The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL.
The Great Cues tion Of Guiteau's Sanity Nov
Under Consideration by the Court u
+, 81. .}33 at Washington. s
Guiteeu il Playing the Insanity Dodge for
All It's Worth.
Hard Citizen, Lunatis or Otherwise.
g.. MONDAY, DEC IL.
On Saturday there was no session, and ON
Monday the proceedings were Of less interest
specialist in mental diseases, testified at length
for the defence. Boiled down, his testimony
ie to The effect that Guiteau was = moral mon
etrosity, an ineane man; that
Se.n v Tss h., born with hi. vbds
thinks that he ought to be incarcerated in an
insane asylum. He is not allowed to say
whether no considers him legally responsible
but the inference from what he said was that
he did not. On the whole, he was strong
witness for the defence, and while bis testimo
ny will be fatty contradictea by dozen ex-
perts summoned by the government, it pro-
duced marked impression in court. Gniteau
was, on the whole, well behaved. He realized
how is important ~, spi'fek * ,,. tssa,
%ony break e upon h ana in h usual 9eefess
fashion. Once or twice, however, he quito for
got himself, s:and broke forth in his character
istic billingsgate in denunciation of Oorkhill
and the rest Of the counsel for the prosecution
and Of some members of the press.
There was sensational scene when, ct one
nunciations, said in an audible tone, laboring
evidently under great excitement, ''Shoot him
| now" Judge Cox Immediately ordered Dep
MY Marshal Williams to apprebend the offender,
| which the marshal did with the assistance of
other deputies and hurried him from the room.
At one time DR.. spitzaker would not undertake
to express decided opinion as to the mental
condition of the prisoner July 2. Guiteau in
terrupted: "There was no depravity shout this
business at all, and think it Is . burning
shame for the gentlemen OF the prosecution to
consistent Christian all my life, and because !
committed adultery to get rid Of q woman did
not love. and owe hundred dollars, it Is
shame for this prosecution to blaoken my
character Despite esss Of s senoG :"
court and counsel at this point auiteau con
inued to strike upon the table, and shrieked at
the top Of his voice: 'spm not afraid to 70 to
the gallowe if the Lord Almighty wishes me to
go there expect an act of GOD that will blow
this court and jury out Of that window to pro-
the ears of the American people" Davidge re-
marked, ''Oh; this pantomime business is get
ting played out"
Guiteau-You are getting played out, and
your theory of prosecution. too
TUESDAY, DEC. Is.
When the marshal exhorted the audience to
preserve order Throughout the day the court
room was filed with men and women, as usual,
fashionably dressed. There were a few con-
gresham IN the corners. Senator Lamar sat
for time beside the jury and Gov. Chas.
the Judge, counsel for both sides, the experts
and the assassin came in shortly afterwards and
took their usual seats.
The morning session was devoted to spitzka,
Baker, the distinguished old export, both of
New York. The afternoon session was con-
sumed in the examination of B. @. Phelps,
New York broker, formerly managing editor
Of the Chicago Inter Ocean; Gebell, New
York insurance agent; Henry Wood, a Phila-
knew him at various periods of his career
Some Of them knew Of him within the last
year. All of them agreed that he was, when
they knew him, g shrewd, intelligent,
sane man. though lacking, perhaps, the usual
amount Of good common sense. Phelps sized
the place Of the colonels good nature Spitzks
stuck to his original testimony, to the insanity
of the assassin, and DR.. Bakers testimony by
Inference sustained the theory Of total depravi-
ty advanced by the prosecutions. This testi-
mony was very entertaining spitzka held his
nVUV1 lQQv iYO h0v "a ho ~
the situation. Baker, in his odd, husky toned
voice, lectuted delightfully."- on the various
forms of insanity and their several phases
Not having examined the assassin, he
could not testify az to his mental
facts in the case were more consistent with the
theory of sanity and depravity than with tho
theory of insanity. On the whole, the balance
Of proof was in favor Of the prosecution Cult
can was himself. He blasphemed his maker,
their Witnesses, and scolded his relations. Be-
jackass;" "Crank Talmadee' that he was a
'har and plmp," Scoville that he was s'badly
cranked." he gave each of the witnesses his
opinion of his Testimony in the coalsest terms.
| shouted: II see that crank Talmage has been
doing some seneationalism business in this case
He had better 60 slow. He has been before
his synod several times for lying, and has
reputation for lying, and has q reputation in
New YORK tor cunning for houses Of pfosu
cranka, and if they don't 60 slow I'll give some
more OF them some free advertising. The high
| toned portion of the American people are be-
ginning to take right view of this case"
WEDNESDAY, DEC. Il.
DR.. John L. Winthrow, pastor OF the Park
| street Congregational church OF Boston, Mass,
took the oath. He recognized him at once and
promptly announced: "Dr. Winthrow is the
honored pastor Of the Park street church, Ros-
| ton, the church used to attend while in Bos-
tom. Heis very fine fellow" The witness
smiled involuntari]y and then testified in frank
ed his church in. 1878, 10 and 80. He
| spoke, however, often in the Friday evening
meetings, and attended sociable or two. He
| appeared to be perfectly aane.- He considered
him shrewd man.
! Charles A. Bryan of the New York Equitable
Insurance company knew the prisoner in New
York. !. The witness wa proceeding to relate a
circumstance of Guiteau's connection with his
company, when Guiteau Indignantly shouted:
''Well, now, want to cay right here, when this
witness comes here and tells what is false, I
shall tell him, you are mistaken, Sir. That is
false. That is lie; and, finally, you are mis-
cradle whelp That is as far as shall go. It's
equivalent, y said Guiteau, sto the bar room
expression, GO down below, but don't go
that far The witness said the prisoner asked
| loan on me elfengtn OF o cODsuIshlp
he was to have. He considered him sane.
Hepry NJ Collier, Anew York attorney, took
Guiteau 'You are the mao that put up that
! Herald job on me- Keep quiet, sir," Cunning
to Scovilie) II will dispos, of this man in short
order. He brought suit against me to pay over
certain money; a4d the ooq1t ruled that lshould
related an instance Of Guiteau's collecting
Sl75 and failing to pay it over: His evidence
proved extremely damaging. The prisoner oft
asserted that he had always lived an upright,
Christian life, and wriggled and expostulated,
and vaiuly attemted to explain the transaction.
| The witness at one point said, 81 Informed
Judge Donahue at that time that 1 considered
Guiteau thief and scoundrel" Guiteau ex-
citedly cried, 'You did not dare to say so to me.
I would have knocked you dow nj"
| Gates, a me chanio, the twelfth man on the
jury, accustomed to plain food and out door
exercise, came into court suffering with. the
''blind staggers," Or vertigo, as the result of
living four weeks on rich fare in small hotel
bed room. He became so i'll, finally, that he
found it impossible to fix his mind on tho evi-
dence, and after session of an hour and halt
Judge Cox adjourned the court until to- NOR.