Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-29
The Prisoner Holds a Consultation
With His Attorneys Says He
is Happy, and Wishes the
Court and Jury Mer-
ry Christmas.
TWENTY-EIGHTH. DAY.

court room protected by two officers.
DR.. Hamilton was examined at
length relative to the operations of
minds, and the significance of dreams
and unconscious expressions as indica-
tive of mental processes.
Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied
with the result of the examination, and
finally said to Scoville "Oh, tear
that stuff up. and send this man down
and call Clark Mills; he IS good deal
better man for you than this one. He
took a cast of my head the other day,
think some people would be interested
to see it; he took bust of Andrew
jackson, and he thinks it a greater one
than Jackson's was. He found one
side of the head badly deficient,
though"
IL response to another question, DIR.
Hamilton continued: "In nearly all
the asylums the system of rewards and
punishment is in vogue in dealing with
the insane, showing its recognizance in
the treatment of the insane They can
distinguish between right and wrong,
and can control their actions"
On the whole, this witness testimony
bore against the theory of insanity, and
was fairly well sustained. DR.. Worces-
ter, of Salem, Mass, who refused, when
upon the stand for the defense, to an
swer the hypothetical questions pro-
posed by Scoville, testified that in bis
opinion the prisoner was sane.
Guiteau (sharply)-How much do
you expect to get for that opinion? |
suppose that will be worth $500 to you:
that is the way Corkhill is running it.
But don't think it will be worth snap
with that iury-not a snap, sir
Corkhill then read the hypothetical
question, which covered all the mate
rial facts in the prisoners history r.oAi
boyhood down to his act on the I'd of
July, and inquired: Assuming all the
facts to be true, in your opinion was
the prisoner sane or insane when he
killed President Garfield
Ans.-I believe him to have been
sane.
TwENTYNINTH DAY.
When Guiteau came into court this
morning he was somewhat exited. Col.
Chas. Reed was present.
Guiteau had large mail which he
took great delight in opening.
DR.. Theo. DramCnd, of Auburn, n.
j., who had been summond by the de
Tense and retained by the prosecution,
was called to the stand, and testified
that he believed the prisoner sane.
Scovile-H it is not improper, Doc
tor, | will ask you if you have ever de-
voted your attention to the subject or
believe in inspiration?
Ans.-Well, not specially.
Guiteau-Well, doctor, if God could
inspire men 1000 years ago why could
he not do so now? Is there any differ
ence in human nature?
Scoville-I have no objection to your
answering it, doctor.
The question was stated again to the
witness and he replied: of the Lord
did inspire anybody two thousand
years ago he can now if he chooses"
Guiteau That's my idea. He not
only can but he did in this case.
DISCRIMINATION proceeded with
out incident and with hardly any inter-
ruption on the part of Guiteau. Once
when proposition. based on an Incl
dent of an uplifteo asxe, so often al
luded to on trial, was put to witness,
Guiteau called out: "The whole thing
is based on falsehood, Scoville; there
never was any such occurrence as you
have stated, and his answer is wholly
irrelevant"
During the greater part of the after
noon, Guiteau was engaged In writing
articles for publications and apparently
paid little heed to the progress of the
trial. AT quarter before 3, the wit
ness was excused Guiteau immedi-
ately shouted: "These experts may be,
honorable men, but it's my opinion
they hang more men than the doctors
kill"
Growing more and more excited, he
acclaimed some minutes, and said:
General Garfield would be alive to-
day had it not been for the Doctors
they completed what my shot begun.
The Lord intended he should go, and
so he let the doctors kill him; he did
not die before his time, though
Col Corkkill asked to adjourn, but
Scoville inquired: "Where is your wit
ness, Shaw? We can dispose of him in
a few minutes"
Shaw was called, when Guiteau
shouted: There's the man that told
that lie. We've got your record, Shaw,
from New Jersey, where a Judge from
the bench said you ought to be in the
penitentiary.
Witness was asked if he had not been
indicted for perjury, and he said he
had. On attempting to explain, a
stormy debate ensued, Guiteau shout
ing that the witness was the most ex-
liar in America. Witness
was nnally allowed to explain, that it
arose through misapprehension, and was
acquitted by the jury.
Scoyille gave notice to Shaw to de-
fend his character, as he had four wit
nesses to introduce whose testimony he
SHAW would want to meet.
Adjourned.
THJRTIETH DAY.
The first thing Guiteau did this NOR
ming was to introduce Chas. II. Reed of
Chicago as leading counsel in his case.
DIR. SPENCER II. TALCorr,