Show sa fc I TRIAL the examination of the witnesses is being Con continued tinned the prisoner persists in ina his Per perverted vertea Petti lanos bev to the Iller sId washington U C nov 18 long before tile opening of the criminal court several hundred ladica and gentlemen assembled in ili the c isteni corridors and patiently awaited adenis eion sion to the court to room at the prison van drove epand ap and guiteau r luite in c clutching bit ching ft a largo large bundle of papers in liis his manacled mana cled hand was shunted shuffled hurriedly into the building there was in all abai absence ice of noisy on th tho part of the bystanders yet guiteau plainly betra betrayed cd the fear of sudden violence which always marks his movements whenever he lie deems himself at nil till exposed to danger lie ile is was isas as laken taken to the prisoners room and devoted himself to reading tho the papers at the seats reserved reserved for the tile general al public wore were entire entirely filled four fifths of them bein being g occupied by ladies a upon opening g court scoville Sc requested alie court rt to take somo some measures to prevent the prisoner from giving to the public his unauthorized communications and also to prevent annoying interruptions of tile prisoner in ili the court room this brought on a scene during which guiteau demanded le that scoville should go out of the case ease that lie was no criminal lawyer and had no sense that he lie talked one tiling thing to him in ili private and another in public scoville endeavored deavo red to explain to the court but guiteau became more and more excited an and addressed himself alternately to tho the courato Cour tto Scovill Scovil leand can to the bailif fd rs who were endeavoring to keep him quiet to tho the court he lie said I re represent resent myself your honor and I ahn shall do as I please about counsel then turning t to scoville you have no capacity and I wont have you manage my case then turning to the baili bailiffs fl lie shouted you mind your business you confounded loo fools I s you aint got no sense the court again aln stated to the prisoner in in dec decided i ded terms he be would order his removal and proceed in his absence at this guiteau shouted excitedly I dont care if you do tho the court in bane will reverse you and I will get a trial you have got no right to remove me in the court replied in ili terms which seemed to convince Guite guiteau ati of their sincerity very well I dball do 10 so if you persist in any more disturbance and a there are precedents in this court for such rulings whispered consultation between guiteau and scoville followed and the former apparently convinced sub sided into absolute quiet and devoted himself to his papers district attorney corkhill then offered in evidence certain letters which were vere yesterday read to blaino blaine and identified by him ed A wagner was called as a witness but failed to respond jos K sharpe was sworn next he ile did not see the shooting but saw the prisoner attempting to escape and witnessed his arrest ella Med hedgeley geley testified to hearing a conversation between guideau and a hackman while the former wag was arranging to be driven to the cemetery she also witnessed the shooting and gave her ier testimony in in a clealand clear cle arand and straightforward manner slie she was closel closely cross questioned by scoville but a adhered leered strictly in ili every particia lar to the evidence in chief being questioned as to guiteaux Guite Guit baus aus manner when talking to the hackman hac kinan she said lie was pale and appeared troubled she thought ho lie must be going out to see the graves of some dead friends tho tile witness described minutely tho the shooting the relative positions of tho the parties at the time each shot was fired and was positive that the first shot took effect as the president threw up till liis his hands and commenced to sink down at the second hot guiteau ste stepped ped two or three steps nearer ans and held his arm higher the witness proved to bethe be the best one yet examined upon the incidents of the shooting joshua A davis gate keepe r of tho the baltimore potomac depot was called he ile merely caught a glimpse at the prisoner after lio ile was arrested during the r rest of the examination of tho the witnesses I guiteau was at apparently parent ly absorbed in liis his papers kv when hen the allusion was made to liis iiii looking like a man about to visit ti the ic graves of dead friends lie glanced lanced quickly at the witness and allowed a faint ai nt smile to linger for an instant about his gu gutta tta percha perelia li hued lied lips wm win F barker was called but failed to appear win anis S crawford wagon dri the f firing iring lie could not see the president but distinctive distinctly iv saw guiteau aim and lire fire and saw his arrest he ile av ars S questioned by scoville at some 11 particularly as to how low guiteau wore his i hat on that occasion his liat aliat on remarking all mistaken on that hat bat business this is the way I wear my hat bat the witness interposed well lvell perhaps that is tho the way lio lie had it on oil only not quite so far back john II 11 scott special officer on duty at the depot was at the south gate ate when t the he first shot was fired at me second shot ho he ran in n th the c gate galeand and across tho tile hall ball and saw parko parke holding a man it was Guit guiteau cau ho lie guiteau said I will go to jail but I want general sherman to have this letter he Ile assisted in taking the prisoner to the police station on the way guiteau said pin im a stalwart and arthur is now president the witness then detailed the incident attending tile searching of the prisoner at the station and the finding of the pistol upon his person district attorney corkhill then handed the pistol to tho tile witness who identified it as tho the one taken from the prisoner there was a noticeable stir in tho the court room and a craning of necks in every part of tho the room with a whispered exclamation theres the weapon that killed poor garfield the pistol was handed around and examined by the tile jury their attention being called to the fact eliat two barrels were empty and four sull still loaded E edmund dmund L dubarry witnessed the sh ooin ins and the tile sceney conne ted he aid in his I guitrau had a bad face fedov 11 he acil cd that this portion of till theorem cuen e be b eli icken itna witness would stole in what a liar jar feime the prisoner coner had bad a bad face the witness insisted that this was his lin from tile prisoners general appearance scoville then said quite sharply I dont want any ally opinions from you have you ever expressed an opinion on this case witness I have sir fre frequently quent ly 11 scoville Sc I have lave you ever eaid said you thought tho tile prisoner ought to be hun bun witness ness in ili a most emphatic manner I have most decidedly atrich keai keal policeman first saw aw tile prisoner at S 45 a in on july jul ad ito was talking with two hack back irien men who were bucking a job from bin na wo ire call it the ho witness dc described minutely the arnal of file ho Pres presidents ments carriage carriage and tile entrance ranco into the depot his evidence in in this thi particular exactly corroborated th hint a t of secretary blaine soon after the president passed into the depot lio lie heard shots lots and rushing in in seized a man who v lio was running out theman alic man paid said I want to have these papers the witness said thero there were two shots and YOU vou are run running i g from r t alic direction of thu shooting I will i ll 11 a arrest r t you said that at is tho the man who fa shot hot the pr president icat I had my club flo witness continued in in my m hand ind and thought thou glit of hitting him 11 after it few questions I had ad been asked the witness by ville ille had been closely blosch following the evidence exclaimed your Yoi Honor will you allow me to ask this witness afew a few questions iio ile cornea comes nearer to the tile truth than any of them A whispered consultation between guiteau ensued when tho the former asked the witness were ou on at all excited when you in made a do the arrest tho tile witness began to make a statement ili in repetition of his evidence m when lien guiteau interrupted csayi sa in you w were cro tho first man IV who took hold of me I mr officer I had not moved I had just put i mv nv listol pistol up 11 A colloquy then ensued between guiteau and the witness which created some am but was not interrupted by the court the witness in reply admitted that Guit guitrau cati try to run away recess upon reassembling guiteau addressed the court with w etli your honor judge magruder of or maryland has offered to assist mo me in in this trial and I want to invite him to meet mo me hero here on oil monday morning I dont know if scoville knows about it but I want him in in the case scoville oville bc is is doing splendidly but I want him to hae have assistance this is is the only way I can get anything before tile public to announce ili in court no objection was offered and guiteau guit cau apparently a parent ly satisfied busied hit himself with fl writing occasionally turning to scoville to assure him that judge magruder was a splendid man and he lie wanted him in in splendid t the ae case john tailor taylor and aquilla barton colored hack drivers testified relative to guiteaux Guite aus wish to hire a hack back to take him to the cemetery barton said the prisoner did not look at all excited or peculiar but was perfectly cool lio ile told me to keep cool and not get excited ho ile knew ho be was looking for I think ho lie looks a little thinner than lie did then the n guiteau who appeared both interested aali and amused it at the witness replies said just hee here it might be well to say siy that I hao lave I biad ad today to day ti the c first square meal smie since the 2nd and of july jail I this sally sally raised a laugh in I in which guiteau joined heartel he heartily artil DED DEAD bonim BONES were lately reported to luie becu been shipped from the battlefield battle field of phena ia turkey to manure english fields this report is now contradicted by the levant ilefeld which brings the following reason to disprove di proc the veracity of the tile news of that hideous tra traffic effic it is is nearly miles from plevna to and the balk bal leans lio lie between it would hai iwo e cost at least xa to carry a ton of if bones from plevna to and carriages could not have been obtained for tons of bones which would have ha required 2400 beasts of burden tp transport AN OLD AND valiant french has just breathed his last in paris at the advanced age of 92 general the comte de saint priest commander of the order of fit st louis and of the legion of honor ho lle was the son of one of louis last Alini ministers and the godson of that monarch and marie antoinette |