New-York tribune., 1881-12-16


In practice. He had silk white hair and whiskers'
wore cold spectacles and gave his testimony III
mild kindly tone He had seen Gmtean aiho7'
cverv day since the shooting OF tuo
President and had frequent conversations "i., -
He had found his pulse, temperature ana reSP "Uo
all normal except during some attacks OF in"aii
fever lie had been especially watcniW loI P"S0
cal change in him, and had found none ne mar
.oI one or two facts tending 10 show inconsistency
y, Guiteau's part with his inspiration theory'
Ono of these was that he was willing to lay the
J,resident,s death upon the doctors another was
tbat he once said that if the President should die
be sbonld believe it was inspiration; If the Presl-
dent should live he should doubt it. The most I'M
portant part OF DIR. Young's testimony, however
WAS his answer to the usual inquiry as TO GulteaUs
sanity.
"Oh," said he, IN a tone of gentle depreciation.
"a perfectly sane man, sir. AS bright and lntell
gent man as you would see summers day
bright quick and intelligent | never saw any
thing about him that savored of insanity"
q. While this terrible verdict was being gwen
Guiteau sat silent reading the printed testimony
AT this point Mrs Scove made her second appear
ance as a cross-examner. She rose, saying that size
wanted to ask the doctor question which she con-
sidered of vital Importance. Mr.. Scoville mtlmated
shat he would rather not have her ask the question:
and the assassin, turning on her. said, You keep
quiet It's as much as they can do to stand me
without standing talk from you You're no
lawer" But Mrs. ScOville persisted.
ooh your Honor" began Mr.. Davdge IN tone
of remonstrance. The Justice recommended that
she suggest her questions to her husband There
lpon she sat down, saying something TO the effect
h that she did not think he knew how to ask ques-
c, tions Then she reduced it to writing. and IL was
given to Mir. Scovile, who has certainly about the
most thankess task in this case that was ever lnd
on man and brother-in-law.
General Joseph s. Reynolds was the next witness,
and his testimony proved sensational General ~ Key RI
nolds was one of the agencies used by MI C"rknill
60 drain Guteau of everything he had TO say AT the
time when he fondlv supposed that me PapeIs prs
were full of interviews with him and ancreSSes
by him all of which were going, day by day into
hfr Corkhilps pocket. Guteau had been a law;
student and afterward had desk-room IN General
Revnoidss office and so talked freely TO HIM. The
witness had n series of interviews with the assassin
on July ii, 10 IS and 10, of which he made care
full notes at the time, using them to-day IN giving
Testimony. Several letters and " Addresses 10 the
American People" were also given to him by
Guiteau Some of these were important. The snO-
stance of all these interviews may be stated TO De
that Guiteau made no reference to lnNplratloh OF
the Deity in any of these interyeTs dnG aInd IN az tba
them and in all his papers ne dehneu me me
ASSASSINATION patriotic act and as ms
own act and conception derived from readlng the
newspapers and for which he was readY 10 take lhe
RESPONSIBILITY; that he usually used the w9rl as
sassinate" and not the word remove and that ne
really believed, to all appearances, that the stall
warts would protect him and was astoundcd when
he found that General Grant, Mr.. Conklng ana the
rest abhorred him and his act. The theory OF the
prosecution is hat the idea of Divine inspiration
and pressure conceived only after this discovery
by Guiteau The documents and testimony sub
mitted by General Reynolds give it considerable
support. though il cannot be sald that they
absolutely establish it, His description 4
Guiteaus seeming agony when he was toId
that the whole people. including the StalwaTtS
were deuouncIng him made profound impression
During the delivery of this testimony Gulteau
looked frightened and anxious, but was very bitter
and abusive and shOweTed insulting epithets on the
witness Bat Enthusiastically enough he moved
an adjournment with hideOus laugh at one of his
own jokes, and in his customary formula, Let's go
hOme0 -
Tie recovery of the sick juror has removed all
present uueaSineSs regarding a possible 1aliure OF
The trial but tn end of ii is still stant The wit
Tesses for the prosecution will occupy the whole of
Tomorrow, and the Court will probably adjourn
then until Monday. when il IS now expected
that the experts will begin There Is
strong desire among the experts
as.srt at time when the whole country is listen
ing the soundest and sternest doctrine upon the
subject of responsibility for crime. Most of them
feel that moral insanity and temporary insanity
are twin errors which have done much To demoral-
ize popular notions Of right and wrong, and they
look upon this as a great opportunity for their pro-
SeSson DO something TO ore the true standards
Upon this account. also the charge of the Judge to
fhe jury is awaited with great interest. The tact
that the law is much less clearly defined upon the
subject of insanity in the District of Columbia than
sn some of the States gives the Judge rare OPP
pOrtunlY