Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-22
TRIAL OF rHE ASSASSIN.
Yesterdays Proceedings - Guiteau
Suffered to Insult Witnesses-He
Says His Sister is an Unmlti.
gated Nuisance.

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Says His Sister Is an Unmiti.
gated Nuisance.
WASHINGTON. December 2l.-In the
Guiteau trial today Dr.. Hamilton. Of
New York. took the stand. Soovills de-
sired to have other experts excluded dur-
ing tho testimony, but tho Court rulsd
against him.
During the argument Davidge was
interrupted BY Guiteau, who said: ~
will cut this short. Judge, by suyiDg that
I am perfectly willing to have them here.
I want them to learn all they q n I
have 80 much confidence in their homer
and integrity that"
Davidss-That's precisely what I am
coming to.
Guiteau-Ysu are on the right track,
Judge. I'll take you on my side. You
are engaged for my side Of this case.
Witness was questioned at great length
relative to the operation Of the minds
significance OF dreams and unconscious
expressions as indicative Of mental pro-
cesses.
Counsel for the prosecution protested
against the apparently objective dirso.
ton Of the inquiries.
sOoville (%smilissly) - Well. gentle
men, I told yen I did not know much
about this subject.
Guiteau-Thsn you had better get Of
the case II you don't know anything
about 1t. I think Reed and I can do
better than you. judging BY the way in
which you are labering. Cooking over
the notes which Scovills held In his
hand, he oon.inusd)-You've got o lot
of stuff there. II Is not in your hand
writing. I guess IL must have been con-
tributed by some crank.
Guiteau appeared dissatisfied with the
result OF the examination, and finally
said to Scoville: "Oh, tear that stuff up.
Seoyille. Send this man down and
call Clark Mills. He's . good deal better
man for you than this one. he took q
cast OF my head the other day, thinking
some persons would be interested to see
il. He took q bust OF Andrew jackson,
and he thinks mine greater than jack
sons was. He found q side OF my
head badly deficient, though"
The prisoner then branched of to the
inspiration theory, and ratified of for
some time his oit.rspsated harangus on
the subject Of irresistible pressure.
Davidgs asked II people, adjudged
medically insane. were not capable Of
Judging between right and wrong.
Guitoau Quickly looking up from his
wriiing)-What bearing has that when Q
person Is controlled by an irresistible
impulss7 That's all there il in this case
(striking the table violently. and all
this talk don't amount to anything.
Witness replied: "There are a great
many insane medically who appreciate
the difference between right aud wrong.
In nearly oil asylums the System OF re-
wards and punishments Is In vogue in
dealing With the insane, showing that II
is recognized in the treatment OF the in
sane, and that they discriminate and can
control their actions"
On the whole this witness testimony
bore against the theory Of insanity, and
was fairly well sustained.
DIR. Worcester, OF Massachusetts,, who
resusei, when upon the stand for the
defense, to answer the Hypothetical qHss-
ton proposed by Scovills. testified that
in his opinion tho prisoner was a sans
man.
VGuiteau (sharply)-Hov much do you
expect 10 get for that opinion. sir2 /
suppose That will be worth $500 to you.
That is the way Corkhill 10 running, but
1 don't think 1t will be worth o snap With
the jury; not q snap, sir.
Corkbill then read o hypothetical ques.
ton, which covered the material facts In
the prisoners history from his boyhood
down to his oct on the I'd OF July, and
injured: Assuming all these facts to
be true. in our opinion. wa the prisoner
sane or insane when be killed the Presi.
dent? Answer-I believe him to have
been sane.
Gui,eau (snserinsly)-Yes, sir. and
you expect to get $500 for your opinion.
All through the reading Of the hypot-
thetical questions Guiteau continually
sboutsd, .'That's false; absolutely false"
AZ one time he said, "That's false. Get
the facts right for your hypothesis. or
vbatsyer YOU call IL. Judge Porter
must have got that stuff up for you.
Corkhill. You certainly have not got
brains enough. want to say right here
that Colonel Corkhill has made o very
good outward statement OF the facts, but
be hasn't touched at ell upon what was
going ON in my mind at that time. That
il q matter for the jury. the Court, the
Deity and me to decids-we four"
Colonel Corkhill then read another
hypothetical question. setting forth In
its most unsnviabls light the career Of
Guiteau. The prisoner WINGED under
the record, but confined himself to q
sort Of Qrowl-"That's false" or That's
absolutely false" On concluding the
reading, Corkhill again inquired Of the
witness-Do you consider that the pris.
oner was sane or insane on the I'd Of
July2 Answu-In my opinion he was
sane.
AFTER RECESS.
DIR. Worcester again took the stand,
when Guiteau insisted upon being heard.
and. with some impetuosity. said: II
want IL distinctly understood that on the
I'd Of July I gave Colonel Corkhill and
his reporter. in q two hours interview,
my views on this whole subject-ths in
spiration. the political situation and all
the causes that impaled me on the Pres.
idsnt. and this man Corkhill destroyed
his notes so I could not use them upon
this trial. II 10 Q burning shame for
him to coms here now and say I never