The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-30
Plymouth. North Carolina, Excited Over
the Threatening Actions ofNe-
groes, Who Vow They VIII
Burn the Town.
The Trouble OccasiOned by the XIII.
ing OF Constable IS. Military
Aid Telegraphed For.
The Humorous Side Of the Guiteau
Trial...HOw the Jury Is Said
to Stand.
A Lady is Murdered Near Cincinnati
for no Apparent Reason.
An Escaped Negro Murderer Killed by
the Police at Memphis.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.


WASHINGTON, December @.-When court
opened this morning some delay in the
proceedings ensued and Guiteau made his
usual morning speech. He complained
that the usual guard of policemen had been
withdrawn from the prison and that there
is more danger of his being shot when
riding to and from jail, than at any time.
He requested the Judge TO order
the usual guard of policemen to ac-
company him. 1t would only take one
crank with sufficient nerve to shoot him in
the van. The only danger he anticipated
was from cranks.
DR.. Calender was called
Judge Cox said that as statement had
been made yesterday that the court had
surrounded the prisoner with unusual
guards and pro lection, he would state that
the prisoner was in the custody of the Mar
shal and not of the court and whatever ex-
ira guard had been furnished had been sup.
piled by him.
Guiteau then said-"Your Honor, the
Marshal won't do his duty | appeal to
the court, If the Marshal will not furnish a
proper guard, kick him out and let's have
a new Marshal"
Judge Cox-'I Ihaveno doubt the Marshal
will do his duty"
In this connection Scoville read to wit
ness a letter written by Guiteau about ten
days ago to Senator Don Cameron, asking
for $500 and asked his opinion whether
such letter to man he did not know does
not indicate unsoundness of mind Answer
81 do not think it indicates unsoundness
of mind. 1t seems to me consistent with
his character and habit throughout life of
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reason to expect it"
Scoyille then read to DR.. Calender the
Hypothetical case of the defense, and wit
ness replied, Upon that hypothesis his in
sanity is self evident proposition.
DIR. Walter Dempster, Superintendent of
the Wisconsin StateHospital for the,Insane,
had devoted his attention to the
study of insanity for the past fifteen
years. Witness was familiar
with the process of taking
conformity of the head and did not believe
much importance as rule could be at
tached to the shape of the head in deter
mining sanity or insanity. Witness exhib-
tied a number Of slips showing the shapes
as taken by the conformities Of the heads
of number of prominent men, including
Treasurer Giliillan, Colonel lngsrsoll, Judge
Porter and Colonel Corkhill. Considerable
uHuocinvllb Was CIestcu Ny bhe iliustrd-
tions of witness and the running
comments of Guiteau. Not a single diae,
gram disclosed symmetrical head
Witness remarked that possibly not sin
gle perfectly symmetrical head might be
found in the courtroom. In the case Of
Ingersoll witness remarked, pointing with
his finger, This side appears flat as COM
pared with the ether"
Judge Davidge-"It bulges on the wrong
side"
Witness-"Yes, some would say So"
Guiteau-"That shows that Bob and
are both crazy in the same direction"
"Col. Corkhill," said witness, has =
very marked depression on one side"
Guiteau Gnterrnpting)-"pll bet you
you could put your foot in the depression
in his head.
Witness (continuing)-"The depression
is very similar to that noticed in the pris-
oner's head" [Laughterl,
Guiteau-"0h, he's cracked great deal
worse than am"
Witness was then asked if he had ever
seen a case where a prisoner committed
crime and claimed divine inspiration and
if so how such persons deported themselves
before and after the act. He replied that
in such cases, delusion, or inspiration as
they claim it, occurs suddenly and with in
tense pressure and that such persons
act quickly and upon the sudden inn
pulse and delayed neither to con-
slider. the opportunity nor the weapons
that it would be impossible
to conceive without actually witnessing it,
the energy, impetuosity, determination
with which persons act under an insane
delusion to carry out their proposals.
Witness did not believe in distinct type Of
...aa,,.,,, ,,,l,;n1, nO,1I hn rallad moral in-
sanity. 1t was simply u convenient term
which had been invented to excuse the
commission of henious crimes.
Witness had never seen case where an
insane man, after committing crime,
boosted of his insanity, and urged 1t
as an excuse for the crime.
Insane murderers do not parade their acts
but on the contrary very rarely VIII alllde
to them unless great ingenuity is used to
draw them out. Witness until he entered
this court. room had never heard of q case Of
alleged inspiration, and said that always
such persons claim to have heard the
will of God, or seen His. image, or
something Of the sort Such inspiration is
never conviction arrived at after mature
reflection on the part OF the person SO at-
feotcd.
Witness was asked If he believed the
opinion of the prisoners father, l.. w.
Guiteau, that disease could be cured
by prayer, should be taken as any
evidence of insanity and replied, by no
means; We all know that thousands and
thousands of sane people prayed daily for
the salvation of President Gariield's life
this summer. They would not hardly have
done so IL they had not entertained some
belief In the efficacy of prayer"
Guiteau-"It shows that the Lord and
some people don't agree on this business,
and people are beginning TO come over to my
side and the Lords, too.n
Corkhil ther read the hypothetical'ques,
tions of the prosecution and witness replied
10 each, taking the. facts set forth to
be true: ain my opinion he was sane"
Witness had visited Guitcau in prison
and had there asked him If he considered
himself insane. His reply was,
iNot what you experts caii
insane. but legally insane.n
When asked what he meant by the term the
prisoner said Il he could gel. the jury to be-
ieye that he was acting usder. an inspira-
lion from the Lord when he shot the. Pres:
hlent that would be all he wanted, and
would acqnit him. N
,r some minutes, and yelled would
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