Show TELEGRAPHIC NEWS 1 THE GUITEAU TRIAL Washington 1410 the Guiteau case the first witness was Dr John L With row of Boston Guiteau fctionce called out Dr Witmow is the honored paatu of the Park Street church Boston where I used to attend church when I was there He is a very fine centleman Witness said the prisoner desired to deliver la lecture ac witness church in answer to Ingennll but witness declined to have the church used for that purpose Witness observed Guiteau during the winter at meetngs and at social gather ings of the church but never saw the least indication of unsoundness of mind but on the contrary thought he possessed unusual shrewdness Correcting him self witness added I should say cute ness Guiteau Whats the difference doc tor Answer The one meansbrighter than the other Col CorkhillAnd of larger calibre GuiteauHe didnt say that Corkhill 1 you must have slept well last night hats the smartest you have said yet Witness said prisoner generally took part in discussions upon whatever sub ject might be under discussion was always critical and accusative rather than conciliatory and kind Guitteau always spoke to the pcin incisive and gritty thats me herafi no nonsense or romance in my composition If there had bean I might have gone through the world more smoothly Its very evident to the I mind of everyone that the sole object of I this kind of examination is to show that I know the difference between right and wrong That has nothing whatever too to-o with this case The only question is whether or not my free moral agency was destroyed when the wound was inflicted on the President thats the point judge and it knocked the bottom out of your theory After a short pause he broke out again and with increased vehemence vehe-mence Im not here to save my neck from the gallows Im here for vindica tion for justice and for right Judge Cox Well that will do now suspend your remarks GuiteauAll right when I get to the jury Im going to talk to them on this subject This is just a little incidental speech Charles A Bryan of the New York equitable Life Insurance Company knew the prisoner in New York Witness Wit-ness was proceeding to relate the circum stance of Guiteaus connection with his company when Guiteau indignantly shouted Well now I want to say right here that when a witness comes here and tells what is false I shall tell him you are mistaken sir that is false that is a lie pnd finally you are a miserable miser-able whelp That is as far as 1 shall go It is equivalent to barroom expression Go down below but I dont go that far7litnesa Witness said the prisoner asked for a Joan on the strength of the consulship hew he-w to have Considered him sane Henry m Jollier attorney of New York took the chair I remember you shouted Guiteau you are the man that put up that Herald job on me JEeep quiet laid covllle GuiteauI will dispose of this man in short order He brought suit against me to pay over certain money and the court ruled that I have t That kills his evi dence Witness related the instance of Gui teaus collecting 175 and failing to pay it His evidenca proved extremely damaging to the prisoners oft asserted claim of having always lived an upright Christian life and Guiteau wriggled and expostulated and vainly attempted to explain the transaction Witness atone at-one point said I informed Judge Dono hue at the time that I considered Guiteau a thief and scoundrel Guiteau excitedly You did not daresay dare-say so to me I would have knocked you down One of the jurors stated to the court that he eoud net possibly concentrate his thotsffhts ripen the evidence feeling ill as he did and the court adjourned |