Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1881, Page 2

eae URED A GOOD MANY GESTURES, cross-qubstlofiers deliht In. He was as sly ns Joe Bagstock, and as ready as one of Ueorge Eilov’s heroes, = The — conse- attenca wis. “thit” “he goon — beenmo wofully entangled In| Judge Davidge's legal nets, Had his testiinony been tmportant or clrenmstances justified bantorit would have gone hard with tho pral- rie jurist, As it was, Mr. Davidge let him off easily, In sharp contrast to the voluble Amerling was LAWYER NORTH, His Voice Grates Harshly on | * very solemn. and taciturn man, who for the Ears of Pitty Mill many years was, to accept Guitenu’s inter: “SHUT UP!” The American People Ate ‘Tired of the As- sasin. jected exphunatlen, ils father’s bosom jong, a friend, Mr.. North sald =o more than Mv. Amerling, though he talked Jess, His testImony was very explicit @ind strong as to-Euthor Guiteau’s strong theologlea! fancles, and his occastonal symptoms of mental aberration, Amor, and was ns tedious ag ho was a use- ful witness to the dofense. Guiteatt acted abnormally all day. Judge Cox threatened to have him gagged, but the yarnlng pro- duced no effect on the prisoner, and the prisoner's continued contumacy vro- duced no effect on the dndge. ‘Tho public sentiment in favor of sterner mens: ures Is growing, and many think the Judge too tenlent, Naturally enough, it is the prosecution which objects most strenuously to Guitenu’s anttes, but the Inwyers on that side nre ns quick to recognize and avatl theme selves of his interruptions as the Court or his counsel Davidee held quite extended dla- logs wilh gthe prisoner gnee ur twice, and Trequently used the: fnformation hoe yolun- teered. It seemed rathor Inconsistent to have them the next moment protest against such Irregularities. a ‘TIE ORGINAL NEWSPAPEIL SLAPS which Guitenu lettin the bundle of papers which he deposited with the news agent at the depot a few minutes before he shot the President were handed te Seoville today in open court, Lt was noticed that Scoville did not read them, and that Guitent insisted they are not every stip that was" In tho bundle, Posslbly Scoville dld not rent them for the renson that they were some dispatches whieh only Indicated whit the movements of the President would be, and whieh would show that as: carly as . The extracts mostly relate to the New York Sen- Tmportant Testimony of a Lawyer Named | atoriat fight aud the alleged purchase of the North, Reoiting the Oraziness of voto of State. Senator Statha Uirohat ‘ z Davenport. ‘Théy are, understood to have the Elder Guiteau, beun mostly taken from the Brooklyn Eagle afd the Philadelphia City Item, except the interview «with Gen, Grant published in a Chleago paper, In which he charged that Gartiekt had not treated Badeau, Fish, and Cramer as he should have done, TUB TRIAL. PROCEEDINGS YESTERDA' i Wasiunatox, D, C., Nov. 25.—The Crim- inal Court was crowded In every part this (mpotency of Anything but Hemp to Quict the Murdorous Wretch, His “Idiotic Address, Oraftily Read in Court Yes- terday. His Devilish Malevolence Emptied Out pon ihe Poor Woman Who ~ Was Once His Wile. Continued “ Merriment” of Court and Jury All Through the Day. Much of the “ Merriment” Caused by the Examination of a Lawyer Named Amerling. Fridence of Cunrles HM. Reed, of Chis * -eago, Intended to Show the As« snsin’s Insanity. * - 7 : : dune 2 Gulteau was watching bin, A VOLUBLE FIEND. . ATTEMPT OF THE JUDGE TO NEVIESS HIM. Roectal Disratch to ‘The Chéeago Tribune. Wasurnaton,:D. C,, Nov. 25—Shut up, sir!” were the not very honored words which Judge Cox addressed to Gniteau once today. “1 will say here to you, prisoner, that unless you keep.quiet, [ will order a gug to be pinced In your mouth,” he said, a little jater, and the audience was warned today, at |. morning, inostly with tadies, for the most the outset, that any demonstration would’ be | part representing the fashfonable circles of suppressed, and that, Ifthe usual Iaughter and | Washington society. Immepiately upon the applause should be continued, the Court | opening of court Scoville stated that Gul- would find some way to limit the audience, | tenu desired to make o statement. No ob- lf not to clear the courttroom altogether, | Jectlon being made, Guitenu read from manu- except of those necessary, for the trial. ‘The | seript substantinily as follows: indignant protests from, the country that the THE PRESS, THE DOCTORS, AND DEITY, aolémn ceremony of the trial of the murderer “I propose to have all the facts benring on of the President should be 2 this ense to go to the court and jury, and to TURNED INTO A FARCE do this £ have been foreed to interrupt have had their effect. While the severity | counsel and witnesses who were imis- whigh characterized tha trinl by military | taken os, to supposed facts. I meant court of the murderers of President Lincotn | no .diseourtesy to them or any one, was not to bu expected or desired Inactvil | Any facet in my career bearing on tribunal, it was expected that Gultean ‘should | the question who fired that shot, the Delty or not piny the part of a chicf humorist ind | myself,‘1s of vital importance in this case, broad faree, United-States-Marshal Henry, | and I propose that it go to the Jury. Henee, the President's particule friend, -has | my personal, pollttcal, and theological record. felt the seandal of Gultean’s conduct, } may be developed. I am glad that your and "it ) was with mie “emotion | Honor and opposing counsel are disposed to that, before the trial began, he arose and ail- | give o historical review of my life, and ask dressed the Court, saylng that.he hoped thnt | tho press and public to do Ilkewlse. All L fond order’ would Le preserved, and that | wantis absolute justice, and I shall not per- those present would remember that they | mit any crooked work, I have no idea iny Were In a court of Justice. counsel want crooked work, ‘They are often i THR WARNING mistaken In supposed facts, and 1 shall have was not without effect. The interest In the | tocorreet them. Last spring certain nows- trial was not diniinished by the Thanksgiv- | papers in New Yoric and Washington - wero ing interval, Even before tho usual hour an | bitterly denouncing the President for break- frmy In walting of hundreds stood before | Ing up the Republican party by improper ap- ths ‘courtehotias Shot eens per- | poinuments. 1 would like those newspapers A Who were admitted by pass, 2PRIN B x Ww gained access through the Judge's door, and sind pea how they Wout OETLeeh In occupled all the ‘hdvantageous seats, atte) © g " : pling to remove the President I only The police and deputies had great diffleulty | aia what the papers sald ought to be done. in controlling and restralning the pressing, | since duly 2 they have.been delfying the surging crowd, Guiteau made ona niore | president and danounclae me for doing the Journey from the jail to the court-house in very thing they sald ought to be done, L safety, and although his relatives yesterday | want the vewspapers and «octors, who actti- renewed the’ expressions of thelr fears that ally killed the President, to share with me he might bo nssaulted, and asked for more | thy odinm of his death, I never would have protection, a3 if the authorities could do more | ghot hhn of iny own volition, notwithstand- Uidn to provide an escortot eight mounted ing those newspapers, If I nad not been com- men and three guards to protect the Ilfe of missioned by the Delty to do the decd, But the President’s:inurdorer from the attacks of | this fact does not relieve the newspapers wie create Avouncrs: the Belsoparis fears | srom the supposed disgrace of the President's bale BY is arrival a court-house gave | removal, If he had been properly treated ho place Would have been ailye today, It has been published that Lam in fear of death, It is false. -Ihave always been o religious man and active worker for God. Some people HI8 GLUTTONOUS APPETITE, which had been slinrpened by the rlde of two iilles in the keen alr of the coldest morylag of the season, and the tempting breakfast which his relatives had prepared for think Lam» murderer, but the Lord does ‘him in the prisoner's room was | 204 for Ho Insplred the nct, relished wlth more than the usual AS IN THE CASE OF ANHATIAM, avidity. The counsel for the prosecution were early in thelr places, Judge Porter looking a little more severe than fs his wont. Ho “13 ‘annoyed xt the interruptions of the prisoner, but at the Judge’s request that he should suggest some more effectual means and n score of other cases In tho Bible. ‘The assault made tipon me Saturday Inst by a erank has beon condemned by the press. ‘The eyes of the civilized world are watching this cnse, and It behooves this court and the metropolitan police to protect mie at all haz- to prevent the outbursts he was unable to | ards, Thereby warn al) cranks, of high or doso, Mr, Seovitlo was soon in his place, | low degree, to keep away from me under enrrying with hina large bundle of papers | penalty of instant death, He would have anda hoavy nail, John Gulteau, tho prig- | been shot dead Saturday but for the reqring ouer’s brother, Is always active, elther as | of the hgrses in the van. As the officer was sveretary for Mr. Scovillo or as man of -all | shooting, tle horses shook the van so he lost Works about the caso, Gitlteau read’ another | lils alm, and though the van.pursued him ho atatement to the Court, which was not une | temporarily esenped, L waste my arguments * like the statethent published the day before | on cranks, All-thoy can see In this cago is 0 the tral. pollcuman’s revolver. Agalu I say, if they MF NEAD FROM M18 REAT, value thelr Ives thoy must keep atway from notwithstanding the rules of the court | me, Idesire the court and the Jury to dis- require., that those addressing’, the |-pose of thls case on facts and taw, and leave Court or” fury * shall stand, and } all-responslbllity about it to the verdict.” when Mr. Seoville suggested. that It A GENUINE Durry pod, was proper for her to stand, Guiteau once more showorl bis eraven fear by.saylng, in| mands for certain printed newspaper. slips, tu undertone: “No, Dwon't, Latpt afraid, | whieh were taken from Gultenu at: the thie however.” Ho was afrald that by standing | of his arrest. A collogny ensued between ne would make ‘himself tov conspicuous | counsel, in which considerable feellng was mark, and on Wednesday he was observed | shown upon both sides, Soville. protested to have maniteated more fear In the court- | ngatnst the course of the Dstriet-Attorney room than usta, for the — reason, 4 In the matter, and’the latter contemptuously aa he stated upon boing returned to | retorted from his seat: “Oh stuf! stuff! tho jail, that ha thought -he saw sour per- | All stuff]? ‘The controversy was tinally set- sons fn the courtroom who might be | tled, and Scoville called John A, Logan Avellgurs, Ho tead hisstatemont with some | for the défense, Witness did not’ respond, onlmation and however Gulteau, who seemce greatly excited, here broke in again, and shouted: “There js another matter L want to speal about right now. Tunderstaul my divorced wife ts to be brought here. as a witness agulnst ine, If that's so there will he trouble. She was a poor unfortunate thing, and L nover should haya marsied her, Butit sho comes lu hore to testify against me and do we any har, Lib rtp up heravhule yecord, Sho was seduced In Pulindolyhia, and had a ehild ‘before Tinarrled, ler?) With great difieulty Scoville, after some minutes’ ex- postulation, snces in quieting Guitean, GENUINE EVIDENCE OF INSANITY, _ Two other witnesses were valled, but failed to respond, Thoy were Emery'A, Storraand Charles 1, Reed, Joseph 1, Sinith, of Free- port, ML, testitied ps to Ils. acquaintance with the Guiteau family. Chartes 11, Reed Seoville then referred to his previous -de- ‘Thers was ne other seone from Guiteau not, ina full in the proceedings when the baitlifs were suammoning Senator Logun aul Emory Stora, -nelther of whom responded, Gultequ sald he | wished tomake s stntenent about hts diverced wite, lo evidently fears her testimony, aud 13 ein ning enough to couelide that ‘a jury may presiina that a) man's own wife knows-a3 atch about lls “pecullarities as unybody, Accordiigly, he endeavored In advance, to Lrenk dawn her testimony by attack: Ing . her choracter; In a most. out» rageous ananner, “This. * demonstration onthe part of — Gulteau , stirred Scoville more than ginything that has hap- pened, for he elipped hls hand on Gulteau's tuoath quite roughly, and told lin to be sal, ‘The tonduney of.the testhmony of thon appeared, and tegiified that he: was Mi CHARLES I BREED, Btate's-Atturney at Chileago for twelve years, af Chicagd, who was'n ‘witness for the de- | Gulteau once appeared’ as” counsel for “de- tense, tended gt least £6 Indleatethat Gulteau | fendant Ina minor erluinal chase, and made was lusane. Lteurtalily was for that purpose | ‘a rambling, Incoherent speech, ‘Ho subse iit My, eed was cailed, and ho had | quently stated that he was about to buy the nh Interview with Guiteau ay the jill in Bea, | Jiter-Ocean, though he had no shoney, and ville’s presenee. Davidge, ou crossoxamne | attempted to borrow SS of Reed a few days Jantlyn, somewhat weukuned Reed’s testl- | before the shooting, stating that Blaine was jauny, Lawyer Amerling, who followed | backing him for the Parls Consulate, aud he Ati. Hci, way One of those witnesses whom | would pay back the money when he got his gh 5 THE CHICAGO TRIBUN Ile had no. pay froin the Government. In his cross-ex- atiination Reed sald he visited Guitean fn bis eoll .at Scovillo’s request, Nover thought him dangerous, and dld not think him Ine etipable of judging right from wrong. Reed “dented that he had sald to Corkhill hoe thought Guitean was of unsound mind, Dur- hig tho examluation of Mr, Reed QUITEAU BECAME 80 MUCIE OF A NUISANCE by his Interruptions that Judge Cox told him if he didn’t stop he would be gaged. fn the courae of his examination witness sald ho saw Guitcau here several times last spring. Frequent refeyences were made during cote yersanons to tho office Guitean was expect: tng to have. Witness toll Guiteau he had no show for the Paris Consulshiv, and he woul help him to gets clerkslilp or some minor position where thers was little re- spousibiiity attaching, but Guiteau became very indignant, and anid: “ You watch the papers the noxt three or four days, and you will sce the annoucement of my appotntment. to the Paris Constiship.? Witness vistted Giutean a few days slace in fall and asked him why he kiled President Garileld, ‘The prisoner was tying down on ils couch.’ He arova excitediy and began o ramb- Ing. sort of speech, saying: “I didwt do it, ‘The Lord did it. I was only the Lord's instrament’in removing tho President.” At times the prisoner would show great excite: ment, striking his fists against the wall with onstlerable violence, and thon would re- Inpse Jute a perfectly quiet state, speaking ahnost Ina whisper, Witness received the impression that Guitenu was of unsownd mind, Being pressed for o more direct Avery he repiled: “1 had nota doubt of it. ULON CROSS-EXAMINATION witness stated that the Inst time he saw Gul- teau was on the ‘Tuesday evening before the assnslnation of the Prestlent. —” Gultenn took exception to the date, and In- sisted that hedld not soe witness fora month previous to July 1. ‘Ihe witness was sure of the correctness of his statement, us he went directly to Sara- toga, and leard there of the killing of the President, fi Guitean stiouted out: 1 say.itwas tho Ist of May. [don’t forget anything, You sce, that’s what's the uiatter with- my brain: When anything gets in there.it sticks.” Witness resumed, when Gitteaw broke {ti again, directly contradicting him. Ie was enutioned to keep quict, and retorted: “ Wo want facts, Judge, to go before the jury, and nothing else. 1 claim that my act was in- spired by the Delty. I stake my case on that position, aud : YLL TAKE MY CHANGES ON THE RESULT,” ‘Yhe Court (severely)—Be silent. Mr, Davidge (firmly)—You must keep quiet, at Jeast while I am cross-examining the witness, ‘ But nelthor Court nor counsel could re- press the prisoner, who continued taiking and struggling angrily with the Deputy-Mar- shals. ‘This conversation,’ Gultenu sald, “oceurred about two months prior to July. Yon are right as to the conversation, but wrong sto the date, Isny it was in May. With that correction your statement Is true.” Mr. Davidge (to tha witness)—You havo heard the interruption of the prisoner. What is your oplnion about the time? ‘Tho witness—I am very certain It was that Tuesday, The prisoner—That was the tlme I spoke to you about getting $15, You sald you did not have the money, ‘That part of the con- yersation Is correct. "1 DON'T FORGET ANYTHING. Anything that: gets into my head sticks, (Laughter. : 2 Mr. Davidge (to the witness) ~Yout sald he stated you would sco his name in the papers in connection with the Parls Consulship? ‘The prisoner—L never sald that, Mr. Davidge—Well,he.says, Mr. prisoner, youdid-say lt. - ‘The prisoner, in a persistent manner, de- clared that le had not sald so. He also In- dignantly dented the witness’ statement that he (the witness) hac not admftted him to the karin Chicago, Me did not want any trick- ihg about this ease, : ‘rhe Conrt, tmpatient at the prisoner's con- stant interruptions of counsel and witness, Inastern and determined yolce sald; “If there fs no other way.of preventing these In- terruntions, you will have to ba gagged.” “ Well——" began the prisoner. “REEP Your Mourit situT!” thundered the Judge, * and don’t interrupt acatn during this trial. Ido not desiro it, butit the trial cnnnot goon without resort to gagging It will have to be done, i Even this threat, though it had a mo- mentary effect upon the prisoner, could not entirely repress him, and he again denied the conversation detalled by the witness, who “was a very good fellow, but wrong there.” “I am golng to have tho facts In this case,” he continued, “and nothing but the facts, L£ want Judge and jury to decitle upon the facts, and upon nothing else, ‘the witness is entirely erroneous In his mem- ory. Mr, Davidge—Did Gulteau say you would see his name In the papers in-o few days as Consul to Paris, or that he would make a fuss?” ‘The witness—He said: “If Ldo not get ‘It [reflecting]—I will find his exact fan- gunge,” ‘The Prisoner (interriupting)— IT 18 ALSOTUTELY FALSE, I nover said any such things. ‘Chat’. has nothing at all to do with my Jutending to re- move the President.. I :rest the defense en- tirely on finaplration which came from the Delty. for that act, and I will take -my chauces on the result. 1 do not want any ty- ing or nonsense on this business, and 1 wilt not have It. 5 ee Fi nA 2 Mr, Davidgo (to the witness)—Go on, * ‘The witiess—Ho sald, Ja connection with tho Administration, if he did not got the Parls Consulate, he would either make a {1188 about itor would do something about tt fn the newspapers. ‘She prisoner—I never sald anything of the kind, und ‘f never thought anything of the klud, ‘Phat is the result of your awn Jinngl- natlon, Mr. Reed. tis not true, You area good fellow, aud [ think a great deal of you, but you ‘are mistaken In your facts, [After wpaude,] Lwas not ty the ‘habit of-telling any business in that kind of way to anybody, Mr. Davidge further inquired about the prisoner's appearing ‘to defend criminal eases in Chicago, and the witness sald ho could not tell how many eases he had ap- peared tn. ‘The prisoncr—That Ja another mistake, I never had a criminal case in Chicago. ‘Then Davidge came back to the prisoner's statoment that IMS VAMUHLET ON CURIST'S SECOND COMING Ora much. Inspired as the Now ‘l'eata- mont, - wos é *) “ Lelatmed ft then,” the prisoner broke In, “and Lelalm ft now, just ad much Inspired n the Old Testument—or New ‘Testament élther,”~ : Mr. Davidge (to the witness)—You sald something’ of your -translating the QGrock Testament, oe “Tho witness—1 sald Guiteau sald he had soon something which 1 had written in ‘Tne Cimoago Trung about tho translation of tho New ‘Testament, , fhe prisgner—That Is true, I did say somothing of the kind. - Mr, Reed Is 9 fing (reek scholar, ope? : cotta: APTER RECESS ’ Mr. Scoville asked for an attachment against Emery A;-Storr, Ho understuod Storrs had. been served with a éubpeena, but vositively reltised tocome, Ay there might be some doubt whether a suapena had been actually served, he would postpone his appilcation for the present. : ‘ STONRS GIVEN A CHARACTER. ‘The prisoner in this connection expressed & hope that Storrs would not be attached un- ee SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. Tess absolutely necessary, becausa ho was a very nice follow. IL We AMENDING, at present a lawyer In Williamsport, Pa. and who formerty lived {1 Freeport, IL, testiflud to the peculiarities of Luther W. Guiteau. The cioss-uxamination of this witness was very amusing, he being rather prosy, and de- sirlug to give explanations of nearly every answer, Davide questioned the witness searchingly In regard ton letter whieh hits son, at his request, had written to Freeport toMr, Oller, making Inquirles as to the strange netion of Luther W. Guiteau, ‘The witness replied that he had told his son to write steel: un letter, not out of any love for Charles J, Guitean, bit ont of respect for the funily. = “Lloved ZL. W, Guiteau,” sald the withosa dramatically, “ns 1 td my own brother” Question—" You Inve been 1 sort of con- sulting counsel tin tis ctgo 2” Answer—I gave Scoville all the assistance Teoukt. Ipropared a brief on the atteation of Insanity. 1 don’t want to disguise nothing, Inssisted Scoville in every way, manner, and form tn this case. LMAVE NO LOVE FOI THR PRISONER —none whateyer—because 1 say tor you 1 thonght It. was a terrible wrong in shooting the Prosident, and [ thilnk so today. The witness stated that he had no ne quaintanes with the prisonor, but: subse- quently sald the prisoner had made a threat against hin, * “Why,” broke in the prisoner, "I never saw you before in my life till you came to the jail Inst Saturday." Scoville then questionad tho witness as -to the occasion on which he had been threatened by the prisoner. “Well,” began tho witness, ‘“wehad a lyceum in Freeport. Horatio Burchard, Mr. Baltey, and—{here Davidge enutloned the witness to be brief]—we had a debate on tho question of taxation of National bunds, I cannot x the tine,” ‘Tho prisoner—L have not boen {n Freeport for twenty years, It must have been when I was a boy, 4 ‘The witness (contempttously to the pris- fae was not talking to you, sir, [Laugh- ter, ae «ashe prisoner—But L was talking to you. , i-The witness— — - . % YOU ARE NOT FIT TO TALK, (To Davidgele do not intend to fix the time, At the debate there was Collin and Guitean on one side, and myself and Dexter Nolan on the othor side, I sald a gond deal. [Laughter.} . The old gentlemen became angry with what (said, and pitehed {nto me. Lhad my opportunity at the close, and TL im- proved it. Lsald theold ,entleman was well entitled to any position, but the one which he was best qualified to Hill was with an apron from his chin to his toes, with ‘a knife In his hands, in the kitchen of the Onolda Commu- nity peeling potatoes, ‘The solemnity with whieh tho witness re- {ated this incident, and the ovident satisfac- ition he had derived from having pitched Into the old mau was too much for the court, and was greeted by hearty laughter, in which tho prisoner Joined.. The witness continied as follows: “The old man became very angry, mud atl- erwards I met this man, and he sald my Ife ought to have been taken from me, but that God had ordered otherwise," “The Prisoner—Are you referring to me or to my father ? # ‘ The witness maintained .9 contemptuous silence. ies ‘The District-Attorney—I think that Is a proper question to bé answored, ‘The prisoner—If you refer to ine, TP 13 ANSOLUTELY PALS, If to my father, 1t wiay be true, and proba- bly Is. tee The witness—He [reforring to the prisoner) is the one whomentioned ‘that to me. Aft- erwards I mantlonadst to his father, and his father said that t,must not mind what he sald. ae ‘Tho prisoner—I have not lived in Free- port for twenty-one-years. Mr, Seoville—Where did you meet this man when this conversation took place? ‘The witness—In Chicago, i The prisoner—You pretend this conversa- tion took place in Chicago? ‘The witness (impatiently)—Pleaso let me alone. [Laughter], * ‘The prisoner (oxcitedly)—There is not a word of trath in It,” ‘That Is the way to’ dis- pose of that statement. - Mr. Davidge—-[ wantto know when this took place. 3 Tho prisoner (cncouragingly)—Find out the facts, Judge, Mr, Davidge—I will bring them out. ‘The prisoner (alluding to the witness’ statement)—I have not heard that, It is the worst one we have had yet. THE ROLEMNITY with which the witness answered questions, his contempt for ‘the prisoner, tho desiro which ho showed to go into particulars, the fact that he brought with him. a bundle of old letters and opened It whileon the witness- stand, and the siinplicity with: which ho stated the condition of his bank account, produced much merriment, 2k ‘The prisoner expressed his approval of the ‘witness, = "Amerling seems to be a good fellow, but Lnover had the pleusure of lils acqualutance before,” : ‘THOMAS NONTH, ‘The next witness, ‘Thomas North, of Chi- cago, n lawyer, formerly Mving in Freeport, also related the pecullarities of Luther W. Gulteau, and stated that he could not regard himas of hls clahtiniud, Mr, Scoville usked the witness how tho prisoner and his father compared In regard to personal and mental characteristics. Ilo expected to prove that the father and son were "fac-similes."” : Te ‘The prisoner—That 1a true, They say North has given a true statement how father used to net with his famtly, ¥ ‘The withess stated that the prisoner was an exaggerated fac simile of his tather, ‘She prisoner—Lam a little larger than he was, ‘The witness—1 should say that mentally ho has a vory marked resomblance, Mr, Scovillo—What do you mean’ by tho phrase “‘oxaggerated fac slunile of his father"? ; ‘The prisoher—A chip of the old’ block, (Laughter) i ‘the witness—I used the word “oxagger- ated” in reference to his mental character- iatics, ‘ Queation~From your acquaintance with tha prisoner, what have you to say'as to his sincerity? A.—I never saw anything in him of what I thought hypocritical or dishonest, Ilis fnther was one of the most Intensely sln- core men 1 ever know. ‘The prisoner— HE COULD NOT BEAR BKAME, and I canuot, : : The witness went ons “Ono evening at tho supper-table they wore all seated except the prisoner, Certaln gtaggful things were to bo dono or sald (1 mean saylny grace).”? ‘Lhe prisoncr—'Tell them how they used ‘to do that-haw they used to confess Christ there, 1 want.to get that ont. ‘The witness (to Scovi!le)—Shall I answer that? A : : Mr. Beoville—Cortain) ‘The witness—They werd all seated around the table, and they were ull quict for a few moments; and then, if-dnybody felt lke sny- ing anything, he did so; §¢ not, nothing wus said, “What was usually -eald was, “1 con: fess Christ In me with a thankful heart for this food,” . ae ‘tho prisoner—"’Thauk, Christ for this din- ner,” and ull simlidr Gxpreasions—that was aubstitute for ordinary grace in Christian fauilies, ‘ ‘The witness asserted, and went on to re- late how Charles Gulteau, OR JULIUS (as they called him then), came to the table | “Birkner Mine, late, and was spoken to by his father Ina peremptory and offensive tone, and how Charles, passing behind hits fathor’s chair, atruck his father on the baek or neok, and how hls father at ones Jumped from his chalr, how the two ellnched and strtgeled untit finally Charles surrendered, aut then how they withdraw from the table by them- selves, talked the mnattor over, cama back, and went on with thelr ment. ‘This wasa sudden antburst on both aldus. ‘The prisoner—My mother dled when 1 was several years olil, and my father remalned & wiower until L was 1% Daring these years we were execedingly inthuate. After he married thore was more or leas allenation be- teen us, ‘The witness wenton to speak of the Onelda Community, LUTIIER GUITEAU was a thorough bellaver in the tenets of the Oneida Community, and desired hts familly to join the community. ‘Tho wife, however, dit not like hor chitdran to join {t, and ob- Jected to gulng there, herself, ‘The prisoner—That was my stepmother, My. mother had been dond 8 good inany years, Ifshe lad been alive, I nover would have behaved in that way. ‘Tho witness told how, at a religious and soctul elrele, the old gentleman related how himself and wife were ready to joln tho Oneida Community, but were violently op- posed te so doling by a son of 20 or25 years. Luther Guiteau Jumped from ‘his seat, and. exclaimed: “ ‘Taken knife and slay him, as Abraham did Tsane.” Itsy manner was 80 exevedingly shoeling it paralyzed the tongue of every one present. Luther ‘attended chureh oceasionatly, sometinies the Presby- terlan Chureh, sometimes the Methodist. ‘The prisoner—Uls iden was that he was so good ho did net need to go to lurch. UE WAS A CHURCH UNTO MISSELE, "The witness spote of the prisoner when an. ofilee-boy. He noticed hig offensive egotism, as though he destred to do more than he was really capable of doing. - Ite wished to usurp the dutics of tha other daputy clerks, Eis grentest quality scemed to bo that of egotism. He was tor 16 yoars of age when ho conte meneed working in the oftce, “1 always felt, whon I was In contact with him, the porcupine quills coming out.” ‘The prisoner—You and T-dtd notagree very well at that time. ‘That was the reason 1 did not. like you then, “1 like you now better than Lever did'in my life, ,* * E ‘The witness went on to testify about Abra- ham Guiteau, Luther's brother, Ho said his condition of nilnd was so ‘weak that it was not safo to Intrust hin with business. , Daviige questioned as to the religious elrela” to which the witness had alluded, ‘The prisoner broke in with tho atipposition that this cirelo was 4 sort of branch of the Oneida Community, : “That is what Lam coming to, Mr. Prison- er? sald Davidge. 5 : “CHAT Is: RIG, JuDaXx,” said the prisoner approvingly, “go Into it.” , Questlon—Were you a member of a *clr- ele”? A.—I met them, ‘here was no par- tleular orgunization. oar ‘The prisoner—Le {alluding to the witness} was my father's bosom friend at the time, ‘The witness stated that some members of the “circle” accepted thé doctrine of the Onelda Community on the marringe relation, Ills own opinion theoretically had beon that It was a subject that might be reailzed some- where In the indefntt future, Q.—You thought it correct in principle, but that the thne was inopportune? A.—I don’t see how Leould think it entirely co rect In principle, unless [ thought it prac- ticnble. Tho prisonor—Far ag-1 know, my father was a very moral man, but in full sythpathy with Noyex on the soclal question, Itwas mere theory with my father, but it was prac- tlea with Noyes, ata: . i + The witness—E never did fully accept the theory of the Oneida Comniunity.” “WHAT No YOU THINK ABOUT 17 Now?” queried the prisoner, “Just what L was about to ask myself,” sald Davidge. 7 “1 antleipated you, Judge,” apologized the prisoner pleasantly, “I will keep quiet now.” . Mr. Davidge (to the witness)—What: do you think of it now? ‘Tho witness—My opinion Is a ttle less of Itnow-thay then, There was another theory on the subject of matrhinony, Wy ‘The prisoner (inturrupting)—Noxes! theory was this: Religion first, then Socialism, Ho sald no man had a ral nt to touch Socialism until he was associated with the Savior. it was his stinking funaticism, adjourned, x JONES INDICTED, ‘The grand jury hus Judicted William Jones for an assault with intent to kill Guiteau, a CAPITAL AND LABOR. Tho Conl Miners In the Belleville Dise trict—Disturbances Feared. Sr. Louis, Mu., Noy. 25,—Information from. different parts of the Belleville (1) mining district is to the effect that there is a goud deal of bad fecling among some of the strik- ers, and that threats of violence to the men who continue at work aro freely made at the Some forty or ilfty strikers appeared carly this morning, and with drawn revolvers threatened to drive the workers away, but the Sheri? arrived shortly after,and tho strikers subsided, Only a part of the miners have struck up to the present time. Some of these men seem to be very unruly, and manifest 0 stron disposition to force ail tho miners Inthe district f ‘Tivo or three of the operators, notably Mr. Harris, who lias contracted for supplying the wator-works of this city with coal, hava pledges from thelr men to dig at tliree cents per bushel for a cortala tlhe, and these men say they will stand by the! revinent,. ‘Phe: also say if tho authuritles.do not furniah them protection they will arm and protect themselves. No actual damage has yet beon done, but there Ia a very disturbed condition of affairs in some patts of the district, and netsof vlulunce ure Ilable. . - Tho Tronble Betwoon the Ciearmaters and Manuutacturers at Milwaukeo Ioe sultain a Gonoral Lockout Say Speclat Dispatch tb The Chicago Tribune,” Minwavrere, Wls., Noy, 25.—-The ‘trouble between the clgurmakers and manufacturers culmiunted today in a generat lockout.on the part of the iatter, One thousand: men Are thrown ont of cimployment, and it is probable that they will organize 'n codpera- Uve shop, The manfacturers nade a set of rules that were ‘offensive to the Claar- makers’ Union, and wero tacked up in the fuctories today. On the advice of Jwatl- ers the men at once all quit work and the shops were locked up, Buth parties claim that thoy will Nghe It oyt to the bitter end, ‘the strikers claim that the International Unlon have placed sutticioné funds at thelr lsposul to provide the necessities of life for 1,000 men fur six manths, A MONUMENT, ies 6 Mantrorp, Conn., Nov, 2.—The Town pt Hartford has voted $40,000 fe iy to the soldiers and allUrR OE the late Wane STEAMSHIP NEWS, = New Yonk, Noy, 23.—Arrived, the Gallla, from Liverpool, and the Sitesis, from Ham- or « : —— en, ‘Treading tho Winc-Pross,) . * Pood and Heatth, e. Tho passage tu the Hitle supposed to have boon propnetical of the sufferings of Jesua—" I have trodden tho winuspresy’ alone, and “ot, the . woply there were none with me"—is sald to be in ounformity with ibe Eustorn custom of.ex- reading the Juice of the grape with the nuked faut, If wo can beliove @ trevelor’é tale, suLd a custon appears to be still ubserved In (he wine- producing divtriote of Fragce, ‘The Germun- town Yelegraph viyer “A 'gentieiman of this vity, Who Was in the wine- producing Qlatricte of France some tne ago, and saw tha process pt making clurots, saya that tha fulce fs still ex- pressed by truuplug with the fect, and tnat po baw bUle Of theas yeaa leave the vate in which they were ctwployed and cross a muddy roa to get thelr diner without covering thelr feet, and on thelr retura Jump intothe vate again, with nud clinging to them, We suppose they dopend upon the fermentution throwing off fine purities, but it is not reussurigy to think about," inte the strike, |. WASHINGTON. | A Little More Interest Being Manifested in the Spohk- ership Fight. Hiscock and Kasson in the Lead, with Keifer a Good Third, Sinuosities of the Powerful: and Exten- sive South Amerloan Guano Syndicate. Dan Shepard Evidently Pulling Successtully for the Ohl- , eago Collectorship. ‘President Arthur Earnestly ‘at Work on His Message to te Congress. Glbson Dononnced by the Department of Justice and tho Post-OMlco Department. Judge Folger’a Bond Polfoy—Ohloago Banks~-Distriot Seouritiés-Brott in tho Lilly Case, THE SPEAKERSIIIP. THE SITUATION GNOWING INTERESTING, Special Dispatch ta Ths Uhtcuyo Tribunt. Wasutnaton, D, C., Nov, 25,—The Spenk- ership fight Is growing interesting. ‘The principal contestants are undoubtedly Mesary. Mlscock and Kasson, Keifer thinks he and Jliscock will have to fight ttoutin the end, bub no one scoms tongree with him. His- cock will linve the East pretty solidly, per- haps solidly, with the excevtion ‘of 5 few votes that will go to Reed, of Maine. “Tho Jatter’s strougth Includes Robeson, ot New Jersey, but all “the .rest of New Jersoy wilt probably go for Hiscock, This will give tha Now York tan sone- where in the neighborhood of sixty votes to start with, but he will need soventy-four, and tho auestion is, Where can he gab them? Kelfer thinks he cannot get them at all, and says sa, Io further says that when all the other candidates gct tired of running : 3 IE AND MISCOCK WItd, FIanT IT OUT. Kasson's frionds, howaver, say that the votes of the Northwest will never be given to Kelfer, and lMiseook's supporters confidently rely on his guthering the votes that Kasson has to give away, Col, Hooker, of Vermont, Secretary of the Reoubllean National-Com- inittee, }y. here helping Mr. Uiseock in his fight. Hiscock says no niembor of Congress has yet objected to lim because New York has so many of the high ofiices of the Gov- ernment, aid that tha Administration is tak- ing no part In the contest, Ora CHILI AND PERU. OUR RELATIONS WItlt TIES: REPUDLICS. Speciat Dispatch to Thé Chicago Tribune, WAstindton, D. C., Nov. 25.—Thare tg ex- cellent roason for believing that the present threatening relations betwedn this country and Chill gre tho direct outgrowth of a gl- gantic Washington lobby scheme. ‘The elas of an American ngainst Peru on ac- count of a gurno grant ara now owned by a syndicate of capitalists and poll- ticlans, with headquarters for operations established hore, These elaims are now reported as having been run up to something like a thousand: milllons,- nd. serip répre- senting millions has beon issued for tise here and elsewhere in inducing the United States to fnsist upon such action on the partof Chill towards Peru as will, protect these. claims, Persons here who have bad some opportunt- tivs of gainlng information in regard to this matter believe that un understanding has been reached with” tet PRESIDENT CALDERON, OF, PERU, that he will {discharge these elnims in ease the United States stand by him. ‘here ts much feeling here among public men over our South Amorican relations, and what was at first treated with little attention Is now re- Farced ‘8 & Very serious situntion. ‘The éx- stence of tha gtguttic lobby scheme men- honed above caiges grave xusplelon to attach tonll that has bean’ done in the matter, A stutement which is bulleved to be a part of this scheme, designed for eifeet in Chili, has anined clrenintion to the effect that sey- eral of our ships of war have beon ordered tu proceed to the const of South America, and, further, that negotiations ure in progress for the purchase by this Govern- ment of fronelads abrond, Secretary Unlet said todny that he. hid no knowledge what- ever of anything of the kind, : AS A MATTEI OF FACT, , ag there fs no appropriation for the purchase offronclads, nu one has atthority to issue any such liavillty against tha Goyerntmnont. "The statement that lronelads are to be bought is believed here to inark the story as a part of the lobby scheme to 'affeet Chill, slice it is rwell known that that Government has irons lads that could rendily sink our whole nayy, and any threat of a naval demonstration whileh did not Include: tronelads would he viewed by Chill. with derision; hence the necessity of Intinnting iat forelgn lronelads are to by secured aud sentdown the const, DAN SHEPARD, . M18 OMANCES FOR CoLLRcron CONSIDERED Apectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiinoton, D, C., Nov, 25-—All the IIll- nols Congressmen, four from Wisconsin, two from Iowa, Republicans, prosont in Wash- ington, hud consented te the appotntinent -of the Non, Dan Slovard, of ‘Ohicago, as Col- Jector, vice William Ienry Smith, whose term expires. A general conference of Western Republican Congressmen will ‘bo helt on Monday, and Shepard’ will havo a majority, ‘Fhe President will) give -hls nana ta the public on ‘Tuesday. It appears that Shepurd’s atrongth Nes In hia being » most acceptable compromise candidate, IL{s long service as Secyetury of the ‘State Re- publican Committe puts him in the front rank of aspirants, . THE MESSAGE. If WILL NOT DK PRINTED BEFORE DE- TIVELY, Rpectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tritunsy Wasuixatoy, D, 0, Noy, 2%.—President Arthur has accumulated a large amount of material and ts beginning to work fn ear neat upon his message. ‘he time which in- tervenes_is very much shorter than Presi- dents have generally allowed themselves for writtng a message, but President Arthur, -unlegs reports are Incorrect, wlll avoid one of the delays to which other Presidents have boon sybjected, If {g not now hia purpose to priut his messago, He Intends to send it to Congress in manuscript, wich, !f there fganythingine =~ A ‘TUE ETIQUET of which so much js’ sald when a message Is prematurely ‘printed, fs certaluty the only proper way to treat Congress, If the mes- saxe is hot printed It very probably will first see the Haght when it Is read froin the Ulerk’s desk tn the iyo Jouses. President Arthur hus deen able to: keep iis awit wecrpta. Very well thus far, and he probably will be able to guard bls own message, Secratury Folxor, on tha contrary, expects -to print hla report, and Is now preparing ethe formal parts of it. Hiv Hnanela) pulley he has not yet fully de- termined. ‘The President will announce his Cabluet soon after Congress meets. A. M, GIBSON, ; HE 18 BY NO MEANA A FOOT. Bpectah LHavatch to The Chleage Tribune * Wasutnatox, D. 0,, Nov. 23.—A. Mf. Gib- son way be a very bad ian, but he fs nota fool, and those Who have picked blim up for ono may speedily find ont thelr mist, had’ cortalnly the - proper authority Te the Attornoy-Genoral to assist tn tom, duct of the star-route enses, anu he wi om atructod by Mr. “MavVearh to make hte A port. Whother-or-to “ho had aut to publish it fs not known, Dut may lishing a report’ without authorit Hebe not n penal offenses or elso Secretary Lf, col” can procure the arrest of almost all cota renu oflicers of the War Dopartmente ote Gibson ling done anything wrong It Co) Hy fn pulbilshing fh report he had the fit Halts make without the authority of his sty yb to olticars, Perhaps his knowledge of tree eet and the manners of some of those eet cks sublicution of the report misaton, onrnesavOre Wotore Ite Sub. DENOUNCED BY THE DEPAnT YE: “To'the Western Astociated Pras Wasiusaton, D. ., Nov, 23.-—-Mr, A, Gibson, who published’ to the world sete on the star-roites In ‘Chursday's papers te suddenly come to grief. He is denounced ts both the Deparunent of Justles and the Py ty Otlice Department as having exe ed wu ae authority In the matter. ‘The former deme ment repudintes, Hivy and his report ae aloes hot appear on tie rolls ns one of Its ficers, nor was he'dver authorized t Le NTS, such a roport. “He signs himself sy ercpare ‘torney, a title to which f Speclal ap est clalm, ‘ ne ling not the slight. ACTING-ATTORNEY-GENERAL PIMIELIPS declines to say anything for sabout the reported unlsuituderstaaiee atlon Gibson, identified with the star-route inv ‘Algatlons! It is believed Philltps will ‘cee Gibson's report when he satistes lulmyelt tht AL was submitted in good faith at the Instay Ee of MacVengh. Meantine, ibis sath? Jetter has been addressed by CI shar Milliken, ny Chilet-Cler of the Departinent of J Gibson, Inquiring by what authors ee NM aumes the title of Speciat Asalatant Atte, ney for the Uinted States. It ts further Te :ported that Gibson repiied at some length, Addressing his letter to Phillips, ‘The Inter ‘anys APaE Bo, coutuutinienting froin Cibson, ort referred to, ye reached niin, : oe Ins a8 el _ | NOTH, ; JUDGE FOLGEI’s PoLtcy Iw ne g TUNCHAMING noNDs oA" 7 Spestat Diapateh.to ‘The Crtcaco “vidune, Wasmyaton, Dj C., Nov. 25.—Tho Seere. tary of the Treasury fs still erigaged In make Ing his complintion ag to the price at which he can purchase the different classes ot bonds in caso he shall determine to go in the open market to purchase bonds. ‘The coin. pilation shows that the 43 at present prices would not, yletd mich more tints Der cegt, partiguiarly If they: should increase tn price it it should be ‘atinounced that he wast purchase, it Is-iot bolloved that Judge Fn}. |, Rex wilt be prepared to announce his volley Pmtich before the meeting of Congress, - CHICAGO BANKS, ‘Tho 'Lrenkury Department has recetyéd ine formation ns.to tyonble with the banks in :Chiengo, and the report Is belicved to be a stock-jobbing canard, DISTRICT SECURITIES, Judge Dent, Distriet Commissioner, ree ommends that. nll tho District securke ties be converted..into Seis, Inasmuch as some of theso securities are 7 per cents that ‘cannot be interfered: with tntil after 1900, tha” purpose of these conditions is not approved, “og. THE TALLY CASE, ha Government: has now done in the Lilly ease whit iLought to have done betoro making the arrest: It ling secured the wit. ness Brott, and-he-will not ran again util he has told what he Knows to tha grand jury, Brot’s return {.tho thrat stroke of luck the Government has lutd for a long thie, SUPERVISING ANCHITECT OF Tih TREATY, ‘Tb the Wester Assoctated Pi {) Wasuinotos, «D.C. Nov. 2 “Bullett is here trying to have James G. Ii, Supervising Architect of tho ‘Ireasury, ne anoved, and to secure the appolutment of his partner, W. G, Stelnmtez, of Brooklyn, to the place, - , A CAMINET MEETING, ‘The brief Cablnet session today was de votad to social conversution, ¥ THE INDIAN TERIITORY LEGISLATURE has-voted the rlgbt of way fara new rallrosa, STAT-ROUTH INVESTIGATIONS, *""* From the fact that three Post-Uilice In- spectors have been before the’ grand jury it iy bulleved that huily has entered upon the atar-route Inveatigntiond, OBITUARY. Capt. LM. Hiayorattcky at Rock Island, ee ML Apsciat Dispateh:to The Ohteago Tribute. DAVENPORT, In, Nov. 25.—Capt. LM Tlaverstick ded at hits home In Rock Island thls morning nt.10 o'clock, The deceased was a native of Cumberldnd County, Pens -sylvanta, born Jitn.4, 1842. In 1801 he grade “unted at Dickinsoy College, In August, 1604 he enifsted aga. private fn the One Hundred and Thirtyeninth »Pennsylvanta [nfantry, and at the battles: of Antietam and Fredet ieksburg was’ severely wounded Io the arms and legs, which so disabled him, that he was mastered out of service. in May, 1883, having beet pre viously promoted to the cuptalney of ils conpany. He vas, later of the Battin Union,” Ln 1865 ho’ became State Printer of Maryland, In December, 1868, he caue to Ruek sland tho, purehased the Laloa, of that elty: whose’ editor he remained untit 11874. He wns Postmaster at Ruck Islan from 1873 to 1st Kor the Inst two, years Capt, Naverstiok was editor of the Moline -Disnateh, “He was a vigorous weiter, and In -his death Northern Ilinois loses one of Its ablest and best known Journuilsts, Joseph Taylor, at Elgin, WL Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts \ Enary,. ‘Ill, Nav, %.—dJoseph ‘Taylor, & veteran colored prossman, died at home fe duy; after a long decline, aged 55. He broke f Himb a year ago and. never recovered fro the shock, A wife nnd three children sur vive him, Joe way born In St. Louis, a Jearned his trade In the office of the Altea Observer, Filjah P, Lovejoy’s phper, He was working there when Lovejoy was murdered, He hid in tha oMoe, saving hls Ite, being the sole witness of-tho death of the ¢bvolitun martyr, Ub afterward worked In the ot te of the Cinienn @uzette.. For fitteen years tt was Brick Poneroy's foreman, and thate “brity wished lil to become nfs partner. Inte years he hins worked In Eight printing oflices, Amore faithful, honest, and. deser ine man would be- tard to find. |W ereyee he hag been known he has been valugd id those traits, and Jeaves many sincere wow! era, Edward Atexis Potéralion, at Oshkosh : ae Wis, F «. Sptctal Dispateh to The Chicaon ‘Tribunt. Oarnxosu Wis. Nov, 9%—Edward Ales Petoralles, a resident of this city since! A died yesterday, aged 93 years. ecensel wassojuewhatof aromarkablacharacter. i was a pronounced Communist, though ote type who belleved in’ the peaceful reform is tion of institutions, He was also a Greer backer and an Iutidel. Ho erented cons ae bie stir hore at the timo of the denth of Czar of tuaslu by floating a black ling f m i Aa teense pave He tad a ve a was paar Carl sto Peters tes, o well-kuewo composer, : oa Willlam Denny and Juco’ Funky 3 TLoulevillc, Ky. 3 + Bectal Dhapatch to Tas Cateacd ate Lovisym.z, Ky. Nov. 23.—T lita fore! io atO5 William Denny, an old lt has tong Hiveilat Tonth and Man a and was 63 years sit dropped 0. Withha a linlk pd Releapl Dn eetad Gur ft EI Yow equates away, foll dead trom the #4 «lgease, = oly Ouly SOM eg Mr and Me John II. Spears, of No ss Lake Park ayeliue, have inet with ss : their only 50% pesvanient ae ay i tue death occured yesterday pening, ath gre short Illuess s : : GNED. “ait Digan etn Ce DN Serinayiesy, Ill, No ia ratistics Ue alonors of the Leet Peckal met she y+ a elopted Se ciyuation of F He B.S ated ell, tue Secretary, anu teusporstly Ethanan Fisher to the posited