The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-30
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GUITEAU.

washington. 9.-After recess Guiteau
opened the proceedings with the request
tr pen and ink. "It your honor
please" he Unmarked, al have a good
many letters here that require to be
answered. If l could have paper. pen
and Ink, could put in a great deal OF
time to advantage"
The throng that besieged the doors oil
the court room this afternoon was greater
than upon any previous occasion, and
hundreds were unable t. gain admis-
sion.
Another expert for the defense has been
discovered through the following tels-
gram. which Colonel Reed received this
morning:
JACKSONVILLE, Ill,
Ho1aorabIe Charles Reed, Washington,
d. O..
DR.. Mcfarland has treated members of
the GuIteau family. He is thorough
expert. and believes the prisoner insane.
lou Will remem Der him in the Hops
case. Subpoena him here.
DR.. Lempster again took the stand
He had visited the jail and examined the
prisoner with view to determining his
mental condition. The witness detailed
at some length conversations be had
With prisoner. with occasional contra
d'c'ions by GdIteau. The witness asked
the prisoner if he thought he was insane,
and bis reply was: mot what you ex-
perts call insane, but legally insane"
When asked what no meant by that term,
the prisoner said, if he could get jury
to believe he was acting under inspirs-
ton from the Lord when he ahot the
president, that would scquit him.
Col. Corkhiil-Doctor, there was q
young man here, horse doctor, Who
Col: Reed, jumping to his feet)-I
submit, your honor, such language is Cd
tirely improper.
Judge Cox so ruled. and Col. Corkhill
somewhat contemptuously added: Well,
then, doctor, in horse college.
Col. Reed submit the same obiec-
ton.
Judge Cox-The form OF the question
is not admissible.
Corkhill-I did not intend it a re-
Election, but merely to distinguish the
witness in question from those medical
gentlemen who have testified here and
have knowledge of what they testify
Scoville-1Ou meant it as reflection,
and spoke it in that way because the gen.
tleman is not here to answer you.
Col. C2rkhill-I said the same to him
when he was here.
Ecovllle-Yes, and you were well an
swered. General laughter.)
Judge Porter thought the preface to
the question manifestIy improper mis-
take, however, which Porter might have
made, had he been in the place Of his
colleague.
Guiteau had been engaged with his
mail for some minutes, and here called
out 81 would like to have you know,
ladies and gentlemen, that my letters
nov come addressed 10 Hon. Charles
Guiteau quite change from last sum.
mer."
The witness was eross-examined by
Colonel Reed, who produced pamphlet
report, prepared by the witness, as super
intendent of the Wisconsin insane asy-
lum, and read extracts from it. During
the reading dispute arose between eoun-
sci, who seemed TO have gradually devel-
oped vast amount of bitterness. Judge
Porter several times inslnuated that Col.
Reed was falsely reading for the purpose
Of deceiving the jury, and upon the lat
ter's indignant denial and demand that
the reporter notes be read in his vindi-
cation, Porter asserted that counsel could
defend himself, if be desired put him
self on trial, in place Of the prisoner.
Col. Reed, with an effort TO keep his
temper, despite the bsdgering opposing
Of counsel, insisted upon the reading OF
the nOtef. The reporter read them, and
his notes compared, with the exception
Of TWO words, which were quoted in the
report which counsel had not mentioned
Some fifteen minutes had been Consumed
in the dispute and the court saId to
the counsel that the trial mus; proceed
without consuming 30 much time in
discussing immsterial differences.
Guiteau shouted from the dock-I want
it understood that Judge Porter Is
making all this fuss and interruption
simply TO divert she minds of the jury
from the point which he sees Reed has
made against him. Il simply shows
a contemplate mesnness that only such
fellows as he and Corkhill can in
dulge in.
Thecross-exaninGtio was continued by
With occasional sutbursts on the
part of the prisoner, until adjournment.
"He came here" said Guiteau, ''as an
expert for lhe defense. That's what he
said when he was in my cell, but the
good living ct WillArd's and OsrkhilPs
money has been too much for him."
Adjourned till tomorrow.