Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-30
CUITEAU.
The Prisoners Anxiety for
Protection.
HIS LETTER TO CAMERON.
Frequent 0utbursts and Inter
ruptions Of the Assassin.
SHAPE OF INGERsoLLs HEAD.
What Wisconsin Expert Thinks of
the "Irspiration Theory.

the "Irspiration Theory.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO 1Hx RsooRD.usIoNI
WAsHINGToN, December 29th.-The Court
was densely packed, despite the rainy
weather.
A rumor is current this morning that the
jury, with one exception, are satisfied Of the
guilt and the legal responsibility of the pris-
oner. The twelfth juror, it is said, stoutly
maintains that Guiteau is ''crazy as March
hare"
The prisoner was taken, without demon
stration, to the prisoners dock. This is To-
Gated about twenty-five feet from his counsel,
upon the left side of the room. A narrow
passage separates it from the large window
which overlooks Louisiana avenue.
eUITEAu's APpREHENsIoNs.
Guiteau glanced around the room and then
out of the window, and evinced some new.
business at his apparently exposed condition.
| He started in to make his usual morn
ing speech. 81 noticed" he said, "as 1
| rode rp in the van this morning that the
usual guard of police have been with
drawn. Now, want to say emphatically
| that If l was turned out tomorrow /
as [ am in the custody of this Court,
the Court is bound to protect me. There
is moro danger of my being shot when riding
to and from the jail in the van than at any
other time, and want your Honor to make
an order that the usual guard shall accompany
me. The cranks are not all dead yet, though
they are fast dying off AS matter of fact,
| it would require but one crank with sufficient
nerve to shoot me in the van that's where
most of the danger lies. am making more
friends every day and am getting lots of let.
ters of sympathy. 1 don't anticipate any
danger except from the cranks."
CALENDER RECALLED-RXPLANATIo FROM
JUDGE cox.
Dr. Calender was recalled.
| Before any question was put, Judge Cox
remarked as to statements made Yesterday,
! "that the Court surrounded the prisoner
! with unusual guards and protection" he
| would state that the prisoner was in the Gus.
| tody of the Marshal, and not of the Court,
| duu WudtcNcT GAtEo kudf0b hd0 Occu
| nished, had been supplied by him.
Guiteau-Well, then, your Honor. if the
Marshal don't do his duty / appeal to the
Court. If the Marshal won't furnish the
proper guard kick him out and let's get new
Marshal.
GUITEAU'S LETTER TO CAMERoN-N0T INSANITY
But IMPUDENCE.
Scoville desired to exhibit to the witness,
as an expert, a letter written by Guiteau some
ten days since to Senator Don Cameron.
Scoville then asked the witness: ''Will
you give your opinion as to whether such a
letter az that written to man he did not
know does not indicate unsoundness of mind? ~
Answer don't think it indicates un-
souuduess of mind. 1t seems to me consist
ent with his character and habit through life.
of soliciting money from sources where he had
no reason to expect it.
Guiteau-I don't think so. It only shows
what jackass you are, Scoville.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE PRISONERS INTER.
RUPTIoNs.
Colonel Corkhill-Yo our Honor, If these in.
terruptions on the part Of the prisoner are to
continue must request the dock to be placed
in another part Of the room.
the cellar ii you want. We won't object.
CorkhIll-You can't object.
Scoville-We don't desire to object All
we ask of you will be TO make your motion,
if ycu have one to make, and not to har-
rangue the jury as you did yesterday.
ANOTHER oUTBURsT.
Scoville then read the witness the hypo.
thetical question of the defense, and the wit.
ness replied, Upon that hypothesis his in
sanity is -"
Gui:eau here interrupted from his place in
the dock and shouted out in harsh and
strained tones 'tHold on, 1 want to say
something about that letter. protest against
its being read here. 1t is private letter I
wrote to Senator Cameron ten days ago ask
ing him for a loan of $500. 1t was entirely a
private matter. intrusted it to my brother
to give to Senator Cameron, and he withheld
it 10 that miserable, mean manner and gave
| it to this man Scoville. My brother had bet
| ter go back to Boston and try and make some
moLey and pay his debts. He has been O
| perfect nuisance in this case ever since he has
been here. He and Scoville have dragged
| themselves into this case to make notoriety
| at my expense. | repudiate both OF them.
| Scoville, you had better 60 back to Chicago
you are perfect jackass in this case, and l
| won't have you in it any longer"
THE LETTER IS READ.
Davidge objected to the letter, but the
Judge overluled the objection, and Scoville
then read as follows:
In couRr, WASHINGTON, December 10, 1881.
Hon. Don. Cameron-Dear Sir am on trial for
my life. | need money. am Stawart and SO are
you. You think great deal of General Arthur and
so do l. My inspiration made him President. and l
am going to ask YOU to let me have $500. II get
out OF this will return it. IL not charge it to the
Stalwarts. Yours, for our cause and very cordially
signed. CHARLES J. GUITEAU.
P. s-Please give your check to my brother, j.
W. Guiteau, of Boston, and make it payable to my
order.
The prisoner commented: ~ don't care a
snap about It, one way or the other. If you had
presented it you would probably have gotten
the money but as you concealed it in a mean,
sneaking way, you didn't get the money. 1t
ia very good letter anyway, but l don't like
this way of stopping and stealing my private
letters and dragging them into Court"
AN EXPERT FROM WISCONSIN.
DIR. Walter Kempster, Superintendent of
the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane,
had devoted his attention to the study of in
sanity fifteen years. Witness was familiar
with the process of taking the conformity of
the head, and did not believe much import
ance, as rule, could be attached to the shape
| of the head in determining the question of
| sanity or insanity. Witness exhibited a
number of slips, showing the shape, as taken
Oy the conioImiteT, oI neaus OF numpef OF
gentlemen, including Treasurer Gilfllan, Col
onel IDgersoll, Judge Carter and Colonel
Corkhill. In the case of Colonel Ingersoll,
witness remarked, pointing with his finger :
This side appears fiat, as compared with
| the other"
Guiteau-That shows that Bob and are
both cracked in the same direction.
Colonel Corkhills head" said the wit.
ness, has very marked depression upon
| one eide"
| Guiteau-Tll bet you could put your foot
| in the depression in his head.
Witness, continuing depression Ia
very similar to that noticed in the prisoners
head. [Laughter.]