The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-30
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
TwENTY-EIGHTH DAY.


answer tie hypothetical question proposed by
Scoyill1, testified that, in his opinion, the pris
/ oner was sane man.
| Guteau SHARPLY -'How much do You exreci
| to get for that opinion, sir? 1 suppose mai
| viii lie worth $500 to you. That is tla
! Corkhill Is running, but l doni think it De
| worth snap with that jury-not snap, sir''
| Corkhil then read the hypothetical ques
ton, which covered all the material facts in
the prisoners history from boyhood down to
his act on The I'd of July, and inquired, "As
Stunning allstnese facts to be true, in your opn-
| ion, was the prisoner sane or insane when he
killed the President ?"
Answer-"I believe him to have been sane"
Guiteau (snceringly)- - Yes, sir, and you ex-
| pect TO get $500 for your opinion"
All through tho reading of the hypothetical
| question Guteau continually shouted, ''rhat's
false" :. Absolutely false" At one time he
said ''Thats 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.
g want to say right here that Col. CorkhiT
has made very good outward statement of
facts, but he hasn't touched at ali 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 decide. We FOUR.
The witness stated that at one time he be-
heVed that the prisoner was insane. He had
however, changed his opinion, because he no
longer believed to be true the statements upon
which ne had based his opinion before coming
to Washington.
Guiteau Gmpatiently)- you under
| stand ScoyllIe, that $500 has modified hia
views. What's the use of wasting time on
him? Let him go!'
Scoville was about to resume the examination
when Guiteau struck the table violently and
called out: "Make the matter short. It's
simply matter of fact for the jury to deter
mine whether my free agency was DESTROYED or
not. claim 1t was, and | won't have you
compromise my life, as you are doing, by your
stupid, blunderbuss way of examining wit
nesses"
AS the examination proceeded Guiteau fire.
quently interrupted, and roundly abused SEQ
vile Tor his lncompetency, and charged him
with compromising his case Turning toward
the Judge, Guiteau added, depreciatingly
"Scovllle is perfect idiot in this matter, and
between him and Corkhill I have pretty hard
time. General laughter.] I'm a good
natured man [laughinsl but I can't stand
buzz, and when I'm Duzzed l want to talk
right back"
Scoville, who had borne everything heretofore
with apparent equaninlity, seemed to feel very
keenly this last evidence of heartless ingrati-
tude. His voice trembled, and for minute he
was unable to go on. Even the prisoner real.
lied the injustice OF his conduct, and FASTENED
to apologize, saying, You are doing very well,
Scoyllle-to the best of your ability"
Several times afterward during the exam
lnation of DR.. Worcester Guiteau denounced
Scovllle, at one time with evident anger, and
again with q sarcastic SMILE "Why, your
Honor" he shouted out, ''if were ind cted
Tor manslauShter would be hanged for MUIR
der if Scoville should defend me-"
Mrs. Scoville reached over to speak to Gui.
teau when he snaIled at her: 'You keep your
mouth shut. You're as lig fool as your nus
band. You're crank Oh this business. Ii you
had all stayed in Chicago it would have been
far better for my case These relatives are a
nuisance. | would be better off if l didn't
have any. would have plenty of friends II
this pack of relatives were out of the wav."
Mrs. Scoville whispered some expostulatory
reply, when he turned again angrily and shout
ed "You have been an unmitgated nuisance
IN this case all the way through"
Then, changing quickly from anger to mirth,
you Scovilles.'
Adjourned.
TWENTY NINTH DAY.
DIR. Theodore Diamond, of Auburn, N. z,
was called to the stand. Witness believed,
Judging by the evidence to which he had
listened, including that of the prisoner himself,
and from the appearan and conduct of the
prisoner, that he is % sane man. The hypo-
The teal questions put to DR.. Wooster yesterday
were tn, II read to witness, and he replied: II
! should say he was sane"
Witness was questioned at great length and,
his answers indicating great conservatism of
opinion, Scovile finally asked: 'Well, doctor,
how old do you think physician ought to be
before he is able to distinguish between a sane
and an insane manY'
Wi ne2s replied that he himself was not yet
old enough to distinguish between sane and in
sane people.
Guiteau Qaughingly)-" That's the best thing
sou have sad yet, doctor. Ladies and gentle
men, you see I'm lie ting Scoville do most of the
talking to-day I'm keeping quiet.
81 opened my mail myself this morning"
(hoiding up twenty or more etters). ''Pretty
good mail, too and only one crank letter III the
whole lot. All from high-toned people, too.
They are beginning to think better of me out
side. Hl3h-toned ladies are sending for my
autograph. They think I'm big man, but
don't care a snap whether I'm big man or q
little one"
The prisoner busted himself reading his let
tiers, and soon broke out again, saying "Well,
L Gld not notice this before, ladies and gentle
men, have just received letter from DIR.
Sp'tZka i'll which he says he has received 200
letters since he returned from Washington. all
congratulatlng him upon his testimony that
he has only received two threatening ones, and
two from lunatics-a pretty good showing,
think when he came on here for nothing and
did not get cent, while these fellows are hand
someiy paid by the Government. Then, here
| is another one from Mr.. Beatty"
I Judge Cox-''Well, that will do, prisoner,
We have not time to listen to the reading of
your corEesr ondence"
Guiteau-"A All right, SIR"
The witness was asked if he thought it would
be any indication of insanity for d man Of ma
ture years, who honestly believed he was in
splred to kill the President OF the United
States, and who honestly believed that,
when Lis motives were known to the
! people, they would not only excuse but applaud
his act, ana replied elf he honestly believed
that, and his viii was dominated by the conylc-
! ton, it would be an indication of insanity"
Mr.. seoyile-"If.it is not impertinent, Doc
tor, in this day and generation, l will ask you
If you have ever devoted ally attention to the
subject, or believe in inspiration?"
Answ er-"Well not specially"
Guiteau-"Well Doctor, if God could inspire
q man 1900 years ago, why could He not do SO
now? Is there anything different in human
nature?
ans wering, Doctor
The Question was read again 10 the witness,
and he replied:
"If the Lord did inspire anybody 2, 900 years
ago, He can now, if He chooses"
Guiteau-" my idea. He not only can,
but He did in this case"
When the witness was dismissed Guiteau
shouted out "These experts may be all high
toned, honorable men, but, in my opinion.
they hang more men than the doctors kill
Growing more and more excited, he acclaimed
for some minutes, and saii "Gen. Garfield
would be alive to-day had it not been for the
doctors. They completed what my shot began
The Lord intended he should go, and so He let
the doctors xiii him. He didn't die before his
time, though"
THIRTIETH DAY.
The assassin opened proceedings by making a
half apology for his brutality to George Scovile,
CHASING him as fine examiner of titles, and
announcing that Charles H. Reed had con-
sented to assume charge of the case. Judge
Cox stated that he saw no objection to the par
tlcipation of Mr.. Reed.
letter from DR.. Spitzka was read, advising
the production of cast of Guiteau's head, to
show malformation.
| During the lull the prisoner shouted, ex-
citedly: "a vast amount of rubbish is getting
into this case that has nothing to do with it
No one can tell what my condition of mind was
on July 2. Who can tell what is passing in the
mind of the foreman of the jury or the court7
II will probably take an act of God to straight
en- this thing out. / expect He will have to
take one of these iurymen off the panel