Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-09
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
Guifeau.s rrIalEFurlher Proce cdIngs.

know the man. 1t is all false"
HRS. WILSON TEsTIFIEs THAT HER MOTHER
WAS NOT INSANE.
Colonel Corkhill called as the first witness
Of the day Mrs. Julia NJ Wilson, of Lead
vile, Col. She knew l.. w. Guiteau from
her earliest recollections. He was her uncle.
The witness gave a most affecting account Of
the life and character of her mother, Mrs.
Maynard, who, So alleged by the defense, had
died insane. but who really died from pneu-
monia in 1856. Her mother was not insane.
Her lovely disposition and Christian charac-
ter and her virtue are remembered and
spoken of to this day. The witness was her
nurse and constant attendant up to the hour
of her death, and never saw the slightest in
dication of fightiness or insanity. The wit
ness was questioned in relation to the evil
dence of Davis, one of the witnesses for the
defense. Davis had testified that he was at
one time in Mrs. Maynsrd's room during her
last illness, and she was very Eighty and IL
coherent, and continually charged him (Da-
vis) to look out for her husband and children,
for she feared they would go to the poor
house. The witness Mrs. WILSON, smiled
when the question was being
put, and replied that she didn't even remem-
Der the man Davis.
TILT BETWEEN THE COUNSEL.
The deposition of Mr.. Turner was received,
in which he said. have heard her husband
say that she died insane" and the witness
jected to her reply, never heard of it, y
and lively discussion ensued between judge
Porter and Scoville.
OUTBREAKS FROM THE PRISONER.
Guiteau became enraged at Judge Porter,
andshouted, '.Now hold your thunder until you
get 20 the jury Judge, you're doing this sort
of thing too much" Judge Porter, without
noticing the outbreak, continued in most
impressive manner to argue this point, when
Guiteau broke in again, 81 am not a criminal
have that word used. You just hold your
eloquence till you get at the jury"
Scoville expostulated with him, still he re.
torted in the most vicious manner. "Shut
up, and mind your own business I know
what am doing"
OTHERS OF THE FAMILY = CHARACTER OF
GUITEAus FATHER.
Witness was questioned in regard to the
various members OF the family, and stated
positively that she never saw indications o.
insanity in any of them. Speaking of the
prisoners father, L. W. Guiteau, the witness
said my uncle Luther visited me fire.
quently, and | loved him with a very tender
affection. Our whole family were delighted
with his lovely Christian character and such
thought as that he might be in any degree
of an unsound mind never entered my head.
SUCCESSFULLY UNDERSTANDING THE CROSS.
EXAMINATION.
The witness was subjected to. a close and
critical REORGANIZATION. She was asked il
she entertained any prejudice against having
hereditary insanity alleged in this defense,
and replied 81 object to any unfair state
ment being made upon that subject. Perhaps
for the sake of my children l might dislike tc
have it set up. For myself the facts car
make no difference"
Her evidence in the chief points remained
mistaken, and her testimony produced 8
marked sensation.
GUIrEAU's BROTHER CAUSES ANOTHER sENsA
TIoN.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Wilson's testi
mony, John w. Guiteau arose from his seat
next to the prisoner, aud asked the Court tt
rule out the question and answer relative to
the witness father having died of seftenine
of the brain. " | cannot see your Honor
continued Guiteau, "the occasion for drag
ging people who have blood connection with
the prisoner into the case.'
Judge Cox--I think the matter is irrele
want.
Guiteau 1.-THE prisoner) then said-Mrg
Wilson seems to be a very bright lady, but
she is opposed to having it appear that there
is any insanity in the family. That's the
matter with her testimony.
Scoviile here arose, trembling with excite
mont, and protested against mixing John W
Guiteau up in the case HE ia opposed tc
IL l. c..
vile, ard his voice was here drowned by the
prisoner, who struck his hand violently or
the table and shouted: $50 do l. He ha6
better get back to Boston. He has got nc
business here. just because he happens te
be one of the same name, he thinks he will
get little notoriety cut of this case.
haven't known anything about the man fol
years. That's ell there is about him, and
want him to get right out eff this case"
eoBRoBoRATIvE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES "sIDF
SCENE"
Colonel Corkhill then called George Z.
Maynard, who verified in several material
points the testimony of the preceding wit
ness.
The Court was about to announce the
usual recess when John w. Guiteau arose
and said i greatly desire, your Honor, to
make personal explanation. My father is
dead" Guiteau broke in, interruptiDg him
sob, shut up and sit down; you have been
indicated"
Davidge objected to any more side scenes.
1.-THE prisoner" he said, had continually
been allowed to interfere with the proceed
ings, aud at this rats the trial would soon be-
come farce"
TESTIMONY OF THE PRESIDENT.
The District Attorney here sent Judge Cox
communication received by him from the
President of the United States.
The Judge, after reading it, sent il to Sco-
vile, with the remark that the paper con.
tanned the Presidents answers to his (Sco-
viile's) interrogatories.
The prisoner sent the President note
this afternoon, requesting him not to appear
in this case, and saying | did not want his
answers to the interrogatories. presume he
sent them before he got my note.
Scoville read the answers of President
Arthur to the Undergraduates. The President
said he knows the prisoner, and that he has
seen him at least ten times, and possibly
twenty times.
To q question as to whether he had ever
conversed with him, he replied: "No, ex-
cepting to return the ordinary salutation of
the day, and once or. twice In answer to his
request that he be employed m the campaign
as q speaker by the Republican State Com
rnittee, of which l was Chairman.
To a question as to what political services
the prisoner hsd rendered the Republican
party during the last Presidential campaign,
the answer is, None that I know of"
The fifth Question was, whether there was
anything 10 the prisoners relations to him.
self, or General Grant, or Senator Conkling
or any other of the Republican party, espe-
Ill II. - n
ground for supposing that he woeid receive
say P'N'i''i preferences me answer .
The prisoner-That's matter OF opinion.
The last question was. ibid you ever give
him any reason to think he could have any
political or personal influence with YOU"
TIE answer il, II never did,"
The prisoner-He never had occasion to.
The President adds to his answer the fol-
lowing: Il have been requested By counsel
for the defense 60 produce letter written By
the prisoner since MS indictment. That lst-
ter was received by me in October last, and
was not preserved. / do not recellect its
contents particularly, excepting that in con.
tanned some claim of his having rendered
some important services to the Republican
party during the Presidential campaign. and
an appeal for postponement of his trial. to
give him time to prepare for his defense"
The prisoner-That is all there was to it.
The Guitcau Insanity Plea.
CHICAGO, December Stb. - The Times
Washington special says: The testimony of
leading people of Freeport has completely
upset Guiteau's theory of insanity. All the
Illinois witnesses upon the stand showed that
insanity in the Guiteau family had not been
heard Of until after the assassination, and
that the whole theory was manufactured for