Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-10

want to know What all this has got to do
vith the question of my sanity or insanity
on the I'd of july I have told you
before that have had time enough to go
crazy 4 hundred times in the interval"
The witness continued. in reply to ques-
ton. 81 never detected the least sign of m
sanity in the prisoner; while did not give
him credit for great legal attainments, he
certainly evinced great shrewdness in his
methods and great intelligence
Recess was then taken.
The crowd in the court room was larger
after recess than for many days. A number
of senators and representatives came down
from the Capitol filling every inch of vacant
space.
The crier having requested that order be
preserved, Col Corkhill read the papers in
the suit Stephen English against Gnlteau.
When he had finished one paper Guiteau
said: That's a square transaction Colonel.
That knocks your total depravity theory on
the head"
Chas. wehle, New York LAWYER. was the
first witness He had two conversations with
Guiteau in '73. respecting money collected
by Guiteau for Wehle's clients which he had
retained He considered Guiteau to be
sane man.
Wehle read from pass book, memoir
anQa Oh Tue Cldifll, given III SoAASN7
ton by his client. Mr.. Haas, aggregating over
$500.
Il wouldn't" said Guiteau, give ten cents
a busheI for such claims. and told Haas So
| offered him all the trash | had from him
for 500 in compensation for my services
Wehle had conversation with Guiteau,
who had appropriated the money collected
and said he should not pay it because he did
not have il.
Guiteau grew very violent under this tes-
timony and told Wehle frequently that he
was u liar; that he had not appropriated any
money belonging to Haas, and that the claims
were worthless and he had offered to give
them back for 500, this was the proposition
under discussion in their conversations.
Next witness was Benjamin Harrison, L.
s Senator from Indiana. Testified he had
met the prisoner few times in Washington,
last spring. Some time after the Inaugural
ton of President Garfield. the prisoner called
to see him and sent HIM several copies Of his
speech Garfield VS.. Hancock" He saw him
several times in the Office or reading room Of
the Riggs House in the course of six weeks
and had several conversations with him.
The prisoner applied to the witness for
some assistance in connection with his ap-
plcation for office. Witness told him that
he was already overloaded with similar ap-
plications from his own State. and could not
int rcede in his behalf. In several other con-
versations the prisoner spoke about the dead
lock in the Senate and said that his name had
not vet been sent to the Senate, but he
thought it would be as soon as the deadlock
was broken.
Witness saw nothing either in the conduct
or conversation of the prisoner that raised in
his mind question of the mans insanity.
prisoner-Ynu good fs.lioW Senator
! remember you very well. Our eonvcrsa-
tons were generally social.
The next witness was Isaac +. Lloyd of
New York, secretary of the Mutual Life In
surance Co. He presented applications for
insurance, four from John W. Guiteau, two
from the prisoner and one from the prisoners
father, containing a negative answer to the
question whether there was insanity in the
family. Objection being made by Scoville,
the applications of John w. Guiteau and L.
w. Guiteau were excluded, and those of the
prisoner admitted.
Next witness was Walter X. Gillette of
New York physician and medical director to
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. He testified
that the prisoner came to his Office in the fall
of 80; introduced himself and said he was a
lawyer by profession that he had some leis-
ure time which he proposed to devote to soic-
itating of life insurance. and that he wished
to make the acquaintance of witness as an
officer of the company. Witness saw nothing
in him to indicate he was a man of unsound
mind.
The next witness called was Charles II.
Raymond, the general agent of the Mutual
Insurance Co. of New York. The prisoner
called upon him upon the same business. In
the course of the winter he brought in six
applications He borrowed thirty dollars
from witness.
J. MacLane Shaw had rented desk room to
Guiteau and held a claim against the pris-
oner for rent.
Guiteau commented on witness II owed
him fifty dollars and he never could see any
good in me after that"
Witness had frequent conversations with
the prisoner. He found him vain and egotis-
teal and DESTROYS of notoriety. Prisoner
once told witness he was bound To have no.
torietv some way before he died If he couldn't
get It one way he would another. He might
kill some big man and initiate J. Wilkes
Booth.
Guiteau with flashing eyes shouted: ''You
are a mean, sneaking liar. never said any
such thing. You will be laughing stock
of New York"
took place in my office; can't, of course,
name the date.
Guiteau-"Of course you can't you mean,
miserable whelp. You are a liar; you low
dirty puppy; you come here and lie about
me. I'll show you up. You used to 60 see
my wife and she told me So
Witness said: Il told him if he should
initiate Wilkes Booth he would be hung, and
he replied That's an after consideration.
I'll have the notoriety any way
At the conclusion Of his examination the
court adjourned until Monday.