The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-22
GUITEAU.
The Trial Resumed Yesterday
MORE. DISPLAY OF BAD TEMPER
BY THE PRISONER.
Much Talk and Little Progress Wade.

He made the request because each OF the wit
nesses would be examined upon the same topic
aud the same questions would be asked each;
and he deemed it manifestly unfair that they
should have the benefit of listening to all tn
evidence and in this way unconsciously prepar-
ing themse YES for uniformity OF testimony.
He would also desire 10 have the cont dnect
that it would be improper for expert witnesses
to read the reports of examinations oil the ex-
perts
Judge Cox-It is not the practice OF courts
to exclude expert witnesses.
Scoville related at some leHgth the reasons
why in his view experts should be excluded
and thought the rule for exclusion should APP
ply to experts even more pertinently than TO
witnesses to the occurrence OF facts.
Guiteau-Please state your side of the case,
Scoville, and let the other side state theirs.
Don't undertake TO argue both sides. That's a
silly kind of speech TO make, anyway.
DaVidge argued against the motion but was
soon interrupted by Guiteau who said quite
readily, ST will cut this short, Judge, BY saying
that am perfectly willing to have them here.
l want them to learn all they can. L have so
much confidence in their honor end integrity
that
Mr. Davidge-That is precisely what 1 am
coming TO.
Guteau-You are on the right track, Judge
I'll take you on my side. You are engaged for
my side of the Case.
Judge Cox ruled against the motion.
Scoville resumed the cross examination. The
witness was questioned at great length relative
to operations OF the mind, the significance of
dreams and unconscious expressions as indica-
tive of mental processes.
The counsel for the prosecution objected to
the range of questions as bordering too much
upon metaphy sizes.
The court requested the counsel for the de-
fence to avoid as far as possible purely meta
physical investigation.
The witness was asked il he knew what was
meant by inspiration" and replied, ut is
generally understood to mean taking in. Z"
(Laughter)
Scovile-I mean do you know what is meant
in the spiritual sense?
Answer-Yes, l have heard the word for
twenty years.
Question-Have you ever heard it used ex
cept in an insane sense?
The witness answered in the affirmative and
instanced the claim of the Mormons that they
were inspiied to take plurality of wives. A
lengthy fire of questions ensued which was in
terrupted by Dayidge who begged the counsel
to desist "We have been dragged through
dreamland and now we are brought to some
thing still more speculative"
Guteau broke in, "That's right, Judge. You
defend my case {"
Scoville asked, "Do you believe when the
material brain is gone that the functions of the
mind die, too?''
Answer-Now, sir, you are going into the
ology. I'm not an expert. What mean to
say ls, WUCu the DdCulu0Iy n EidhS uUWH Tue
power is gone, when the matter of the brain is
gone its functions cease. Beyond that you en-
ter upon field where philosophers have been
lost since the beginning OF time.
Qlestion-Do you believe that spiritual agan-
cies have controlling influence upon the uni
verse?
Objection was made and Scoville argued at
some length that he desired to discover pre-
cisely the standpoint from which The witness
considered the subject of spiritual agencies in
distinction from physical.
The counsel for the prosecution protested
against the apparently objectless direction of
the inquiries.
Scoville (smiling)- Well, gentlemen. told
you 1 did not know much about this subject.
Guiteau-Then yon had better get off the
case if you don't know anything about it /
think Reed and I can do better than you. judg-
ing by the way you are laboring. Looking
over the notes which Scoville held in his held,
he continued. you've got lot of stuff there
1t is not your ndwri,ing. ! guess it must
have been contributed by some crank +"
Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied with the
results of the examination, and finally said TO
Scovile, "Oh, tear that stuff up, Scoville
Send th g man down and call Clark Mills He
is great deal better man for you than this
one. He took a cast Of my head, thinking
some people would be interested to see it. He
took the bust of Andrew jackson, aud he
thinks I'm a greater man than jackson was
He found one side of my hoad badly deficient,
though"
The prisoner then hrancbed off to the Sin
spiration theory and ratified on for some min
ntes his oft repeated haranRue on the subject
of "rresistihle pressure" No one interrupt
ed, and when finally he appeared at loss for
something to say hequietly subsidized and busted
himself with newspaper. His personal APP
pearance has undergone marked change
through the shaving of his beard. His lirs
and the lines about his mouth still have tn Q
slight puffy appearance incident to shaving, so
that the correct expression of the features is
hardly yet distinguishable; but on the whole
the impression his face gives is far more favor
abe to the belief in his sanity ID IN before.
The or. ss-examinaticn proceeded at great
length. Scovllle asked, "Are you o Mason?"
and general laugh followed when the witness
replied, mo, sir: / am doctor"
Scoville- What do you mean by doctor?
Answer-One who treats diseases
ScDville-Might he not treat horses?
Answer-Yes; horse doctor.
Guifeau, on being asked why he published
the statement regarding the progress OF the
trial which was telegraphed from Washington
last Saturday replied. II need money. Bust
ness is business. L was offered 800 to make
thatsstatement for publication and | took it I
shall be glad to furnish more of the same kind
at the same price at any time"
After the examination had apparently been
concluded Mr.. Dtvidge asked the witness if
people adjudged medically insane were not
nevertheless capable of judging between
right and wrong.
Guiteau, who had been writing for some
minutes, looked up quickly and shouted,
what bearing has that when person is con-
troled by an irresistible impulse? that's all
there is to this case" striking the table
violently" and all this talk don't amount to
anything"
Scoviile objected, but Judge Cox admitted
the question and the witness replied, There
are a great many insane people medically in
sane who appreciate the difference between
right and wrong
In response to another question DR.. Hamil-
ton continued, I'm nearly all .asylnms sys-
tenn of rewards and punishments are in vogue
in dealing with the insane, showing that it is
recognized in the treatment of the insane that
they can distinguish between right and wrong
and can control their actions"
Mr. Scoville called for the diagram of Gut
teau's head prepared by the witness aud ques-
tioued him at some length upon the several
measurements. Guiteau broke out impatient-
", Now do cut this matter short, Scoville.
Clark Mills can tell you about my head You
had better get that bust right away and drop
this business now. 1t don't amount to any
thing, anyway"
Dr. Worcester of Salem. Mass, was then re-
called. The witness had been summoned for
the defence and came to Washington upon
a subpoena. Had declined when upon stbe
stand for the defence to answer a hypothetical
question proposed by Mr. Scovile without
qualifications. In response to questions the
witness then stated that he (witness) first DR.
rected his attention to the investigation of in
sanity Is years ago and had made the subject a
special study since He had made careful
examination of the prisoner at the Jail and
had carefully watched the conduct of the prs-
oper In the court room during the trial and
in his (witnesso opinion the prisoner was a
sane man.
Guieau (sharply)-How much do you ex-
pect to get for that opinion? I suppose that
will be worth $500 to you. That is the way
Corkhill is running. But / don't think il
worth a snap with that jury, not snap, sir.
Col. Corkhill then read hypothetical ques-
ton which covered all the material facts in
the prisoners history from boyhood down to
his acts On the I'd of Jnly, and eDquired, CAS-
Stunning all these facts to be true. in your opin-
ion was the prisoner sane or insane when he
killed the President?"
Answer believe him to have been sane.
Guiteau (sneeringly)-"Yes,s sir; and you ex-
| pert to get $500 for your opinion
/ All through the reading of the hypothetical
question Guiteau continually shouted, "That's
| false absolutely false" tone time he said,
That's false, sir. Get facts right for your by
pothess or whatever you call it. Judge Por-
| ter must have got that stuff up for you. Cork
hill. You certainly have not got brains
| enough" After the question had been an
| swered Guiteau shouted, II want 20 say right
| here, Col. Corkhill has made "a very good out
k1ff boz h. nod