The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-29
GARFIELD'S ASSASSIN.
MONDAY. DEn 10

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MONDAY, Dro 10. '~
The court adjourned on Friday till Monday,
when tho announcement was made of the death
of the wife of Juryman Hobbs. When the roll
was called, Mr. Hobbs, at the request OF the
Judge, lott the jury boz, and coming upon the
bench, had whispered conversation with the
judge. when Mr.. Hobbs returned to his seat the
district attorney had q whispered conversation.
and the Judge returned to his place, The dis
trict attorney, addressing the court said that
one Of the sad sf1lictions OF life common to hu-
manlty had befallen one of the men,
bers OF tho jury. The situation, he
ssld, ID one of difficulty. Still the interests of
humanity demand that some steps be taken to
allow the juryman to render his last duties to
his dead wife. With the concurrence of the
defense he would like some order made to al
low the juror to perform his last duty to the
memory OF his deceased. Mr.. Scovil1e rising
said the defense conourred in the suggestion
He not only concurred, but it was his wish that
the juror should have such privileges az he
tendance Of q deputy marshal BE thought
proper that the court should call
the attention Of the jury to the matter Of
communication from outside. The court
remarked that the bailiffs had full instructions
on that point
g.: ~ have entire confidence said the prisoner.
said that the court would allow the juror to
attend as his home and rejoin his associates
to- morrow afternoon as soon after the funeral
as his feelings would permit An adjourn
ment then took place. duiteau, when he was
leaving the court room TO- day, stopped 1T the
distr lot attorneys desk and said: ss0orkhill. I
bu2t; l viii De- great man yet Corkhill, If
y00 let me alone"
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21.
Dr.. Hamilton Of New York took the stand.
sotville desired to have the other experts ex-
ruled against him. During the argument on
this point Davidge was interrupted by Guiteau.
The witness was questioned at great length rel
ativo to the operations Of mems minds, the sig
Dificance Of dreams and unconscious express
sion as indicative Of mental processes. The
council for the prosecution protested against
the apparently objeotless direction Of the in
When the witness was asked il the people
adjudged medically insane were not neverthe-
less capable of judging between right and
wrong, Guiteau, who had been writing for some
minutes, looked up quickly and shouted:
"What bearing has that! When q person is
there is to this case lstriking the table violent
land all this talk don't amount to anything"
Scoville objected, but Judge Cox admitted the
question, and witness replied: 'There great
many insane people-medioally insane-who
appreciate the difference between right and
wrong" In response to another question,
Hamilton continued: In nearly all asylums the
vogue in the dealing with tie insane showing
its recognizance in the treatment Of the insane.
They can distinguish between right and wrong,
and can control their aciens''
Dr. Worcester, Of Salem, Mass. who refused
when upon the stand for the defense to answer
the political questions proposed by scoville,
testified that In his opinion tho prisoner was q
sane man.
Guiteau (sharply)-How much do you OK
poet to get for that opinion, sir? I suppose
that will be worth $500 to you That is the
way Corkhill is running this case; but don't
think it will be worth a snap with that jury. not
Corkhill then read hypothetical Questions
which covered all the material facts in the prls-
oner's history from boyhood down to his act on
the I'd OF July, and inquired: Assuming all the
facts to be true, in your opinion was the pris-
oner sane or insane when he killed President
Garfield? A. I believe him to have been
sane.
Guitean (sneeringly)- sir, and you expect
to get $500 for your opinion.
Col. Corkhill then read another hypothetical
question, setting forth in it's most unenviable
Light the career Of Guiteau. The prisoner
WINGED under the record, but confined himself
to O eort of growl, ''That's false" or ''That's q
lie" In concluding the reading, Oorkhill again
inquired of the witness, "Do you consider the
prisoner was sane or insane on the I'd of July?"
A. In my opinion no was sane
He was asked how he caae to form the
opinion in Salem that the prisoner was insane,
and when he had written counsel (Scoville)
that such was his belief. He replied: From
statements have seen that he was actuated
when he shot the president, by an ineane de-
under which he acted was the outgrowth Of
that insane delusion. wrote you thinking I
might be of service to tho insane man" Tie
witness had changed his opinion as to the in
sanity OF tho prisoner, because he no longer
believed to be true the statements upon which
he had based his opinion before coming to
Washington.
evidence aows against him, Guiteau became
early in the dsy very much excited, and contin-
ued to grow much more excited, until at the
close Of the proceedings he was almost beside
himself. or course, he blaokguarded the wit
nesses, as he always does. He called them
liars and knavea. He referred 10 them as though
they were common perjurers and never wearied
Of iingiug in Worcester's face the asse,tio
that he was to be paid $500 for his testimony;
but1he major portion Of his abuse he reserved
for poor Scoville, who was pronounced with
damnablo iteration .'an ass," a "consummato
the wit Of ten-year- old schoo! boy" The as
saisin accused him of self conceit and love of
notorie!y, and asserted that if he had not
''crawled into the case' because Of these quail
tiles, John D. Townsend end Judge Magruder,
together with Charley Reed and himself, would
have won it for the defense. Scoviile for once
manifested annoyance at the vilification poured
upon him, and every one pitied him. Gui-
teau shouted, and stormed, and laughed, and
sneered all day long, and left the court room at
8 o'clock completely exhausted.
THURSDAY, DEC. ~.
Another expert summoned originally by the
defense, DR.. Diamond Of Auburn, N. 49,
gray haired physician Of sixty five years, tssti-
led TO- Day il the course Of an examination last
ing over five hours, that Guiteau is and was at
the time of the shooting of President Garfield,
perfectly responsible His examination was
tedious in the extreme to the audience and
wearisome to him. At the end Of tho morning
session he. was so faint that he
examination in the afternoon he got out into
the fresh air as speedily as possible. After
his examination occurred the only interesting
episode OF the day. spirited five minutes
scene, in which the nervous D. Macleaa shaw
OF New York, the excited Scoville and the
eneer1ng COrkhlu played the pIoWlnent parts.
The excitement Of both sessions of an average
day was crowded into those five minutes
Shaw was called, when Guiteau shouted,
"Here's the man that told that lie. We've got
your record, Shaw, from New Jersey, where
judge from the bench said ysu ought to bein
the penitentiary."
Tie witness was asked If he had not been in.
dicted for perjury and replied that he had
Upon attempting to explain stormy dialogue
ensued, Guiteaa shouting that the witness was
the most extraordinary liar in America. The
witness was finally permitted to explain that it
arose through misrepresentation, and he was
acquitted by q jury. Scovjlle gave notice to
Shaw to defend his character as he had four
witnesses to introduce whose testimony he
(Shaw) would want to meet
DR.. Diamond was for years physician at tho
state prison in Auburn, aud has been for the
past two years in charge Of the state hospital
Tor the insane at Auburn. At both institutions
he had abundant opportunity for observing
not only lunatics Of the ordinary kinds, but also
and especially those accused and those convict
ed of crime He had seen while at Auburn
many men, criminals chiefly, who feignedin
sanity, and it has been his business to punoture
in each case the pretense. He testided TO- day
that he had always been able to tell the true
from the false in these examinations. BE
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