The daily gazette., 1881-12-14
SECOND EDITION
GUITEAU ON TRIAL.
Mr.. Spftxka's Evidence Traverssd
by That Of Dr. FOrdyce
Barker.


Mr.. spitxka's Evidence Traverssd
by That Of Dr. FOrdyce
Barker.
WASHINGTON, December 13.-As
soon as the court was called to order
this morning the cross-examlnation of
DR.. E. g. opitzka, of New York, was
resumed by Dlstrict-Attorney Corkhill.
eUITEAU OPENS.
While the witness was examining the
drawing and sketching another more to
his liking Guiteau made his first speech
of the day ga halter wanted to take
my bead this morning. l told him /
would let him if he gave me new hat.
l have got the hat. suppose the Gov
ernment will pay for it, Corkhill. l am
sure 1t went come out Of your pc cket."
@. Supposing that to be correct de-
lineation of the prisoners head, how
does it differ from the ordinary class of
heads? A. 1t is far beyond the degree
of asymmetry. The deviation would be
about three times as great as in the Or
dinary head.
@. You believe in God? A. If the
Court does not declare that the question
is irrelevant, will answer.
The Court-You are not obliged 10
answer that question,
The Witness-On principle declir 9
to answer it.
Guiteau-Do you believe in a God,
CorkhIllP l have been digging up your
record, and 1t stinks worse than a
mackerel.
The District-Attorney (to the wit.
| decline to answer on principle. 1t Is
from my point Of view, an inpertinent
question in country that guarantees
civil and religious liberty.
Mr.. Davldge-But not irreliglous
liberty.
A STRONG WITNESS AGAINST aUI-
TEAU.
DR.. Fordyce Barker, physician and
surgeon, of New York, was called as
an expert on behalf of the prosecu-
tien. He was examined by Mr.. Por-
ter.
@. Is insanity hereditary disease?
A. There is no such disease known to
medical science as hereditary insanity.
There can be no hereditary insanity.
There is undoubtedly a hereditary
tendency to insanity.
@. Are delusions constant elements
of insanity A. They are not. Many
insane people have no delusions and
many sane people have them.
@. What is moral insanity A.
Moral insanity is wickedness. 1t is q
term not found in medical science as
involving form of insanity. 1t is a
Aar l.,asnlxy ,road ~, sofx
conduct which is on any other theory
indefenseable.
@. Is the habit of beasting of in.
timacy with persons holding high po-
sitions and possessing influence and
power, where there is no such inti-
macy, proof OF an insane delusion A.
II is not, because it is not the result of
disease, and insanity is disease. 1t is
the result of vanity and self conceit and
love of notoriety, and these are vices
and not diseases.
@. In your Judgment as scientist
would mans assertion that he was q
chosen instrument of God and was in
direct and immediate communication
with him as a trusted agent be evil
dence of an insane delusion A. 1t
would not for several reasons. 1t
might be asserted as an excuse for
crime. For example, if man who
has always been hard-w orking, in
dustrious man of correct habits, moral,
affectionate, fond of his wife and
children, should cut the throat OF his
child and give as his reason that he
was directed by the voice of God, that
would be almost a sure proof of in
sanity whereas in the case of a man
who had been always a tyrant to his
wife and children, regardless of the
laws of God and man, such an excus /,
would not be defense and would not
be any evidence of delusion.
Guiteau-That suits my case exact
ly, Doctor. have always been a
Christian man.
@. Is uncomfortable impulse q
form of insanity A. Unconlrollable
impulse, in and of and by itself, does
not constitute form ofinsanity known
to science.
A CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY.
Simon ID. Phelps, broker, of New
York, testified that he had practised law
in Chicago. The prisoner had engaged
his firm to bring a suit against the
Oneida Community for $4 900 or Sc, 900,
which the prisoner claimed to have de-
posted with the Community. After
some time he found that the prisoner
had lied, and he told him so.
Guiteau-Phelpsi the man who ia
lying. l talked with Mr.. Reynolds,
| Phelps's partner, about my suit with
| the Oneida Community, but 1 never
talked with Phelps. He used to be a
lawyer, bat he is..now curbstone broker
in New York. He hangs around the
Equitable Life Insurance. building. He
| is like English and Shaw and all that
kind of folks. They are dead beats and
| perjurers.
The witness went on to say that he
| met the prisoner in Chicago in 1875
when the witness was me- naging editor
| of the Inter- Ocean.
| The witness never noticed anything
about Guiteau that led him to believe hs
| was of unsonnd mind.
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