Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-22

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Guiteau's trial was
resumed this morning. and DR.. Hamilton, Of
Chicago, took the stand.
Scoville desired to have the other experts ex.
cluded during the testimony, but the court
ruled against him.
During the argument on the point, Davidge
was interrupted by auiteau, who said: 81
will cut this short, judge, by saying am per-
fectly willing to have them here. I want
them to learn all they can. have so much
confidence in their honor and integrity that"
Davidge-"That is precisely what am CON-
ing to-"
Guiteau-"You are on the right track,
Judge. I'll take you on my side. You are en-.
gagged for my side of the case.''
Witness was questioned at great length rela-
tive to operations of the mind, significance of
dreams and unconscious expressions, as indi-
| cative of mental unsoundness.
Counsel for the prosecution protested
against the apparently obJectless direction of
the inquiries.
scoville (smilingly)-"well, gents, told
ject." ~
Guiteau-"Then you had better get off the
case if you don't know anything about it. l
think Reed and lean do better than you, judg-
ing from the way you are labOring."
Looking over the notes which ScOville held
in his hand, he continued: "You nave got
lot of stuff that is not in your handwriting.
l guess it must have been contributed by some
crank"
Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied with the
result of the examination, and finally said to
Scoville: Oh, tear that stuff up, Scoville.
Send this man down and call Clark Mills. He
is good deal better man for you than this
one. he took the cast of my head the other
day, thinking some people would be interest
ed to see it. He took the bust of Andrew
jackson and he thinks mine greater one than
Jackson's was. He found one side of my
head badly deficient, though" The prisoner
then branched off to the inspiration theory,
and ratified on for some minutes his oft re-
peated harangue on the subject of irresistible
pressure.
After the examination had apparently been
concluded Davidge asked witness if people
adjudged medically insane were not neverthe-
less capable OF judging between right and
wrong.
Guiteau, who had been writing for some
minutes, looked up quickly and shouted:
"What bearing has that when person is con-
trolled by an Irresistible impulse. That's all
there is to this case" (striking the table vio-
lently,) "and all this talk don't amount to
anything"
CCONulc OUJcCCeu, UuL JuuSe COX dQmltCeQ
the question, and witness replied: "There are
great many insane people, medically insane,
who appreciate the difference between right
and wrong" In response to another question,
Hamilton continued: "In all the asylums a
system of rewards and punishments is in
vogue in dealing with the insane. showing it's
recOgnizance in the treatment of insane. They
can distinguish between right and wrong, and
can control their actions'
On the whole this witness, fesfimonv hare
against the theory of insanity, and was fairly
well sustained.
DR.. Worcester, of Salem, Mass, who re-
fused when upon the stand for the defense to
answer the political questions proposed by
ScOVille. testified that in his opinion the
prisoner was sane man.
Gulteau (sharply)-"How much do you ex-
pect to get for that opinion, sir? suppose
that will be worth five hundred to you. That
is the way Corkhill's running, but don't
think it will be worth snap with that jury.
Not snap, sir.''
Corkhill then read a hypothetical question,
which covered all the material facts in the
prisoners history from boyhood down to his
act on the I'd of July, and Inquired: "Assum-
ing all the facts to be true, in your opinion
was the prisoner sane or insane when he killed
President Garfeldr' Answer-"I believe him
to have been sane"
Gulteau, (sneeringlY)-"Yes, sir; and you
expect to get $500 for your opinion
All through the reading Of the hypothetic-
al question, the prisoner continually
shouted "That's false, absolutely false.''
At one time he said: 'sThat's false,
sir. Get the facts right for your hypothesis
or whatever you call it. Judge Porter must
have got that stuff up for you, Corkhill. You
certainly have not got brains enough. want
to say right here that Col. Corkhill has made a
very good outward statement of the facts, but
| he hasn't touched at all upon what was going
on in my mind at that time. That's a matter
for the jury, the court, the deity and me to de-
eide, we four"
Col Corkhill then read another hypotheti-
cal question, setting forth in it's most unen-
vlable light the career of Guiteau The pris-
oner WINGED under the record, but confined
himself to sort of growl of stThat's false,''
or "That's lie." On concluding the reading
Corkhill again inquired of witness, "Do you
consider the prisoner was sane or insane on
2nd of July?" A.-"In my opinion he was
sane"
The afternoon.
After recess DR.. Worcester again took the
stand, when Guiteau insisted on being heard,
aud with some impetuosity said, 81 want it