The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-12-31
PLAYING HIS PART.
The Splendid Acting OF the Assassin.
GUITEAU TAXES THE CHANCE TO POST !
WITNESS AS TO WHAT HE
SHOULD SAY.

his morning. The court room was packed
,fticiaI stenographer had a lamp at his
rable. The jurors looked well after their
'hristmas rccrrationS. Counsel on both
,ldes were early in their attendance.
Iudge Cox did not take his seat on the
bench till 10 80. The prisoner was pale
md quiet He is allowing his mustache
to grow.
Dr. Macdonald. medical superntend-
mt Of the New York City Insane Asylum.
was called to the stand before the dis
trict attorney could open examination.
iuiteau said in .jubilant tones: - had
nice Christmas dil.ner-truit. flowers.
candies. and plenty of visitors. The
court raped vigorously for silence, and
the prisoner was cut short IN hlS hat
rangue.
The witness gave definitions of insan-
,ty. Authorizations. illusions ana dcln
-ions, and related some curious incidents
If insprational decisions by persons
claiming t" be inspired by the Lord.
There are two kinds al insanity.
broke in Gniteau. crank insanity and
abraham st>le of insanity: belong I"
The Abraham school What do You think
II Abraham. doctor? lie is my exam
pie" Laughter.
In answer to other questions. the wit
ness said he did not believe in moral IN
sanity: il was merely another term Tor
| vickcducSs OF depraVitN: emotional i'll
| sanity affected un!y the cnlutissns and
cit the intellect and moral nature per
ectly intact. He mad never seen such a
! ease. Monnmania presnpposed division
| # man brain into compartments. and
that one compartment presiding over
some particular action might be diseased
| .ud all the rest healthy. He did not be
! iievc in such insanity. lie Had never
seen a case o: tran>tnry mania. 1t was
Il name given t" u supposed form of i'll
sanity uu,lcr which an act Of violence
was committed. the man being sane mp
~ commission of the act and saue the
! moment afterwards; the witness did not
| believe in such form of insanity. The.
insane did not make deliberate I,rep,ra-
lions for their act. hut generally acted i'll
IL moment of passion.
DO they show sane Judgment in the
selection of victim? asked Mr.. Cork
| hill
:. No, was the answer: as n general
rule the sane and insane are different in
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rI,u,,L,or
| Act.r -, S,vere frbt hutween connect
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an ;, .i ",' H., he ,rind r, nm, II ,s,6,
WE'VE" w II ras renI,ivrt 10 him. he wait
al for w.rl, o., Nv, for the Alpjoht, t,
,"tn ~, We had cnureivrd tie i,;ra him
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mod ~. dli,nr.,t,. ,nr,,ns,. tn .yecut,
the act. G1iteau al,ot told him Of the PIE
, c,n,ious he had taken to secure his safe
~ AVID hi; nr.paratirns for the conmis
SION of the crime: when asked why Ii,
did nor leave it to the Almighty TO re
move President Garfield himself. the prt
s,;uer besitated for a moment. but tinagl,
answered that the Almighty did not max,
ali ,la 9rr.uormeuts for tie execution q
acts Of tins Find. but left some detail
TO he carried out by persons OF Ills seiec
ton.
tiuiteau further said that he had N
. fear in the future. but trusted Implicit,
TO God to tax care of him. he had -
dpubt that he would be acquitted on tn
ground Ct insanity. and that while h
was nos medically insane. he was reall
insane and would be ace Quilted On tl,a
. ground.
What disposition do you expect vii
be made of your case" witness asked.
ooh" was the reply. Il expect shal
be sent to an insane as> lum."
, .1,a ya,, look forward to spending tn
l rest of your nt,, il. III Insane asylum ?
continued DR.. Macdonald.
No" said Guiteau: II have locke
ND the law on that subject. and | lin
tina. after have been in an asylum fu
, s,,u,. tim. can Amply fer = commission
To- examine inc. ai.I II .gl;rse they "!
: find that 7 am not insane. and then ~,
II. DISCHARGED. [Laurhter.
wrnsss sand thr,, vas no evidence ,
insanity in the shape of the prisoner
hesd or expression OF his face. and Ii
h.li.vrd ,;,,., ,,.rf,rtly sane and resp,,
lii man
l. Tb,rn w.s q sI,,bt demonstration, =
i, ,,,ia,sa NJ th;s st,t.manr
j, "pn' A. ,n, .h;,l, Wa las hecn ,ctirr
! ,-..4 in his conrt r,om D. asked Con /.
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4 az n,, ~. nh,,s..I thar" :, ,ro,a;,,a
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. =. .n,,,n,, p,s,n sI,nui,u The rxcit,
,,.ut ,nd nj Inc tb:, ;oferruptious iii
D nr;soner has madn yfu.,,u ons ,i;.;,,iay th
: I've n,ethnd nna ,he sar,e ,n,,',rrn, ),
! the Selection Of lime for and n;,t,;re /,
4 these interruutious. III. Insane persn
$ wonld interrnpt only when the impui.
I came upon him without particular +,
| card to what evidence was being taket
no,sae.l that when the prisoner cam
;. ,oross Dir Sin..a,..., I.tftar he seIsc,a
: only those sentences TO t,.,rI ,,,t rl,:a
we're favorabl, to his eass. ''si'
~ did not have n chance to read
all" shouted the assassin. II was 4.i
: off,
= - Dgrinr the trial" proceeded Dl
J NcDoua,S .::be prisoner has had acces
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