The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-08
YESTERDAY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-Dr B. P Buck
ley, Freeport testified that he was L. w.
Guiteau's family physician. He never saw
any indications of the slightest mental de-
rangement in him nor in Abram Guiteau.
Corkhill-(Aside but about audibly) 'tnor
any one else"
Scoville-"Are you testifying7'
Corkhill-tI only wish I could"
Scoville-"Well then go on the stand
and testify. Don't sit there and talk to the
jury"
Witness was asked if he had ever heard
Guiteau assert that he could heal an alb
scess by prayer.
Guiteau-( (Excitedly) ''he only talked
that in his family He didn't run around
the streets to preach it, like an idiot or
iackass He had too much sense for that y
The witness had never heard any such
claim on the part of l.. w. Guiteau. He
was asked if he knew
DR. NORTH.
North is the witness who testified that
the whole Guiteau family was more or less
insane.
Witness replied:-'I knew him in Free
port.
should have sent me to college in support
inc that DR. North and his family"
I.CorkhiIP'-''That's just my opinion OF
DR. North.
Pending the cross examination Jno. w.
Guiteau' brother of the prisoner, arose and
protested against the manner in which the
name of his half sister, Flora w. Guiteau,
had beeu mentioned. He desired the wit
ness to state exactly the infirmity under
which she suffered.
Corkhill thought the request most
nroner He had received letter from q
Young lady who had been "a years unmar-
RED. and against whom no word OF reproach
had ever been uttered. She had felt very
keeulv the intimations that she had been
sent to st. Louis for treatment in antic1pa
! ton of
BECOMING INSANE.
Witness stated that the young lady In
question suffered from an affection IN one
of her eyes and was sent to st. Louis for
| treatment of her eyes.
Guiteau turning around to his brother
whispered ssWhat do you want to make
such fuss about that for,' then aloud, Il
| am sorry my half sisters name had to be
dragged in here, She is a very nice person
so far as know
| Mrs, Scovilie became greatly excited and
| angrily accused John of trying to lnJure
| their case.
l w
| q Methodist preacher, and knew the cause
| of his dismissal.
| Corkhill-"Well, we want the cause.
| Witness-"He was dismissed for lacivi-
Gus conduct"
After closing the examination of witness
q recess was taken. just before the recess
! some one requested
| GUITEAU's AUTOGRAPH.
he wrote it with flourish and said: 81
want to call attention to this graph busi-
! ness. A great many persons want my
ant ograph and give it to them, but there
is no vanity about me or egotism. l notice
the pa uers are taking it up again. There
is nothi. og in it at all. ?
]. D. t;ochren, lawyer, resident IL
trreenort g; nee 1858 testified that he never
cow anv ind, ,ations of insanity in the Gui.
team family Witness was about to leave
the stand when 'Guitcau shouted; 'Holo
on: don't Won kuo w his active support OF
/ the Oneida Conn unity? Haven't you
heard him discuss fre e loyeism, Noyeism
and all thatg Don't y III know he was tnt
laughing stock of all Fl, >ea,oft aor ewsney
five years, for his crank IDEAS, dulteat
hotly resented Scovilles Ell 'ogss 10 sssstfail
him, saving. go on, Mr. Witness, an
swer these questions separately.
| Witness was told that he mig mt anS"ei
and replied:
81 know
| JUST THE REVERSE
to be the case"
Guitean--''Well, that was the act any
way We don't want any more OF this
kind of evidence. These people don
know anything about my fathers lide and
character. There is no controversy about
! his business character
Geo. w. Oyler, Justice of the pea ce, a
resident of Freeport since 184S, had ueve'
seen any indications of insanity in the
| Guiteau family. a.,
Witness was asked If he knew a ma n 10y
the name of Amerling, who testified 1oi
| the defense Scoville protested ag alns'
the unfairness of the prosecution in max
1 ing covert attack upon Amerling, as 1t
/ did by the examination of several witness.
es. Guiteau shouted lit only shows bad
breeding in the men"
SOME STRONG TEsTIMONY..
| Anson B. Babcoclx, farmer, had kn own
l.. w. Guiteau since 1910. Never saw AM
indications of iuSanitv on him and rsevaz