The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-31

distinct type of insanity which could be called
moral insanity. 10 was simply a term which had
been invented 10 eXcust the commission OF heinz
ous crimes Witness haG never seen a case where
an insane man after committing crime paraded
his inSa lty and urged il as an excuse for his
crime. Insane llurdeIeIS 90 not boast OF their
them unless goud deal II ingenuity is used 10
draw them out. MitnesS. until he entered this
Court room. mad Lever ncaTG OF Il case OF alleged
lnSrir ration that cGTe from within. Always such
persons cl sim io have heard the voice of God or
seen His image, or Sneihitg II that sort.
Such inspiration IS never conviction arrived
at after mature rejection on Inc part Uf the per-
son affected.
The wi ness Del 2 a.ed If the belief Of the pris-
oner'S alh-r l.. ". Guiieau, that disease could
De cured by prayer. "a aid bs taken
evidence of ia-li,itt. replied: .isy 10 means; We
al know tliai IL Duea ai40 thg.Sai. d. Cf sane
people prsvec dHily for the salvation OF President
Garfield : Lie. They would hardly have done SO
ii they had not eutersihed some belief ia the
! efficacy + prayer"
Guileau-I, shows tiiai The Lord and the people
don't agree Oh this business. The people are be-
ginning 10 come 20 mg side Snd the Lords,
| though.
Col Iel corkhin then read the hypothetical
questions of the Prosecution. and the witness
Piled 10 each: Taking the iacls SET forth to De
| true, IL my opinion Ne was sane"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| After recess Gui.eau opened the proceedings
with Tsquest for u Zen and Ink IF Your
! Honor please" he remarked, Il have good
many le .ters here ,ha require TO be answered IL
| 1 c0uia have paper pen al K ink could put in a
great deal OF tne L, aGvsntage''
The lhrOng that besieged the doors Of the Court
! room THIS ailei noon We greater than upon any
previous occa-ioH, auc huudgedS were unable to
| gain admission.
DIR. KempSter again tock the stand. He had
visited the i'll examined the prisoner with
| a view u determining his mental cJ diiOD. The
witness detailed al some length the conversations
he had with the prisoner, wi, n occasional cont a.
dicIions bs Guitesu. The witness asked the pris-
oner II he thought ne was insaLe. and his reply
was; - 1t what you experts cali insane, but
IN No h.raf Il Nun
| that term the prisoner SAID If Re could get the
Jury % believe Ee &c ing under inspiration
from The L. when he SnOt the President. that
wOuldbe ali he wanted, and they would acQuit
him.
Corkhill-Daetor. there was young man here,
hnrse doctor who
Reed uumpirg to his feet)--I submit, Your
Honor, such aI.euaee il entirely imprIer.
Jadge Cox So ruled. ana Colonel C0rkhfll some.
what contemptuOu>ly aided: We'll then, q
doctor ia a horse College"
Colonel Reed-I submit the same objection.
Judge Cox-Ihe fOrlI Of the question is not al
mis,ible.
Colonel Corkhill-I dia not intend it as a refiec-
tion but merely To distinguish the witness in
question from those medical gentlemen who
have testified here and who nave knowledge of
what they testify.
scoviile-You meant It as reflection, and
spoke Ill tnat way because the gentleman is not
Colonel Corkhill-I said the same thing to him
when he was here
ScDyilie-Ies, and you were well answered too
General laughter tt'
Judge Porter thought the preface to the ques.
ton was manlfestly improper. A mistake how
ever, he (Phrter) might have made had he been in
the place of his colleague
Guiteau had been engaged with his mail for
some minutes and here called out: al would like
10 have you know, ladies and gent emen, that my
letters now come addressed IN. Charles Gui-
teau. quite a change from last summer"
The witness was cIOsS-eXamined by Colonel
Reed. who produced a pamphlet report prepared
by the witness as superintendent of The Wiscon-
SIN insane Asylum, ana read extracts from it,
cousel, who seem 10 have gradually developed
vast amount OF bitterness. Judge Porter several
times lnslnuated that Colonel Reed was falsely
reading Tor the purpose OF deceiving the Jury,
and upon the latters indignant DENIAL. and de-
mand that the reporters notes be read in his vim
dicatiou, asse ted the counsel 1uld defend him.
sell II he desired 10 put himself Oh trial in place
of the prisoner.
Colonel Reed, with an effort to keen his temper
despite the badeering OF the opposing counsel in.
sisted upon the reading of the notes
The reporter read them aud his notes COM
pared, With the exception of Two words which
were quoted In the report which the counsel had
noi mentioned. Some fifteen minutes had been
co sumed III the dispute. ard the Court admon-
lshed counsel the trial must proceed without
consuming 50 much time discussing immsterial
differences
Guiteau shouted from the dock: IL want IL m
derstood Judge Porter Is making all this fuss and
interruption simply TO divert the minds of the
Jury from the point which he sees Reed has made
against him. 1t simply shows the contemplate
meanness that only such fellows as he and Cork
hill can indulge in
II he crOss-eXdmlnatlOn was continued by ScO-
ville with an occasional outbreak ON the part of
the prisoner until adjournment
He came here said Gulteau, las an expert
for the defense. That's what he said when he
was in nv cell. Bnt good living at Wilard's and
CorkhilPs may have been Too much fox him."
Adjourned TILL tomorrow.
Another Expert for the Defense.
Another expert for the defense has been dis
covered through the following telegram, which
Colonel Reed received this morning:
JACKSONVILLE. Ill, Dec 29.
Hon. Charles Reed, Washington:
DR.. MacFarland has treated memb- rs of the
Guiteau fimily. He Is a thorough expert, and
believes the prisoner Insane. You remember
him on the Hops case. Subpoena him here.