The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-22
THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL.
The Great Ques tion of Guiteau's Sanity Nov
Under Con deration by the Court
at Washington.
Goitesu 10 Playing the Insanity Dodge foz
AL 1t Is Worth.

at Washington.
Goitesu 10 Playing the Insanity Dodge for
AL 1t Is Worth.
Testimony Showing that He Has Beef, =
Hari Citizen, Luuatie or Otherwise.
MONDAY, DEC IL.
On Saturday there was no session, and ON
Monday the proceedings were of less interest
than usual DR.. Edward Charles Spitzaka, 4
specialist in mental diseases, testified at length
for the defence. Boiled down, his testimony
is to he effect that Guiteau was a raj mon
etroslty, an lneane man; that
he was born with malformed
brain which has misdirected his whole life. He
thinks that he ought to be incarcerated in an
insane asylum. He is not allowed to say
whether he considers him legally responsible,
but the inference from what he said was that
he did not; On the whole, he was strong
witness for the defence, and while his testimo-
ny will be datly contradictsa by dozen ex-
perts summoned by the government, it pro-
duced marked impression in court. Gnieau
was, on the whole, well behaved. He realized
how important spitzka's testi-
nony was, and he forebore
got himself, and broke forth in his character
istic billingsgate in denunciation Of Corkhill
and the rest OF the counsel for the prosecution
and OF some members Of the press.
There was sensational scene when, at one
OF the Interruptions, man, weary with his de-
nunciations, said in an audible tone, laborlng
evidently under great excitement, ''Shoot him
now" Judge Cox Immediately ordered Dep
uty Marshal Williams to apprebesd the offeader,
which the marshal did with the assistance of
other deputies and hurried him from the room
At one time Dr. Spitzs sker would not undertake
to express decided opinion as to the mental
condition of the prisoner July 2. Guiteau in
business at all, and think it Is burning
shame for the gentlemen of the prosecution to
keep upon the word 'depravity.' Ihave been 8
consistent Christian all my life, and because l
committed adultery to get rid of woman did
not love, and owe a hundred dollars, it is e
shame shame for this prosecution to blacken my
"silence!" and ''Order!" made by
court and counsel at this point, Guiteau con
'inued to strike upon the table, ard shreked at
the top of his voice: ''I'm not afraid to 20 to
the gallows if the Lord Almighty wishes me to
go there I expect an act of God that will blow
this court and jury out OF that window to pro-
the ears Of the American people" D1vidge re-
marked, "Oh, this pantomime business is get
ting played out"
Gniteau-You are getting played out, and
,cur theory Of prosecution. too
TUESDAY. DEC l3.
When the marshal exhorted the audience to
preserve order Il onghout the day the court
room was filled with men and women, as usual
fashionably dressed. There were few cen
grt ssman IN the corners. Senator Lamar sal
for a time beside the jury ard Gov. Chas
Foster for time beside the judge. The jury,
the Judge, counsel for both eid, g. the experts
and the assassin came in shortly Afterwards and
took their usual seats.
The mornirg session was devoted to Spitzka,
the brilliant young expert, and to DR.. Fordyce
Baker, the distinguished old expert, both of
New York. Tie afternoon g. sslon was con-
sumed in the examination of B. C Phelps, a
New York broker, formerly managing editor
OF the Chicago Inter Ocean; Gebell, New
YORK insurance agent; Henry Wood, a Phila-
delphla railroad manager, and others who
knew him at various periods of his career.
Some of them knew of him within the last
year. All of them agreed that he was when
they knew him, a shrewd, intelligent
cane man, though lacking, perhaps, the usual
amount OF good common sense. Phelps sized
him as a Col. Sellers, with gross selfisbness in
the place of the colonel's good nature Spitzka
stuck to his original testimony, to the INSANITY
Of the assassin, and DR.. Bakers testimony by
inference sustained the theory of total depravi-
ty advanced by the prosecutions. This testi
mony was very entertaining. Spi zka held his
own, leaving the box as he entered it, master OF
the situation. Baker, in his odd, husky tone,
voice, lectured delightfully."- on the various
forms Of insanity and their several phases
Not having examined the assassin, he
could not testify az to his mental
condition, but he did testify pra ,tcally that all
facts IN the case we're more consistent with the
theory of sanity and depravity than with the
theory of insanity. On the whole, the balance
Of proof was in favor Of the prosecution. Cult
eau was himself. He blasphemed his maker,
vilifed the counsel for the prosecution and
their witnesses, and scolded his relations. Be-
sides telling Corkhill he was ''consummate
jarkass;" "Crank Talp,a3ge" that he was q
liar and pimp," Scoville that he was Gladly
cranked.' he gave each Of the witnesses his
opinion OF his testimony in the coa,sest terms
In the course of the examine ton Guitoau
shouted: 81 see that crank Talmage has beer
doing some eensationaiism business in this case
He had better 60 slow. He has been before
his synod several times for lying, and has 6
reputation for lying, and has a reputation ir
New York for running for houses Of prostitu
ton. have got my eye on several of these
cranks, and if they don't go slow I'll give some
more OF them some free advertising. The high
toned portion of the American people are be.
ginning to take right view of this case"
WEDNESDAY, DEC. IA.
DR.. John L. Winthrow, pastor of the Parl
street Congregational church Of Boston, Mass
took the oath. He recognized him at once ant
promptly announced: ''Dr. Wintlrow is thu
honored pastor Ct the Park street church, i'os
ton, the church used to attend while il Bos
ton. He is & very fine fellow" The witness
smiled involuntarily and then testified in a fl AMI
yet dignifed manner, that Gniteau haJ attend
oI Il ohr1r in
spoke, however, often in the Friday evcnin,
! meetings, and attended a sociable or two. H
| appeared to be perfectly sane. He cousi1ere
him shrewd man.
Charles A. Bryan of the New York Equitabl
! Insurance company knew tue prisoner in Ne,
York The witness wa g proceeding to relate
circumstance Of Quite aus connection with hi
company, when Guiteau Indignantly shouted
Swell, now, [ want to cay right here, when thi
| witness comes here and tells what is false,
| shall tell him, you are mistaken, slr That
false That is a he; and, finally, you are mis-
erable whelp. That is rs far as l shall go. IT.
| equivalent, 'said GuiteSu, "to the bar ROOF
that far" The witness said the prlsoner aske
| a loan on the strength of II corsulshi
he was to have He considered MIN sane.
Henry NJ. Collier, New York attorney, too
the stand. 81 remember you, sir" shou,e
Guiteau: "You are the man that put up th'
| HeTdlu JOD Oh We heep quiet, elT, - Vurnln
to Scovile) II will dispos, of this man in sho
| order. He brought suit against me to paw owe
certain money, aid the court ruled that shoul
keep it. That kils his evidence The witnes
related an instance of Guitean's collectiu
! Si75 and failing to pay it over. His evident
proved extremely damaging The prisoner o
asserted that he had always lived an uprigh
Christian life, and wriggled and expostulatet
ahd vainy attemted to explain the tram ac,io,
| The witness at one poin. said, "l informe
| Judge Donahue a. that time that l considerc
| Guiteau thief and scoundrel" Guiteau e!
cltedly cried, s'YoH did not dare to say 80 to M
would have knocked you dow NJ"
Gates, me chanic, the twelfth man on IL
jury, accustomed to plain food and out do<
exercise, came into court suffering with tt
'blind staggers," or vertigo, as the result
living four weeks on rich fare in email hot
bed room. He became so i'll, finally, that
found it impossible to fix bis mind on the ev
dence, and after session Of an honr and ha
Judge Cox adjourned the court until to- mo
row.
THURSDAY, DEC Is.
The testimony adduced by the prosecution
was very damaging to the defense. Collyer
the Now York lawyer, who represented Rses'
Brothers & O., the Chicago clients, who's
claim Quite II (when he had collected iD pock
eted as his "half' in little transaction, which
got into the papers and ruined Guiteau's prac
tice in New York, swore that he was sane an
shrewd when he knew him in 1873