The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-30
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thetical question Of the defense, ant
witness replied:
upon that hypothesis his ~insanit,
is a ~self-evident proposition"
DIR. Walker Kempster, superinten
dent of the Wisconsin state hospita
for the insane, had devoted his atten
ton to the study Of insanity for ff
teen years. Witness was familiar with
the process of taking the conformity Of
the head, and did not believe it Of
much Importance as q rule it could bt
attached to the shape Of the head In
determining the question Of sanity OF
insanity. aErruF-a
Witness exhibited a number Of slips
showing the shape as taken by the con
formity of the heads of a number Of
gentlemen. including Treasurer Gil
allan, Col. Ingersoll, Judge Carter,
W. ]. Sibiey and Col. Corkhill. In the
case Of Col. Ingersoll witness remarked,
(pointing with his inger) this side APP
pears fiat as compared with the other.
Guiteau-.That shows Bob and !
are both cracked in the same direc-
ton" ffst sls
Col. Corkhill's head, said witness,
has a very marked depression upon one
side.
Guiteau (interrupting)-IW bet you
could put your foot in the depression
In his head"
Witness COMMUNICATIVE depres-
sion is very similar to that noticed in
the prisoners head" Laughter.
Guiteau-"Oh, he is cracked a great
deal worse than l am" sen
Witness asked il it was the belief of
prisoners father, T. w. Guitean, that
the disease could be cured by prayer,
and should it be taken as evidence of
insanity, and he replied:
"By no means; WI all know that
thousands and thousands Of sane peo-
prayed daily for the salvation of Presi-
dent Garfield life. They would hardly
have done SO il they had not enter
tanned some belief in the efficacy of
prayer"
Witness related incidents within his
knowledge Of persons who had COM
mitted crimes while acting under the
influence of insane decisions and de-
fined what he considered insane delu-
sions to be. ra $3.50
Witness was asked If he had ever
seen a case where a person who COM
mitted a crime and claimed divine In
spiration, and if SO how such persons
deported themselves before and after
the actp
He replied that in such cases a delu-
sian Tor inspiration as they claim it to
bel comes to persons suddenly and with
intense pressure and that such persons
act quickly and with sudden impulse,
delaying neither to consider the oppor-
tunity nor the weapons. That it would
be impossible to conceive without actu-
ally witnessing it the energy and deter
mination with which persons acting
under an insane delusion carry out their
purposes. That it would be equally
impossible to describe it with language.
Guiteau: "You don't agree with
Abraham, doctor. He took plenty Of
time to make his arrangements.
Witness stated that he did not be-
lieve in a distinct type OF insanity
which could be called moral insanity.
y was simply q convenient term which
Ind haan tnuanfad - a~os.a NIa oor.
mission of henious crimes.
Witness had never seen a case where
an insane man after committing a
crime paraded his insanity and urged 1t
as an excuse for his crime. Insane
murderers do not boast Of their acts,
but on the contrary very rarely allade
to them unless a good deal Of ingenuity
Ii used to draw them out.
Witness until he entered this court
room had never heard of a case of al
legged inspiration that came from with
In. Always such persons claim to have
heard the voice Of God or seer His
image O something Of that sort. Such
inspiration is never a conviction ar
rived at after mature reflection on the
part OF the person so afflicted.
After recess Guiteau opened the pro-
ceedings with a request for a pen and
ink.
Another expert for the defence has
been discovered, through the following
telegram which Col. Reed received this
morning:
Jacksonville, Ills, ol
To Hon. Clias. Reed,
Washington, d. c.,
DR.. Mcfarland has treated the mem
bers OF Guiteau family. He is a
thorough expert and believes the priso-
ner insane. You remember him in the
Hopp's case. Subpoena him here.
DR.. Kempster again took the stand.
He had visited the Jail and examined
the prisoner with a view to determining
his mental condition.
Witness detailed at some length the
conversations he had with the prisoner,
with occasional contradictions by Gui.
teau.
Witness . asked the prisoner IL be
thought he was insane and his repl,
was mot what you experts call insane.
but legally insane" ~ rc-5
When asked what he meant by thai
term prisoner said IL he could get the
jury to believe he was acting under an
i~nspiratiOn from the Lord when he shot