The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-26

made all his arrangements to kill President
HAYES as did Guiteau to kill President Gar
field, and but for bis arrest might have
succeeded.
coRKHILL OBJECTS
There was Just as much ground to indi-
cate Guiteau's insanity, which, said Sco-
vile, ''even President Garfield said: Why
did this man do it; he must be iii-
sane Blaine must have believed Guiteau
insane"
Colonel Corkhill here arose. and with
much emphasis said: IF you will allow
me- Mr.. Scovile. the President never said
he thought he was insane; he thought
him sane ell the time. Blaine never
thought him insane; he has said it under
oath. He believes him sane" SEQ
vile explained that he spoke from
papers, and would not take issue on the
statement
He then took up the
HISTORY OF THE GUIrEAU FAMILY,
who were of Huguenot extraction, and who
had. he said. retained to the present day
that marked characteristic of the sturdy adj
herence tOreligOus convictions which caused
the expatriation of the Huguenots. He as
serted that insanity was hereditary in the
family, and went on to give the story of
Guiteau's life in detail Guiteau appeared
to be satisfied until Scoviile plainly init
mated that lack of capacity on Guiteau's
part had reduced his law practice to the COL
lection of bad debts. Guireau WINGED and
broke out with Il brought great many
suits and gave them all they wanted on the
other side" After a moment of quasi ex-
planation to the prisoner, Scoville was
about to proceed when Guitpau ap.
parently waived his hand pleasantly
to Scoville and said: go on,
Mr.. Scoville that is
AN INTERESTING STORY,
and is correct i'm detail" Continuing, Sco-
Vile said in effect that Guiteau made good
living and supported his family at this time
and paid his debts
Guiteau again broke in with: 81 had first
class references as well as my personal APP
pearances so got business. Besides that,
had no bad habits of any kind" To Illus
rate Guiteau's eak-, and as an indication
OF his insanity, Scoville related his rambling
attempts to make speech upon certain
occasion when he had been assigned by the
Court as counsel for a prisoner on trial
Guiteau again interrupted in All excited
manner, and shouted: That's absolutely
false; never tried case with Charlie Reed
in nv life. don't want to interfere with
your theory but YOUR facts are false. l want
Jury to understand my peculiarities; that's
all right. There are a good many people
VINO VIII swear dfn lfSduc. hcCeSS
Afternoon Session.
After recess Scoville resumed his story of
the life of 0uiteau. using the expression
mentally incompetent" Guiteau fretted
at the imputation of a lack of brain power,
and exclaimed: MT true, and can't be
shown. always tell the truth" And again
he broke in: Il had brains enough, but
my mind was devoted to theology; that's
| why I ran behind. There's no money in
the theology business. / am out of that
nOw."
| Scoville spoke of his clients impecunious
condition, and Guiteau said: 81 was always
we'll dressed. Don't put that in."
| Scoville related an incident in Guiteau's
life which his friends thought indicated in
sanity
| Guiteau. with much warmth, said: 1--WE
heard that story before, and it is absolutely
false. Don't tell any such stuffas that again
| Scoville related Guiteau's varied expert
ences during the Moody and Sankey re-
| vivals. and his efforts and failures as a
lecturer ON religious subjects ana the lack
of appreciation shown by his audience.
Gu;teau thus explained: New ideas on
that subject, they hadn't got to them at that
time," aid as though thinking he had not
quite made his meaning plain, he added
IL HAD IDEAS BUT NO REPUTATION,
and the ideas wouldn't draw" Guiteau's
belief that he was serving the Lord, and