The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GUITEAU.
The Prisoner EntertainiRe
the Spectators.

ing, 81 won't do anything of the
kind at this point ScoVille whis-
pered some eXpostulation when
Guiteau angrily said to him, 81
won't have you compromising my
case <by your foolish questions.
You must get off my case if you
don't stop compromising it," A
whispered consultation between the
three mentioned seemed to result in
pacifvlng the prisoner, who looked
up with smile and said, Il was
going to make a speech, but [ have
changed my mind and gue; 1 won't
do IT," He then busted himself
opening his mail, remarking, "this
is the first time [ have opened my
mail myself fer some time"
DR.. Theodore Diamond, of Au-
burn, n. Y, who had been sum-
mOntd for the defense and retained
by the prosecution, was called to the
| stand. Witness believed, judging
| by the evidence he had listened to,
including that of the prisoner him
| self, and from the appearance and
conduct of the prisoner, that he is a
sane man. The hypothetical ques-
tons put to Dr.. Wooster, yesterday,
were then read to witness, and he
replied, 81 should say he was sane
| ScOYille asked how old a physician
ought to be before he could dlstin-
guiSh between a sane and an insane
man. The doctor said he himself
was not yet old enough to so distin-
0uiSh. Guiteau broke in with 2
compliment to the witness, and
| called attention to the audi.
ence to the fact that he
was letting Scoville talk today
i, l opened my mali this morning
holding up twenty or more letters, :
pretty good mail, too, andsonly one
crank letter in the whole lot; al
from high toned people, too. They
. are beginning to think better of me
outside. Heightened ladies are
sending for my autograph. They
think l am a big man, but l dom
care a snap whether I'm a big mar
or a little one. The prisoner busted
himself reading his letters ahd soor
broke out, saying "well, I did no
notice this before. Ladies
and gentlemen, ] have just re
iceived letter from DR.. SpitZa
He says he has received 200 letters
congratulating him on his testi
mony, and only two threatening
lones-a pretty good showing,
: think, when he came here for moth
ing and didn't get cent,while thes,
fellows are handsomely paid by gov
eminent. Here's another from MI
Beatty"
Judge COx-Well, that will dc
prisoner; we have not time to lister
| to the reading Of your correspond
ence.
Guiteau-All right, sir.
Recess.
Afterward the witness was asked
1.-The thought it would be any indica
ton of insanity for man Of matur
wears who persistently believed b.
was inspired to kill the president O
the United States, and when b,
honestly believed that when his &C
was known to the people the,
would not only excuse, but applaud
him and replied, "If he h0nestl,
believed that his will was dominated
NV conviction, it would be an in
dication of insanity"
Scoyille-If it is not importunate
dn,.l II. 1T this day and generation
will ask you if you have ever de
! voted any attention to the subject
or believe in inspiration? Answer
| well, not specially.
vNnII If GnA nnI1l6 in
Ispire a man 1000 years ago, VIII
could he not do so now? Is ther
anything different in human IA
. Lture?
Scoville-I have no objection t
jyour answering. doctor. The queS
|tion was read again to witness an,
he replied, if the lord did inspire an
body 1000 years ago, he can now
he chooses.
Guiteau-That's my idea. He no
lonly can but he did in this case.
TAe cross examination proceede
without incident and with hardl
tany interruption, on the part of GU
iteau. Once when a proposition
based upon the incident Of the ur
lifted axe, so often alluded to On tn
trial was put to witness. Guiteal
called out, the whole thug is base
on falehoods, Scoville. There neve
was any such occurrences as 70
} have stated. AS a consequences hi
answer is wholly irrelevant. Dul
ling the greater part of the afternoO
lGuiteau was engaged in writing a
article for publication, and appal
emily paid little heed to the progress
of the trial. at a quarter before
witness was excused. Guiteau In
: mediately shouted: "These expert
= may be all heightened, honorabl
men, but in my oplnlo
they hang more men than the do'
ior's kill" Growing more excite
he acclaimed for some minutes an
said: General Garfield would b
alive. to-day had they not complete
what my shot began. The Lord II
tended that he should go, and SO /
let the doctors kill him. He didn
die before his time, though.
+ Colonel Corkhill desired an al
io1rnment hut Sc0yille inQuiro(