Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-23
Regular Report.

took seat by his side and whispered some
thing to him. Guiteau, striking the table
violently. began to expostulate, saying. II
won't do anything of the kind. /"
At this point ScOville whispered someeE
postulation, when Guiteau angrily said to
him:
Il won't have you compromising my case
by your foolish questions. You must get
off my case if you can't stop.
Comprosn tsing It.
A whispered consultation between tie
three mentioned seemed to result in paG-
fying the prisoner, who looked up with
smile and said, Il was going to make
speech, but ! have changed my mind ami
guess won't do it," He then busted
himself in opening his mail, remarking,
This is the first time have opened my
mail myself for some time"
More Expert Testimony.
DR.. Theodore Diamond, of Auburn, New
York, who has been summoned for the de-
fense and retained by the prosecution, was
called to the stand. Witness believed, judG-
ing by the evidence to which he had lis
tened, including that of the prisoner him
self, and from the appearance and conduct
of the prisoner, that he is a sane man. The
hypothetical questions put DR.. Worcester,
YESTERDAY, were read to the witness and
he replied, ~ should say he was sane
man.
Witness was questioned at length, his
answers indicating great conservatism OF
opinion. ScOville finally asKed-"Well,
Doctor, how old do you think a physician
ought to be before he is able to distinguish
between O sane and insane man.? The
witness replied that he himself was not yet
old enough to distinguish between sane
and insane people.
Guiteau, laughing, "That' the best thing
YOU have said yet. Doctor. Ladies and
gentlemen, you see I'm letting ScOyille do
most OF the talking, to-day. I'm Keeping
quiet. ! opened my mail myself this
morning" holding up twenty or more let
tcrs. Pretty good mail too, and only one
crank letter in the whole lot: All from
high-toned people, too. They are
beginning to think better OF me out
for my autograph They think
I'm Dig Man,
but don't care snap whether I'm big
man or little one -
The prisoner busted himself reading has
letters, and soon broke out again saying:
Well | didn't notice this before, ladies'
and gentlemen. | have just received a
letter from DR.. Spitzka in which he says ne
has received two hundred letters since ms
return from Washington, all congratulate
ING him upOn his testimony. That he has
only received two threatening ones and
two from lunatiCs. 4 pretty good showIng'
think. when he came on here for nothing
and didn't get cent, while these fellows
are handsomely paid by the government.
Then here is another one from VI. Beatty.
Judge CoH-Well, that will do, prisoner
We have not time to listen to the reading
OF your correspondence.
Guiteau-All right, sir.
Recess.
After RcccSs,
witness was asked if he thought it would
be any indication OF insanity in man o.
mature wears who honestly believed heW 10
inspired to kill the President OF the nit
States. and who honestly believed I'll .,
when his motives we're known to the p" %
pie they would not only excuse, but 4 -
plaud his act, and replied: "lf he honesG
believed that. and his will was dominate |
by that conviction, it would be an indica-
| tion of insanity
Scoville-"If it is not impcrtnent, Doc
| tor. in this day and generation, ! VIII ask
You If you have given much attention to
| the subject, or believe i'll
IDspiratIOn:"
Answcr-"Well. not specially
.Guitcau-''Well, Doctor, If God could IN
! spirc man 1000 years ago, why could he
| not do 50 now? Is there anything diiernt
| in human nature"
Scovillc-"I have no objection to your
| answering, Doctor.
The question was read again to the wit,
! ness and he replied: "If the Lord did in
! spirc anybody two thousand years ago he
| can do so now. ii he chooses.
Guiteau-"That's my idea. lie not only
: can. but he did, in this case.
The CrOss-examinatiOn proceeded with
out incident and with hardly any Interrupt
ton on the part Of Guiteau. Once when a
proposition, based upon the incident OF the
! uplifted axe, so often alluded to on trial
was put to the witness. Guiteau called out
the whole thing is
Based on FaIsehoOd."
Scoville-"There never was any such oc
| Currencc rs you have stated As cOnSe
uuenCc. his answer is wholly irrelevant"
During the greater part OF the afternoon
! Guitcau was engaged in writing an article
for publication, and apparently paid little
heed to the progress of the trial. At quar-
ter before three. witness was excused.
Guiteau Immediately shouted,
These Experts
NAV bc all high-toncd honorable men, but
but in my opinion they hang more men
than doctors kill" Growing more excited
| he declaimcd for several minutes and said;
Gen. Garfield would be alive today had IL
not been for the doctors. They completed
what my shot began. The Lord intended
he should GO and so he lst the
Doctors Xii Him.
He didn't die before his time, though.
Col. Corkhill desired an adjournment
but SCoville inquired, Where is your wit
ness. Shaw? can dispose of him in ie"
minutes.
Shaw was called, when GuitcaU shouted
| Here's the man that told that lie. We've
rot YOUR record. Shaw, from New Jersey
where the Judge from the bench said You
ought TO be i'll the peuitentiary.
Witness was asked If he had not been in
dicted for perjury and replied that he had
Upon attempting 10 explain, stormy
| dialogue ensued, Guiteau shouting that Iht
| witness was the
Most Extraordinary Liar
| in America Witness was finally permit
ted TO explain. ItarOse through miSappre
| hcnsion. and he WAS acquitted by the jury
Scoville gave notice 10 Shaw To detenl
| his character, rs he had four witnesses Il
| introduce. whose testimony ne, shaw
| would want TO meet Adjourned.
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