The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-31
NEW YEARS EVE.
NEW YEARS EVE.
1881 is Ended But Not Gui-
teau's Trial.
Eloquent EuIogy of Hoar on
Garfield.
The Small Pox Scare al
keokuk.
MORE INSPIRATION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--At the opening
of the court Guiteau called ont: E,'One of
nv guards here. Cunningham, has got
an eleven pound baby for New Years
present" Oaughter) Gin which the jury
heartily joined in)
DR.. Gray resumed the story of his con-
versation with the prisoner in the jail.
Guiteau interrupted. ''That don't cores
pond with your evidence yesterday--doc-
tor you went into inspiration then"
Scovi1le objected to the statement of
witness, saying, ''He said nothing of in
spiration or divine pressure, and urged
that witness must give conversation or sub
stance OF it, as it occurred that it would
be the province of the jury to say what
should be inferred from it,
Witness qualified his statement by ad-
ding: II asked him questions, and my
statement is based upon his replies" Wit
ness continuing. said: The prisoner used
the expression, When I made up my
mind"
Guiteau shouted: Making up my mind
was the result of the grinding pressure.
That's where the inspiration comes in.
Please get that straight while you are about
it."
Scoville again objected that witness was
losing sight cf the question and going into
argument.
Guiteau-"He's forgotten what he testi
fed yesterday. Corkhill must have gotten
obaod af him, ap6 ;pcfrr1cfod him vvhat fr
say to-day, that's whats the matter with
him"
Scoville-disclaimed any desire to inter
rupt the witness, but the prosecution held
him to strict requirements that he shoulC
make his objections specifically and he
must therefore stop the witness at every
point where he was satisfied an objection
would lie"
Gu:teau-Continuull interjected com
ments and with Scovills frequent objee
tlons, witness soon became sensibly dis
turbed and when asked to go on, said
II have been so many times interrupt
ed, don't know where l am
Guiteau-Quickly retorted, Il shouldn'
think you did nor any one else, have
been arguing all the morning to find ou
where you are The fact is you are badl.
lost this morning. Doctor, we will hav
to send small boy to find you"
Prisoner was reading the proceeding
and interrupted with. ''AH bosh-that'
false-how do you know-that Smiths lii
etc" Witness then stated at ieugtl
that whatever Guiteau's action an court
led him to believe that he was sane-aske
if he thought Guiteau had been feignin
he replied: eyes / do, he claims an iospirs
ton from the Deity. I don't believe b
believes any such thing. and in such
sense he is feigning."
Guiteau-s'That's no such q thing,
never feign-you are paid for your opinio
the jury is not" On cross examination
witness said he had never as an exper
pronounced sane man insane or adjudge
an insane man sane. He admitted howeve
having changed his views since he bcga
to study the subject"
Guiteau-''You may reach Abraham
90 years. Doctor. you are a CROWN
man." Witness said he aba 0doned th
moral insanity theory as far back as 1854
Guiteau-"The amount of it is these e.
perts viii swear to anything for none.
the subject of insanity is progressive"
Witness said he was unwilling to CON
but the president of their board though
he should, and a telegram summoned hin
Guiteau-'fHow about Corkhill's money
guess that was the influence that brougl
you here This fellow Corkhill has got
hung hole in the treasury that will ~
out one hundred thousand dollars befo
he gets through with this case"
Witness was about to state some reason
which induced him (witness) to form Il
opinion that the prisoner was sane at Il
time he visited him at the Jail when GU
eau again interrupted and called out: ID
Gray is devoting himself to an argume
to the jury this morning which he has l
right to do, he should confne himself
facts. Porter viii talk of the argument
(Sarcasticany). Judge Porter mean"
Scoville again objected that witness W
volunteering an argument instead of
statement of facts.
Witness with some feeling, replied,
am under oath, Mr. SEQ vile, and do I
care to volunteer anything which is L
strictly and appropriately evidence in
case"
Witness didn't find single circumstan
as narrated by the prisoner to indicate
sanity. He thought him sane. Corkh
read hypothetical question similar to IL
approved by Scoville. Witness analyz
the question clause by clause, and refus
to answer it because it didn't describe
insane person.
SMALL POx