Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-12-24

| SANE delusiOn? Alt would not, for stycral
reasons. 1t might be asserted as an excuse
for crime. Where it exists as one of the
| symptoms of insanity it is susceptible o.
proof If the act were inconsistent and con
trary to the previous habits and normal char
acter OF the individual it would be a strong
presumptivc evidence of insanity. Q.-As
suminG it to be in proof that a person charged
with crime and claiming to have a delusor
has in repeated instances controlled himself
and voluntarily rpfraihed from the act OF
which he Processes to have ttinltI1ahd from
God, would YOU call THAT evidence of uhcon.
trollable impulse? Alt would show the
the individual has not lost his power 9f will
or his self-cohtrol under the influence of hi:
delusiOn. Judge Cox requested the witness
to explain to the jury what he meant by ire
sistible impulse, and the answer was "Per-
versions OF the emotions to such degree as
to produce conduct entirely at variance with
the individuals former life, and to such de-
gree as to completely control the will power
would constitute an irresistible impulse. y
The prisoner-Where man does an appar-
entity illegal act from an irresistible pressure,
is that insanity or sanity, doctor? The wit
hess That fact shows insanity. The pris-
oner.-That is my case, sir. Laughter I
Mrs. Scoyille here, for the first time, ventured
to take part in the examination of a witness,
against the earnest protest OF the prisoner,
who told her to mind her own business. She
born insane from maltormation of the brain?"
The witness.-That produces idiooy and i'm
becilitv, not insanity.
Mrs Scoville.--Can it develop into insa nj ity
The witnoss.-A person with maconstructed
brain may be more liable to insanity. Mrs
Scoville.-That is what wanted to know. [
am much obliged. After recess L. S. Goble
an insurance agent of Newark, n. j., told how
Guiteau had borrowed money of him. He
never saw anything indicating insanity. The
next witness was William P. Copeland a
Washington journalist who picked out the
newspaper scraps that were found on the
prisoner and indicated the various papers
from which they were cut, several Of them
being from the Brooklyn Eagle The next
witness was II. 7. Ketcham, of Brooklyn,
attorney and counselor-at-l who had been
clerk TO Mr.. Hawes a the time that the pris-
oner had desk in the office. In reply to the
question as to whether he had observed any
thing in the prisoner indicating unsoundness
Of mind the witness replied, Nothing at all.
He impressed me as man capable of con-
versing on ordinary subjects without ex-
pressing any extreme or violent or absurd
views" He did not, however, regard him as
man having any fair, good sense. The
prisoner (contemptuously.)- did not con-
slider You suitable man for me to associate
with He was nothing but clerk in the office,
while | was supposed to be high-toned
lawyer. Mr.. Scoville.--What led you to con
sense? The witness.-That was tho general
impression l received from hearing him. The
prisoner (angrily to Mr.. Scoville. IF you
We're only smart enough you would see that
all this talk has no relevancy to this case.
You are getting cranked on this business
yourself They will have you up for trial yet
lou are getting worse than Corkhill. laugh
ter Henry Wood, of Philadelphia, had
known the prisoner for some years never
saw anything to indicate that he was of I'M
sound mind. He always appeared to me as a
man ofmore than ordinary intelligence, but
wholly wanting in principle. Simon d.
Phelps, broker, of New York, had known the
prisoner since 1865 first knew him in Chicago.
Gulteau became extremely angry at a state
mcnt made by the witness and ratified off
perfect TRADE of abuse. Several minutes
elapsed before the examination could proceed.
Witness related conversations with the pris-
oncr relative to his 1nter-Ocean scheme and
his proposed reproduction in Chicago of the
New York Herald He did not think there was
anything crazy about the schemes from the
of a man who knew no more of the
business than Guiteau did. Witness
SAID that in the fourteen years he had known
the prisoner he never saw anything to lnd-
cate that he was of unsound mind. At three
O'Clock the court adjourned.
WASHINGTON, DEC 14-Thc Guiteau trial
came to sudden and unexpected close to-
day by the illness of Mr.. Gates, one of the
jurors. Dr.. Winthrow, pastor of the Park
Street Church, Boston, said that Guiteau at
tended church meetings and social gatherings
during the winter of 1879 and frequently used
to speak. DR.. Winthrow never saw any indi-
cations OF an unsound mind about him. Dur
ing the cross-eXamination Juror Gates gave
the first indication of his illness and was
obliged to retire for few minutes and Cui-
tcau seized the opportunity to make speech.
He said it was evident that Corkhill was try
ing to show that he knew he was doing wrong
when he shot the President. ''Now, I don't
care whether | knew I was doing wrong or
not shouted the prisoner, defantly. Then,
after a pause, he continued NV free agency
was destroyed and l hadn't any choice, and
viii take my chance with this court and this
Jury and the Lord on that point. The ques-
LiOn is not whether | was insane five years
ago, but whether l was a free agent at the
time killed the President. That kills your
theory. That is the question for the court to
wrong, but Of free agency. l am not here
10 save my neck from the gallows. | am here
Ior right, for justice, for vindication.
The next witness was Charles A. Bryan. city
,lerk of the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany, of New York. He told how Guiteau
called upon him last February, asked about
commissions, brought in an application and
his familiarity with "Jim" Blaine. This state
ment aroused the prisoners anger at once.
- That is false" he cried ~ always spoke of
him as Secretary Blaine" and when Judge
Cox tried to quiet him he shouted 'When
man comes here and makes statement which
! know is wholly false, I say to him, that's
false : If he persists, | say say to him, you
are liar and if he still persists, say to
am, you are an internal whelp.' That is as
tar as L go. That is equal to the bar-room
language OF consigning man down below
/ his witness also had never seen any indica-
lons OF insanity. He was followed by Henry
VI. Collier, who told of transaction where
1ulteau collected $175 and failed to turn il
over. During the examination of this witness
Juror Gates made it known to the court that
he was unable to so on. Some fault has been
ound with the court officials for not permit
lng or insisting upon proper exercise for the
Jury, IN accordance with the laws of health
1t appears that they made request day or
lWo ago to be taken to certain places,
among which was the Corcoran art gallery.
The court notified the bailiff that they might
oo taken there if measures were provided to
prevent them coming in contact with the
general public.
WAsH1NGToN, Dec. 16.-The magnetism of
ihe public is fast waning. The evidence
being given by what is termed experts. is
simply repetition of what has already been
given i'll our columns. Guiteau is essentially
the case his own way, continually
abusing his own counsel as well as that ri
.he prosecution. The only evidence given the
last two days of any importance was that of
MS divorced wife which we give below:
She stated she Was married tn ba ,,r;.a,.a..