Daily Republican., 1881-11-23
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WASHINGTON, Nov. ~ Tho pSlsol
van il which (4uiteau WIS conveyed
from the Jail TO the court house thil
morning WAS escorted by six mounte(
: policemen In addition 70 the two oinpesl
who rode upon the van. The "Trip WA
made without Incident, and, Aftol
, reaching the prisoners room, Guitsau
! parto0k Of . hearty breakfast, and Ok
pressed himself fally satisfied with ths
!, police arrangements which had been
made to insure his safety. he thought
the same precautions should have been
. observed ct the outset. The court
: room was crowded In every nook and
corner long before the hour for the ~.
} semblink Of the court, and the officers
on duty were kept constantly busy In
; protecting the small reserved rpacs
from the snoroaohmsnt 0f the lAr0e
throng Of visitors. Mr.. Scovills was
early In bis seat, and busisd himself in
giving Anal t'uches TO his address
John Guiteaa was also in the court.
room soon after nine O'Clock, and oh.
tained yubpenas for six additional wit.
nesses. Mono Of the gentlemen who
have been publicly invited BY Guissau
TO assist In his defence have yet respond
ell In person.
| 1t Ia understood, however, that MIR.
Ecoville expects to secure the services
of Mr.. Truie, of Chicago, later Ia tho
week. Several medical experts, who
have been summoned BY the defence,
are in attendance this morning A
nong them DE-. Rice, of Wisconsin, who
has long kno %n the prisoner, and who,
IL is said, advised his commitment TO
an insane asylum four years ago on the
ground Of emotional insanity. Guitean
was brought into the courtroom shortly
after ten O'Clock, and at once busted
himself with his papers aid mail. His
personal appearance has undergone %
marked Change since the first day Of
his trial; and this morning he has evi.
IDENTIFY devoted unusual care to his tOi-
let. He still wore the coat with tho
torn sleeve, but his liuen was spotless
and his beard, which heretofore has
appeared "scraggy," seemed to have
b.sn carefully brushed. The wild,
frightened look of the eyes has disap.
peared, a. also his habit OF looking up
and casting covert giances about him
without raising his head. He glanced
confidently about the room, bowed
plsasantly to some one at some distance
from him, and but for the tightly drawn
lines about the mouth and the nnmis-
taxable indication OF anxiety and deep
thought when his features are In repose
a casual observer might select ~ the
prisoner anyone of hAif dozen who sit
near him. At ten minutes past ten
Mr.. Scoville resumed his argument to
the jury, He called their attention to
the plea set up by the defence-insanity
and discussed at great length the
growth and changes of public Opin.
ion upon the subject OF insanity and its
treatment by the courts when set up
as defence in criminal cases. He Cit
cd numerous cases And the rulings in
several noted ones where the plea OF
insanity was set ap.
THE AssAssIE'S BEHAVIOR.
During the progress OF Mr.. Scoville's
argument Guiteau leaned back In his
chair, stroked his beard and apparent
lly followed him closely. Occasionally
he would make sons notes and engage
in brief hispered colloquy with his
brother. AT one point Mr. Scoville, in
detailing the more enlightened treat
ment of the insane now in vogue at the
asvlums said "In other words those
in charge of tho asylums act with lit.
tie more reason than do the inmates,
This sally seemed to amuse Gniteau
Immensely, and broad smile broke
over his features, which reappeared
seyeral times as If his mind REQUIRED
to 1t.
Mr.. scoville alluded to the prejudice
which undoubtedly existed against tho
plea of Insanity generally, and especi-
ally in the case Of the prisoner. He
said that the newspapers mad intima-
ted that Guiteau was only feigning In
sanity, and such seemed to DO the gen.
eral theory of the public Guiteau
turned uneasily in his chair, and with
quick, nervous articulation said: II
never feign. I act myself. Sane II
insaue." Without noticing the inter.
ruption Mr.. Scoville alluded to the ar
rest of nan, at the time Of President
Hayes' administration, who was sens
to the Insane Asylum. The man, he
said. had as carefully made oil ar.
ranvements to kill President Hayes as
did Guiteau 10 kill President Garfield,
and but for his arrest might have sue.
ceeded.
There was just as much ground to In.
dictate G uiteau's insanity. Why, said
Mr. ScoSille, even President Garti led
said: "Why did this man do it? He
mn,t he insane" Mr.. Blaine must
have believed Guitsau-
col. Corkhill here arose and with
much emphasis said: "lf you will
ALLOW me, Mr. Scoville, the President
never said he thought he was insane.
He thought him sane, at the time. Mr..
Blaine never thought him insane; be
has said under oath, that he balieves
him to be- sane.
Mr., scovllle explained that he spoke
from information derived from news.
pa pers. and would not axe issue on the
statement He then took up tho
HISTORY OF THE GUITEAU FAMILY,
who were of Huguenot extraction, and
who had, he said, retained TO the
present day, Us a marked characteristic,
the sturdy adherence to religious oon-
victi0ns which caused the expaSriatiOn
of the Hugrenot. He asserts that In
sanity was hereditary In the family,
and ha !, to soma degree, effeoted Gui
teau's father. lie next dwelt at gr'at
length upon, Guit,au's history and ex'
ploits from childhood 10 the day on
which he shot the President. /
Guitsau appeared generally satisfied
with Mr.. Scoviils's account Of his life
ard EXPERIENCES. Frequently an amused
smile indicated his appreciation OF the
humorous, notably when the whippings
he rcceiv we'd ~ buy were described AZ
having besn given with that vigor
which can be shown by man of strong
religious convictions" 1t was quite mp.
parent that he retained lively reccl-
lection of paternal attentions. His ad-
mission to the bar and the circu mstsn-
oes attending his supposed examination,
which he consisted Of three questions
two OF which he answered, amused
fauiteau Intensely As Mr.. Scoville lsla.
tod them to the jury. He freq usntly