The Evening critic., 1881-12-13
THE ASSASSIN.
HOW HIS TRIAL PROGRESSES.
The witnesses Examined To-Day
Evidence as 10 Insanity Guiteau
Continues TO InsoIentIy Interrupt
witnesses and Counsel.

tOuIluueS
witnesses and Counsel.
The audience arrived at the courtroom early
this morning, and the packing and jamming
that has become so common and expected en-.
sued There seems to he no diminutlon in the
crowd the only change noticeable being fall.
Ing of in the attendance of the ladies. This
IA not caused so much In their failure to come
to tho Courthouse, but In more generous
spirit being manifested toward the male sex,
and the latter permitted to enjoy n right from
which the females have shut them out pretty
completely for the past four weeks. The mem.
bcrs of the Bar appreciate the pressure upon
the marshal for accommodation IN the cham.
Der, and have refralned from asserting their
prerogative, giving up the space allotted To
them almost entirely to tho use OF the public.
The Court could, II 1t wished, preserve bet
ter order and extend the conveniences of the
room by ndherlng strictly TO the rule and adj
hitting only those who have right to seats
In the room-partics Interested Immediately
I'm the defense or prosecution, lawyers and
legitimate newspaper men.
The Jury Entered
Mt 10 n. M. The sick Juror, Wormley, bore n
striking resemblance to the idealization OF
Justice, his eyes being bound about by safrron,
colored bandages. The prisoner followed the
jury threw his hat on the table, and had his
gives removed. He was paler than usual.
DIR. Spitzlsa.
the expert of yesterday, took the stand
Col. Corkhlll continued his crossexamina-
tion, Witness distinctly swears that DR., Mac
donald applied to him to take the position OF
special pathologist mt his asylum Mt Wards
Island. In his application for q position at
Oshkosh ho never offered to work for n year for
nothing II he would be assured of subsequent
employment,
Tho District Attorney hero sent to the wit.
ness diagram OF a skull and asked him, sup
posing II 10 be Gulteau's, To point out and ex-
plain the differences In Its size,
Guitcau's Outrageous Conduct.
"a fellow came to this morning." snapped
In Guitcau, sand wanted TO take my head. I
told him he could have It II he would give me
n new hat. suppose the Government VIII
have to pay for that, Corkhill. 1t won't come
out of your pocket"
"Corkhill," continued Guiteau, "do you
believe In God? I've been hunting up
your record; 1t stinks worse than n rotten
mackorol, and that Is the stlnkiest thing In the
world?"
Col. Corkhill asked DR.. Spitzka II he believed
In God. Dir. Spitzka answered that the qucs-
tlOn was irrelevant, and refused To answer.
Col. Corkhill then said "If you refuse to
answer that question / have no more to ask
you"
on further examination witness said he
detected no evidence OF stimulating on the part
Of the prisoner In his Interview with him; he
had seen Ave or six cases In criminals; In n
vast majority of cases 10 was easy to detect
them layman could not make anything
like successful approach TO insanity unless
he had long Intercourse and knowledge In an
insane asylum; he had no opinion before the
publication OF his article In regard TO this class
of cases; he used to pigeon-hole all such cases;
he recollccted a conversation at the cell I'm
which the prisoner Joined In regard to the
witness, Shaw.
Jprapy TINT Shaw enpip Dpiup ropyictpI
for perjury there once, and that English was
convicted OF bastardy in Ireland. That's the
sort OF men you have about you, Corkhill."
Witness here remarked that he had written
several articles for medical journals upon this
case.
The prisoner broke out again. 81 see" he
cried,
THAT Crank, Talmage,
of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, has been airing
himself on this case. He is nice fellow to be
talking about me. understand he is tender
has been twice nearly expelled from the synod
for lying. Tvegot my eye on two or three
other cranks, who, If they don't go slow, I'll
give free nOtice!''
said: "Col. Corkhill, II is abe general opinion
| of the people of the United States that you
are
COnsummate Jackass.
You don't even know how to pronounce my
name. 1t is 'Get-to, not 'Gee-to,' as you call
It,"
The witness resuming said he had written
articles on the Gulteau case for the Netp Eng
idnd Dfedicdt WOntity and the Chicago Wedicd
ReuielU. for the former he wrote the greater
portion OF the article and the commentary; fol
the latter he wrote both article and editorial
this was all done before he was subppnaed as
n witness In the case; the article In the
| Monthly was written about six weeks since; tn,
| defect In the expert system In the courts wa'
| the permission allowed to call witnesses by
each side instead of being called by the Court
The witness twas questioned with regard Il
having criticised other experts.
| Mr.. Scoville objected TO the prosecution ask
| ing witness any question that would imputc tC
him n criticism upon any of the experts
present.
objection overruled.
Witness admitted having inspired articles
| In medical reviews derOgatory TO any experts
| character who would pronounce Guiteau SANE
| man.
Guiteau here explained to the Court tina
| "Dr. SpitZka IL q splendid fellow. l hope
that the other physicians will be as honest.
don't want any trickery In the case, but hon
| esty and Justice"
DIR. FOrdyce Barker
was next called. He was suffering from {
throat affection and spoke with difficulty
Witness has practiced In New York for thirty
years Is president OF the New York Academ,
| OF Medicine; was vice-president Of the late
International Medical Association; Insanity II
a perverslon from the normal actual action o
| the individual.
There are diseases that may exist In the hu
man system which cause no change In the or
gans they affect, perceptible before death o
perceptible 10 Il post mortem examination
| there IL no such disease rs hereditary insan
| lty; there are, however, hereditary tendon
cies toward insanity; the mere fact that TIN
| parents OF ono became mentally insane Is no
| evidence that the child should be insane; tn,
| fact that ones brother, or sister, or cousin, Of
aunt Is insane Is no evidence that he is; delu
| sions are no evidence of insanity; there ar
many insane people who have no deluslons ant
many sane people who have delusions
moral insanity IL nothing other than wicked
ness; decisions and Illusions partake Of tn
mental perversions; Authorizations partake o.
| the perversion Of the senses; the habit OF on
boasting Of familiarity with those holding higl
| positions Is no evidence OF insanity
but OF conceit and vanity. In the
| judgment OF witness the assertion by MAJ
| that he was n chosen instrument OF God was N
| evidence OF insanity itself.
| The witness testimony was
Very Dangerous 10 Guiteau.
but the latter took 1t in quietly, only once IN
terrupting, when he explained that h
"neither smoked, drank, chewed or Travelled
with lewd people. He was always Il pur
Christian man."
| Witness does not regard "uncontrollable In
nuence" as Feature OF insanity. The fac
that an individual had, after planning an nc
I - .a..lN as.a .aVWl