New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19

rule, have nervous, high-stTung organizations,
and have always had strong religious and
emotional side to their characters and II seems
clear enough to me how these elements III my
brother have made him especially liable 10 III
sanity What the jury has got to decide is whether
he was so completely under the influence of the IN
deluson that it was his duty to kill the fresi-
dent that he could not help doing it."
"But he surely knew that it was an illegal
actH"
"Of course he did" said Mr.. Guiteau. " He would
say so himself in minute. He doesn't think he is
really insane, and he wOuld say so; hut he has a
sort of idea that under this inspiration he became
what he calls legally insane. Under the
influence of this delusion, which. of course, be-
lieve to be insane, but which he will admit to be
insane only 50 far as it made him irresponsible 20
human law, he looked nj tlls whole matter JnSt as
John Brown and William Lloyd Garrison used 10
look at the question of freeing slaves. Under the law
the slaves property, and stealing properly Is
theft, but tn ab0litiOnists said: There is a law
higher than mans law. and that is Gods law heso
slaves are entitled to thelI freedom and wei help
them to il without regard to human law My
brother aS | beevc-and if | did not believe
it | would not say it-TeasOncd in exactly
the same way under his insane deluSlOn. lie ne
heycd that God had told INN to XII me ITeNqeu M M
and, while he knew as well aS you or ana thc
penalty of murder he did il because he thought he
WAS carrying out a divine command, ana was ðg
under pressure which he could not control ana
which destroyed his free agency-hcncc h says the
Deity iired the shot
Here is an Illustration of what | said before
about the theory of insanity accounting for every
fact in the None of the ether theories really
accounts for the murder. One Is tnat ne dId
it because he wasn't given an once.
Now. the fact is that he has never
shown any malice toward Garfield before OF
since. He shows mnch more feeling toward IS anne
but he dldnt shoot Blaine. because, as he sna lhe
other day, some other man would nave taken
Blaiue's place and Influenced Garheid Just as
Blame dli. 1t was liis deuSlon that Uaiheu VIE Was
weak man and would ruin the Republican parry
and must be put out OF the way. lie mas neen
consistent in that deluson all through. The theory
of deprayity does not account for the shooting he
cause there was no direct personal motive.
Then there is the theory that he ana
it for notorety. l do not believe 1T,
bnt TO nv mind his intense love of
torietv is only one OF the evidences OF hts M
sanity. 1t certainly IS not family tralt MY latheT
was one of the most moHest men | ever knew, |
visited him just a little while before he diej, and J
never knew until 1t was brought out on tins trial
that one OF the school buildings IN ETccpurt was
named after him. lie was one of the best aud love-
leSt men thai ever lived. As for his beng insane
that is ridiculous. My own position here has been q
painful one. / want TO stNid by my brother
because / believe nr Is insane ana not IcSpon'lhic
| want 10 stand by Mr. ScOvic, because ne Is dUIng
all he can and Is sacrificing himself to 30 IL ana
then | want to stand by my fathers memory against
unjust aspersiOn. | couldn't say too much about
him. but the result has been that hANc seemed
sometimes to be fighting against my brothers case
see some ot the Western papers have been saying
thdt / would rather nave my brother hanged ih@n
the family | needn't comment on that.
| want To see my brother saved, because
believe him insane. But don't want to see ihe
trut sacrificed. / have made no suggestions To Mr.
ScOyilIe 81 c. have been here, because | know nc
can't uc expected ~ work out my ideas; ne eau uhl
follow hls own. lie believes everything ne HI'
lried 10 prove IN the case but wish that cOayIc
tions could have been in entire harmony with lny
own. a..
when conscientI0usiy thought my brother rcspoh-
-iblc. and did not hesitate To say 50. NY opinion
now is based on the evidence OF ms conduc', ms
letters, etc. have found one theory thai eNplhih7
al his actiOus "A his speeches and al las Writings
TuE TIuBUNEs dispatches have already given
fullv thr opinions OF the experts rs Whole upon
almost every feature of Gut cans ease. lhcY cover
many OF the points raised IN The foregoing tli".
New points however are continually au5lnB one
of hc most distinguished Oi The experts was a,LcI
ro-iay how he accounted iOr tI3 idcJ
that Gu.tcau had been talking so much
against himself in the case OF late. up
setting Nr. Scovlles questions, etc. He replied
that Guitcu had all the papers and had undoubtedly
read IN them comments on The lact tlat hc wa u7u-
ally abusive aud noisy when the testimony was
against him ana quiet when II was Tor him, ana
mad probably altered his tactics accordingly. HIS
decent treatment OF his wife, after ms Nhc lhIeal7
against ncT probably came ABOUT IN lhc same Way
hi, expert said there was one sguihcahi ihn2 IN
REGARD 10 Gmteaus interruptions IN court, lie was
duup yer, much che same thing that Lawrence
Jdckson'g assailant, who really insane and me
had evidently made himself ianliidr WIN that ca-r
because lie told tins expert one day that
This gentleman thought ms interruptions
were party foolish, ana partly ptcmcdltated THOSE
who found it difficult to believe that he was aciing
must remember that he was fighting for life, and
that was a situation 10 tax mans ingenuity. 1t
was to noticed. too, that most OF thG ihlcrTup-
tiOns that seemed unlaYorable To himself were on
tIitiing points.
some of the experts go so far in their belief that
Guteau is playing part as to think tlat Mr SEQ
vile has understanding WIN NM Ohe OF lhein
remarked to-day that various things cropped from
time to tIme showed that they Constantly conferred
upon the case -, ,,.,,
| the sculptor. Mr.. Mills went to the jail with his
| SON Theodore Mills, john w. Gmteau ana one or
| two others After seeing Gulteau, MI. MlIs dc-
| cidcd that his beard and mustacne ought To he
shaved, III order to obtain an accurate Dust. Gun
teau demuTTcd to tins, the ground tbat his nose
would look 100 long, but on MI MllIS arguing tlat
the bust would be historical, and must be accurate;
and asking 1t because the bust would make world
wide reputation for the sculptor, as II would 20
everywhere Gultcau consented IL Is sald that Ihe
change in his face is great removing the haggard ap-
pearance and showing it TO be plump and IN good
condi ,ion.
GIuTEAU VISITED BY HIS FORMER WIFE.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.--A reporter of The Post,
ACCOMPANIED by Mr. ScOyl.c and one or two other
persons. visited Guiteau in the jail yesterday.
| While they were there a woman and man, accom-
panied by a little girl, entered the door. AT first
Gutcau appeared obliviOus of their presence, but,
raising hseyes suddenly, they fell upon the woman,
who. TO his surprise, proved TO be Mrs. Anna Dun
mire his divorced wife, together with her husband
and their little daughter. This unexpected visit
rather unstrung the prisoner, and for an instant he
hung his head, but Frightening suddenly, he
walked forward, took the womans hand and said
| he was pleased to see her. The woman was yiSibly
affected and tears weled up in her eyes as she said;
Charlie, / am sorry 10 find you IN this condl-
| ton"
4 Al, tI .1r,1r
81 am sorry that the whelp evidently referring to
Di,trict-Attorncy Corkhilll brought you here. But
he was disappointed in his purpose. did nothing,
| vou Geo TO embarrass YOU"