The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-24
Eighth Day of 0uirsar,s Trial.

WASHINGTON, Noyember22 .-Guiteau was
| brought to the courthouse about 8 O'Clock
this morning, The van was guarded by six
lice in the van. His personal appearance
has undergone great change since the first
day of his trial, and this morning he de-
voted unusual care to his toilet. He still
wore the coat with the torn sleeve, but his
linen was spotless and his beard, which
heretofore has appeared scraggy, seemed to
have been carefully brushed. The wild,
frightened look of his eyes has disappeared,
as has also his habit of Noking up and cast
ing covert glances aboutIiim without rails
ing his head He looked about the room and
bowed pleasantly to some one at distance
from him. At ten minutes after ten Mr..
Scoville resumed his argement. He called
attent ton to the plea set up by the defense,
insanity, and discussed at great length the
growth and changes of public opinion up
on the subject of insanity, and
its treatment by the courts when set up by
the defense in criminal cases. lie cited
numerous cases, and the rulings in several
noted cases where the plea of insanity was
set up, and claimed that The proof OF in
sanity having been set up by the defense,
the burden ofproof rests with the prosccu-
tion.
Mr.. Scoville continued his argument to
recess. He was some times interrupted by
Guiteau, who interiected observations char
acteristic ofthe man, and which did not aid
materially to the argument his consul was
making.
DUNG the progress of Scoyille's argument
Guiteau leaned back In Lis chair, stroked
his nose and beard, and followed him
closely. Occasionally he would make some
notes, and hold a brief whispered COLO
qly with his brother Scovilie
resumlng called the jury's attention
10 the prisoners conduct since the trial be-
gan. asking them to weigh that point care
fully. He reviewed the various phases Of
insanity, and said lac would endeavor TO
convince them. The whole question is
whether the act was the result Of an
insane mind The New Hampshire
doctrine, there we're cases where insanity
was impulsive, causing the victim 10 act ON
the spur Of the moment, and IN this catte-
CORY he would place the defendant. He
cited the case OF a colored woman named
Nichols, in this District, condemned
10 be hung for murder, who died
pending new trial. The post
a
Then ScOVille went into the treatment now
adopted in the asylums which. be said,
was often calculated TO confirm rather than
cure iuciuient insanity. There were so
many tvpes OF insanity that he might say
no two were exactly alike. lie
would produce as witness Dr.
S,rcefzar who v0uid testify 10
delcndant's insanity, and said he never saw
n case eracfiy ike q before. Guifenu's in-
sanity lay ia bis desire 90 bscome poll
tician oF great pablie officer. Il was o.
unreasonable o. Duuish 'ilc man Cor der
cicn-v in Deftli operation as j wgs 10
fuaish him becausc his haudsWas not Tr0I
efir Constructed.
0.enr fher.ost csria-l fs-s o. insanity
rrs fhe Ealii ri a.ief -iate motive iorartiui',
or lax Of rc1lJling power D this c1nnec-
ton De cited the case Of Billy the lid,
fiie notorious Texan outlaw. who had u 9
rnr-sf f'fs rrrCi taste Tor crime DccIuse Le bad
r1ra1-fn o. control Die 1clllla- The jury
should determine Theiher insanify Uas
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