Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-21
The GUiteau Trial.

vi uhis "''"osS haruiy sus~ineu nus Ptetensions
as u" oApo'' !" o'eos U, INSANITY Inc giSt Oh MS
ev'oo"oo rs oone'neo IN MS closing oeclarauoh'
w nos nosie'.e W rei'erate my OPINION that
'he oApo,' "no WIN =" 'h's court testiy that tue
piiso"o' '""o rs, IN my opinion' no expert OF
oisno"oS' one' " roroyce Barker, professor
Oh "euioai conege IN new YORK Tor thirty
years, saNo az siea. 'ene'h, az the results OF MS
eApo''enoo anu s'uuy' ME- views upon the various
vpes VI INSANITY, ne was asked by Judge FOR
'er' .ne nap' Oh ooasting Oh intimacy with
po,sone " "is" ienA, wnen sucn Is not inc case,
20 ''no. "s an eViuence Oh insane oelusion,
ana repneu' by no means IL rather indicates
wear VANITY anu ihoroina.e egousm' would
'ne assertion oy an individual that he was the
CHOSEN instrument oil God, and In direct and i'm
inco'a'o connecuoh with MIN az agent, be an In
u'ca',on Vi an insane delusion. No. II would
not ior several reasons; hrst, because 1t could
o'ehy oo asser'eu as the excuse LOT crime,
anu III i'sen "ouiu amount 10 nothing' VIII
ness was asked Gould you call that an I'M
oon''ohao'e impulse 70 commit crime when
'ne party aneging IL mad repeatedly con-
troiied himself and refrained from the act"
couiu not call IL an uncomfortable Impulse,
wneh evidently the person was governed by the
norman operations oil the mind and Judgment
Wouio tne reiterated statements oil the accused
pr'soner rehtVe 70 the immense advantages TO
accrue 70 others by MS act Indicate reasoning or
uo"s'on' wouiu inuicate CONCLUSION ar
iiVeu at through the mental processes OF reason
ing ana when reason and reasoning take hold de-
,as'on Is ae an end' witness was asked 10 state
'no u'nerence between insane ueiuslon ana ao-
suio op,nions' ana repneo' insane oeiusions are
iAise oeneis as 10 'he nacts' ABSURD OF e1tfaVa-
giant opinions are resultant rom tne oinerent
quAi'ies Vi inc minus VI 'ne inun'uuais IN sne't
p,ooosses Vi reasoning 'uuge ooA ASKED "na'
ss ., persons are most suscop'ioie 70 insane oe-
on' oohp'o"oaus kio"' '"i,o9
inc n" Irdoo c. ,hon connected ,ho ,,,,ros. -,
e.nain 10 tho inrv VIA, be mean, hv ,rres,stihle
,mnuise and the answer was mparvers,ons n,
tho emo,,ons 10 sucb a daoree as 10 nroduco con.
duct entirely Mt variance with tho individnaI,s
former life and IN sucb a deuree as 10 comnletev
| control the vil.nower wouId consti,pte nm irre-
sistble imnp,sen Cujteap-" Doctor want IN
ask Won where n man ia imnelled IN COM
nit n crime nv an imnulse be cannot resst ia he
| sane mr. insaneo, "Wbere that fact can be
proved. IL IL INSANITY" Guiteau-"That's inst
nv case sir" with an mir of perfect satisfaction,
Then turnjng IN Mr. scoville. "Come that's the
whole case Let's have n recess Pm eating
hungry" Mrs. Scoville desired To ask a oues
| ton. Guiteau dmpatientlv,-"O Oh. Won keen
still, it's all thew can do to nut up with me-"
Judge Cox assented. and Mrs. Scoyille asked
| "Can man be born insaue?" "No. madam: he
could be born an idiot, or an imbecile insanity ia
an acquired state after birth" Several other wit
nesses. LAWYERS and brokers from New York and
other cities testified To dealings with Guiteau in
which thew had lost money bv bis dishonesty
They invariably EXPRESSED their belief in his
| soundness NJ mind The nrisoner ra;,ed nj than
aa usuaI when anv testimonv pnusua,lv da mac.
inc IN him ia introduced
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anu Vi ",so, oa'o'o' uui'o'u- no
uoh 'e"y 'h"'' MILL iou must ha'e siep' well
"'' n'sn', 'h"' 'ne 'nins W" ha'o Saiu
| ye'' ""n0se .oS''hou W '"o 'ii''cfi anu accusing
Dno Vi ienarAs az .no "oe''nss' onarieS A.
pryah Vi 'he Nc" iork H4ui'apie Lie INSURANCE
company was proceeo'hs 10 reia'e Inc circum-
sAnces Oh uui'eau connec''on WIN MS company
"hen Inc piisoner shou'eu' "eh' now want
10 say rgh' here' when WITNESS COMES mere ana
tehs ~hae Is iaise, Snail 'e'i MN, lou are mis-
'aken' iha' Is iaisei .na' me- ana nnaly,
you are miserable wheip' mat Is AZ lar as
snah 30, It's equ'Vaien' 70 'ne pai-room expires.
SION 10 down oeiow, ou. don go that iar.
rms anu seVe'ai o'ner Witnesses WHOSE 'es','
mony oisclosea 'ne scounareny cnaractei Oh 'u'-
oe"u ueainss wo'o siee'ou WIN 'ioien' anu
ABUSIVE 'n'oiiup.one WING W 'n' e''AneaS vi
juror 'ne oouf' "oJoufneu
THURSDAY, December lo.-several witnesses
rom long acquaintance with Guiteau and from
BUSINESS anu SOCIAL cohnec''on with MN tesuhed
MS souuuhess Vi ni'hd ana MS aoiiity 10 dis
NHeu''n oe'"oon ''su' ahu wrons AIMING them
was new III, ehippen Oh All souls church' wash
,ns"n' VIM ooaiueu AZ 'no same n'use anu occu'
p'ou scat az .no 'a'ne .ao'o WIN oui'eau from
Ap" "s' ','i 'no u"y oeiofe INC snoo'ing ne
s"eu "eo,y WIN 'no prisoner' the uarheio-
0o"Aiins "no'osho oeins irequeh'y inc SUBJECT
=, oonVe'Sauon. he nahies'ed no Unusual eH-
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which ,nno,,ad hin, mon ,ha r,oa,,.n, .,',. ~
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;n.,,r.,,on In a,,,saau.,. ,.,s-'.,s ~ -
of the murder AZ the " removal, " of the nresident
The witness testified To the astonishm ent NJ ms
prisoner when he found how his act was regarded
by Grant. Conkliue and the stalwar,s and the in
SEPARATION theory seems to have been inyented "a
| meet the need Of this new situation Fvidapcs
| una ;n.xod,ood ,ho. c,,.oo, h.a ....-a-.a l.. A.
| negative in an application for a life insurance
J policy the usual question, "Has there ever beer
any insanity in your familv?" At General Rev.
nolds' second interview Guiteau wrote his " Ad
dress to the American People " and the origina,
draft OF this document was read in evidence
| Tho ,,rsonar axb;hi,ad tho r,os. ,,,a,o,o,o., A.,