Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-09

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Guiteau again broke out. imp.tientiy !;
| 9What's that got TO do with what took place
on the 2ud of july Corkhill l had time TO get
cr,zv hundred times since that man saw
me. That shows what stupid work is being
done by the prosecution. if you had to pay
for this instead of the taxpayers you would
do differently"
witness never saw any indication Of in
sanity in the prisoner
Nrs- Florence r. Bartlett, wife of the
witness. witnessed the dog incident. SO oiten
alluded TO by the defence, and saw nothing
unusual in the occurrence. She Thought al
the time that Mrs. Scoville was more eAciteo
about it than the prisoner was and remem-
bere.l distinctly that the prisoner. after the
dog was hurt. cared for him and seemed to
dss;re 10 etface any bad impression it might
create. Witness detected no signs whatever
of anv mental disturbance in the prisoner,
be was always polite and behaved as gen.
tleman.
On cross-examination Scoville asked: ''Do
YOU remember once at the table that dis
cussion upon some religious topic arose and
Guiteau took part and became so violent
they all left him!'
A-"No, do not
Guiteau-.'They all got through talking
and so they left. and that's all there was to
that | think we have had about enough of
this dog business.
Howard Dunham of Boston, took the stand,
but Guteau forestalled his evidence by shout
ing, Il had desk room with that man few
weeks in Boston, and that's all he knows
about it. II has cost the government SlOO TO
get him here"
Witness stated that in November. 1879, the
prisoner secured desk room in his office and
ramoipad fhare paarlv two p,OotbS when as
he was behind with his rent and the witness
did not like the style of the man. he request
ed him to surrender his key. The prisoner
told the witness there was no money in theol-
ogv and he was agoing to practice law.
Corkhil then offered letter written to the
witness last June.
Scovile objected on the ground that the
burden of proof rests with the government.
and the plea of insanity having been set up
by the defence. the prosecution cannot at
this time introduce any evidence to establish
the sanity of the prisoner; it should have
been introduced in the evidence in chief
Judge Cox-While l overrule the objec-
ton.
Scoville-I desire to note exception and
generally to all evidence of this kind
Davidge-From this time out ?
Guiteau-Running away back all through
the case, Judge.
The letter was then read. 1t contained a
request for copy of bis book ''Truth" which
he desired should be sent to him he was
getting out a revised edition.
Witness stated that in all his conversation
with the prisoner and through all his relations
with him and his observations of his conduct
he never suspected any insanity in the pris,
oner.
Guiteau-'.You thought that was badly
cracked on my book though" then to the au-
dence he added, '.This man is Methodist
minister, that is what is the matter with
him. l didn't pay my rent and so he didn't
like me.
The witness gave the substance of the con-
versation he had in Boston with J. w. Gui.
teau. in which the latter had said, ''The dis
grace of this crime~is enough for the family
to bear without endeavoring to prove heredi-
tary insanity, for there is no authenticated
case on which to base it.
Guiteau, greatly excited. shouted out
That's the way he feels and desire to repu-
date him on this business. He has never
been brother to me in any sense and that
is just the ridiculous view he takes on this
insanity business.
A moment after he shouted out, angrily
That's false. There are two of my cousins
in lunatic asylum | know, and there's
where I'll probably be verv soon.
John Palmer, of Saratoga Springs, testi
fed that Guiteau had boarded a week with
him and then ran away without paying his
board.
Guiteau-Well, | might have confessed
that and saved the government one hundred
dollars.
Interrogatories which had been submitted
to the President we're then handed in with
| their answers. In substance the President
stated that he had seen the prisoner perhaps
! dozen times, but never gave him any en-
couragement to hope for political prefer
ment. He had received letter from the
prisoner October last (Which he had not pre-
sentedD, in which the prisoner requested
that he would obtain for him postponemen
of the trial
! r. S. Macarthur, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church, New York, testified at grea
length. and gave an account of his knowl
edge of Guiteau's life and evil practices ir
New York.
The court adjourned until tomorrow.