Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-06
TRIAL OF TIE ASSASSIN.
Testimony Regarding the Insanity
or the Prlsoner-Guiteau's Ever
lasting Cab.

or the Prls0ner-uulteauS kver'
lasting Cab.
WASHINGTON. December g. Speaker
Randall appeared. he said he did net
know why hs was subpsnasd.
Seoville told Randall hs only desired
his opinion whether the Democratic
party would not have disrupted the
country. but inasmuch as Davis bad
spoken on that point be excused Randall
ill Wednesday.
Scoville will this afternoon call on the
President and try to get him to consent
to appear. Guitsau says he bad several
Interviews with Arthur. and It 10 known
that he has written the President several
letters which the defense want to have
60 on record.
Guitsau was unusually scared, and
begged the officers to take him into
court today by the back entrance. and
with Q trembling and crinsing gait hs
shufisd through the angry crowd, with
abjsct fear depicted on his face, and did
not regain his oonposurs for ssveral
minutes.
Guitsau said he wanted the experts 10
decide whether It was insanity to be in
PEELED by the Deity.
Dr.. Ksnnon Of Chicago testified that
he believed the prisoner insane. The
prosecution examined him Ut length.
Davidge having stated that John W.
Guitsau had sworn positively that the
prisoners father was sane. Guitsau said:
1--WE will show by all Frssport that he
was insane. Everybody knows he was
badly cranksd on religion, but otherwise
q good man."
DR.. Kennen said he believed In moral
insanity In certain rare cases rendering Q
man irresponsible. He based G%uitsau's
insanity on hereditary faint, impairment
Of judgment and an inspiration which
also included Q motive, for OF course
whom o man committed Q crime under q
delusion and then acted precisely % .
criminal would do. Il 10 prssumptive evil.
dence against insanity.
Guiteau (sxoitsdly)-"Nothing OF that
kind In this case. (Angrily. to Davidgs)
You are going too fast in this matter.
We want facts"
Guiteau-Ths witness has stated one
thing risht-the Lord ipj.cts inspiration
and then lets q man Q his own judg'
ment to work II out. That's just my
case. That's the way I got my inspira.
ton. The Lord doss not employ fools
to do His work. He gets the best ma
terial.
Davides then put q Hypothetical case.
using the torn. Like Q common, vulgar
criminal"
Guiteau turned to Davidgs and, with
IN air OF immense superiority. said:
There 10 nothing vulgar about this
case. II Is all heightened" Laughter.
quickly suppressed by the Court.
Guiteau suddenly intercepted the ex-
animation, and despite Soovills's efforts
10 restrain him, broke out In . severe
dsnunciatien OF his late wife. saying he
had Just noticed o discourse from her
which was full Of misstatemsnts, and II
she came into court to testify against
him, he would show her up. He ratified
on for some minutes. but finally quistsd
down.
Witness was about 10 be dismissed.
when Guitsau detained him and said,
with an air Of great seriousness: "Doc.
tor. / want to ask you where the hered'
itary pimbus OF the brain exists7 Won't
a man show II whenever there 10 caussf'
Witness responded In the affirmative,
THAT will do" said Guitsau. with the
air Of q lawyer whs had made q decided
point.
Recess.
Richard j. Hinton. editor Of the
Washington Gazette. had seen the pris'
oner at the Republican headquarters In
New York; thought hin egotistical and
exceedingly ILL balanced. His speech
was o ridicuously disjointed affair.
Guitsau (sxcitedly)- Twas nothing
Of the kind. You don't know what you
are talking about. The best men OF the
country endorsed II.
Witness resumed: "The prisoner 60,
to be q perfect nuisance about the com
mittes rooms"
Guiteau You were o nuisance. I'd
rather be hung a. q man than acquitted
as O fool, and I won't have any more oil
this kind Of evidence.
Witness said be was . laughing stock
% far as he could see.
Guiteau Violently to Sooyille)-If you
put any more Of these cranky fellows on
the stand I'll score you aeaia. Twas Q
great piece OF impudence on your parl
to put Judge Davisep without consult
ing me. / am no TOOL. and I won't al.
low you to make me out one.
DR.. Charles Nicholas, Of the Bloom.
ingdale Asylum testified: II the evi.
dence to which I have listened 10 correct
I should say Glitssu 10 insane.
DR.. Folsom, Of Boston, made the
same answer to Q similar hypothetical
case stated by Sooville. DR.. William
Gedding. Of the Government Insane Asy.
lum; DR.. James Mcbride, Of Milwaukee,
and DR.. Charming. OF Brooklyn. Massa.
chusetts. agreed in the anne opinion.
DR.. Theodore NJ. Fisher said. II con.
fined to the Hypothetical case, he would
say Guitsau was insane, but would dis.
like to be so confined.
The prosecution informed DR.. Fisher
that they would want him a. o witness.
Scoville announced that he had only
two or three witnesses before closing his
case.
Guiteau here demanded subpenas for
Conkling. Grant, Jewell and others, and
made an ineoherent harangus which
seemed to please his counsel vastly.
Judge Cox finally silsnced him.
Scoville road from Guiteau's book,
"Truth." until the court adjourned.