Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-22

crimes are conscious oil tner
wrong-doing is made known by
their efforts to conceal their designs be-
forehand, and their struggle to escape
the consequences of their acts. Unless
there be no such thing as premeditated
wickedness, the acts of such persons
constitute such wickedness. And where
there is premeditation there Is entire
responsibility. The ability of n person
TO fay plans for the execution Of de-
sign, and to work up to those plans,
shows nationality of will and continuity
of purpose. So long as an individual
exercises rational will, and pursues a
fixed purpose, he is sane in law and
i'm fact. He is no doubt wicked. He
NAV even be mOnstrously wicked. But
he l. wholly respOntible, and unless he
be so held we may better abolish penal
codes, and deliver all lawbreakerS over
to Commissioners in Lunacy.
IS
WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.-The Guiteau trial
was resumed, this morning, and DIR. Ham
ilton, OF New York, took the stand
Scoviile desired to have the other ex-
perts excluded during the testimony, but
the Court ruled against him.
During the argument on this point, Day
idge was
interrupted by Guiteau,
who said: Il will cut this start Judge, by
saving | am perfectly willing to have
them here. | want them to learn all they
can. have SO much confidence i'll their
honor and integrity.
Davidge-"That is precisely what l am
coming to.
Guiteau-"IOu are on the right track,
Judge. I'll take you on my side. You are
n,,,,aunI for my side Of this
Witness was questioned at length relative
to the operations of the mind, the signh-
canoe of dreams and unconscious express
sionS as indicative OF mental processes:
Counsel for the prosecution protested
against the apparently ObjectleSs direction
OF the inquiries. :,
Scovillc, smiling-Well. gentlemen,
told you did not know much about this
subject. ~
Guiteau-Thcn you had better get or the
case If YOU don't know anything about il.
i think Reed and ! can do better than you,
Judging by the way you are laboring. Look
inc over the notes which SCOvillc had in
his hand, he continued: You have got a
lot of stuff there. 1t is not i'll your hand
writing: guess it must have been con-
tributed by
Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied with
the results of the examination, and finally
said:
lg'Scovile, O, tear that stuff up. Send
this man down and call Clark Mills. He is
a good deal better man for you than this
one. He took cast of my head the other
day, thinking some people would be inter
ested to see it. He took bust of Andrew
Jackson, and he thinks I'm
Greater Man
than Jackson was. lie found one S!dc my
l.. Ill, I,gf gf,fs i,
The prisoner then branched oil to the
inspiration" theory, and ratified on for
some minutes, his oft repeated harangue
on the subject of, "irresistable pressure
After the examination had apparently
been concluded Davidge asked the witness
if people adjudged medically insane were
not, nevertheless, capable OF Judging be-
tween right and wrong?
Guiteau, who had been writing for some
minutes. looked up quickly, and shouted.
What bearing has that to do when per-
son is controlled by an irresistible impulse?
That's all there is to this case striking the
table violently, land all this talk don t
amount to anything"
Seville objected, but Judge Cox admit
ted the question.
The witness replied, There are q great
many insane people, medically insane, that
appreciate the difference between right and
wrong
In response to another question Dr. Ham
| ilton continued. In nearly all aSylums
! system OF rewards and punishmcntS IS III
vogue in dealing with the insane, showing
| that it is recognized in the treatment OF
the insane that they can distinguish be-
! tween right and wrong, and can control
! their actions" On the whole, tins
witness testimony bore against the
Theory orInxanify
and was fairly sustained. pr Worcester ot
Salem, Mass, who refused when upon the
! stand for the defense to answer the hypo-
| thetical question proposed by ScoYille,
! testified that in his opinion the prisoner
! was u sane man.
! Guiteau, sharply, how much do you eH-
| pect to get for that opinion, sir. | suppose
! that Will be worth $500 to you That is the
! way Corkhill is running, but don't think
| it will be worth a snap with that Jury-not
| a snap, sir.
! Corkhill then read a hypothetical ques-
! ton which covered all the material facts IN
| the prisoners history. from boyhOOd down
to his act of the 2nd of July, and enquired'
assuming all these facts to be true. IN your
| opinion, was the prisoner sane or insane
| when he killed the President.
! Answer believe him to
Have Been Sane.
|
| expoct to get 500 for your opinion.
| All throu yh the reading OF the hyPo-
! thetiCal question, Guiteau continually
shouted. That's false absolutely false.
At one time he said. That's false. sir; get
the facts right for your hypothesis. or
/ whatever Won call it, Judge Porter must
have got that stuff up for you. Corkhut
you certainly have not brains enough; =,
want to say right here that Col. COrEhill
has made 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 the matter for the Jury
the court. the Deity and me 10 decide-Te
four"
Col. Corkhill then read another hypo
thetical question, setting forth IN It's mos
unenyiable light the career OF Gulteau
The prisoner WINGED under the record. bu'
/ confined himself to y sort of growl, That :
| false" or That's absolutely false. On
| concluding the reading. Corkhill then EN-
| ouired of the witness, DO you consider
that the prisoner was sane or insane on
, the second OF July?
Answer-"In my opinion he was sane.
Recess.
DR.. Worcester again took the stand, wher
! Guiteau insisted upon being heard. am
with some impetuosity said: want
distinctly understood that on the Sd o
July gave Col. Corkhill and his reporter
| in a two-hour interview, my views ol
the whole subject, the inspiration
| the political situation and al
causes that inspired me on tn
President, and this man, ,Corkh:li. .destroye'
his notes so / could not use them upon thi
II burning shzae
| for Lin 10 come in here now, aai say