Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-01

effect upon him, however, and she
made up her mind he was crazy. She
| told her uncle who lived at
Ann Arbor, to LAY no more attention
to him, but let him go his own way, as
he was clear gone daft. She afterwards
visited him at the Oneida community,
but could hardly have any converse
ton with him as they were not left
alonea moment together. She noticed
he acted like a person who had been
bewildered, struck on the head, or had
partly lost his mind.
The prisoner had been there three
years at that time, and was right in the
heart of their fanaticism.
| The witness went on to relate the
prisoners history, including his admis-
sion to the bar at which she was very
much surprised; his marriage and sepa-
ration from his wife, down to the time
he visited her in Wisconsin, in 1875.
She noticed then q great change in his
personal appearance. He was also
very hard to get along with and used
to get in "hlfalutin' state. He
seemed willing to do anything he was
told, but got very much befogged
and could not do it. She related the
| incident Of his attacking her with an
AK. She had given him no provoca.
ton, but had got out of patience with
M, q al ~,
ened her so much rs it was the look Of
his face. He looked like wild ami
| NAL
The next witness was
SENATOR JOHN A. LOGAN,
of Illinois. As he was sworn the
prisoner greeted him with chow are
you Mr.. Senator, ] am glad to see
you but the greeting met no re-
Spouse.
Witness detailed two interviews he
had with the prisoner. The first was
about the 18th or 18th of March last
The prisoner came to his room min.
vited he did not know WHO he was.
The first thing the prisoner did was to
pull d pamphlet out OF his pocket
and hand 1t to witness, saying 1t was a
speech he had delivered in the recent
canvass, and asking witness to read it;
witness declined to read it at that time,
but said he would take pleasure in
reading it afterwards. 1t was a speech
entitled Garfield VS.. Hancock. The
prisoner then said, THAT speech elected
Garfield president of the United States +"
He then commenced talking about the
position he desired, saying he had the
promise of An appointment as co, sui
general to France. He said he had
seen Secretary OF State Blaine, who had
promised him this appointment, pro-
vided he could get Senator Logan's
recommendation. The witness said
81 do not know you, and cannot recon-
| mend you.
| Q-From what you saw OF the pris-
oner on these occasions and from what
was said and done by him, did you form
an opinioa as to his mental scundness
or unsoundness?
Witness--I am not an expert, and do
not know whether should answer that
question.
The Court You may give an opin-
| v
| tions.
Witness-I thought there was some
derangement in his mental organiza-
ton but to what extent | could not
say When | went down to breakfast
that morning | SAW him at the table NJ
n boarder. | called the landlady and
asked her if she knew that gentleman.
She mentioned his name and said he
had told her he was constituent of
mine
Q.-What was your expression of
opinion to the landady at that time?
Al said this: 81 don't think he is
proper person to have in your board
ing house." She asked "Why?' !
said Il think be is little off in his
head" or some language of that kind.
| She asked what meant, and | said |
thought he was kind OF crazy and she
had better not have him in her board
/ ing house. That is about the CONVEX
sation We had at that tinao.
The cross-examinatlon was very
brief and no new points developed.
TWELFTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-- John w.
Guiteau, brother Of the assassin test
| fed. He admitted that before he had
come TO Washington he had always
been talking of the case. He said he
believed that his brother was response
| BILE, bnt not sane responsibility, be-
cause AS he thought at some period OF
his life, the prisoner had voluntarily
surrendered TO evil practices rather
| than good.
Gmteau WINGED under these state
ments, evidently fearing that his broth
er's candor was injuring the case, and
with considerable bitterness interrupt
ed. "My brother and | have not been
on good terms for fifteen years; ne al
ways pathized with father on that
Oneida community business, while
Scoville and wife sympathized with me.
| The last time / saw my brother in Bos-
ton we had some angry words, so he
does not come here TO testify for me
with the ordinary force brother usual
| " does come, and am glad to find he
| has chaLged his views, however, in my
case. | want the public to understand