Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-13
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.
DIR. sPITZKA CRoss-ExAMINED.
THE PRISONERS DREAM OF GRANDEUR.



When the Jury in the Gtfiteau case came into
court this morning Juror WOrmley was observed
still to wear a bandage around his head. When
the court opened-which It did promptly at ten
Oclock-and the prisoner had been brought In
DIR. E. C. Spitzka took the stand and District At
torney Corkhtll continued his erOss-examinatlon.
The witness said the appearance Of the prisoners
eyes was a most conclusive eFidence, to him, of
insanity. The request made to the witness by DR..
Macdonald, to apply for position at Wards
Island asylum, was made in the Office OF the asy-
lum; Dr. Macdonald desired his services as special
pathologst, to make post mortem examinations.
Mr.. Corkhill handed the witness diagram Of a
head and asked him to explain to the jury the
peculfarties of the prisoners head ass uming that
the diagram represented the prisoners head.
GUITEAU WANTS NEW HAT.
The prisoner, looking up, grinAed and said: "a
man wanted to take my head this morning, and
told him II he would get me q new hat he could
have 1t. l suppose the government will pay for
1t, Corkh1l," turning to the district attorney 81
am pretty sure it won't come out OF your pocket. u
GUITEAu's ILLY-BALANCrD HEAD.
DR.. Spitzka having asked for piece OF paper,
and enlarging the diagram li,tle explained it to
the jury, repeating that the uneq ualty in the two
sides OF the head was about three times as great
as normal. The witness said he was acquainted
with DR.. Kfernan and had written for his journal.
QUESTION DIR. sPITZKA WOULD NOT ANSWER.
Do you believe in God?" aske the district at,
tOrney, suddenly.
81 will not answer that question unless the
court directs me tor said the witness.
"You are not obliged to answer" said the court.
GUITEAU TO MR.. CORKHILI.
DO you believe in that, COrShill?" cried out the
prisoner. The district attorney disdai ned to make
reply, when the prisoner shouted: 81 have been
digging up your record, CorkhiI, and it stinks
worse than Old mackere."
DIR. sPITzKA's RELIGIOUS BELIEF, ETC.
The witness being pressed again to his religious
belief, said 81 think that impertinent question
to ask in this country of civil and religious liberty
81 don't think" said Mr. Corkhil, III you de-
cline to answer that question, that have any fur
ther questions to ask, SIR"
The witness was then subjected to redirect
examination by Mr.. ScOville. The witness eX-
planned his connection with the GOsling case and
said ne was asked the same questions In that case
In reference to the hOrse-dOCtOr business at the
suggestion of the same medical politician, who
suggested it in this case. He was convinced the
him, and explained at length what he meant by
deluSive opinions.
MR.. sCOvIILEs HYPOTHETICAL CASE
Mr.. Scoville propOunded hypothetical case,
embracing the facts, as alleged by the defence,
touching the various cases of insanity in the
Adully lut WlItltSS Stlu he WOulu Say Cn6 family
was strongly wrenched with the faint OF insanity
villes Hypothetical question were irrelevant. For
instance, he thought the belief ascriDed to the
an insane belief but simply indicated weakness of
Judgment. Speaking'Of the Freeman case at PO-
casset Mass, the witness said that the only mani
feStatiOn OF insanity there was belief in a COM
mand from on high to commit the act; the case
was analogous in no other respect to Guiteau
GUITEAU's DREAM
Referring to his interview with Guiteau In Jail,
the witness said the prisoner related to him re-
markable dream, which he the witness) consid-
cred consistent with the other features OF the
He hadrdreamed that he was at the White House.
holding a large reception.
"It was about week ago" Interrupted the
prisoner ut kept me awake nearly all night,
too. thought 1t was an immense affair"
Mr. Scoville asked the witness what Gutteau had
said about the witness Shaw. This was ruled out.
MI: scoyille said: "Weli, never mind; Well have
the evidence on that point"
GUITEAu ATTACKING THE CHARACTER OF WIT NEssEs.
The prisoner broke out and said. e. We have got
Information that Mr.. Shaw has been convicted
almost OF perjury In New Jersey, barely escaping
on technical quibble, and the judge on the bench
told him that he ought to be In the penitentiary.
That's your man, Corkhil We have learned also
tnat English was convicted OF bastardy in Ireland
We have got his record. That's another man OF
yours, Corkhill."
Mr.. Corkhill then asked the witness regarding
case.
CRANK GUITEAU ON s'CRANK rALMAGE"
During lull in the examination Guiteau, who
had been looking over a newspaper, spoke up and
said: 81 see this crank Talmage, OF the Brooklyn
tabernacle, has been getting of some OF his ideas
about this case I believe he is the man who has
been before the synod for lying. also believe he
is the man who is sort of tender for a house of
prostitution In New York. and went over Europe
IN that case have got my eye on two or three
them free notice, too The high toned, decent
part OF the American people are settling down.
but there are few cranks who persist In talking
about it,"
DR. sPITZKA'S PUBLISHED OPINIONS OF THE TRIAL,
ETC.
Mr.. Ccrkhill went over an article partly written
by the Witness in which he criticised the trial and
the prevailing expert system. The witness said he
still had the same notions The defect in the sys-
tenn, he said, was the habit of calling witnesses
for side and not by the court.
SEVERE ON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The article was very severe on District Attorney
COrkhill. The prisoner seconded 1t by calling
out: ''Its the unanimous opinion OF the American
people that you are a cOnsummate jackass. You
had better get OF this case and go out west and
go digging"
The witness said that the manner of investipat-
ing the cases inyOluntarily leads TO the employ
ment of men who favor the lawyers side OF the
case, and, added the witness, "As there are cor
to sell their convictions IL the United States Treas
ury is behind them"
There was manifestation OF applause when the
witness finished, but the court checked it and
threatened to clear the court room If 1t were re-
peated.
Mr.. COrkhill having asked the witness II he
meant to say that the experts summoned there
intended to perjure themselves the court said that
question was inadmissible Aftes warm debate
between COUNSEL Guiteau, referring to the witness
Said: "He comes here as one OF the most scientific
men in America to tell the truth"
DIR. sPITZkA's OPINION OF OTHER EXPERTS
Being pressed as to his opinion of the experts
the witness said boldly: 1.-THE expert who would
pronounce this man sane is either not an expert or
not an honest one"
Gu1teau said: 81 want them to be lust as able
and just as honest as he is want square deal
ing all around"
DIR. FORDYCE BARKER ON THE 1NsANITY QUESTION
When the witness was excused from the stand
Judge Porter called DR.. Fordyce Barker, of New
York, to tha stand, out OF the regular order, to re-
lieve him from further attendance DR.. Barker.
who Is an elderly gentleman, suffered from bron-
chlal anectton, so 1T was with difficulty that he
spoke above a whisper. He was examined
at length by Judge Portefs.as to the pecu-
narities and causes of insanity. and said
there was no such disease as hereditary insanity;
there was undoubtedly hereditary tendency to In.
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