The Archive · 1882

An Editor on the Stand

Stephen English, editor and proprietor of the Insurance Times, New York, after a much interrupted examination was asked if he ever detected any the prisoner of ina and replied: On the contrary, he remarkably clear headed, shrewd lawyer completely outwitted me."

Warren G, Brown, attorney-at-law, New York, was counsel for Bre. Guiteau in obtaining'a divorce from the prisoner. He believed the latter perfectly sane.

Guitonn said, excitedly, "I want to know, Corkbill, what all this Kind of evidence got to do with the real amne—who fired the shot that killed Garfield, the Deity or 1? I acter et The only issue think san to rake up my char-

i that shot, the Deity or fir take that home Corkhill, and think it over till to-morrow morning.. I want to know what all thia has got to do with the question of iny sanity or insanity on the 2st of July As Thave told you before, I have had time ough to go crazy a hundred times in the interval,"

12th December.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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