New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-23

Mr. scoye objected; and the prisoner asked the Dt
trcAttonoy pay the witness his $500 and let him
| home. What does he know" he SAID " about my FIRE
agency on tie I'd of July Dream over that Corkhil
The Court overruled the objection and the witnes
ton of the prisoner and from his testimony The vii
saw nothing in the prisoner that was not the resq
OF his natural character early training ana the HE
had led
BY the Court: .-
Q.-You have been asked whether man might be i'm
PEELED to the commission Of act he knew to be wrons
by an insane delusiOn Gould he be so lmpeed wth0u
an insane deusiOn by an irresistible impulse 10 40 VIVA
wrong Al suppose that takes place In III o
passion where there Is deliberaton and when up U
the moment OF the act tie person knew What was rsH
QCan there be any sane irresistible impulse in The
absence of deluson An the absence Of an express
deusOn there may be but my own belief Is that theI'
exists xpressed delusion IN the mind OF the actor
The prisOner-These experts, allow mo 10 say, ar
Observation-Disclosures respectable men But WIN az
respect, say that they hang moretcorrecting himself
about General Garfelds being alive to-day, Whaeyei
my motive might have been, If the doctors had nQl
the work began, because He wanted him to go ana nc
did not before his time any way We have all got 10
owing to The absence of Mr. DayidGe and to the fact
that the hOur OF CLOCK was apptOaChns, VIZ " NJ
Attorney suggested an aGJourhhieht D9I !lcnou +" ~,
ScOyie5 request 10 be allowed to recall AT the pescAl
time ID. Mclean Shaw, the witness VINO tcotneu 70 te
conversation in which Gmteau stated he "ouo lh4'a'c
Wilkes Booth. ,r,,.
Is the VINO told the lie about Booth We have you
record shaw there IN NewJersey, where you were
INDICTED lou OHiJ SOt Oi' VI
MIR, scovire-were you ever indicted for PERJURY
TIE witncss-FOr alleged perjury. 49,
The prsOncr-Ihc Judge said you ought 10 be IN S'ae
Mir scoyine augrily-Now, shut up.
The prisoner wont. Will 20 on.
Mr.. 5coville-lhen go on, ana will get of the case
The prlsoner-We will nave new man tomorrow
Q,-When was that indictment for pcrjuryl Am
Q.-What the perjury alleged to have been com,
mitedi A-That had gwen false testimony Id REGARD
10 the payment OF Il certain note for @l,0oo 49,,
The note Of u oOGi Yes Sir There eleven
Q.--Then, again, you swore you had not paid it
1ne Distrct-AttOrney-Iou need not answer that
Mr. scoviIle-I have right 10 know the fact.
Tho DisrlctAttorncy-In case may have been kicked
out OF court.
The witness-It was.
The District-Attorney--we you ever convicted Of
the witness-No
Tue prlsoner-rhe Judge said you were morally guilty
OF perjury. We nave the record here.
Mir ScOvie-iOu were tried for perjury
The witness-Bccausc wanted to be tried
Mr. ScOyile-And escaped upon your own testimony
in swearing that you were mistaken when YOU sworc TO
lie
note. What test1cd TO exactly true in regard to
another note OF the same amount and same date.
The Dstrct-Attomey said that he did not desire TO
crossexamIne the witness, who, however might make
Inc witness then stated that in the nc had
become confused and testified to one note when he
The prisoner contcmptuously to the Disr!cAttoneyl
This witness amt no good. You may go home, Shaw.
You are marked.
The prisOner-WC've got through with you.
The witness-I would like to explain. am In false
And you have been from the start" nterected the
Inc witness-After the indictment was procured
approached by both the prosecution anu the Dsiict-
Attorney.
Mr. scoyire-I object.
The Court think We have had enough OF this.
witness denied that The Judge had In the perjury
case made of causic language ana stated that he
had authority for that denial
THE PRISONER BECOMES EXCITED.
Tho prisoner (cxcicdly and yet with contcmptuous
smile his acc)-Shaws statement about Booth is the
most extraordinary statement that ever came from
human mouth.
M scoylle gave Mr. Shaw notice that he would call
four Witnesses to testify in regard TO the perjury case
The prisoner (stu referring II Shaw's statcmenD
There is not one word OF truth IN it, ana know It,
too God Almighty will you Tor 1t. never talked
to about you in my lie IS e. IOu are marked for
life Ii is the most extraordinary lie that ever was con
cocted. never mentioned the subject Of Booth 10
SHAW. II is not likely would wait ten years - XII
some great man. II the most OUTRAGEOUS thing
concOt ted by human being 10 u lie on lis face and
any Intelligent man would say 10.
The District Attorney then stated that he would call
witness would testify 10 somewhat similar con
yerHatlOn with the prisoner.
NJ. ScOyie--Is il that man Foster ! thought You
would leave hin 10 the Last 50 lna we cOuu hOt LOOK
THG witness 20 whom the District Attorney alluded
was not attendance He was not, so the District At
prisoner make the statement Washington. But he
lCWknl did NOT intend 10 bother the jury with any o.
those witnesses.
he Sas led ont continuing to dcuOuUyc shaw, aud de-
caIng that his testimony was disgrace 10 the Amer
can people,