As soon as the Court formally opened Gui-tean addressed the Court in rather imperious tones, thus: "May it please your Honor, the American people do not desire that shall be tried again, and I do not desire it, I say with the utmost respect to this Court and the jury, and my counsel, Scoville, that 1 am not satisfied with the political situation gist of this alleged offence, The President of developed here in this case, That's the the United States would never have been shot if it had not been for the political situation which existed last May and Juno, and I say have the right, as a matter of Law, of appearing a my own counsel, Task your foner that General Grant, Senators Conkling and Platt, and President' Arthur and those kind of mon who wore so down upon Garfield that they would not speak to him on the street, and would not go to the White House, shall be put upon the stand, I hi to show my personal rel fand that E was well dressed and well fod a men; that I was constantly received by them, the Fifth Avenue Hotel in Now York; I want to show my personal relations to these mon 3 I don't want to except to your Honor's ruling, but I shall be obliged to do so, and I have no doubt the Court in bank will give me a now trio Judge Cox—Your exception has been noted.
CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT'S EVIDENCE, ely essential to th interrupted him excitedly don't think it at all necessary for Ge Arthur to be here." To Scoville: I caro what you want; I'm doing thie my T ask as a special favour that he shan't be dragged into Court; I think a good deal of General Arthur and ho is Precid United States, with this have something to was arranged between counsel that the President's answer should be put in as ovidence at any stage of the trial,
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