didn't get
the Paris Consulate, he would either
make a fuss about it or would do some
thing about it in the newspapers.'
Prisoner—'l never said anything of
the kind, and I never thought any
thing of the kind. That is the result
of your imagination, Mr. Reed. It is
not true. You are a good fellow, aud
I think a good deal of you, but you are
mistaken in your facts. [After a
pause] 1 was not iu the habit of telling
my business in that kind of a way to
anybody.'
THE EFFORTS TO PROVE HIM IRRESPONS
IBLE.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Xov. 26.
Upon the opening of the Criminal
Court Mr. Scoville read a telegram
from Emory A. Storrs, of Chicago, say
iDg he could not possibly at present,
owing to professional engagements,
come to Washington to testify. Mr.
Scoville said that under the circum
stances he would not insist upon an at
tachment for Storrs. Davidge, speak
ing for the prosecution was willing to
have Storrs put upon the stand any
time during the progress of the trial,
and this understanding was accepted
by all parties.
* Thomas North then resumed the wit
ness stand, and was cross-examined
very closely and at, great lensrth by Da
vidge. Guiteau interrupted him at the
very outset, and protested that there
was no truth in the witness'story (wit
ness was being questioned in relation
to the fight between Guiteau and his
father, Luther W. Guiteau), that he
had a good memory and could remem
ber most everything, but did not recall
any such scene.
GUITEAU RESPONDS TO BEECIIER.
Just as the witness was released
from the stand Guiteau improved the
momentary lull to make the first speech
of the day. He said: "I notice my
friend Henry Ward Beecher is doing
some cranky work on this case. I used
to attend his church and prayer meet
ings, and if your Honor knew him as
well as I do you would not pay any at
tention to him. There are a good
many people that think he is badly
cranked socially, and have no doubt
that Mrs. Tiltoii told the truth and that
he lied about it, and I tell him so pub
licly.'
'Oh, well, well, prisoner, that will
do for you,' said Davidge.
Guiteau was apparently satisfied,and
nodded with a smile, saying, 'That's
' all right, Judge, 1 have had my say on
Beecher. I'm satisfied.'
GEN. LOGAN ON THE STAND.
The next witness was Senator John
A Logan, of lilinois. As he was
sworn the prisoner greeted him with
'How are you, Mr. Senator? 1 am
triad to see you but tbe greeting met
with no response. The witness detail
ed two interviews he had with the
prisoner. The first was about the 12th
or 15th of March last. The prisoner
came to his room, uninvited. He did
not know who he was. The first thing
the prisoner did was to pull a pamphlet
from his pocket and hand it to witness,
saying it was a speech he had deliver
ed in tbe recent canvass, and asking
witness to read it. Witness declined
to read it at the time, but said he
would take pleasure in reading it after
wards. It was a speech entitled 'Gar
field against Hancock ' The prisoner
then said: 'That speech elected Gar
field President of the United States.'
He then commenced talking about a
position be desired, saying be had tbe
promise of appointmeut as Consul Geu
eral to France. He said he had seen
the Secretary of State, Blaine, who
promised him this appointment, pro
vided he could get Senator Logan's
recommendation. Witness said : 'I do
not know you and cannot recommend
you.' The prisoner then went on to
say he resided in Chicago and was a
constituent of witness', and witness
was under obligation to recommend
him. He also told witness he had been
to New York during the canvass to see
tbe Bepublican National Committee
there in regard to entering the cam
paign. He said the President was a
friend of his, and he had seen General
Garfield somewhere, not in Washing
ton; that he was satisfied the President
was favorably disposed to his appoint
ment, and he would get it, especially if
he (witness) would recommend him.
Witness again declined. The prisoner
then took out of his pocket a sheet of
foolscap with aboui three lines written
very close to tbe top. It was a recom
mendation for bis appointment. He
wanted witness to sign it, but witness
declined aud got rid ot him as soon as
be could.
Question —Why ?
Answer—He does not strike me as a
person whom I would recommend for
an office of that character, or any other
office. I treated him as kindly and po
litely as I cou!d, but was very desir
ous of getting rid of htm. I did not
want to be annoyed with him.
Q —Was there anything particularly
noticeable in his appearance ?
A.—He was rather peculiarly clad
for tbe season, there being snow ou the
street at the time. He bad on his feet
a pair of sandals, or rubbers, or some
thing of that kind. He had no stock
ings. He wore a tight pair of panta
loons and a common, ordinary coat. A
day or two af'erward he came again to
my room uninvited. He still insisted
on my signing his reco umendation, re
iterating the same statement as before,
of his having the promise of tbe place
if I would recommend him. I again
declined. I had, in the meantime, out
of courtesy, read the speech. He was
a little more excited at the second in
terview than at the first. The second
was a very short interview, for I tried
to dispose of the matter as quickly as
possible. I said to bim, 'the first time
I see the Secretary of State I will men
tion your case to bim.' I did not say
I would recommend him, but simply
that I would mention bis case, and I
intended to do so, but probably in a
different way from what he supposed I
would.
Q. —From what you saw of the pris
oner on these occasions, and from what
was said and done by bim, did you
form an opinion as to his mental sound
ness or unsoundness ?
Witness—l am not an expert, and
do not know whether I should answer
the question.
The Court—You may give an opin
ion in accordance with your observa
tion.
Witness—l thought there was some
derangement of his mental organiza
tion, but to what extent I could not
say. When I went down to breakfast
that morning I saw him at the table as
a boarder. I called the landlady and
asked her if she knew* that gentleman.
She mentioned his name and said be
had told her he was a constituent of
mine.
Q. —What was your expression of
opinion to the landlady at that time ?
A.—l said this: 'I do not think he
is a proper person to have in your
boarding house.' She asked why ? I
said, 'I think ho is a little olf in his
head,' or some language of that kind.
She asked me what I meant, and I
said I thought he was kind of crazy,
and that she had better not have him
in her boarding house. That is about
the coversation we bad that time.
Cross-examination very brief aid no
new points developed.
REGARDED AS WRONG-HEADED.
Edward E. Smith, employed at the
Republican National Committee rooms
during the Presidential campaign,
thought Guiteau very peculiar, flighty
aud rambling conversation.
Guiteau here interrupted with his
customary comments, and said : This
gentleman wasn't in a position to know
about matters there. He was only a
clerk there anyway. Governor Jew
ell, ex-Senator Dorsey and the rest of
us boys were the ones that did the
work there.'
John A. Morse (colored), attorney
at-law—Saw Guiteau at the White
House during March and April ; took
him to be a crazy man.
THE PRISONER'S SISTER TESTIFIES.
Mrs. Scoville then took the stand
and gave a biographical sketch of Gui
tcau's life, commencing with his early
childhood. When Charles was twelve
years old he lived with the witness for
a year in Chicago, where he went to
school. She recollected nothing pecu
liar about him then, exept that he was
very affectionate and she was very
much attached to him. Five or six
years later he went to Ann Arbor to
attend school. She went to Ann Arbor
to see him, as she had been informed
that he was going on worse than her
father had ever done. She found he
had abaudoued bis studies andwasgiv-
iug his whole time and attention to
studying the publications of the Oneida
Community. She argued with liini for
a wb«>le evening, appealing to bim to
go on quietly, like other young men,
anil give up all that stuff Her ap
peals had no effect upon him, however,
and she made up her mind he was
crazy. She told her uncle, who lived
at Ann Arbor, to pay no more atten
tion to hiiu, but let bim go his own
way, as he was 'char gone daft.' She
afterwards visited him at the Oneida
community, but could hardly have any
conversation with him as they were
not left alone a moment together. She
noticed lie acted like a person who had
been bewildered, struck on the head,
or bad partly lost his mind.
The prisoner—l had been there three
years at that time, and was right in
the heart of their fanaticism.
Witness went on to relate the priso
ner's history, including his admission
to the bar (at which she was very
much surprised), his marriage aud his
separation from his wife, down to the
time he visited her in Wisconsin in
1875. She noticed then a great change
in his personal appearance. He was
also very hard to get along with, and
used to get in a 'hitalutin' state. He
seemed willing to do anything he was
told, but got very much befogged and
could not do it. She related an inci
dent of his attacking her with an ax.
She had given him no provocation, but
bad got out ol patience with him. It
was not the ax that frightened her so
much as it was the look of his face.
He looked like a wild criminal.
While the direct examination was
still in progress, the court adjourntd
until Monday.
EFFORT TO PROVE HEREDITARY INSAN
ITY.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Nov. 28.
The Criminal Court room was densely
crowded this morning, and at ten o'-
clock Mrs. Scoville resumed her testi
mony. She described Guiteau's actions
during his visit t<* her in 1878,.and said
she was then convinced he was insane
and should be put in an asylum. Fur
ther objections were raised by counsel
for the prosecution to the character of
the questions propounded by Mr. Sco
ville, and continuous discussion ensued
between counsel upon the admissibility
of certain evidence. At times some ir
ritability was manifested.
'The witness does not understand
the rules of evidence, gentlemen,' said
Mr Scoyille.
'Yes, but you are supposed to,' was
the reply.
The witness was a.-ked if she had
ever before been upon a witness stand
aud replied, with much emphasis:
'No, and I'm not a lawyer, either.'
Mrs Scoville's examination being
concluded, the cross-examination was
postponed to allow Geo. I>. Burroughs,
of Chicago, to testify, as he desired to
leave the city. This witness boarded
with the Seovilles at tbe time of Gtii
teau's vUit, in 1878, anil made tip his
mind the prisoner was either a fool or
crazy. He was satisfied Guiteau was
unsettled in intellect.
GUITEAU RAPS THE REPORTERS.
There was a brief interval before the
next witness appeared, and Guiteau
took advantage of tbe opportunity and
broke out with : 'I desire to tell all
these crank newspaper men that I ap
pear here as my own counsel. That is
my answer to all the silly stuff they
have been delivering themselves of for
some days past. Some of these news-
paptr men have gone crazy. I appear
here in part as my own counsel, as I
have a right to under the law and con
stitution of America.'
No effort was made to check Guiteau,
and no notice whatever of the interrup
tion was taken by the court.
C. S. Jocelyn, of the Oneida Com
munity, thought Guiteau's marked
characteristic was intense egotism.
LI'S BROTHER TESTIFIES.
Johu W. Guiteau, brother of the
prisoner, was next examined. He had
not been on good terms .with his bro
ther ror some years, but had not doubt
ed his sanity until he received some
letters in October. Since he had come
on here and had seen his brother in the
court room and at jail he had become
satisfied he was insane.
On being cross-examined witness ad
mitted that before he had come to
Washington he had always, in talking
of the case, believed his brother was
responsible. He believed him respons
ible, but not sane; responsible because,
as he thought, at some period of his
life the prisoner had voluutarily sur
rendered himself to evil practices rather
than good.
TIIE PRISONER INTERRUPTS.
Guiteau winced under these state
ments, evidently fearing his brother's
candor was injuring his case, and with
considerable bitterness interrupted, 'My
brother and I have net been on good
terms for fifteen years. He always
sympathized with my father on that
Oneida Community business, while
, Mr. Scoville and mv sister sympathiz
ed with me. The last time I saw my
brother in Boston we had some angry
words, so that he does not coir.e here
to testify for me with the ordinary
force a brother usually does come. I'm
[ glad to find he has changed his views,
however, in my case. 1 want the pubr
lie to understand about this.'
Guiteau continued to interrupt, ex
plain and correct the witness. Once
.Judge Davidge attempted to stop him,
but he waved his hand imperiously say
iug: 'You keep quiet, .Judge, if you
please.' Shortly after witness was
asked, in connection with the incident
he had related, if he, at that time,
thought the prisoner insane. Guiteau
quickly anticipated his reply bv saying:
'Why, of course, he has always thought
I was badly cranked.' Witness said
he never detected the slightest trace of
insanity in his father.
AS TO HEREDITARY INSANITY.
After recess J. W. Guiteau resumed
the stand. He had heard his uncle
Abraham was insane. Jlis uncle Fran
cis Wilson Guiteau (mentioned in the
family as 'Francis Guiteau the second')
died in an asylum. He understood in
earh' life Francis had fought a duel
with a rival in love. Witness had un
derstood his uncle had killed a man,
but the records of the asvluuj showed
bis.it)-sanity had been caused by morti
fication at lighting a sham duel. Be
sides Abbey Mayntrd, a daughter, his
auut Julia and Augustus Parker, who
was a cousin, witness had never heard
anv other case of insanity in the tami
ly.
-Mr. Seovllle—Wha* is your opinion
now as to your father's sanity?
A.—l think he was sane.
O—What do you mean by saying
your brother was possessed of a demon
or deyil ?
A—The religious theory is that
there are two forces in the universe,
one under Satan or the devil, and one
under God or .lesus Christ. My fath
er hfld the view that there were living
in the world those who were seized of
the devil or of Satan, and of Christ or
God. He believed these two forces
were at war, one with the other, and
at present anil since the fall of man
Satan had to a great extent dominion
of the earth, to possess himself of all
those he could, and he did possess
himself of all those who.were not ab
solute believers in the Lord Jesus
Christ as the Savior, and who had not
been saved from the power of sin by a
complete union with the Lord and
Jesus Christ: that all evil, all deformi
ty, all infirmity, was the result of sin,
or the admission of those who had free
will that they were under the dominion
of Satan or au evil spirit, or of evil
nature. That was my father's theo
logical view. It was my brother's,
and is mine, and so believed at some
time in my brother's life, as he had a
free will to choose good or evil, he
must have, through his evil, through
his wilfulness, through his slubborness,
through his preversity of nature, al
lowed Satan to gain such control over
him that he was under the power of
Satan ; that idea is the one on which
I based my opinion theat my brother
was really responsible to God, but
perhaps not responsible according to
human or legal responsibility, being in
one sense insane.
The prisoner—You have that thing
wrong side up.
Witness—Perhaps I have.
The prisoner—That's a very poor
theological position for you to take.
Coming back to the subject of his
his uncle, Abraham Guiteau, witness
stated that when he saw him last, in
1807, he was 'off his base very badly.'
He was a 'gassy, blowhardy' man.
Wttness would have said of him, 'he
was a little weak in his upper story.'
He remembered his brother in his in
fancy. He was so nervous he could
not keep still for five minutes. His
father once offered him ten cents if he
would do so, and he tiid not get the
money. His mother had saltrheum
very badly; that disease affected wit
ness and his sister. He never heard
of it in the prisoner.
A LOVE ADVENTURE.
Sarah I'aiker, Chicago, widow of
Augustus, and cousin of the prisoner,
testified her husband died in an insane
asylum The prisoner and his wife
came to.her house in Chicago. Wit
ness had then two children, a son and
daughter, twelve and thirteen years
old. She had requested the prisoner
to cease visiting at her bouse, because
he had proposed to educate her daugh
ter so as to marry her. This was in
1870, soon after her husband became
insane The prisoner seemed to have
fallen very desperately in love with her
little daughter and to want to marry
her.
'A very common form of insanity,'
Mr. Davidge put in.
'And she was a very handsome girl
too,' said the prisoner.
Her little daughter complained to
witness that the prisoner used to fol
low her on the street, wanting to talk
to her, and she was afraid to go out
alone, ller daughter thought him
crazy, and told her so. Witness
thought him crazy, and thought so
when she first saw hint, ten or eleven
years ago. She thought then his mind
was cracked.
The prisoner—They were very poor
and I used to go down there and give
them money and they appreciated that
very much. Incidentally I became
pleased with the little girl, who was
very smart She was too young, how
ever.
Bernard Jones, of Chicago, who in
1878 had boarded at the same house
with Guiteau, and been one of the
board of trustees who had supervision
over the insane asylum at Jacksonville,
considered Guiteau of uusouud mind,
and what some authorities would call
in a state of incipient insanity.
On cross-examination witness stated
that, in 1878 he had paid several visits
to Guiteau for the purpose of helping
birn out of difficulty, something in re
gard to collecting money and not pay
ing it over.
The prisoner—That part of the state
ment is incorrect. It is enormous. I
boarded some years ago in the same
bouse with him. It was a high-toned
place in Michigan avenue, Chicago,
and I paid my hoard. Probably he
and other people thought I was very
cranky at that time.
THE PRISONER ON THE STAND.
A buzz of expectancy ran through
the assemblage as Mr. Scoville asked
the prisoner to be sworn. The priso
ner nervously proceeded to the stand
in custody oi two deputy marshals and
the oath was administered to him. He
then whispered a few words to the
policemen who stood near the witness
box, and immediately three deputies
ranged themselves shoulder to shoul
der behind the prisoner, who, apparent
ly more at ease, said inquiringly to the
Court, 'I can sit down?' 'Yes,' re
plied the Court, and the prisoner seat
ed himself accordingly.
Mr Scoville then stated he merely
wished the prisoner to indentify some
letters
The prisoner—l understood from
Mr. Scoville that all I am to do is to
indentify some letters. I do not ap
pear as a witness aside from that.
Mr. Scoville then presented a num
ber of letters dating from 1857 to 18fiS,
which were indeutified by the prisoner,
who made running comments upon his
penmanship. 'This does not look like
my present handwriting.' 'There is
decided improvement shown here.'
'This is better than I can do now.'
ADVEUTISIXO BATES,
One square, one insertion, 91 : each subee
queut insertion, SO cents. Yearly advertisement
exceeding one-fourth of ft column, t5 per ini h
Piyure ™rt double these rttee; additioi ai
charges where weekly or monthly cbftnges ire
made. I.oi-al advertisements 10 cents per line
for fli>t insertion, and 5 cents per line for each
additional insertion, Marriages and deatLs pub
lished free of cliaige. Obituary notices chaiged
as advertise merits, and payable v.hen handed In
Auditors' Notices, i 4 ; Executors" and Adminis
trators' Notices. «3 each; Estray, Caution an#
Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines,
each.
From the fftct that the CITIZES is the oldes*
established aiid extensively ciiculated Re
publican uewcpaper in Butler county, (a Repub
lican county > it must be apparent* to business
men that it is the medium they should use in
advertising their business.
NO. i
i 'This is fine as steel plate. 1 There
were about twenty letters which had
been written by the prisoner to his
father, his sister, Mrs. Scoville, and
his brother, J. M. Guiteau, and to Mr.
i Scoville.
Indeutification having been complet
! Ed the court adjourned.
THE ASSASSIN TAKES THE WITNESS
STAND.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Nov. 29
The crowd in and about the court this
morning is greater than ever. Imme
diately upon the opening of court Gui
teau was called to the witness stand,
and took his place, closely watched and
guarded by policeman and court officers.
lie was asked by Mr. Scoville to give
some incidents from his early recollec
tions of his mother.
Guiteau replied: 'Am 1 to lie put on
as a regular witness to-day, or only to
identify some fetters ? I supposed the
latter. lam not feeling at all well to
day, but shall feel much better in a
week or so.'
Mr. Scoville—l had arranged to ex
amine you to-day, and there are no
other witnesses present.
PLEAOS INDISPOSITION.
Guiteau—You shonld have had your
witnesses on hand. 1 object to going
on the stand when 1 am feeling unwell
to be subjected to cross-examination
by counsel for the prosecution. I have
got a good deal to say. I want to go
over the whole business carefully and
scientifically (so to speak), and I want
to be in good talking condition.
Mr. Scoville—l shall ask you some
simple questions.
Guiteau—l am willing to answer
providing the prosecution will not take
advantage of my presence on the stand
to force me to state my entire defense.
Judge Porter (of the prosecution)
suggested that the papers and letters
which were put in evidence and identi
fied yesterday should be read, as they
must necessarily be at some stage of
the trial.
Mr. Scoville explained he had en
deavored to arrange for the introduc
tion of this evidence according to his
idea of propriety and legal fitness He
knew the prisoner was not feeling well
to-day and hejjexpected he would be
come tired or exhausted, when he had
proposed to ask the indulgence of the
Court and postpone further examina
tion. lie did desire, however, to ask
the prisoner a few questions to-day.
OBJECTS TO CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Guiteau—l am perfectly willing to
do that, but I do not want the prose
cution to take advantage of my pres
ence here to cross-examine me to-day.
Mr Scoville—The Court will re
lieve you if you feel ill.
Guiteau—With that understanding I
will go on.
Col. Corkhill— We can't submit to
any such arrangement as that.
Mr. Scoville— I don't ask your con
sent. I shall appeal to the Ceurt.
Judge Cox stated that if witness
went upon the stand to testify he must
submit to being crossexamined, and
it his examination as a witness was
begun it could not be suspended except
by consent of counsel on the other side.
Guiteau (nodding his head approv
ingly)— That's the rule, Judge, as I
understand it.
LETTERS HEAP IN EVIDENCE.
After some further discussion, Gui
teau was removed from the stand, and
Mr. Scoville proceeded to read the let
ters. They were all written by Gui
teau to his father and other members
of his family, and covered a period of
fifteen or twenty years- As the read
ing of ihe letters progressed Guiteau
occasionally commented upon them or
suggested a proper word when Scoville
hesitated. While one dated from the
Oneida Community was being read,
Guiteau said, 'Well, you can see I was
badly cranked about that time ' At
another Mr. Scoville hesitated and
said, 'Here is a word I cannot make
out.' 'Civilization is the word,'prompt
ed Guiteau. 'You can see how badly
mixed up I got in that miserable Com
munity. It makes me mad every time
I think of it. 1 wish those letters
were out of existence.'
[CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE ]
Coal Oil or Petroleum may be very
nice for illuminating puposes, but sure
ly it is not the proper thing to cure a
cough with. Dr. Bull's cough Syrup
is looked upon as the staudard Cough
remedy.
A Johnstown hotel keeper has been
sued by a delinquent boarder for fail
ing to have the rates as required by
law, to be posted in all bedrooms.
For Chronic Catarrh, take Pentna.
I have tried it. J. Hebbling, Alle
gheny City, Pa.
Terribly Sarcastic Father. —'Now
I must bid you good-night, Mr. John,
for I have an engagement. But, say,
why don't you stop and take breakfast
with us some morning ? You always
go away an hour or two before it is
ready.'
If you are deaf, ears run, and have
catarrh, take Peruna I have tried it.
C. D. Wiley, Houghton, Pa.
This is the Man who has had a
Notice in the Paper. How Proud he
is. He is Stepping Higher than a
ISlind Horse. If he had Wings he
would Fly. Next week the Paper
will say the Man is a Measly Old
Fraud, and the Man who will not Step
So High.
[Cleveland Penny Press.]
.Seellie Conquering Hero etc.
Among the most wonderful articles
of the period is St. Jacobs Oil. The
Hon. Leonard Swett of Chicago, pro
nounces it the most thorough conquer
or of pain that he has ever known.
A negro was boasting to a grocer of
the cheapness of ten pounds of sugar
which he had bought at a rival shop.
'Let me weigh the package,' said the
grocer. The negro assented, and it
was found two pounds short. The
colored gentleman looked perplexed for
a moment, and then said, 'Guess he
didn't cheat this child much. While
he was getting the sugar I stole two
pair of shoes.'
The invalid finds in 'Dr. Liudsey'a
Blood Searcher' Nature's great restor
er. It is wondeful. Sold by drug
gists.