Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-10
Evidence Of the Prisoners
Sanity.
Also Of Hts Worthlessness.
His Insolence to Witnesses.
WAsHfSGrox, Dec. 9.


| Rev. DR.. Macarthur again took the stand
| Guiteau shouted out-Your Honor
Scovile-Keep still please.
Guiteau-Well then. you state IT at once;
| if you don't will.
Scoville then addressed the court and OBJ
jected to the character of the evidence gwen
BY the witness on the ground that evidence
as 70 any other crimes could not be intro
duced here. when the prisoner is on trial for
this particular offence. He desired that all
such evidence should be stricken out.
Guiteau here broke in excitedly and shout
ed out 1T is purely in the nature of a con-
fessional. Macarthur is not an expert or
lawyer, and object to his telling the jury
and the American people facts which told
him years ago in regard to my history"
The court ruled that the evidence could be
admitted, as tending to show the general
character of the prisoner.
Corkhill-Did you ever see anything in
the prisoner to indicate insanity!
Witness-No. sir, never did.
Guiteau here broke into one of his noisy
harangues and, despite the caution of the
court and the expostuations of his counsel,
proceeded to express his opinion of Mac
Arthur Turning to the reporters table he
acclaimed for some minutes against "scan-
dalous reports of his character. and singing
cut the reporter Of The Republican, he shook
his fist at him threateningly.
Corkhil desired the court to restrain the
prisoner. when Gciteau turned to him and
said, lyon go slow, Corkhill, you are spotted,
and as soon as this business is over the Pres
ident will remove you"
Upon the cross-excmination. Scoville
asked, How many private interviews did
you have with the prisoner!
Wifnpsa-If those the
street corners when he waylad me to solicit
aid, they were great many.
Scoville (angrily)-I don't want any dis
course on theology or anything of that sort.
The witness is an intelligent man and ought
TO know how to answer simple question.
We have day la borers here who could an
swer.
Witness-Tt depends upon what you mean
by private interviews.
Scoviile-Don't you know what the word
means? 10 it so uncommon that you can't
understand it!
Witness, calmly and with dignity,-I am
very sorry that the counsel should allow him
self to become so excited.
Scovile-Will you answer or not?
Witness had but a few interviews alone
with him. They were in my private parlor.
| The witness never saw any indication of
| insanity.
i"'er' VIC" ,e'a'e" "'os''s W ''e P''so"e'
prospects in business.
! W. S. Caldwell, physician, treated l.. w.
Guiteau during his last illness. and never
detected any evidence of mental unsound-
| ness; he never heard l.. W. Guteau speak
of any mental delusion under which he suf-
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