, 1881-12-14

by asking witness to state to the Jury wl,nt
he tScovlle) Ind told lin (wltness} l,o l,ad
learned III relation 10 3llnw. Objection was
made and sustained, when tiuftca,t shouted
out: "Wo l,ayu found ont that Shaw WIS
guilty ut perjury III New Jersey, and was
told byn Judge from The bench tint llo
ought to be convicted and sent to prison.
We also know tlIat EnRltsl, was convicted OF
n low crime IN ireland. Tho Jury ought to
know whnt kind OF witnesses you ntc bring.
inu here to ruin my reputation"
Witness thought tile proper way to Slim
mon experts would be for the Court to slim
tnon them, Irrespective OF tho chances nf
wlat their testimony might be.
A l,oaMArlc 31ousE.Docrorr.
CorkhtIl insisted tho witness lad attacked
tho character an.t honesty 1t the experts
WHO wGro supposed to entertain opposft
opinions from himself on tho prisoners
sanftr.
tlultcau interrupted in his most nnRry
mood, and, shaking Ills head at Col. Cork!li'l,
sfonted: It's the unanimous Judgment OF
tho American people that you are n cons'tu,-
mate tackass, Corklfll. This gentleman is
an honest man. and II your skull wns not 80
thick yon would SEE It,"
Tho witness desired to explain his position,
cAtAt AV INV 41E34ktat3 ~ 4EAtC4AkE ny
opinion that the expert who will lii t'lis
court testify that the prisoner is sane is, in
my opinion, no expert, or dishonest o,e."
DIh FoRpYcE nAnKEn, OF NEW YORK,
was next examined. The audience listened
intcntly rs the distinguished physician de-
fined Insanity and thu several ptlnses thereof.
Ur. Barl1cr's comprehensive and positive
conclusions were III accord with the theory
Of tlle prosecution. Judge Cox requested
witness to explain to the Jury what he
meant by Irresistible impulse, and tho answer
was: "Pcrvcrsions Of emotion to such a de-
gree rs 10 produce conduct entirely at vari-
ancc with the individuals former life, and
IL such degree rs to completely control tho
will power, constitute ali Irresistible In
pulse"
{i,l1tcau-Doctor, / want to ask yoM
where q man Is inlpellc1 to commit crime by
au impulse hs cat,.ot resist, Is lie sane or i,l-
sa.1e?
Answcr-When that fact can DO proved,
sir, It Is Insanity.
Nutteau-That's Just my case, sir, with
m atr Of perfect satisfaction; then, turning
10 ScovIEte: "Comc, sir, tllnt's tile Whole
case. Now let's have recess. I'm getting
hungry"
Mrs. scoyl11.E
desired to ask n question.
Guiteau Umpaticntly)-Oh, you keep sill |;
| it's nil they cail do 10 put up With mt.
Judge Cox assented, and Mrs. Scoyil!e
asked: "Can n n,an 10 born insane?''
| Answer-So, 1nadatne; he could bo born
| m idiot or nj in,becilc. Insanity Is au nc,
quircd state after birth.
l. AFTER RECESS,
L. S. Gobel1, of New York, took The witness
stnnd.
Guiteau--K yonr Honor please, I would
like to know what they expect to prove by
his witness, l think wo havo had about
enough Of this kind Of testimony. only
Knew tEls man slightly.
Judge Cox-1t Is not necessary TO state IL
advance. TO OIL, Mfr. Witness.
Tho witness was In the life-lnsurance busf
ness. The prisoner desired 10 solicit fol
him. The witness paid him S25, but ncyel
realized any business from his efforts, Til
prisoner told the witness TINT hc was abou
to marry wealthy Indy, and was to have tht
Austrian mission, anh wanted TO borrow
$500. The witness did not think TINT cyi
dence of MI unsOund mimi.
| ", r. COPELAND, JOURNALIST,
was called and identified some newspape
SLIPS.
|
II. T. KETCIrAl, OF NEW YORK,
nttorney.at-,aw, knew the prisoner In 1s7s:
when he occupied desk III tho office Q
Judge unwes. Tho witness related m i,
stance OF Guitca,ts obtaining money unde
fnlsc pretenses.
Scoyftle objected to all testimony going
show the commission of my other crime o
nisdcmenmor by the prisoner.
Guttean (tntlfgnantly}-l mover got cen
froml tll!s man III my life. lie was only
noor clerk. l tltdn't consider him proIp
associate for higl,-toncd lawyer llko III,
self.
The prisoner continually interrupted, MI
insisted that the evidence was entircl
Irrelevant, Finally, turning to Scovllle.
sald: "You arc getting badly cranked o
this matter. II YOU had my sepse, 20
would SEQ it doesn't do our case nny goot
You'll be on trial rs crank yourself. II 80
don't look out-why, you are getting wora
. than CorkhiII,"
HENRY WOOD. OF PHILADELPHIA,
had known tho prisoner sulnu years, II
mover snw anything to indicate TINT he ",
, OF unsound mind. lie always thought Il
) WIS possessed ofrare intelligence. Tle vi
, ness knew Guiteau's wife fru1n ne1ghb0
l ship. Ills family hn.l rendered her sarylc
: Gultcau called upon hl.u to thank the fanll
for their kindness. e.,
! Gu!teau here took OCCASION to slander II
wife III the most outrageous terms. 18th
! n,nl1," lle said. "knew hcr before did. Yc
I can draw your own Inference"
4 SAMUEL. II. PHILIPS. 4 nE0kE1s OF NEW Yonl
: Ind known the prisoner slnce 1868 He tirs
. knew him In Chicago.
a Gultcau BECAME extremely angry At Il
!! statement made by the prisoner, and rattle
off perfect TRADE OF abuse, several n,lnut
elapsing before the examination could pr
coed.
: Tho witness, In nil tho years he had know
: the prisoner, nevcr saw anything 10 !nd!ca
l that he was OF unsound mind. The eros
8 examination WIS continued till tic Hour
J adjournment, md wns frequently interruI
, cd by GuIteau with contradictions and i
/ MIals. When the witness said Guiteau liz
! desired Him twitness} to net rs cdltor-i
I. chief Of one Of his newspaper projects Gl
. tcau laughed lmmoderately for some nj!
Q utcs, and shouted: "Oh, phtlpsi That
}. certainly slight absurdity You for CHI