The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-24
THE GuiTEAu TRIAL.

Excerpts Of Testimony W.y an' '"'"'' ~
On Friday morning Q6lh) the prosecuting
attorney was a little late IN getting In ana
Gniteau remarked: "IIe guessed Corkhill go'
little more than he wanted yesterday IL
about time for him TO ret sick and stay SICK
George d. Barnard, deputy CLERK OF the King :
county court New York, presented the oincia'
napers showing Gulteau's divorce from Anna
J. Guiteau in 1874. Scovlle made some Cd
lection to the evidence on the score OF irregu
larity, but Gniteau said: whats the useY
admit nv marriage and divorce. Gen Key
nolds who had been on the stand yesterday
was recalled, and testified to an interview
with Gulteau in August when Garileld was
still alive. and when he had no thought of be
ing called as witness. "You lie" SAID 6ul
teau; "you came as spy IN the employ o'
Corkbill." Gen r. said he had read a mum
her of newspaper extracts to hun, showing
how the public regarded his CRIME; among
others a letter of Gen. Grant IN which he SAID
"My son Fred tells me he is deadbeat'
Guiteau shouted angrlly, That's what Fred
saws. He's nice pill, | should say he's
bigger deadbeat than | am"
Ellen C. Grant, boarding house keeper
was next called. Guiteau shouted: Mrs
Grant is the lady boarded with prior to The
1st of June She is a very fine lady, and owe
her SAT. trust shall pay you soon, Mrs
Grant-as soon as these fellows holding la
offices shall respond to my call Striking tn,
table excitedly). made them. IL they don
soon contribute shall call out their names IN
meeting Witness said she never suspected
the prisoner was insane.
Mrs. Anna J. Dunmire, Guiteau's divorced
wife, was next called, and several ladies rising
To leave the room Gulteau assured them there
would be no smut IN her examination unless
Corkhill wanted some filth, who was Worse
than an old hog. Corkhlll, however, asked
the lady but two or three unimportant ques
tions and dismissed her, upOl which Guiteau
remarked: Thank you, Corkhill; that is The
most decent thing you have done on this trial
Her evidence was devoid OF all interest. Al
she left the stand Guiteau shouted after her
81 have not seen this lady for eight years. St
far as know she is a heightened Christian la
dy, and | have nothing againt her. wisl
her well in whatever station she must be-"
DIR. A. McLain Hamilton, of New York
was next called lie HAD made diseases OF thu
mind and nervous diseases special study thu
past nine years. Witness made three examina
tons of the prisoner in jail, and had as'
closely scrutinized him in the court since
the 2Sth of November, when he (witness
arrived in the city. Witness found no defect
in the physical conformation of the prisoner
head or face nor any physical peculiaritie
or symptoms of congenital disease of the brain
on the contrary, he found, from accurate meas
urements, that the prisoner had Symmetrical
and exceedingly well-shaped head. Wltncs
found no external evidence of any mental o
physical disease IN the prisoner He consiC
cred HIM an eccentric man.
Gulteau-"Exceedingly eccentric when | al
abused I've had TO take more abuse since thi
trial began than during my whole life before
| don't take much stock IN tins head bushes
,srlking the table and flashing his eyes upo
the wltncssl. You study up on spirituology
and you will learn something. 1t is the splri
that gets into the brain and behind it that at
tuates the man."
Witness was then asked: "What is you
opinion upon the prlsoners sanity"
Answer: II believe the man sane, thong
eccentric, and fully able to distinguish betwce
right and wrong, and TO realize .he cons,
quences."
Mr.. Scoville noted an exception, and Gu
teau, with An air OF solemn seriousness, added
with all respect to this court and Jury thu
kind Of examination don't amount to a snaI
Was my free agency destroyed? That is tn
question for this jury to decide. | swear m
moral agency was destroyed. How is thi
prosecution going to prove II was not? That
the short and sharp of 1t, and that's all ther
is in the case"
Pending cross-eXaminaton Of this witness
the court adjourned until Monday.
On re-assempling on Monday morning til
court was opened rs usual at II O'Clock
Gu,teau being escorted to his seat by Officers
The announcement was made Immediately a
forwards of the death OF the wife of juryma
Hobbs, upon which the court adjourned t
Wednesday. Some able lawyers are aread
advancing the opinion that this absence of
juror TO attend funeral will result IN ne,
trial for Guiteau. There Is no doubt, at leas
that the defense will make use of it to gam
new irlal in case Of Guiteau's convection
JOB WARMERS CHRISTMAS