The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-08

WELL" said Mr.. Davidge, 'if one per-
son in five is insane, two of the Jurors in
this case are doomed"
Mr.. Scoville-Probably the lawyers
will take their places.
This sally was greeted with q loud
peal of laughter. Guiteau grinned
again and patted Scoville on the back
apprOvingly.
At one O'Clock a recess of half an
no ur was taken.
AFTER RECESS.
The first witness after recess was Col
r. j. Hinton, of the Washington
Gazette. He remembered seeing the
prisoner at the Republican headquarters
and formed the opinion that he was de-
cidedly lily balanced, cranky and egotis-
| tical. He thought the prisoners speech
was ridiculous composition.
Guiteau interrupted him by at was
| nothing of the sort. 1t was highly
spoken of by the best men of the nation.
Yon Ito witness) don't know what you
are talking about. Scoville had no bus
mess to put you on the stand. / am no
fool, and Scoville cannot prove me a
fool. l would rather be hung as man
than acquitted as fool. Putting such
man on the stand is an insult to me.
If you Cunning to Scoville) had not put
i
been better. thought you were q
smarter lawyer than that"
This outburst caused considerable ex-
element. The prisoner gesticulated
wildly, and paid no heed to Scoville's
attempt to quiet him.
Charles H. Nichols, superintendent of
| the Bloomingdale asylum, was then
called. The hypothetical condition of
the prisoners mind at the time of the
assassination was propounded to him,
and witness stated Guiteau was q fit
subject for lunatic asylum.
Guiteau brandished his arms fiercely
and said, al rest my case on the fact
that was inspired by the Deity. | will
not allow any other defense"
Had the prisoner, asked Scoville. of
the witness, the knowledge and mental
capacity TO judge between right and
wrong to understand the nature of his
acts ="
Witness-In my opinion GuIteau was
insane at the time he shot the president.
DIR. Wooster, of Salem, Massachusetts,
in regard to the prisoners insanity, said
he was little dubious as TO the exact
meaning of the word "inspiration.''
Guiteau exclaimed: "Inspiration in
this case means an injection of some
thing into my mind foreign to it."
A hypothetical case was explained to
doctors Golding, Mcbride, Channy and
Fisher, who stated that if the supposi-
lions were true Guiteau was insane at
the time he shot President Garfield.
ScoVille said he expected President
Arthur totestify but he was too busy
with his message to congress to attend
the court. He expects G. B. Farwell,
of Chicago, to be present TO morrow.
There were only two or three more wit
nesses for the defense
The prisoner-"I want General Grant,
Senator COnkling and other prominent
men who engaged in politics last spring
TO come here. / don't care for Scoville's
opinion. know what l am about and
would like your honor to subpoena
these men. want them to tell about
the political situation. 1t is very i'm
portant for me to show this fact and ]
want those men subp9nae. claim that
/ was in intimate relations with all the
prominent men of the Republican par
ty. The removal of President Garfield
was owning to the political situation
then pounding on the tablet and il is
very important that the facts should
come out. Scoville is great man but
he has a narrow view of the case. He
is good lawyer but q poor politician"
Scoville thought President Arthur
would be sufficient for all the purposes
of the defense.
The prisoner-"Oh no; want Grant,
Conkling, Plat and others who were In.
terested in politics at that time. want
your honor to serve an order subpenaing
these men. want StorTs, of Chicago,
here also. consider him one of the
most brilliant members of the bar. He
has the true theory of this business, and
he does not take stock in the idea that
am fool. Storrs says I am the ablest
lawyer in this case, and do not quarrel
with him for his opinion. Naughter.)
! want TO say right here that would be
pleased il President Arthur would |
recognize Storrs' abilities and make
him attorney general. make this an.
nouncement publicly. / am not look
ing for any favors, and think II would
be an honor 10 President Arthur if he
made Emory Storrs Encouragement"
Extracts from Guiteau's book, |
TRUTH" were then read by ScoviIle, |
after which the court adjourned until 10 |
a. m, tomorrow.