Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-01
Guiteau's Trial.
EIGHTH DAY,

which his friends thought indicated in
sanity. Guiteau with much warmth
said: Give heard that story before, and
it is absolutely false. Don't tell any
such stuff as that again"
Scoville related Guiteau's varied ex-
periences during Moody and Sankey's
revivals, and his efforts and failures as
a lecturer on religious subjects and the
lack of appreciation showed by his au-
diences.
1t was Guiteau's belief that he was
serving the Lord, and that it was the
Lords business to pay debts incurred
in his service. When this was men
toned Gniteau laughingly said: 81
d-headed' from Toledo to Chicago
on the impression that my appearance
made with the conductors. l got put
off twice though"
Scoville, while describing Guiteau's
religious experiences, was frequently
interrupted by the prisoner, with ~
left $4,000 in the law business to do
that work, and you all know how |
made out with it." "And in the same
kind of business the Apostle Paul was
engaged in and he got his pay, and |
expect to get mine some time out of
that book [ wrote"
A moment after, with show of en-
thusiasm, and raising his voice, Guiteau
exclaimed:
II used to go round the streets selling
my lectures to people, though / was
book agent, and [ was happier when l
was doing that work than ever before.
[ was working for the Lord, not for
money"
Scoville then alluded to Guiteau's
susceptibility to the influence of
women, and said that such was his dis
position in that respect, he would talk
to any woman as long as she would
listed to him.
Scoville-"All want in this case is
that the truth shall prevail"
Prisoner-"That is what want, and
[ am going to haYe it too"
"Scoville Ito the jury)-"All want
is that the truth shall prevail, and if
you believe | produce for theatrical
effect without earnest conviction of
what is just and proper to be done,
want you not only to reject, but to
charge against me with ten-fold effect
in your final verdict.
NINTH DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The whole
forenoon was consumed in disputing
over the papers that were on Guiteau's
person at the time of arrest Guiteau
was more restless than at any time be-
fore and was constantly getting in his
inter- ections.
HI. M. Davis, of Erie, Pa, testified to
the knowledge Of insanity Of one of
Guiteau's aunts.
Thompson Wiicoxson, Of Freeport,
ILL.,, knew Guiteau's father, and de-
scribed his peculiarities.
DR.. John A. Rice, of Merton, Wis,
practicing physician of 26 years,
testified he examined the prisoner in
1876, and came to the conclusion that
he was insane. His insanity was emo
tional rather than Of the intellect.
There appeared to be impairment of
judgment, but not much of any impair
ment of intellect. He told his friends
that Guiteau ought to be secluded.
Witness treated Guiteau's father, but
did not consider him insane
F. L. Union, of Boston. testified to
hiring hall to Guiteau. His bills an
nounced: "Do not fail to hear Hon.
Chas. ]. Guiteau, the little giant from
the west. He will show that two-thirds
of the race are going down to pedri-
ton"
Witness after he had gone, and
since, we agree that he was crazy.
Guiteau came next day and asked for
the hall again. He said he was not
crazy, but inspired; that God was his
father and direct counsellor, and he
did nothing wrong. He said in seri-
Gus manner he belonged to the firm of
Jesus Christ & Co. He was sure wit
ness was doomed. (Laughter.) He
said he knew the way to heaven and
hell, and if witness did what he told
him he would go to heaven; if not, to
hell
Question by Davidge-Suppose at
the time Of the lecture Guiteau had
struck you, would you have struck
him back?
Answer-No.
The prisoner-I don't strike per-
sons.
The witness said he appeared as a
witness impelled by reading Scoville's
appeal for witnesses.
Mary S. Lockwood, of Washington,
stated that the prisoner had boarded at
her house March, 1881. The only rea-
son she knew of for his leaving, was
that he did not pay his board.
The witness stated that Guiteau was
abrupt in his manner at table; there
was q want of etiGuette
The prisoner-I did not know any
thing about the people at the table and
of course [ kept my mouth shut. [
did not enter into conversation with
them. ITO Scoville, who tried to keep
him quiet.) Keep quiet yourself.
ITO the COURT The fact is that during
the fall of 1875, l spent a month try
ing to get hold of the Chicago Inter
/ Ocean. [ exhausted myself on that and
along in the spring I mad not much
| business. Mr.. Scoville had very fine
farm and country seat in Wisconsin and
[ went out there in the summer of
1876, to spend two months. / did try
to do some farming work to pay my
board, that is all there is to that kind
of talk. l went back to Chicago and
opened law Office and did well. I al
ways did well with law when / stuck to
my business.
Geo. Woods, of Michigan, testified to
Mrs. Scoville charging Guiteau with be-
ing crazy, and saying he had attempt
ed to kill her. Witness testified how
Guiteau soaped hickory trees; and
how, when wedding. he pulled more
Il,