The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-06
THE GUITAU TRIAL.
Testimony M to His Insanity

teau alightcd from the van he eyinced I'M
usual trepidation and begged the officers
10 take him around to the back entrance.
He was assured that the escort was ample
for his safety, and, with trembling steps
and cringing gait, he was quickly shuffled
through the angry crowd. AFFECT fear was
depicted upon his sallow cOuntenancc, and
it was several minutes after he reached his
room before he regained his usual cOmpo-
sure.
EX-Spcaker Randall appeared in answer
10 a subpoena, and was ut loss 10 know
why he had been summoned.
Immediately after the opening Of the
court Mr.. ScOyille called TO the stand DR..
James KEENAN,, Of Chicago. Before any
questions could be asked the witness Gut
teau desired TO address the Court, and
without waiting for the assent or dissent
on the part OF the Court he said in quick,
nervous tones: u want these expert wit
nesscs to pass upon this point, where man
is impelled TO do an unlawful act by
power which he cannot possibly control or
OycrTule, and by which his moral agency
is dominated, j. he TO be considered sane
or insane?"
Judge Cox: We will have that question
discussed.
Witness said he was managing editor Of
the Chicago Medicdl ReUielo and lecturer
on mental diseases at the Chicago Medical
School. He delivered his first lecture last
April. The witness replied to Il hypotheti-
cal question predicated upon the trust
worthiness Of the evidence TO which he
had listened that he had no doubt OF the
prisoners insanity.
In reply to question from Mr.. Davidge
the witness said that il n man claimed to be
inspired, but acted as vulgar criminal,
the prcslImptiye evidence against the claim
would be strong.
"There's nothing OF that kind in this
case, Judge" said the prisoner TO Mr.. Da-
vidge.
"Well, Wen sce," replied Mr.. Davidgc.
81 want you To stick to the facts and not
TO imagination" said the prisoner: and,
having loosened his tongue, went on and
said: "The witness has struck a very i'm
portant idea-tO wit, that the Lord inter-
iected the idea into my brain, and then let
me work il out in my own way. That's
the way the Lord does. lie doesn't employ
fools to do His work. lie gets the best
brains lie can find"
Mr.. Scovile objected that what Mr..
Dayidgc considered the conduct OF vul-
gar criminal and the opinion Of the wit
ness on the same subject might be differ
ent.
"You will please TO leave that word vul-
gar out, now,' said the prisoner. "Therc
i, nothing vulgar about this ease. 1t is all
heightened"
GUITEAU THREATENS TO MAKE IT hot FOR HIS
DIVORCED WIFE.
The prisoner, who had been looking over
Mr.. Scoyillc's notebook, here broke out:
II have Just had NY attention called to
discourse about my former wife. | repu-
datc her, and have for years"
The Court remarked that that had moth
ing to do with This ease, and tried TO quiet
the prisoner, but he went on in an excited
manner: "If she comes on this stand
will make il pretty hot for her." Mr..
ScOville attempted 10 restrain the pri-
sOner, hut he broke away and shout
ed : I" She must have fallen from
grace a good deal. 1 have heard about
her running around in Chicago. She al-
ways lived well when she lived with me.
We stopped at first-class bOarding-hOuses
and hotels. II is such an outrageous lie
can't contain myself. saw il Just now in
Mr.. Scoyille's notebook
The witness being examined in refer
ence to original insanity, mentioned among
other evidences OF such insanity deform-
ity OF the head-oue half being larger than
the other.
"That hits me exactly" said the pri-
sioner. cone side OF my head Is smaller
than the oiher. The doctors were exam
ming me the other night"
At | O'Clock the court took recess for
hall IN hour.
COLONEL HINTON EXAMINED.
When the court re.issembled at LAO =.
NJ. Colonel Richard j. Hinton, editor OF
the Sunday Gazette, was called to the stand
and examined by Mr.. ScOyille. He had
taken part, he said, as writer in the po-
lltical campaign OF last year had been
about the Republican headquarters i'm New
York: had seen the prisoner there; had
formed the opinion that he (thc prisoner
was a decidedly Unbalanced, cranky ego
fist. The witness being asked what he
considered OF the prisoners speech, Gear
field against Hancock" said that he thought
it ridiculous.
GUITEAU BECOMES VIOLENT.
"That's false" yelled the prisoner, and
turning to Mr.. Scoyille added: "If you
are irving TO make me out fool, stop.
don't take any stock i'm your line OF de-
fence that ! am fool, and have told YOU
so twenty times in private"
The witness continued TO give his
opinion of the speech.
"The best men i'm the Republican party
spoke well Of that Speech" shouted the
prisoner.
Then, turning to the Court the prisoner
announced with excitement: " | don't
take any stock i'm that kind Of defence.
would rather be- hung as man than acqut-
ted as a fool Then, turning TO Mr.. SEQ
willie. the prisoner added, angrily: "You
had no business putting Senator Davis on
the stand, either. Ii was piece OF imper-
Thence and an insult to me-"
The witness then continued, remarking
that Guiteau was laughing stock about
the committee rooms.
."That's false" yelled the prisoner. ~
don't know anything about YOU, sir. |
knew the men who did the business-Goy-
ernor Jewell and Others" Turning TO Mr..
Scoyilel: of you put any more such
cranky fellows on the stand I'll blow you
up again"
DIR. c. II. NICHOLS AND OTHER EXPERTS.
DIR. Charles II. Nichols, superintendent
OF the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, was
called and sworn.
Mr.. Scoville read "hypothetical case"
70 him. and the Doctor said "Taking that
hypothetical ease 10 be true, should think
the person described in it was insane"
DR.. William w. Godding, superintend-
ent OF ST. Elizabeth's Asylum, being sworn,
stated TO the Court that, basing his iudg-
menL upon the hypothetical case, the pri-