The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-29
THE LONG TRIAL
DRAGGING ITS LENGTH ALONG.
Ths AIIaIIin A. GaEEulOuI - ETsF-HS AssaSss the
Newspaper Msa Of Being CrankI-Hs Doesn't
TAks Very EIadlJ to His Brothers TSs'
uaOsy - IHsIdSatS Of the DAY.

WASHINGTON, November 2S,-The Crimi
nal Court was densely crowded this morn
ing, and at ten o'clock Mrs, scoyille re
sumed her testimony. She described Gui
teau's actions during his visit to her il
1878, and said she was then convinced he
was insane and should be put in IN asylum
Frequent objections were raised by the
counsel for the prosecution to the character
Of the questions prQpounded by Mr., SEQ
vile, and q continuous discussion ensued
between counsel on the admissibility oi
certain evidence, At times some irritabil-
ity was manifested.
The witness don't understand the rules
oi evidence, gentlemen, said Scoville.
"Yes, but you are supposed TO, was the
reply
before been upon the stand, and replied
with much emphasis, "No!" and "l'm not
q lawyer either"
Mrs. Scoyille's examination was conclud-
ed and the cross examination postponed to
allow George u. Burroughs, OF Chicago, to
testify, as he desired to leave the city. This
witness boarded at Scoville'sa at the time OF
Guiteau's visit in 1878, and made up his
mind that the prisoner was either fool or
crazy, He was satisfied that Guiteau was
unsettled in his intellect,
There was brief interval before the next
witness appeared, and Guiteau took advan-
tage OF the opportunity to break out with:
N desire to tell all these Crank" newspa-
per men that I..appear here as my own
stuff that they have been delivering them
newspaper men have gone crazy, Iappear
here In part as my own counsel, US
have right to do under the law and con-
stitution OF America" No effort was made
to check him, and no notice whatever was
taken OF the interruption by the court.
S. @. Jocelyn, Of the Oneida Community,
thought that Guiteau's marked characteris-
tic was intense egOtism.
John w, Guitcau, u brother OF the pris-
oner, was next examined. He had not
been on good terms with his brother for
some years, but had not doubted his sanity
until lie received some letters in October.
Since he had come on here and had seen
his brother in the court room and at the
Jail, he had become satisfied that he was
insane.
Upon being cross.examined, the wit
ness admitted that before he had come TO
Washington he had always, in talking Of
the case, believed his brother was respon-
sible. lie believed him responsible but not
sane-responsible, because, rs he thought,
at some period OF his life the prisoner had
voluntarily surrendered himself to evil
practices, rather than good.
Guiteau WINGED under these statements,
evidently fearing that his brothers candor
was injuring the case, and with consider
able bitterness interrupted: "My brother
and | have not been on good terms for
fifteen years. lie always sYmpathzed with
my father on :that Oneida Community
question while SCovile and my sister sym.
pathiLed with me. The last time | saw
my brother in Boston we had some angry
words, so he don't come here to testify for
me With: the ordinary force a brother
usually come. I'm glad to find he has
changed his views, however, in my case, l
want the public to know about this"
and correct the witness. Once Judge
Davldge attempted to stop him, but he
waved his hand imperiously, saying:
"You keep still, Judge, II you please"
Shortly after the witness was asked, In
connection with the incident he bad re-
lated, II he had at that time thought the
prisoner insane. Guiteau quickly antici-
pated the reply by saying:
"Why, Of course; he has always thought l
was badly cranked."
Witness said he had never detected the
slightest traces Of insanity in his father.
After recess J. W. Guiteau resumed the
stand, He had heard that his Uncle Abra-
ham was insane. His Uncle Francis Will
son Guiteau mentioned in the family as
Francis Guiteau the second) died in an
asylum. He understood that early In life
Francs had fought duel with rival in
love, Witness had understood that his
uncle had killed his man, but the records
OF the asylum showed that his insanity had
been caused by his modification at fight
ing sham duel; besides, Abbey Maynard,
daughter OF his Aunt Julia, and Augustus
Parker, who was cousin 10 the witness;
had never heard OF any other case Of In
sanity in the family.
scoville-what Is your opinion now as
10 your fathers sanity2
AL think he was sane.
Q.-What do you mean by saying that
your brother was possessed OF demon OF
deyil2
| A.-Eis religious theory Is there are two
forces in the universe, one under Satan OF
the Devil, and one under God or Jesus
Christ. My father held the view that there
J were living in the world those who were
seized OF the Devil or OF Satan, and oil
Christ or God. He believed these two
forces were at war, one with the other,
and that at present and since the fall oil
man Satan had 10 q great extent dominion
! Of the earth, TO possess himself OF all those
he could who were not absolute believers
In The Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, and
who had not been saved from the power
Of sin by q complete union with the Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ; that all evil all
deiormity, all intirmity, was the result ot
sin, or an admission by those who had a
free will that they were Under the domin'
ion Of Satan or the evil spirit. or Of evil ma:
ture. That was my fathers theological
view. II was my brothers and Is mine,
and 80 believed that at some time In my
brothers life, as he had q free will to
choose good OF evil, he must have through
his evil, through his willfulness, through
his stubbornness, through his perversity ol
nature, allowed Satan to gain such control
over him that he was under the power oi
Satan, That idea Is tue one on which
based my opinion that my brother ID
morally responsible 10 God, but perhaps
not responsible according TO human OF
legal responsibility, being in one sense In
- Prisoner-You have that thing wrong
side up.
Withess-perhaps / have.
prisoner-Thapsve very poor theology; and
very poor position for yoti to take.
Coming back 10 the subject Of Guiteau'l
Uncle, Abraham Guiteau, the witness stat