New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-24

.s.es of insanity with homicidal tendencies anu
showed thai these latter had been paroA' Siu'i,
Some of the experts thought Gmteau hau
selzed upon this idea as Delng So
one for his purpose DR.. Taleotts testimony
was concluded and that of Dr. Henry o'o"in' -
Hartford nearly 30 before the day closed we Pio'
ecution in each ease making its orahch oi 'ii0 ~
animation rs brief as possible. Inc teS'ihony VI
~ go interesting. Dr. Talcott is the medical
snperintendent of the New-fork STATE
.rpI,,, Tor the Insane at Middletown and is pres
sdcnt of the New York State HOMEOPATHIC S0eie'y'
He i REGARDED as leading homeopathic authority
ON insanity. Like all the experts examined TINS
I,reek he was originally summoned for the defence
Dr Talcott testified that in cases Of insane deusohs
with homcida tendencies, there was usually great
excitement. There were also Authorizations OF
sight and hearng-whch Guitcau has never CLAIMED
and premoniions OF these tendencies such as once
induced q patient OF his TO ask to have nus hahuS
tied. He had never known case Whete an ll:sI'
r,atient claimed insanity as an excuse loI, CiiIlo
When Dr. TalcOtt expressed his opinion thae Tue
prisoner was sane. there vas was ~ rap with his
tnnclxles on his desk. Guiteau took prompt
revenge. " How much 40 y9M1 eNP 2S he
get for that Lio S3Y!oIGR been laying around
fbs court room for three or four weeks ana shOuu
think it worth 1900. .-.. --.ol .,,+
IL was soon after this characteristic pPeeeh th,t
Mr. Dayidgo made the protest referred to at me
cnenIng of tins dispatch His reward was an insult
in the assassin'S coarsest VEIN ,,4
y When Mr. ScoVille on DISCRIMINATION, prGuG'I
IN tbe subject Of Divine inspiration no asked Ut;
Talcott whether he believed the Almighty INSPIRED
actions now "Not of that character" sara "
Talcott impressiyey and there was icc9nd Tioo
of applause The witness did not think Sulteau
had tried to deceive bin a. at the 1al' b pGl
exaggerated in the courtroom his natural eharae-
teristics, such egotism, lrTl'aDhly anu Alsi""-
'u nr Henry p. stearns, of the Hartford asylum
rave full and clear account OF the physch eAaln-
ination made of Guieau, and offered sjhe 9'ner OK
asked regarding the effect OF Gmteaus own utter
ances, that he could not take the statement 9i al
Individual under indictment for crime as cFue19o
n1one of insanity DR. Stearns corrected some OF the
erroneous assumptions upon when Mr. HcovI4I
cross-examinatiqn is based by s,aI,ns nn r,
memory of tho insane Is usuaIy I'M 5'
that the perception is not usually good,
and that the answers given by them are not usually
frank and quick, all of which points the popular
notion seems to be contrary to the facts.
IN was during ,Dr. Stearns's examination that Cur
teau rerpetrated his wittiest insult fut an your
Colonel Corkhii "and let them swear by whole
sale Then give 'em their money and let EN- 60.
short time after he broke out again; I'm hoi
wants me to- His talk runs more and more on the
gaows of late There was the CLEAN IL H. Ms 5 eye b a.
of insanity. Bat none of the doctors sees ~ So
One of them said afterward that there was nothing
like insane excitement in him when ne MADE tneae
sneeches Tie moment he had done talking he was
cppIm and cool The excitement did not last as
would be the case in insanity. L..
There was IL good deal OF amusement among the
doctors over Dir. SpItzkas letter which that pright
ly expert never meant for the public eye. uulteal
read a sentence from it yesterday-anCuiarlye nough
the only sentence which it was advantageous 10
read This morning it was handed to me proSecu-
tiOn as was necessary after tbs use OF H. anu no
District Attorney, upon scanning IT, grmly sald ne
thought it wOuld do no harm to read u. IL was
letter of confidential suggestions 70 Mi. ScoNiIe;
shaving among other things, that Dr. SptZAa had
been giving him points" on the " bad lOnr,' as he
called them meaning Drs. Macdonald, II ;inllioh'
Kempster and one other. This impressed the doc
tors as rather Il queer professional proceeding