Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-13

ent Christian all my life. and because com
mitted adultery to get rid Of woman /! DID
MT love, and owe few hundred dollars,
it II . burning shame for this prose-
cufion TO blacken my character.
Despite the cries of silence and order,
Guitesa continued to strike upon the table,
and shrek out at the top of his voice; l am
not Ashamed to go to the gallows II the Lore
Almighty wishes me to go there exPec.
an act Of God that will blow this court ana
jury out OF that window, to protect me, II
necessary. want to thunder this in the ears
of the American people.
Davidge, with an air of disgust, pam
tomime business is getting played out.
Guiteau-You are getting played out, and
your theory of this prosecution, too.
Recess.
As soon a. the court was called to order
Guiteau, With flashing eyes and nervous ut
terance, shouted out; There are good
many poodle dogs in the press. / want to
express my contempt for these poodle dogs
Of the press. The high toned press OF the
country are beginning to express their opin-
ion that it would be crime 10 hang man
who was in my condition on the second OIL
July, when impelled upon the President
Some one in the audience cried out, shoot
Nun DO" oies y, - 20 ou;at
Daiiims soon reuuceu '"e w
ana W. HPnlea Asa," s .ooA ,s t sh.na If the
"I.hss ~ 800 ;nnox .f;on of the
rae Snu . ne GU. nd f.om rho nronounced de-
:..:a ~. ,onauo % tho l.ft that the
prisoner was born with an unequal devel-
opment of brain, that Ms insanity was con-
genital. Witness described with great par
ticularity peculiarties of the head formation
-. :; -. ,.;sor.,.s ,,se that in
It,, H. ,ha - ,rn s;dss NJ The head was
.iua 80 80 ..a,sr ,h.n in . normal head
III ;naousl;,v con,d he taken AZ an indica.
,;nr mr. neral imbeciIitv. only in proportion
20 ;,s degree Witness continued "if [ had
oni, ,ha, mon. rno;n,;,o m Guiteau) face TO
;udas he 7 might cav no was a depranyed man
a. insane man but introducing the other
sa.,o-. ,h. uneoual formation of the head.
;neouaI;tv of facial inexnressiop and deyia-
tim of the tonpne. I am of the opinion that
the tronble /. Of a conpenital origin"
The closest attention was paid bv Guiteau
N the evidence of this witness and his salts
faction was Mainly indicated by the express.
.;on of ha. coun,enance
Witness bscom;ng wear;ed was allowed to
al, down bu, Corkhill insisted unon his stand
inc mn az he could no, see or hear him
Witness stood M. saving il was a trivial mat
Tor wba,bar Corkbill ronlJ see or NOT.
Gpi,eau was immensely amused at this re-
tort and With . chuckIe said .He's a had
man for Won Corkbill. We've GOT some
more of them too"
Witness unon talking with the prisoner
fonnd that no based his CONCLUSIONS mon in
s.ra ard ;mprohahIe a,.umn,ions hnt GRANT
ed b;s a..nmnt;ons IN he ,rne His conclu-
s;ons were Iry;caI
rho cross.examination wa. continued till
the hour of ad;ournment and the
combined efforts NJ the counsel for the pros-
ecu,;on were hronoht m hear mon the wit.
oass viii evident burmese of breaking down
b;s testimony wi,ness however nrnved
-. H.. .,,.I, g.. ~. I'D h nr,n;
&C.. and s,aoman,Iv ,r-nod Tho ,.hI..s mon
80,
Coj C,rlb;l, sbarp,v oues,;oned him in
..a .. =, .,;.I -, H. III r..;h,.o1