The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-25

GUITEAU.

| the cross-examination of the wit
ness. Gulteau interrupted once,
! and with some excitement said,
These experts may all be very hon
Orable men. but l don't care snap
for their testimony. I wouldn't
give a cent bushel for it, whether
for me or against me-"
Judge Cox-"Be quiet, prisoner.
You have promised to keep still"
Guiteau-"All right, Judge, but l
wanted to get that idea before the
jury"
Witness stated that he did not
think the prisoner had been acting
a part or feigning In court. He
thought he had been acting purely
according to his natural character
istics.
DIR. Orpheus Everts, superiHten-
dent of private asylum at College
Hill, Ohio, was called. He said {:
There is no uniformity of head,
either as regards any one sane or
insane. The expression of face,
while some indication, is in no sense
a sure indication in determining the
sanity or insanity of a person. Wit
ness had examined the prisoner in
jail, and conversed with him, and
had closely watched his conduct
during the trial, and had formed
the opinion that the prisoner on the
I'd of July was sane.
| Objection was made by ScoVille
and overruled, and an exception
noted.
Guiteau-This is all rubbish. Ali
this nonsense to prove that l am
sane now has nothing to do with
the I'd eff July. These experts have
seen me since the trial began. l
don't claim now and didn't claim
when they saw me, to be insane,
consequently they assume that L
was sane on the I'd Of July. 1t is all
nonsense.
Upon the crOss-eXaminatiOn wit
hess stated do not believe the
prisoner was Shamming in the sense
of felgning insanity. l do not be-
lieve him to be insane, but l do not
| think he has been feigning insanity
in court.
| Mrs. Scoville took the stand. Mr.
lScOville stated that he desired tC
| ask her few questions now, as
lowing to sickness in theiI
| family it was necessary for her tC
return home at once. She identified
d letter written by her father il
1915, in which he said, "Charles Is
crazy, and should be in an asylum.
| COrkhill desired, as Monday will
be Il legal holiday, to have an ad
Ijeurnment till Tuesday, which was
so ordered, and the court then ad
journed to that time.
AS the audience arose to leave
Guiteau shouted, Tomorrow beinl
christmas, L wish the court anC
jury, and the American people, I
happy Christmas I'm happy. anC
expect every one else will be-"
THREATENING sCoYILLE.
, The attention of Scoville having
been called to reports that hi
wife had applied to Marsha
Henry to protect him agains
threatened violence, he expressed
great surprise, and said, "Why,
) know nothing Of this?" John w
, Guiteau also stated, Il did not know
anything of it," Mrs. ScoYiiie wa
then interviewed and made thu
, following statement: l did no
> apply for protection. l simply
showed Marshal Henry sample o
the letters received daily, from TIVE
to half a dozen on p0stals, which
accidently found upon the table, di
rected to Mr.. Scoville. The day ant
. time of the day when an attemp
would be made upon Mr.. Scoville'
!, life, was stated; also that the,
would come from Nerfalk, Va, Il
strong. / also showed him lette
more blOodthirsty and defiant
as to the time and means
than those usually received b!
my brother (ths prisoneF). He STATED
, Samong other things that so far q
the prisoner was concerned his chic
card was that he should net escape
, This brought from me very audi
BILE smile, and l asked him if h
Icould imagine any place in this o
Iany country where he could escape
Except into a very strong Jail.
also tsld him he did not care for hi!
| life and did not wish TO undertake
|. care of him under any circum
stances, but that should do all il
: lmy power to have him go through
,, his trial without interruption; tina
the American people and the wOrlC
, might be convinced of what know
, to be a fact, that an insan,
, man and not a plotting william
! had assaulted the very life Of oGl
republic through the assassination
of the ruler. elected by the people
He spoke of the money which Il
had cost government to bring wit
nesses for the defense. I said
Thought if the view I held could be
established to the satisfaction Of all
it would be worth all it was costing
even to the government. The issue
of this case seemed to me to be Of
little consequence to the prisoner
or his immediate friends, compared
with the Importance Of showing
that we had not yet at least, reached
historical point In the downfall OF
| all republics, namely: ASSASSINATION
of rulers by the people. He said
they had not men enough to detail