Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-21


to it.
Mr.. Scoville objected to the reply, Il
never heard of it, and lively discus
sion ensued between Judge Porter and
Mr.. Scoville.
Guiteau became enraged at Judge
Porter and shouted, Now, hold your
thunder till you get to the jury, Judge;
you are doing this sort of thing too
much
Judge Porter, without noticing the
outburst, continued in the most impress
sive manner to argue his point, when
Guiteau broke in again, Pm not Grim
inal and l won't be till l am convicted
| won't have that word. You just hold
your eloquence till you get at the jury.
Mr. Scoville expostulated with him,
but he retorted in a most vicious man
ner, Shut up and mind your business.
know what I'm doing
Witness was questioned in regard to
various members of the family, and
stated positively she never saw indica-
tions of insanity in any of them. Speak
ing of the prisoners father, l.. W. Gui
teau, the witness said, My uncle Lu-
ther visited me frequently, and l loved
him with very tender affection Our
whole family were deligh ted with his
lovely Christian character, and such a
thought as that he might in any degree
be of unsound mind never entered nv
head.'
Guiteau-Mrs. Wilson seems to be a
very bright lady. but she is opposed to
having it appear that there is any in
sanity in the family. That's the mat
ter with her testimony.
. The court then took recess
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SANITY.
After recess, Frank Bartlett, of Chi
cago, was called He knew Mr. and
Mrs Scoville, and had met the priso-
ner at Mr.. Scoville's summer residence
in 1878.
Witness saw Guiteau daily Never
noticed anything out of the way in his
department. The gentlemen there en-
gagged in tub race and Guiteau took
part When he upset he was ducked
by the rest of the gentlemen and took
it in good part.
Guiteau again broke out, What's
that got to with what took place on
I'd of July, Corkhill? | had time to
go crazy hundred times since he saw
me. That shows what stupid work is
being done by the prosecution. If you
had to pay for this instead of the tax
payers, you would do differently
The witness-Never saw any indica-
tions of insanity in the prisoner.
Mrs. Florence r. Bartlett (wife of
previous witness) witnessed the dog
incident so often alluded to by the de-
fense, and saw nothing unusual in the
occurrence. She thought at the time
that Mrs. Scoville was more excited
than the prisoner was, and remembered
distinctly that the prisoner, after the
dog was hurt, carried food to him and
seemed to desire to efface any bad i'm
preston it might have created. Wit
ness detected no signs whatever of any
mental disturbance in prisoner. He
was always polite and behaved as q
gentleman.
On cross-examination Mr.. Scovile
asked, DO you remember once at the
table discussion upon some religious
topic arose, and Guiteau took part and
became so violent that they all left
him p
Answer-No, | don't
Guiteau-They all got through talk
ing, and SO they left That's all there
was to that. 1 think we have had
about enough of this dog business.
Howard Dunham, of Boston, took
the stand, but Guiteau fores tailed his
evidence by shouting, i had desk room
with that man few weeks in Boston.
and that's all lie knows about it. 1t
has cost the Government 500 to get
him here
The witness said that on November
IS, 1879, the prisoner secured desk room
in his Office and remained there nearly
two months, when, as he was behind
with the rent, and witness did not Ike
the style Of the man, he requested him
to surrender his key. The prisoner
told him there was no money in the
theology ard he was going to practice
law.
Col. Corkhill then offered letter
written to witness last June.
Mr. Scoville objected on the ground
that the burden of proof rests with the
Government The plea Of insanity
having been set up by the defense, the
prosecutionrcannot at this time intro
duce any evidence to establish the san
ity of the prisoner 1t should have
been introduced in evidence in chief.
Judge Cox-Well, overrule the OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Scoville-I desire to note an ex-
ception, and generally to all evidence
of this kind.
Mr.. Davidge-From this time out ?
Guiteau-Running away back all
through the case, Judge.
The letter was then read. 1t was
dated Riggs House, June Sth, and con-
tanned request for copy of his book,
Truth which he desired should be
sent him, as he was getting out q re-
vised edition.
The witness stated that in all his
conversation with the prisoner, through
all his relations with him, and his OBJ
servations of his conduct. he never sus-
pected any insanity in the prisoner.
Guiteau-'You thought / was badly
cracked on my book though Then to
the audience he added This man is
Methodist minister. That's what is
the matter with him. did not pay
my rent, and SO he didn't like me-
The witness then gave the substance
of conversations he had had in Boston
with j. w. Guiteau, in which the lat
ter had said the disgrace of this crime
is enough for the family to bear with
ont andan yorinp to uroye hereditary in