The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

fOh- was Ahtttuhf It'hta tttt' htCsht' -
- soon as Gulteau reached his seat In tho
dock he shouted out, "Some OF the leading
papers I'm America consider me the great.
est fellow they have met in some time
At O'Clock last night / received tele.
gram, which 1 will read for the edificaiior
OF this audience and the American people,
He then read:
I" Mr.. Charles j. Guite1u: All Boston
sympathizes with you. You ought to be
President.
lsignedl "a IIOsr OF ADMIRERS"
Pausing moment, he then branched of
/ into a rambling harangue, ending by say
/ ing: al shall submit my name TO the
next Republican convention. | shall ex.
pect to be before n. There are only two
men in the country who want me hung.
! One is Judge Porter, who expects to get
| SJ. 900 from the Government II | am con-
yicted. and the other is Corkhill, who ex.
poets TO get bounced and who knows an
/ the caIlse.of IT,"
DR.. Kempster then took the stand, and
/ Mr.. ScovilIe resumed the cross-eXamina.
| ton.
/ Witness did not believe IN temporary i'm
sanity in the sense that a person could bt
\ insane and wholly recover in an hour; he
I believed Sickles was sane, but Coles, who
shot IIiscock at Albany, undoubtedly In.
sane.
Mr.. Corkhill announced that he had
but one more witness to introduce on the
part OF the Government, ald inquired OF
Mr.. Scoyille how much time he would
want to consume on his rebuttal.
Mr.. Scoyille replied that he had several
witnesses whose names had been presented
since he closed the case, and would ask the
Court 10 permit them to be sworn on the
ground OF newly-discOyered evidence ma
| terial 10 the ease.
/ Mr.. Corkhill wanted to know what he
expected to prove.
Mr.. Scovile replied: 1--WE have evil
dence to offer relative to the state OF the
prisoners mind just before the shooting"
| He also stated that he would probably re-
quire all Of next week upon rebuttal.
Mr.. Dayidge objected to the ro0pening
of the case. and Mr.. Scoville insisted. lie
did not desire to delay the trial, but the
prosecution had consumed weeks with eX-
pert w;tnC scs, and he did not propose 10
be cut short in the matter OF time.
Nj. Sec vile suggested that the jury be
allo. ID 10 separate and 90 home upon pa
roll and not TO speak OF the trial during
tn ID absence from court. giving as a rea.
81 solicitude for the health OF the jury
men, which was likely to become affected
/ bv close confinement.
! Considerable dis yussion arose, which
was cut short by the foreman saying the
/ Jury did not care to be separated, but de-
sired reasonable opportunity for fresh all
and exercise.
The discussion between the opposing
counsel continued for some time with con-
siderable acrimony, when finally Mr.. SEQ.
Vile. in reply to Mr.. Corkhill, surprised
every one by making one OF the best and
most impressive speeches that has beer
heard in the courtroom since the opening
OF the trial. In earnest and impressive
language he vindicated the conduct OF the
defence and severely rebukcd the course 81
the District Attorney in his "unseemly
efforts to muzzle and drive the defence
from court"
Some manifestation Of applause followed
the conclusion OF his speech, hut II was
quickly checked by the Court.
DR.. John Il. Gray, medical superintend
cnt Of the New York State Lunatic Asylum
then took the stand. Witness had made
the study OF insanity his business since
1850. and in that time had treated or inyes.
tigatcd 1900 cases OF insanity. He had
never seen a single instance where the only
/ indication OF insanity was an exhibition Ol
immortality or wickedncss. He did not be-
lieye i'm what had been called "moral in
sanity" IL was impossible TO discover the
mental unity so as to locate an impairment
OF the moral nature that was not acc0mpa'
MED bv intellectual deterioration. Insanity
i'm Itself had no more tendency TO excite To
crime than neuralgia or any other dis
ease. 1t puts nothing new into a
mans nature. 1t only perverts what
/ is already there. DIR. Gray stated that he
made thorough, complete, and satisfactory
examination OF prisoner at the Jail, and at
/ the request OF the District Attorney gave
{ some length the details OF his examine
tion and of his conversation with the pris-
oncr. Witness had inquired OF the prisoner
/ i'm regard TO his alleged inspiration. and
asked him il il came to him in the form OF q
voice. or vision, or direct command, and
/ his reply was, - No, it came into my head
as a conception, and ] reflected upon II
until resolved that it was justified 10y the
situation
Witness then asked the prisoner how thi,
statement accorded with his theory OF in
spiration, and his reply was, "The inspi'
ration was in the form OF pressure con
stantly upon me to commit the act"
Guiteau: "Tha's all there is in the
case-short and TO the point. You can talb
about it six years ii YOU want to-"
DR.. Gray continued the story OF his IN
fcryiews with Guiteau, with occasional
comments by the latter OF assent or dissent
but not to the extent of an annoying inter
ruption, until adjournment.