The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-30
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GUaTEAU.

poNo uespte the rainy weather.
!uhor Is current this morning inst +,
Jury, with one exception, are salts fe
OF the guilt and legal resuonsibiIitv
Inc prisoner. The twelfth Juror. it
sAiu' stoutly maintains that Guiteau is
crazy as March hare. The nriso,s
was taken without demonstrated - ~
prisoners deck. This is located eho1l
twenty live feet from the counsel nno
Inc left Of the room. A narrow nessa .
separates It from Il large window whic
oYerlooks Louisiana Avenue. GuiIee
glanced around the room and then ont
the WlndoW, and evinced some nervous
ness at his apparently exposed position
Gplteau started to make his usual morn
ing speech. II noticed, " he said Gas
rode up in the van this morning. III
usual guard of police had been With
drawn drawn Now l want to say emphatic
any, that II L was turned out to- morrow
would take care of myself, but so lon.
as am IN the custody of this court. tn,
court is bound to protect ne. There j,
more danger Of my being shot when rid.
Ing TO and from tie Jail in he van than
at any other time, and l want ysur homo,
70 make order that the usual gusrd shall
accompany me. The cranks ara not al
dead yet, though they are fast diving off
AS matter of tact, it would require but
one crank with sufficient nerve 10 shoot
nee In the van. That's where the most
danger lies. I'm maRing more friends
every day and getting lots of letters of
sympathy. l don't anticipate any dan
ger except from cranks.
Doc or Calender was called: Before
any question was put, Judge Cox re-
marked that the prisoner was in the
custody OF the marshal, and not of the
court, and whatever extra guards had
been furnished, had been supplied by
him. Guiteau: "WelI, then, your honor;
If the marshal won't do his duty, Isppeal
to the court. If the marshal wont fur
nish the proper guard, kick him out and
let's have new marshal"
Scoville desired to exhibit to The wit
ness, as an expert, letter written by
Guitesu some ten days since, to Senator
Don Cameron. Scoville then asked the
witness: Twill you give your opinion
whether such letter as that, written to
q man he did not know, does not Indicate
unsoundness Of mind?" Answer: II
don't think it indicates unsoundness of
mind. Il seems TO me, consistent with
his character and habit through life of
soliciting money from sources where be
b sd no reason to expect it,"
Guite>u-I don't think so either. 1t
only shows what jackass you are, SEQ
vile.
Colonel Corkhill-Your honor, if these
Oh the part of the pris-
oner are to continue, l must request the
dock to DO placed in another part of tue
room.
Scoville Gmpatiently).-You can place
it in the cellar if you want. We won't
object.
Iorkhill-You can't object.
Scoville- We don't desire to object.
All we ask is that you will make your
motion, if you have one to make, and
not harsngue the jury as you cid yester-
day. Scovile then read the witness the
by potheticsl question Of the defense, and
witness replied: Upon that hypothe sis
his insanity is certain.
Guitesu interrupted from his place in
the dock, and shouted out, in harsh and
strained tones: "Hold on! l want 10
say something about that letter. 1t is n
private letter | wro'e To Senator C>m-
eron ten days ago asking him for losn
of $500. 1t was entirely a private mat
ter. | intrusted it TO my brother 10 give
Senator Cameron, and he withheld il, il
q miserable, mean way, and gave it to
this man, Sco7ille. My brother had bet
ter go back to Boston and try and make
some money and pay his debts. rs has
been perfect nuisance on this case ever
since be has been here. He and Scov,lle
have dragged themselves into this case TO
make nOtoriety at my expense. l re-
pudiate Doth Of them. Scoville you had
better go back to Chicago. You are
perfect jsckass on this case, md l won't
have you in it any longer: Davidge
objected to the letter, but the court over
ruled the objection and Scovil!e then
read:
Hon. Don Cameron
Dear SRI am on trial for my lie. /
need money. I an stslwsrt Of stall
warts, and 40 are you. You think 3
great deal of General Arthur, and So do
{; my inspiration made him President,
and [ SIN going to ask you to let me
have $500. If get out Of this l will
return it; il not, charge it to the stall
warts. Yours, for our cause and very
cordially. CHARLES GUIFEAU.
In Court, Washington, Dec. 10, 'Sl.
P. S.-Plesse give your check TO my
brother, j. w. Guiteau, of Boston, and
make it payable to my order. G. g.
The prisoner commented f.: 81 don't
care 8 snap about it, one way OF the
other. If you had presented it. you
would probably have gotten the money;
but SIS you concealed II in mean, sneak
ng way, you didn't get the money. 1t
s q very good letter anyway, but l cont
Ike this way of stopping and stealing my
private letters and dragging them iHto
court"
DR.. Walter Kempster, superintendent
f the Wisconsin stste hospital for the
insane, had devoted his attention to the
tudv OF insanity for fifteen yeRrs. The
witness was familiar with the process Of
akipg the conformity of the head and
lid not believe much importance, as 8
nile. could be attached to the shape of
he head in determining the question of
enity or insanity The witness exhibited
number Of slips showing the shspe, as
AIKEN BY the conformitor of heads, Of q
number of gentlemen, including Tress-
,rar Gilfllan. Gel. Ingersoll, Judge
Garter, W. j. Sibley, and Col: Corkhil.
Ia the case OF Col. Iugersol, the witness
embarked, (pointing with his fnger,)
this side appears fiat as compared with
he other"
Guiteau Cnterrupting)-I'll bet yon
,ould put your foot in depression in his
Witness, (continuingl-The depression
I very SIMILAR to that noticed in the pris-
,ner's head. [Lsughser.]
Guiteau-Oh, he is cracked q great