The Trial

The scènes in the court room on Ihursday were sensational nml dl-O Hni The case m oponed Ijy DhtHct Attorney Corkliill. In an ekquat and toaebtag address he allmles to the issassiiiation. The following are hia wordt : ' May Itpleaae the court and gentleman of the Jury: The prisoner at t lic br itandj lefore you charged wlth the murdir of Jkmai A Uarrield. Under any nlrcinmitannoathero raati agraveand rf-i"iiisiiiiiMjlilli?tlon apon everjr nmucalled upo 111 tba OUobarfaoI bil iluty under the luw to rendir a deelalon upon whlcli acuemlK ui e ur n n-llif ei ltwi 11. ivnil wWllO it f truc tlmt me ofltonse cbarged in the preaent case is DO iireater in lesal Ktavity and consequences to the prlaoner than n ly hls act he had taken the Ufe of tl1 bumbleal and most obscure Citizen of tlie Bepubllo, still It Is Idle tooverlook the fact that Uit eminent character of the man whose lite was taken, his blgb official posltlnn.and the startllngeffects of the cominlssion of the erime, render the case one of unusual and unparulleled importance. It Is the iecond time In our lilstory that a cltlzen ehosen ly the people of the Dnlted siati-8 to discharge the high nil raaponiibl dutle of President ha fallen a vlctlm tothe lawlessassassin. Bot In the Rjrmt i-ase we werejust emerglns from the ihadowi ot a long and bloody war. cnuntry had l.een racked by commotions and stirred by civil feuda. Throughout the length and Ijreadth of tb land nearly evers hoiweJjold mourned the loss of relatlvesor frlfiuls, slain on tlie hotly oon- .jf the RepoWio. It was a dangerthouKhtfvil men liadauticipated. It was acalamitv tbat patriot had feared, and wbea lt carne, wlth nll lts dread eooieqaeneei,ltwmi acceptvd as one of the rosults of the then disordered and diHcoitlant oondttlon ( public atl'airs. We Imil iiassi;d from tbe arena of war. The sword had been beaten lnlo the plowshare, and tho spoar into the pruntng-hook. The country was anlted. Paaoe relgned at home and abroad. There were no localdlssenslons. Tberc wan m intense stnfes. The seed-tlmi' and harvest had come and gone. The battle-flflds, redeemed from the scars and havocof their IiIikmIv contesta, were blossomIng wlth the fntiUol paaoefnl iai..r. Baddenly the Btartllne fact was proclulmed tbrougbout the land and arouinl the whole world that the President of th uattad sitittj; hnd fwilrii a victlm to tho aaaaata'i iul ut in the capital oí the nailon. Minder, under all clicumn ¦ and upon all oooaalon, is ihoeking. The llfe of whlcli we knowHo HUM, and wbfob we liohl by so fraglle u. ten are, is dear to us all, and wben lt is brtmght toa close, not in the usual order and ooatfaeol nature, hul preinaturely, by vióleme, no matter what inay bc the condltlon of the pelOD,tlj human nnud is appalled wlth terror. Wlun a man holding a posltion of emlnence and power fall a i ïess vlctim to the nmrderer's stroke, w lïe more lully the awfuluess of the deed whlch produces the resul t." Tlie prisoner treats the opening remnrks with lndifference, interested in a newspaper. Once he interrupted the s[eaker. The Judge threatened his remoTal. This had a veiy quieting effect upon him, and he promtsed not to do so again. Scoville stated that there had been no disagreement between liimself and Hobinson, but Giüteau .i}:.iin objected to Hobinson as assintant counsel, statinjr tliut he represented the Deity and did not want two or three bliindorbuss lawyere to defend tlie case for him. Secretary Blaine was Üie flret witness. 11e at first gave his account of the shooting of the President, which was in substance the same as has been printed several times heretofore. In the cross-examination Scoville questioned him on the matter of the dissension in the Kepublican party that led to the resignation of Senators Platt and Conkllng. In this matter Mr. lihiine did not commit himself. Two or three other witnesses were examined as to the shooting of the President. Friday more than one half of the seate reserved for the general public were filled by ladies. There is a growing interest mamfi-stcd in the trial. ' Upon the opening of court Mr. Scoville requested the court to take ome measures to prevent the prisoner from glvlng to the public his unauthorized oommunloaUool. and also to prevent the annoylng interruplions of the prisoner in the court room. Durlnij Mr. Seoville's remarksthe priaoneTt face had neen sutluse.i with anifer.and ut their conclusión, without rlslnit Trom i ehalr, he crled excltedly, ' .Mr. Scovllle tullía one thinií lo me ln prívate uud anothcr ln pabilo. Lam nlght he spent an hour ln thcjall withmeand shpwed a dttlcrcnt ipirlt l'roin w, Thnt U hi wuy. 1 do nol propoM to put niy !tise in hls hands, lío la no lawyer and no polltldan. I want talent in bcnlnan, aml I am golng to have Ir or therc'K Kolng to be trouble.' ' Mlnd ymir IhikIucs-,' ha conlinued tlcrccly, strutíKliiig with the deputy marshals who were trylng t loppratl htm. Mr. SooTllle- ' Yeatarday Ue prlsoner told me that he had anothrr oommanlontlon he Intended to kívo tlio press," - ' 1 dont care a snap aluin! lu Koinu oul,' iuterjocted the prUoner. ezoltadly. ' That iettleí Keep iiuiot.' saiil Mr. Scovllle, angrlly. 'I told bim, ln urdcr to koop it rrom l''iiii into tha liamls o( thc raporMr. thut I would 8ee liiiu ln Jnll about It. 1 waal to Uh-jmI, uu.l he kept it ln hln pocket.' 'ignvelttn ynu niv-.i'lf,1 btttka in (íultcmi. ' I went thera,' continuad Mr. Soovllla, ' and pent un hour BUKKentlng clillereut puints to prevent It flrom lettlng oul.' ' You'vc fot tne document aml youcan keep It,' exclaimwi iba prlaonar. ' lf you say yon w ill not glve it out.' began Mr. Scovillc inijulrlntíly. I represent inygelf here,' was the loiul reply of thc prisoner. Mr. ScovillM wahcviili'ntly eettliigdi. wlthtlif ptisonei ¦ oonduct. and it waa ln iones of annnyance tl . tha OOUIt: 'Ido not propuse to he Interraptad bsn bjr the prlsoner every day, nor to spend an hour or twoat the Jall every day to prevent the prlsoner glvIng out Communications.' Btrnnllng wltfa the deputy marsimN, iuiteau exclainieil wihlly, Hililr-H.iiiK to Mr. Scovllle his rernarks, whieh were mtered very rapldly: 'Toa ara no criminal lawyer, and I have no contldinee in yonr capacity. I propose to get twi) or tlnee Arst-olaaa lawyers ln America to ni:in:iire niy cuse, aml I want U say a word upon luw,' crled the prtaoner, addraaalng the oourt. ' If yon expei mefroni thecourt room, the court en banc wlll reverse you. If thecourt puts me out yon oonrbanded fools. yon,' lie crlod. turninc and struxüüna witli cloputy marshals, who wers príssinu Iiiin into liis seat, from wlilrh lie had hall ¦ 'The rourt wlll undentaml Hm! be wlll toreveried In U ooort ni bañe. Mlml y.iur I lie, you aln't got no Mniie,' s,nl nijain, t iirnl iih U[Mn tlirdoputlP, wlth whom Iip r-oOüinn'il ! aiüur vi.ii.Titly fcn severa] moment. The Oourt- 'On sideral oce. courts of the United state the prisoner ha on a.-c.iuii of .lisorilfrly oondurt, reniciv.-.l froin ttie ooart, and the case rontlnued In hts abwnee. It u done in lata very .-mirt in the cascol I.nwriai-. ' li, prlwtner nnu-rruptinK and striklni; the tablewith INt)- ' It Is lotaUy Illegal, and not a oourt in Aiiirrlcii ' The Oourt- ' I will not resort to thal unios It Is necewuiry, hut I admonlsh the prlsoner in ailvam . II i h. -:ise requlres It, It wlll dom I bavetold roa Ihat at lh projier time yon r;m he:. ni in vi ni r ilcfcnüf, iind you h h.-iir.l .i theeloaeof evidence If you á it Tiltil Ihat time you must preserve ll( 'I come here as roimsd, aiul 1 want lo M ¦ard,' rriwl tli6 prlsonir. rheOouri imilyi - You rannot he heanl Qulteau ' I aoop4 yonr honor rullDC. i"i will lel It EO up lo the court ci &w. If I ain oonvlctad th ooort en banc will revers, aml eive BM a nfw trlal.' TheCoorl ío.Mr.HcovIlle)- I shnll pawiony order yon mu} dwlt i" ri'K'ril lo i-oininunlcatlonK.' The primner (InipuUlvely)- ' I want two or three of the beat lawyer ín America, and 1 oxpect to (jet them.' tlie Court (severely) - ' We wlll not talle about that.' . . 1 1 don'l oare If you don't. I have had my say,' excluí rned the prlsoner a a partí nu hot, and thra relped into coruparattve nulet." The at)ove extract shows the manner in which the prisoner lias conducted hlnMOil tlirougliout. The principal witnesson this day wns Policeman Kearney, who emed considerable merriment by the manner in Mili he gave his testimony concern n; his arresting Gniteau. The wliole tcstiniDiiy on Frklay was concerning the shootI04 and the arrest. The principal witm ¦ on Satunliiy was Dr. Bliss, whoni !S:ivilli: siibjcctcd to a long cross cxaniinatioii to show that tho PwideOt died from malprait-f, Imt nothing new vribrougUi Mt Mr. Gco. Maynard, DM t Wa-liinirlon, with wlnisc mollii.T (uilcau bouded wliilc at school in Aun Albor, teütlfled that tlic prisoner liad borrowed $S5of him bel the shooting. Monday, the cvideno ter the prouecutlon liiti_' in. BeovQto peaed the defensc. Holiinson poblicly willidrcw l'roin tho case, not being able to ifCTM illi Scoville. The ])risoner then wanted liini to n'inain. SeOTtltl made a fcw vcniarks to the jury, and isked for time to prepare lii.s s]cc]i. (íuiteau was alluwcd t tpwlTi and openly proclaimed that MbmM and the Deity had conducted the trial vtrv wtll i lar. Scoville's speech on Wedneaday was an exhaustive arruuient to prove the Msanity ot the prisoner. It is very plain tliat tlic priwnei and counsel understand MOfa [irctty wtll, and are tryin lo woik up a íeeling of qraipattiy fof tlic assassin, and to inllncncc jmy. It ifortbennore erWent that the opinión oí Um prisoner's insanity is gaining glQDnd, bul thc sense and i-aiiencss nianilistcd by him throujrhout thc tria] are suflicifiit eridenoe to destroy any such opinión in 011 r own mind. Thc trial scems to be a taire fot tbe ainiiM'inent of the public and the gratification of the irisincr. WcdiiesdayV pro ceedings were little more tlian a coniiniial quarrel between the prisoner and his counsel, the fonuer ojieiily calling the lattcr a liar wheu he made some statement rejrarding .1 letter that Guitcau had written. The trial was contimied 011 Wednesday, Mr. ScoTille finishing his speech amidst the interniptions of the prisoner. He was henrtily congratulated by friends and by members of the bar. Several witnesseswere examined. Dr. John A. Ki e. al Morton, Wis., testiHed that lic had exam ined the mental condition of the pri-oner in 1876, at the request of Mrs. Scoville, and had then pronounced him insane and unsafe. Mr. Scoville is making a KMt reputation for himself by the manner In which he has conducted the trial.