Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-12-14

Washington Republican, Hutchinson
of tho Post, and VIM. Penn Nixon oil
the Chicago Inter- Ocean. No atten-
ton was paid to the request.
Mr.. Scoville said : he had issued
subpoena for President Arthur, but
did not care to have him summoned
until he had seen him personally, and
directed the Marshal to that effect
Mr.. Scoville resumed the reading OF
clippings, and there being no other
witnesses the court adjourned.
1t is said, on what is believed to be
good authority, that Charles Reed. OF
Chicago, will tomorrow take charge
of the defense of the prisoner Guiteau,
and will henceforth manage the case,
with Scoville as associate counsel
THE DEFENTE CLOSING UP.
WASHINGTON, Monday, December
5.-The opening Of Guiteau's trial was
DELAYED until ii O'Clock to-day. The
court room was crowded as usual.
Speaker Randall appeared in answer
to subpoena He was quite at loss
to know why he had been summoned
or what he was expected to testify to.
Guiteau has stated that he had fre-
ouent interviews with President Ar
thur during the late canvass, and 1t Is
known he has written several letters
to the President, which the latter still
has in his possession. The defense
wish them to go before the jury.
1aAA ,r,a arpIr m rr tho
court house. An immense crowd lin
ed the side walks, and upon aiighting
from the van the assassin evinced un-
usual trepidation and begged the OIL
GERS to take him around 10 the back
entrance. He was assured the escort
was ample for his safety, and with
trembling steps and clinging gait he
quickly shuffled through the angry
crowd. Abject fear was depicted upon
his countenance, and it was several
minutes after he reached his room In
the building before he regained his US
ual composure.
Mr.. Randall desired to be excused
till Wednesday Mr.. Scoville stated to
Mr.. Randall that all he desired to
prove was that in his opinion the sue
cess of the Democratic party would
not have disrupted the country. In
asmuch as Senator Davis had already
given his views on this point. Mr.. SEQ
vile said he would excnse Mr.. Randall
from further services.
AN EXPERT TESTIFIES.
DR.. Kennen, managing editor of the
Chicago Medical ReUieao, was called
upon to give his opinions as an ex-
pert, but before he could testify Gui-
teau made little speech in which he
said he wanted experts to pass upon
the question whether he was impelled
by the Deity to shoot President Gar
field, was insane or not. The testimo-
nv then went on, DR.. Kennen giving
his opinion that the prisoner was
insane, the prosecution entering into a
lengthy cross examination of the wit
| ness.
During the testimony Mr.. Davidge
mentioned that John w. Guiteau had
sworn positively that the prisoners
father was not insane.
Guiteau-We will show by all Free
port that he was insane.
Mr. Davidge-Never mind; we will
take care of that.
Guiteau-Everybody knows that
my father was badly cracked. He was
a good man, but badly cracked on re-
ligion.
The witness believed in moral in
sanity in certain rare cases, rendering
a man irresponsible The witness bas-
ed his judgement of Guiteau's insani-
ty upon hereditary taint, upon the
impairment of judgement, upon inspi-
ration, which also included motive.
Witness admitted that when a man
committed a crime while acting under
the delusion of Divine inspiration, and
then conducted himself precisely as
criminal would do, it would be pre-
resumptive evidence against his insani-
ty.
THE ASSASSIN wINCEs.
Guiteau, who had been quietly but
intently following the witness, here
broke in rather excitedly, saying: Moth
ing of that kind in this case, Judge
Mr.. Davidge-Well, we will see.
Guiteau (angerly)-You're going too
fast in this matter We want facts,
not your judgment. The witness had
stated one thing right-the Lord in
jects inspiration and then lets man
use his own judgment to work it out.
That's just my case. That's the way
] get my inspiration The Lord don't
employ fools to do his work. He gets
the best material
Mr.. Davidge then put a hypothical
case, using the term like a common
vulgar criminal
Guitcau turned to Mr. Davidge, and
with an air of immense superiority,
there's nothing vulgar about this case.
It's all high-toned.' Laughter, quick
ly suppressed by the court.
Guiteau suddenly interrupted the
examination, and despite Mr.. Scovllle's
efforts to restrain him broke out in
severe denunciation Of his late wife,
saying he had just noticed a discourse
from her which was full of misstate-
ments, and that ifshe came into court to
testify against him he would show her
up. He ratified on for some minutes,
but finally quieted down.
Witness was about to be dismiss.
ed, when Guiteau detained him, and
said with an air of great seriousness,
Doctor, | want to ask you where
hereditary nimbus of the brain exists;
won't man show it whenever there
is cause?'
The witness responded in the alfir-
native.
That will do said Guiteau, with
the air Of lawyer who had made a
decided point The court then took a
recess.