The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-14
THE GRAND FARCE.
Further Evidence Against the Insan-
ity of the EgotisticaI Assassin.
Further Outbreaks of Passion and
Abuse Of Unlimited License.
The Guiteau Trial.

supposing this to be the prisoners head,
will you please point out the inequali'
ties to which you refer yesterday" Be
fore any reply could be made Guitear
raised a laugh by saying, "That &C
| counts for it. A halter came to see mt
this morning and offered me a new hat
il L would let him take the size of my
head. 1 got the hat, but yon don't pay
for it,"
Corkhill: "Oh, no, the government
will have to do So"
Witness gave his reasons for consid-
ering the prisoner insane.
Upon the question being asked by
Corkhill Gulteau broke in with, ''Been
looking up your record Corkhill, and
I'l show you up"
Subsequently Guiteau again inter
rupted the examination and shouted,
II see that crank Talmage mas been do
ing some se~nsstionalism business in this
case. lie had better go slow; he has
been before his synod several times for
lying. He has q reputation in New
York for running for a house of prosti-
tuition. 1 have got my eye on several Of
those cranks, and if they don't go slow
I'll give some more of them some free
advice. The high toned portion of the
American people are beginning to take
the right view of the case."
Scoville endeavored to introduce as
evidence what he (Scoville) had said in
relation to Shaw a witness for the pros
ecution by asking witness to state to the
jury what he (Scoville) had told witness
that he had learned in relation to
Shaw.
Objection made and sustained, when
Guiteau shouted: I'VE have found out
that Shaw was guilty of perjury in New
Jersey, and was told by the judge from
the bench that he ought to be convicted
and sent to prison. We also know that
English was convicted of a low crime
in Ireland. The jury ought to know
what kind of witnesses you are bringing
here to ruin my reputation"
Witness thought that the proper way
to summon experts would be for the
court to summon them irrespective of
the chances of what their testimony
might be.
Corkhill insisted that the witness had
attacked the character and honesty of
the experts who were supposed to enter
tain the opposite opinion from himself
on the prisoners sanity.
Guiteau interrupted in his most
angry mood and shaking his head at
Corkhill shouted, sit is the unanimous
Judgment of the American people that
you are a consummate jackass, Cork
hill. This. gentleman is honest and If
your skull was not so thick you would
sec it."
Witness desired to explain his posi-
tion and said, ~ do not hesitate to re-
iterate my opinion that the expert who
will in this court testify that the priso-
ner is sane is in my mind no expert or a
dishonest one"
DIR. Fordyce Barker, New York, a
distinguished physician testified, de-
filming insanity in several phases. His
comprehensive positive conclusions all
accorded in theory with the prosecu.
ton.
Judge Cox asked what witness meant
by Irresistible impulse" The answer
was, ''reversions of emotion to such a
degree as to produce conduct entirely
at variance with the individuals for
mer life and to such a degree as to COM
pletely control the will power would
constitute Irresistible impulses"
Guiteau asked ''when a mau is i'm
PEELED to commit crime by an impulse
he can't resist, is he sane or insaneP"
Answer: when that fact can be
proved sir, it's insanity"
Guiteau: ''That's just my case sir"
with an air of perfect satisfaction to
Scoville. "That's the whole case.
Let's have recess. Pm getting hungry"
Mrs. Scoville asked: "Can a man be
born insanep"
Guitesu: "You keep still. It's all
they can do to put up with me.n
The answer was: mo madame. he
could be born an idiot or an imbecile.
Insanity 10 an acop,red state after
-,
pirth'
Recess.
After recess r.. 8. Gobel Of New