The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-23
MILDER THAN USUAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN avIrEAuls rRIAL.

: The Assassin Genes IatO Court In Bad Hume
but Manage, 70 Hold Himself TOlsrably
LsTsL-ThS Question Of DITIawlnspIra. =
, tl0nl-L Discounted Witaag.
WASHINGTON, December 22,-Guitea
come into the court room this morning or
parently under some strong excitement
Col, Chas, Reed took a sent by hisside AM
whispered something to him, Guiteau
striking the table violently, began to ex
postulate, saying; II wont do anything o
the kind, L." At this point sCovill
whispered some expostulatIon, when Gui
teau angrily said to him: u wont hay,
your compromising my case by your foolist
questions, You must get olfmy case II yot
can't stop compromising IT," Awhisperet
consultation between the three mentioned
seemed to result in paciiying the prisoner
who looked up with u smile and said
was going to make u speech, but | have
changed my mind and guess wont do 1t,
He busted himself opening his mail, re
marking; "This is the first time | have
opened my mail myself for some time"
WASN'T OLD ENOUGH YET.
DR., Theodore Diamond, OF Auburn, n
Y, who had been summoned by the de.
Tense and retained by the prosecution, was
called to the stand. Witness believed,
judging by the evidence to which he had
listened, including that OF the prisoner
himself, and from the appearance and con,
duct Of tho prisoner, that he Is u sane man,
The hypothetical questions put to DIR,
Worcester yesterday were then read to wit
ness, and he replied, ~ should say he was
sane man."
Witness was questioned at length, and
his answers indicating great conservatism
OF opinion, Scoville finally asked; "Well,
Doctor how old do you think q physician
ought to be before he Is able 10 distinguish
between sane and insane man n Wit
ness replied that be himself was not vet
old enough to distinguish between sane
and insane people.
Guiteau (laughing)-That's the best
thing you have said yet, Doctor, Ladies'
and gentlemen, you see I'm letting SEQ.
vile do most Of the talking to-day I'm
keeping quiet.
HIGHLY DISGUSTING.
"Iopened my mail myself, this morning.
(holding up twenty or more letters) Pretty
good mail, too, and only one crank letter
In the whole lot; all from high-toned peo.
pie, too, They are beginning to think bet
ter ol me outside. Heightened ladies are
sending for my autograph. They think
I'm big man, but | don't care n snap
whether I'm big man or little one"
The prisoner busted himself reading his
letters md soon broke out again, saying
"WCll, didn't notice this before. Ladies'
and gentlemen, have Just received let.
ter from Dr. Spitzka, In which he says he
has received two hundred letters since his
return from Washington, all congratulate
ting him upon his testimony; that he has
only received two threatening ones and
two from lunatics. A pretty good showing,
| think, when he came on here for nothing
and didn't get cent, while these fellows
are handsomely paid by the Government.
Then here Is another one from Mr..
Beatty"
Judge Cox-Well, that will do, prisoner.
We have not time to listen to the reading
OF your correspondence.
Guiteau-All right, sir.
Recess
After recess the witness was asked II he
thought 1t would be any indication Of in.
sanity In man OF mature years who hon.
esty believed he was inspired to kill the
President OF the United States, and who
honestly believed that when bis motives
were known to the people they would not
only excuse, but applaud his act ? and re-.
piled: "Ifhe honestly believed that, and
his will was dominated by conviction, II
would be an indication of insanity"
a QUESTION OF INSPIRATION.
scoville-"If it ia not impertinent, doc.
tor, in this day and generation, l will ask
You II you have ever devoted any attention
10 the subject, or believed in inspiration ?"
Ans-"Well, not specially"
Gulteau-"Well, doctor, II God could in
spiro q man two thousand years ago, why
could he not do It now2 Is there any ything
different in human nature2"
Scoville-I have no objection 10 your
answering, doctor.
Tho question was read again TO the wit
ness, and he replied: "Tf the Lord did in
spire any body two thousand years ago, he
can now, II he chooses"
Guiteau-"That Is my idea. He not
only can but he did In this case"
The Cross.examination proceeded with.
out incident and with hardly any interrupt.
ton OH the part OF Guiteai. Once when
the proposition based upon the incident oil
the uplifted axe (so often alluded TO In the
trial) was put to the witness, Guiteau called
out: "Tho whole thing is based on false
hood, scoville. There never was any such
occurrence ms yol have stated, and In con.
sequence his answer Is wholly irrelevant" +"
During the greater part Of the afternoon
Guiteau was engaged In writing All article
for publication and apparently little
heed 10 the progress OF the trial. Alta
quarter before three tho witness was ex-
Cused. Guiteau Immediately shouted:
"These experts may be all hightoned,
honorable men, but In my opinion they
hang more men than the doctors kilLh
Growing more excited he declaimcd for a
few minutes and said; General Garfield
would be alive to-day had II not been for
thedoclors. They completed what my shot
began. The Lord intended he should 90
and 30 he let the doctors kill him. He
didn't die before his time though"
Col. Corkhill desired an adjournment
but Scoville inquired, "Where Is your wit.
ness SHAY, l can dispose Of him In few
minutes"
on, SHAW.
shaw was called, when Guiteau shouted,
'tIlere's the man that told that lie. We've
got your record Shaw from New Jersey
where the Judge from the bench said you
ought 10 be In the pcnitentiaty"
Witness was asked II he had not been
indicted for perjury and replied that he
had. Upon attempting to explain a stormy
dialogue ensned, Gniteau shouting that
"the witness was the most extraordinary
liar In America" Witness was finally per.
mitted to explain that It arose through a
misapprehension and he was acquitted by
the Jury,