The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-14

qualities to which you referred yesterday
Before any reply could be made Guitear
! raised laugh by saying "That accounts
for it A halter came to see me this morn
ing and offered me new hat il would Lei
him take my head. ! got the hat; but
you don't have to pay for 1t, Corkhill. Oh
no; the Government will have to do so."
Witness went on giving his reasons fol
considering the prisoner insane. Upon q
question being asked by COrkhill, Guteau
: broke out with: ~ have been looking up
your record, Corkhill, and I'll show you
up"
GuGTEAU on TALMAGR.
Subsequently GuiteaH again interrupted
the examination and shouted: II see that
crank Talmage has been doing sensational
business on this Case, He had better 70
slow. lle has been before the Syno
several times for lying and has reputation
in New York for running to house oil
prostitution. | have got my eye on several
Of these cranks and II they don't 20 slow
I'll give some more OF them some free nd.
vertising The high.toned portion OF the
American people are beginning to take the
right view OF this case"
SCoville endeayorod TO introduce as evil
dcnce what he (SCovllG) had said in rela-
ton to Shaw, the witness for the prosecu.
tion, by asking the witness to state to the
jury what he (SCovillG) had told him (wit.
ness, he had learned in relation to Shaw
Objection was made an1 sustained, when
Guitcau shouted out ave have found out
that Shaw was guilty Of perjury in New
Jersey, and was told by the Judge from
tho bench that he ought to be convicted
and sent to prison, We also know that
English was convicted OF q low crime in
Ireland. The jury ought TO know what
kind Of witnesses you are bringing here to
ruin my reputation.
A FLING AT THE EXPERTS FOR THE pRosEcU.
TION.
Witness thought the proper way TO sum.
mon experts would be for the court to sum.
mon them irrespective OF the chances us to
what their testimony might be.
Corkhill insisted that tho witness had Rt-
tackled the character and honesty Of the eX.
perts who were supposed to entertain an
opposite. opinion from himself on the
prisoners sanity.
GuitcNu interrupted In his most angry
mood, and shaking his head ut Col. Cork.
hill, shouted: 1t Is the unanimous judg.
ment OF the American people that you are
u cOnsnmmnte jaCkass.
Corkhill, "This gentleman is an honest
man and Il your skull was not SO thick you
would see II"
Witness desired to explain his position,
and said, | do not hesitate TO reiter9te my
opinion that the expert who will in this
court testify that tho prisoner Is sane Is in
my opinion no expert or u dishonest one.
ANOTHER EXPERT on INSANITY.
DR.. FordyCe Barker, Of New York, was
next examined, The audience listened in.
tcntly us this distinguished physician de.
fined insanity and the several phases there.
Of DR.. BarkGr's comprehensive and posi-.
tive conclusion were all In accord with tho
theory OF the prosecution. Judge Cox re.
qucstGd the witness 10 explain TO the Jury
what he meant by irresistible impulse, and
the answer was "pcrversiOn Of emotions
to such degree rs 10 produce conduct en-.
tirely at variance with the individuals for
mer life, and TO such q degree rs to con.
pletely control the will power, would con.
stitute IN irresistible impulse"
GuitGAu-DoCtOr, | want to ask you {:
Where man is impelled to commit crime
by an impulse he cannot resist, is he sane
or insanc2
Ans-When that fact can be proved, sir,
II is insanity.
Guitenu.-That's Just my case, sir. with
an air OF perfect satsfaction.1 Then, turn.
ing to Scoyile; "Come, that's the whole
case; let's have u recess-l'm getting hun.
gry."
Mrs. Scoville desired to ask question.
Guiteau.-[lm [lmpatiently.l Oh, you keep
still It's all they can do to put up with me.
Judge Cox assented, and Mrs. Scoville
asked "Can man be born inane2"
Ans-No, madame; he could be born nm
idiot or m imbecilc. Insanity is an &C.
quircd state after birth.
Recess.
WEAVING TIE WE'D.
After recess L. S. Gabel took the wtnes,
stand.
Guiteau-1f your honor please, would
like TO know what they expect 10 prove By
this witness. ! think we have had enough
Of this kind Of testimony. only knew
this man slightly.
Judge Cox-lt Is not necessary 10 state
Witness said he was in the life insurance
business when the prisoner desired to so.
liCit for him; witness paid him $2j but
never realized any business from his efforts.
Prisoner told witness lie was about to
marry wealthy lady and was TO have an
Austrian mission and wanted TO borrow
5000. Witness did not detect any evidence
OF unsOund mind.
W. 7. Copeland, journalist, was called
and identified some newspaper slips.
iitGIt TONED, ISDEEDl
Gutcau-"You're no lawyer, Copeland"
II. T. KitClam, OF New York, attorney at
law, knew the prisoner in '73, when lie oc.
cupied desk In the office OF Judge 1lawes.
Witness related an instance OF Guileau
obtaining money under false pretenCes
going 10 show the commission Of any other
crime or misdemcanOr by the prisoner.
Guiteau-(lndignantly) III never got a
cent from this man In my life. He was only
q poor clerk. didn't consider him proper
associate for high toned lawyer like my
self"
The prisoner continually interrupted and
and insisted that the evidence was entirely
Irrelevant. Finally, turning TO Scoylle,
he said: "You are getting badly ctanked
on this matter. II you had any sense you
would sec II doesn't do our case any good.
You'll be on trial as a crank yourself II
you don't look out. Why, you are getting
worse than Cotkhill."
Henry Wood Of philadelphia-lIad
known the prisoner for some years. Never
saw anything 10 indicate that he was OF
unsound mind. Always thought he was
possessed OF rare intelligence. Witness
knew Guteau's wife, some members Of his
family having rendered her service.
sLASDERiSG Ills WIFE.
Guitoau called upon him to thank his
family for their kindness, Guiteau here
took occasion to slandef his wife in the
most outrageous terms. "This man." he
snid, "knew her before did. You can