New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-24

formerly resident OF Kalamazoo. Mich He tes,ien ne
he there attended the lecture delivered Dy .ht
on the second Coming of Christ" He thought that
the general position of the lecturer was pecnna
Mr. scove asked the witness il there was genethh ,h
opinion among the audience after the lecture as 10 'o
mental condition of the lecturer. ,....,or sr..
Objected to by the prosecution, and oblectloh BUS
The prisoner-The audience disagreed with my views
on Christs second coming. ,,.
Mr. scove Ito the witnesa)-Did you then pass Ju"S
ment on his mental condition
The witness-ln some respects | did
nor DERANGED BUT BADLY ARRANGED.
Mr. scOville-What was it,
The witness-I cannot say that my opinion then was
that he far insane as not to be responsive per
SON thought him not much deranged as very Dadly
arranged ILaughterl
The prisoner-You did not like my views on the
second coming. A great people think that atn
badly cracked that point; think that am ri2
The next witness was Hiram II. Davis Of Erie, Penn
the family OF William Maynard the husband OF Ju,a
Guteau the prisoners aunt He knew o mer her
| husband then being prosperous merchant ny a.SU
"foolsh Abby" She was fool. she was always 'aiA
| Ing OF religion and always wore large bonnet oco
eighty-one of Stephenson County. Ill., whc testified h2t
he knew Luther W Guiteau father OF the prisoner n m
expected TO die He always sincere and h9n-
He rather equiyOcating" about religion nI
Methodist. and "reapsed" into the Oneida belief.
The next witness was John 4. Rice practising ply
summer Of 1876 at Mr. scoyilles house. Mr.. scoynlc
called his attention to him for the purpose OF nqnrhg
into his mental condition He observed the prisoner or
that purpose. He had been frequently called upon ior
. like purposo with other persons perhaps ga a
that he insane, basing his opinion on certain
facts which Under his observation. Among these
facts were those OF hereditary influence ana me @
ton OF his whole emotional nature. THIS cNatlail0 "aS
attended with explosions OF emotional feeling when al
pcared To arise from centric causes NOT rom eecehIc
causes; that h the witness could not discover any tea
son lie thought that hc could detect more OF
less ncOhcrcnce of thought also an ehcessiNe 'Eois
the subject Oi intense cgOtism also 81 an ihichac
pseudo religious feeling. lie was always talking ao3ut
Christ and Christianity ana religion without having be
come impressed with any OF the moral principles ol
weakening CT the judgment ana, To that extent 5oe
impairment Of the intellectual faculties lie did nor
that there much disturbance OF th'
intellectual or Of the perccptiye powers, and "nf
unable to discover either Illusion hallucinaon or % aJl
sion To summarize the ease, he to the conc lhlon
first that there strong hereditary prcdispoaioh
second that there was moro or less cnngetal noh ue
feet or moral mbecy. Engrafted this bad state oi
things came the effect Of puberty adding TO the eXaa
ton OF his emotional nature laheccd mostly the emo
tions of pride and OF vanity.
GtITEAU FORMERLY PRONOUNCED INsANE.
On the supposon that his diagnosis correct wit
ness informed Guitcaus friends that be believed him in
snne that ne thought him dangerous perhaps ncurable
and that he ought to secluded that IT, pat In
lum. Witness either corresponded or was about To cor
respond with ncghborlng physician tO hOd consul
thom % roP ,IS @ t pobn BECAUSE Cntaan heard
OF II and left the country witness had MOI seen MIN
again GH ne saw a dg n m m he course 81 an even
ing cOnYersa OF which religion was not the subject
the Lord SO ncohcreny that witness could tell what
he talking about. Guitcau borrowed some cothlng
and disappeared suddenly. Witness also knew the
prisoners father Luther ". Guiteau He had been
called 10 attend him during his last Illness, NJ Mt SEQ
yie's house He did not observe any delusions In him.
bnt did observe great ity OF thought rci Ous sub
iects. He frequently exclaimed during ls Illness thai
with proper faith. and had brought himself
in proper relations with Christ. there w9nd have been
no necessity him he sick, and that he thought he
might live forever He noticed In him feeling OF pctu.
lance and fauhnding 10 the greatest extent he mad
Here r,'tr the Court took the rsual recess
After the the witness again took the stand, ana
was crnss-e Inrnred by Mr. Da,idgc. Uc did not see
after ne had run away from Mr. seoyiies house
The prlsoncr-I returned TO Chicago and opened law
Wins further stated that Guitesus father was not
insane but eccentric IN his mode OF thought.
The next witness wa. y J.. Inlon; ot Bo'ton; ih n'p
ternber, 1879 NJ slid the prisoner hal come 10 MN 20
hire a hail In which 10 deliver lecture. witness hHd
hired him Investigator Hall, and then Guitcau had
turned 10 him and told MN mat ne had no money 10 Pay
for H. but that he would take up collection and give
hun the first 81 raised. His programme was sohrwt
~ follows DO not lall 10 near r non. 'Hti', d.
Guiteau the little giant from the west lie VII show
Tbs Spisone;i hat is liberal estimate 1Ianghter
W.incss did not notice any pecniiAry about lhe man
Guecriy and said that he had challenged lngesol TO
dybatc but he aid not think that ngerHo had courage
enough 10 meet him. and witness then began TO thnk
him little queer There were about MY persons pres
At the lecture The lecturer brought in mnn1'tip, &
lie began by reading some halfdoLcH hncs hhd thcn
skipping some hali@oLen pages. lie went on ~lth"nt
the lecturer evidently became disgused with himself,
and leYt the platform Ia a great hurry. evidently
Tie prisorer-f Was disgusted at the audience.
Witnes. described the manner In which the lecturer
had left the hall, and stated that after he had gone n9
audience had held conference and after speeches hG
agreed that the man was crazy Guitean cainc thr nIAt
day. aud asked for the nall again but WAS relseh ne
said he not crazy, but inspired tat God VAS
his father and direct counsellor aud that ne did nothing
wrong He said IN serious manner, that he belonged
to firm Of Jesus Christ and Company lie was sure
witness was doomed Laughter M He n Iaa imat S I'D
what he told him he would go to heaven II not TO nell
stated that Investigator Hall was the resort OF the
Lberass Of Boston, the building having been erected
one started by ngersoll and OF hers aud Tor the
purpose OF bcrang religion Many Of the Liberals did
Q-Suppose at the time of the lecture Guiteau had
strnck you, would you have struck hun back A-No
The prisOner-I don't strike per sons.
The witness acknowledged that he had volunteered TO
come Witness but subsequently stated that he had
impcled 10 do from reading In the papers Sco
| villc's appeal for witnes,es
| TESTIMONY OF A BOARDING-HOUsE MISTRESS.
Mary 5. Lockwood, OF Washington, was the next wit
mesa She stated that the prisoner had boarded at her
house for a month, beginning about March II, 1881
The only reason she krew Of for his leaving that no
did not pay his board.
The prsoner-I was there month; paid 50, and
owe her $50 They are very ladies; thar il all
there about IT, Tell everybody that II you want 70.
Mr. scOyle-What "as the particular occasion Oi MS
ieayingi ,,,o, ~, ,,.,,o.. ,,i,h ,ho head
The pri.oncr-TIcre was nothing said at all: got
and paid SJi the rest MA 10 use saytu i"
week or two longer the strength Of that and that IL
all about it, This kind Of evidence IL irrelevant, and
object 20 it, laughtcTl Ipresune there were people
in the house WHO thought little cranky. There IL
no doubt about that at n II yon want TO prove II,
prove by them did not have any conversation Win
The ladeF. II was all done by notes They were too
kind-hearted and polite To annoy me about board bls
and that about IL. want the facts. They are very
nice ladies, Christian lades,-g0od people every way
IL is good place 10 board tLaughter General Lo-
gan and lot n heightened people boarded there Ire
commend 1t as a boarding house.
Witness stated that Gutcau eccentric ana abrupt
To-, uf fulla fhag.
about IT, He looked at her hard that she changed her
place a table.
The prsoner- did not know anything about the peo-
pie at the table, and Of Kept my mouth shni;
did not enter into conversation with be that was all
the abruptness. . ,
The witness xamlnaton admitted that there
was nothing peculiar in Guteaus manner except his ab-
ruptnees.