Evening star., 1881-12-28
THE GREAT MURDER TRIAL.
TESTIMONY OF THE EXPERTS,
EXCITING SCENES IN COURT.
GUlTEAU "sANE AND PLAYING A PART


admittance. 1t was a regular Old-time crush.
The police and deputy-marshafs redoubled their
vigilance at the doors. Before Court opened the
crowd was so great. that even the window-sls
were occupied. Senator and Mrs. Window and
Congressman w. A. Wood, Of New York, occn-
pied seats near the prosecution table. When
the Court opened none of the prosecuting coun-
sci were present, and there was delay of some
minutes after the prisoner was brought IN. Gui-
teau spent his time turning completely around
and ogling the crowd. This created buzz of
excitement, those people in the back of the
room seldom getting such a good opportunity
OF seeing the prisoners face.
DR. MAC DONALD FURTHER CRoss-ExAMrNED
When the prosecuting counsel arrived Dr. A.
E. Macdonald took the stand, and his cross-ex-
animation was resumed by Mr.. Scovile The
witness was asked how short season he had
ever known insanity to exist. and said one case
lasted only one day, the patient having died. He
had never known period Of insanity where the
patient recovered shorter than six weeks
GUITEAU ACTING CRAZY IN COURT.
Mr.. Scoville asked what the witness meant
by saying yesterday that the prisoner was acting
part in court.
81 believe" said the witness, che has been
feigning what he believed to be insanity-not
insanity really, though
There was some demonstration of applause at
TINS point, which was quickly silenced by the
officers.
Then your opinion is" said Mr. Scoyile
that he has been attempting in court, to the
extent OF his ability, to appear insane"
Yes sir.'
"And that he has not been acting a natural
part" pursued Mr.. Scoville.
THAT is my opinion"
The witness was asked what he meant yester-
DAY by saying the prisoners Interruptions were
more frequent and more violent when the evil
dence was against him. Mr.. ScOvlle called at
tentlon to the part of Mrs. ScovIles testimony
regarding the raising of the axe, and asked if
the prisoner had not denied that
Better let him go" said the prisoner to Mr.
ScOvllie You are making too much of him"
The witness replied to Mr.. ScOville's question
that the prisoner had denied the fact before the
trial, and was bound to deny it i'm the court
room.
Mr.. Scovile objected to the reply, but his OBJ
lection being overruled. he said ''Well. let it
stand then as an indication of the feeling of the
Witness
"A feeling honorable to him." added Judge
Porter.
''Tell ns something about Abraham. and YOU
can go, interiected the prisoner.
Have you ever had any sympathy with peo-
pie who claim to live in communion with G0d2"
"a great many Christian people claim to have
communion with God" replied Dr. Macdonald
Il certainly have sympathy with thern''
MIR. Scoville asked if the witness had not been
discharged from the charity hospital at New
York by reason of having given a false certif-
cate regarding the health of VIM. NJ Tweed?
The witness replied that he was not dis
charged from the charity hospital aud had
never given certificate of ili-health or other
wise TO WIN. NJ Tweed. though he had reported
on the case He had never heard OF it before
Mr.. ScOville said he had been so informed. but
OF course, had no such suspicion now.
WHY DIR. HERMAN WAS DISCHARGED.
Mr.. Scoville having finished his cross-exam-
ination. Mr.. Corkhil argued that the question
ne asked the witness yesterday, as to why Dr.
Kiernan was discharged from the New York
asylum was admissible.
Mr.. Reed opposed this view
The court held that as DIR. Kiernan's statement
rejected on Or. Mcdonald the latter could re-
ply whether Dr. kiernan was discharged for the
reasons he himself had stated-a refusal to sign
death certificate for man who had been killed
by keeper.
THAT had nothing to do with his discharge,
said Dr: Mcdonald. "He was never requested to
to the witness said there was no necessity for a
death certificate. ''If there had been,' he
added, IL would have signed it myself instead
Of asking my apothecary." !
In explanation of the arfswer he had given
Mr.. ScOville regarding the Tweed case the wit
ness said ne remembered that he did once hear
before Senate investigation that he had been
promoted to his present place on account of his
kindness to Mr.. Tweed. He intimated that he
came.
sis there not" asked Mr.. scoville, "a doc
tors quarrel between you and this person who
you think gave the information
.! don't think so," replied the witness, II
don't generally quarrel with such people,
An Expert From Richmond.
he Is SATISFIED THAT GUITEAU IS SANE AND
FEIGNING IN COURT.
DR.. Randolph Barksdale, superintendent of q
unatic asylum at Richmond, Va. was then
called to the stand. He declared that his per-
sonal examination Of the prisoner satisfied him
that he was sane; and that he was feigning in
Court.
"Why do you think so? what are your rea-
sons" asked Mr.. Corkhilf
"The marked contrast between his behavior
in court and that on the occasion when yis-
tied him in JAIL He seiZes every salient point
rs given in evidence. and then becomes excit ed.
while other times he is quiet and behaves as
any other man would"
The witness, in reply to the hypothetical
questions of the prosecution gave his opinion
that the person indicated in them was sane.
THE WITNESS CROss-ExAMINED
Upon cross-examination by Mr.. Reed, the wit
ness was asked if he had not stated in the court
room to gentleman named Mr.. Haven that he
believed the prisoner was sane
The witness REPLIED emphatically, that he had
not.
Mr.. ScOville then crOss-examined the witness
for few minutes. The witness said he did not
think man would necessarily be consistent
when feigning insanity; he did not believe the
prisoner was feiGning when he saw him in iail
An Expert from Tennessee.
DR.. John H. Calendar, Of Nashville. Tenn.
of the Tennessee hospital for
the insane, was next called and sworn.
Before he was examined, Mn. Dayidre stated
that he had received note from Mr.. Haven. the
gentleman referred to by Mr.. Reed asking that |
the question asked Dr. Barksdale. referring to
him and DR.. Barksdale. be stricken out
Inc defence consented to tbs Mr.. Reed stat
ing that he supposed the fact was true when he
asked the question.
Dr Calender, like the other experts described
with some minuteness the physical examination
ne had made OF the prisoner. He had found the
mead or the prisoner somewhat assymmetrical
He did not find anything peculiar in the forma-
ton OF the lines of the prisoners face Like
the other experts, the Witness defined insanity
IS disease; he did not think it transmittable
rom father to son as dsease.e A susceptibility
10 the disease might be inherited. A tendency
TO the formation of fantastic opinions accom-
panied 10y unsound juagment did not necessa-
fiiy Indicate insanity. Either sane or insane
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