Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-30
DR.. John ". Calender still on the
Witness Stand,
And Gives q Clear Statement as to
Guiteau Mental condition.
a Runor that one Of the Jurors
thinks him Crazy as a 80 March
Hare"

speech. He complained that the
usual guard of policemen had been
withdrawn from his prison van, and
that there is more danger of his being
shot when riding to and from Jail
than at any other time He reques-
the Judge to order the usual guard
of policemen to accompany the van
that it would only take one crank
with sufficient nerve to shoot him
in the van; that the only danger
he anticipated was from cranks.
DR.. Calender was called. Judge
Cox said as the statement had been
made yesterday that the court had
surrounded the prisoner with unus-
ual guards and protection, be would
state that the prisoner was in the
custody Of the marshal, and not of
the court, and whatever extra guards
had been furnished had been sup
Piled by him.
Guiteau-"Well then your, honor,
/ if the marshall won't do his duty L
appeal to the court. Ii the marshal
won't furnish proper guard, kick
him out, and let's have new mar
shall
Judge Cox.-"I have no doubt
the marshal will do his duty in this
connection"
ScOvilIe read to the witness let
ter written by Guiteau about ten days
ago to Senator DON Cameron, asking
for $500, and asked for his opinion
whether such letter to man he did
not know does not Indicate uusosnd.
ness Of mimi?
Answer -" ! do not think it indi-
Gates unsoundness of mind. 1t seems
to me consistent with his character
ami habit through a life of soliciting
mOuey from sources where he had no
reason TO expect it.
Mr.. ScovilI then read to DR.. CAL
lender hypothetical case of defense,
and witness replied: upon that
~ pothesls his insanity IS = self-eEf-
ienT proposition DR.. Walter
kempsler, superintendent of the
Wisconsin State hospital for the in
sane, had devoted his attention to
the study of insanity for the past
( lIteen Years. Witness was FAM lar
with the process of taking a con.
formation of the head, and did not
believe much importance, as q
rule, could be attached to tue shape If
lead IN determining the sanity of
insanity. Witness exhibited a uum-
Der OF sips showing the shape, as
taken by the conformity Of the heads
ot Il number OF prominent gent e.
men, including treasurer Guillan,
Col. Ingersoll, Judge Carter and
Col COrkhIII. Considerable amuse-
ment vas created by illusrra-
Jlons of witness and the running
comments OF Guite,lu. Net a sinole
diagnosis dIsclOses symme tr1cal
head. Witness remarklng that pos
sIbiy not single perfectly symmet
ricaI head could be tounc
III the court room. In til,
case OF Ingersoll, witness remarked
pointing with his finger tnis side ap.
pears fat as compared with he
other. Mr., Davides bulges on the
wrong side.
WItness-Yes; some would sa7
so.
I Gulteau-That shows that Bot
and | are both cracked in the same
direction. Col. Corkhills head, saie
witness, has very marked depression
upon one side.
Gulteau interrupting I'll bet yor
you could put your foot in depression
on his head.
Witness continuing. The depres.
sion is very similar to that noticed
on the prisoners head Qaughter).
Guiteau oh, he's cracked grea
, deal worse than | am.
Witness was then asked If he ha,
ever seen case where person com
mltted crime and claimed Diyin
inspiration, and if so, how such per
sons deported themselves both befor
, and alter the act?
, He replied that in such cases th
deIuslon or inspiration as they clair
= 1t to be, comes suddenly an
= with intense pressure and that sucl
: per-on act quickly and upon suddel
impulse, and delaying neither t.
consider an opportunity nor tn
weapons that it would be impossj
ble TO conceive, withOt actually wit
Messing it, the energy, impetuosit,
and determination with which per
sons acting under an insane deusiol
carry out their proposal. Witness
ald not believe in distinct type O
insanity, which could be CALLED
moral insanity. It was simnl,
convenient term which had been in
vented to excuse the commission -
previous crimes. Witness had neva,
seen case where an insane man
aiter committing a crime, paradef
MS insanity ana urged it as an excus.
tor the crime. Insane murdarar,
don't beast OF their acts. but on III,
contrary, very rarely will allude t,
Inem unless good deaI of ingenuity j,
USED to draw them out. Witness. unit
NC entered this courtroom, had neve
Heatu tbot ol case of alleged inspiration
InaO came from within. Always sucl
peisohs Claim to have heard tue vii
VI Uod or seen his imaoa ny uo,,oa-
u 5hlng OF that sort. such inspiratior
Is never conviction or used aft4r mo
Iure reflection on the part of the nsr.
son SO affected. Witness was asks6
II the belief of the prisoners fathsr
.. W: Guiteau, that disease could h.
cured by prayer, should be taksr