Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-29
TRIAL OF 6UITEAu.
A Crank Disturbs the Dreams of
the Assassin.
YQes EXPERT TESTIMONY DAMAGING 70
re DEFENSE.
NEARING THE END OF THE
TRIAL.
- II = NJ Il
0uiteau Removed to the Prisoners Dock

WASHiNCTON, lee. *.
Guiteau came into the court room this
morning looking rather paler than usual. He
complained that he had not slept well. Last
evening a man was placed in cell near his
who was suffering from most violent type
Of mania, and during the night his shrieks
rang through the jail Guteau was very
much annoyed and asked his keeper what was
the occasion for such a riot. The keeper
replied
We have got crazy man on our hands to
night.
Well, said Guiteau, Why don't you choke
him and make him keep quiet, and not let re-
spectacle people be disturbed in this way by
= miserable lunatic?
DIR. Mcdonald again took the stand this
morning, and was cross-exsmined by SEQ
vile.
The questions were directed to the subject
of temporary insanity, and the witness was
asked il in his practice he had not met case
Of temporary insanity.
He replied Yes, sir, l knew of a man who
was insane for twenty-four hours.
Scoville. eagerly And then he got well !?
A-No, sir, he died. Laughter at SEQ
ville's expense.
Witness was asked what he meant yester-
day BY saving: think he (the pri.oner) has
been playing part In court. and he replied !:
believe he has been feigning what he be-
lieved 70 be insanity, not really insanity. /
believe he has been attempting TO give the
impression in court that he is insane, and
with that idea has been acting part.
Scoville soon became involved in discus
sion with the counsel on the pe7tinence of a
question, when Guiteau shouted;
You had better let him go; you are max
ing altogether too much of him. IL you have
not got sense enough to see il, l will have to
tell you.
Allusion was made to the axe incident
when Guiteau commented contemporary
"Oh nonsense that axe story IL the worst
fiction: it's all rubbish" And shortly after !:
Doctor, just tell us something about Abra-
ham. aud we will let you go"
The witness was asked If he was not dis
charged for granting q false certificate of
health to VIM. NJ. Tweed, when the latter
was in confinement in the penitentiary, and
replied:
s.I never gave to Tweed a certificate
Of health, or i'll health, and l was never
discharged from any position in INV life
Scoville--I received my information from
another. I do not now entertain the
slightest suspicion that such Was the case,
doctor.
After some argument, the witness WAS per-
mitted BY the court to state that DIR. kiernon
was not discharged, as he had stated, for re-
fusing to sign false certificate.
ID. Randolph Barksdale. superintendent of
Central lunatic asylum, near Richmond, Va,
visited the prisoner at the Jail, the S0th of
November, when Drs. Loring and Ham,
ilton examined him; he had also closely
observed him in court, and from his person
al examination and observations, was of the
opinion that he was sane. Witness also tes-
tilted that he believed Guiteau was feigning
in court.
The witness believed, taken as true the
acts set forth in the two hypothetical ques-
tons Of the prosecution, that the prisoner
was sane the I'd of July when he shot the
President.
DIR. John A. Calender of Nashville, Tenn.
Superintendent of Tenn. state asylum for the
insane, had given special attention to the
study Of insanity during the past twelve years
had seen about 1000 cases during his con-
nection with Tennessee Asylum. The wit
ness visited the prisoner in Jail and examined
bic head and face; found the head somewhat
unsymetrical, but lack of symetry was not
more than 10 frequently found in sane people.
Witness had also closely observed tire prison
ef in the court, and declared him to be per-
fectly sane.
The witness did not believe in moral in
sanity OF hereditary insanity, save only in
the idea Of greater susceptibility to the de-
velopment Of insanity in children Of insane
parenss.
Corkhill-We havs bad young man upon
~ seand teFe uho considsRed the prisoner =