The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
THE TRIAL.
The Show Continues Open and
Draws Coed Houses.
The Prisoner on the stand.

IQOn1 VINO uSus6lI CEOWu6Q bul6 morning.
At 10 o'clock, Mrs. Scoville resumed her
testimony. She described Guitteau's &C.
tons during his visit to her in 1873, and
said she was then conS inced that he was
insane and should be put in an asylum
Frequent objections were raised by
counsel for the prosecution to the charac-
Ter of the questions propounded by Sco-
vile, and continuous discussion ensued
between counsel upon the admission OF
certain evidence. At times some irrits-
bility was manifested.
The witness does not understand the
rules ofeVidence, gentlemen, said SEQ
vile.
Yes, but you are supposed to, was the
reHly.
Witness was asked il she had ever be- |
fore been upon the witness stand. She
replied with Rueh emphasis, "No, and
.l'm no lawyer, either" Mrs. Scoville's
examination was concluded The Cross
examination was postponed to allow Geo.
D. Burroughs, Of Chicago, to testify, as
he desired to leave to-day. This witness
boarded with Seville at the time of
Guitteau's visit, in 1873, and made up his
mind that the prisoner was either fool
or crazy. He was satisfied that Guitteau
was unsettled ia his intellect.
There was a brief interval before the
next witness appeared, and Guitteau
took advantage of the opportunity and
broke out with, II desire TO tell all these
crank newspaper men that I appear here
as my own counsel. That is my only
answer to all the silly stuff they have
been delivering themselves Of for some
days past. Some of these newspaper
men have gone crazy. l appear here IN
part as my own counsel, as I have the
right to under the lay and constitution of
America" No effort was made to check
Guittesu, and no notice whatever of the
interruption was taken by the court.
| 2. S. Joselyn, Of the Oneida commu-
nifty, thought Guittesu's marked charac-
teristic was intense egotism.
John W. Guitteau, brother Of the
prisoner, was next examined. He had
not been on good terms with his brother
for some years, but had Dc doubt of his
sanity until he received some letters in
October. Since he had come on here,
and had seen his brother in the court
room and at the jail, he had become
satisfied he was insane. On being cross
examined, witness admitted that before
he had come to Washington he had
always, in talking of the case, said he
| DOttOtCO Ills UIObueI was
not sane responsible, because as he
prisoner had voluntarily surrendered
himself to evil practices rather than good.
Guittesu WINGED under thesetststements,
evidently fearing his brothers. Gender
would iDjure the case, and with consider
able bitterness interrupted with, my
brother and have not been On igood
terms for fifteen years. He always SYM
psthiZed with my father on that Oneida
community business. while Scoville and
Fmy sister sympsthized with me. The
last time / saw my brother in Boston we
had some angry words, so he does not
come here TO testify for me with the
ordinary force brother usually
does come, and l am glad to find he
has changed his views. However,
in my case want the public.to under
stand about this" Guitteau continued
to interrupt, explain and correct the
! witness. Once Judge Davidge attempted
TO stop him, but he waved his hand i'm
periously, saying, You keep quiet
Judge, if you please" Shortly after
witness was asked, in connection with
the incident he had related, ''if he at
that time thought the prisoner insane,"-
Guitteau quickly anticipated his reply by
saying, why of course. be has always
thought was badly cracked" Witness.
said he never detected The slightest trace
of insanity in his father.
After recess witness was questioned st
some length as to Guitteau's family and
instances Of alleged insanity in his fam
| lily. He did not know Of the in
sanity of his family and live uncle,
except by report: On being asked by
| Scoville 10 explain what he meant By
saying his brother was morally respons
| ible, and that he was under the influence
of the devil, witness explained the pecu-
liar belief Of his brother as to the coun-
ter influences of Christ and the devil |
which were being exercised upon man
kind, and that, on other lawyers he
gained the sscendancy. He agreed
with his brother and father, and believed |
at some time his father had, through his |
intense egotism and wilfulness, surrea-
dered himself to influences of the devil. |
AID that beiug free moral agent he was
morally responsible to God for his erime
that was his understanding of respons-
Utility in the case. The prisoner here
interrupted somewhat petulsntly. |
you've got that thing wrong side up.
my friend. 1t is very poor theology, and
q very poor position for you to take"
Witness-PerhSps l have, but don't
think so.
Mrs. Sarah Nv. Parker, of Chicago,
widow of Gaitteau's cousin, testified to
the fact of her husbands insanity, snd
death in sn inssne asylum. She knew
Guitteau. He visited their house in Chi
csgo in 1876, and she forbade him to
visit the house again He fell desperately
in love with witness IA years old
daughter
Davidge-A very common form of in
sanity.
Witness thought Guitteau; insane, es
did her daughter.
Guittesu-They were very poor and I
used to go down there and give them
money, and they seemed very grateful.
In that way became interested in the
daughter. She was entirely too young
for ma though.
E. w. jones, of Chicsge, boarded
at the same house in that city with
the prisoner in 1870, and formed the
opinion that he was OF uusound mind.
| Witness made representation to the
court officers as to Guitteau's mental con-
ditioB, which he supposed would secure
his release at the time he was Imprisoned
for failure 20 return money which he had
collected fer sclient.