The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-27

privately stated that l saw no objection to
such q course on Reeds part.
Col. CerkhilI-It is absurd to talk about It.
Reed has been assisting all the way through
and has not been out of sight of the court
room.
Reed (quickly)-That's not true, Mr.. Cork
hill.
Guiteau-Oh, Corkhili can't tell the truth
anyway. Reed has quietly assisted just AZ
lawyers have dsne in the interest of truth and
justice, that is what we are here for,
After some discussion betw cen the counsel
relative to striking out certain portions OF DR.,
Damon's testimony. Cerkhill was about 10
call witness when Guiteau broke ont excited
ly There is = vast amount of rubbish getting
into this trial that has nothing to dc with the
End day of July. You cam tell now what
is going on in that foreman's mind or Judge
Cox how can you tell what was going on in
mine on the second of July? All,this nonsense
about whether l am sane now or was FIVE
years ago has nothing whatever to do with
this case. Striking the table and becoming
more and more excited he continued, if 1
cannot get justice here l expect an act of God
to give me protection. He has taken away the
wife of one of the jurors for which l am very
sorry, and if necessary h. will take one o
those jurors right out of the box to save my
life in the interest Of truth and justice.
Scoville explained in regard to the letter OF
DR.. Spitzka, opened and commented upon
yesterday by Guiteau. He stated that the
letter was addressed to him (Scoville) and
not to the prisoner. He knew it would be
commented upon by the prosecution that
Spitzka had written TO a man he said, and
under oath, was insane, and he (Scoville) de-
sired the court and jury to understand Just
bow it was secured.
VIM. A. Edward, clerk in the office of
Shaw, said he overheard Guiteau--tell Shaw
that he would kill some big man some day as
Booth. This contradicts Shaw's testin ony,
that nobody WAS present at the interview !;
but witness maintained his facts were cor
rect, and prisoner attempted to involve wit
ness in fraudulent real estate transactions.
Guiteau snesred and Scoville tried to quiet
him. Guiteau retorted CT know
what I'm doing. III take the chance Of get,
ting the laugh on him. This whole thing is
a lie. Ny counsel takes it too seriously It's
\ lie let it go. This fellow ten years ago was
a clerk on eight dollars a week. The ides
that l should consult him in a big real estate
transaction-such \ numbskull az this fellow.
1t il absurd, and Judge Cox ought to kick
him off Of the stand.
DR.. S. H.. Talbot, medical expert from
Middlatown, New York, had treated over
1000 insane persons; had observed GuiteAu
clssely, and assuming that he told the truth
regarding the shooting and hi, life should
say that he was sane July I'd. Same answer
to hypothetical questions.
elbow much do you ex pect 20 get for that
opinion" shouted Guiteau, you have been
two or three weeks. l suppose you will want
five hundred dollars, Striking table,) but |
don't care = snap if you bring in 500 such wit
nesses.
Judge Cox demanded OF him to keep quiet.
GAL right, your honor, [ will be quisL now"
Davidge-"Your honor, please note the
law @SShSJ 4'OeSo W ShS p'"~eNA' IN p
crates all right now, as lie car kse1 quiet
he when desires.
Guiteau-'I don't pretend to be insane
now any more than you are but on the End
of July and thirty days before | WAS insane,
that's an ISSUE"
Davidse-"Then, if you are SANE now, you
should certainly know how to behave your
self"
G~uiteau-s'I do know, and l hehavo just
as well as you. l appear as my own counsel,
aud have as much right to talk as you have.
You have altogether too much to say on this
case. You are as bad as a man born with
diarrhsa. Nswyou keep quite"
Witness didn't believe the prisoner acted
under an insane delusion When he shot the
President by inspiration, as meant SO happy
thought" to commit the act than he was in
spired.in any other sense he was not.
Recess.
DR.. Henry P. Stevens, superintendent of the
Hartford retreat for the insane said that from
800 to 900 cases of insarity had come under
The witness made four examinations Of pris-
oner at the Jail, as to his mental and physical
condition.
Guitesu-You came to me Dr.. as a friend
and l supposing yoa were going 10 testify 70
the defence talked very freely with you about
my religious feelings and all about ny.elfe
but Corkhill's money was too much for you.
l want to say here, | don't pretend l am any
more insane than this man Dsvidge is. /
won't say Corkhll, for I think he
10 cracked. [Laughter.l But | rest
my case right on this claim that | was insane