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duct In court.
Mr. Davidge stated that he was not at liberty to
| 70 into the examinations he made OF the prisoner
| lr his conduct in court.
was discharged from the Wards Island hospital
| uy Dr Macdonald because he had refused To sign
team certlhcate In the case OF patient who
| Vas struck Dy keeper and killed. and because In
| discussing paper before the New York Neurology
cal Society he had passed criticisms upon the M IN
| cement OF ms asylums in this country Ex-
| 'ining statement In his cross examination that
| n Id not believe i'm future rewards or punish
Rsnts, The witness said: 81 am, like great many
s.lentiilc men, what is called an agnostic 1 don I
| know anything about that matter. 1 want more
| evidence before make up my mind"
GUIrEAU THREATENS TO MAKE IT HOT FOR HIS
| DIVORCED WIFE. =
The prisoner, who had been looking over Mr.
Scovilles note book, here broke out: al have just
mad my attention called to a discourse about my
former wife Irepudiate her. and have for years. "
The court remarked that that had nothing to do
with this case, and tried to quiet the prisoner but
on this stand will make it pretty hot for her y
MI Scoy1lle attempted to restrain the prisoner,
put he broke away and shouted: "She must have
| her running around In Chicago. She always lived
Wen when she lived with me. We stopped at first
| class boarding houses and hotels It is such an
| outrageous lie, can't contain myself. i saw IL
Just now in Mr.. Scovipes note book" The wit
ness went into a long dissertation on types OF
insanity, some OF which changed mans peculi-
arities, and others that did not. Mentioning the
expression progressive Paresis" as a type OF
| insanity, Mr. Davidge appeared In q quandary as
said: "Whats the English of it, doctor? tori We We are are
| ali common folks here and can't understand that
| After that the witness explained his technical
terms as he went along.
The witness being examined in reference to
original insanity, mentioned among other evil
denceS OF such insanity, deformty or the head
one half being larger than the other.
Of head is smaller than the e%e
doctors were examining me the other night"
GUITEAU AS A CROss-ExAMINER-
When MIR. Corkhill, who had been questioning
the witness. concluded, the prisoner spoke up and
asked: "When hereditary nimbus exists in man
doesn't that have TO show itself sooner or ater?n
Inc court permitting the witness TO reply he
said: "Yes sir. 1t has to show itself sooner or
That's all" said the prisoner, waiving his hand
with an 1mper1ous air.
.. Then speaking to the court the prisoner said /:
III the political situation hadn't existed last
inspiration"
The witness was then submitted to long ex-
animation by Mr.. Scoville as to cases which had
come under his observation. When a man under
took to fegn insanity, the witness said he gene
he claimed lack of knowledge OF ordinary events,
ana then assumed fncOherency in speech and
thought The line between sanity! and insanity
was not always so easily determined.
my memory said the prisoner, "is remarkably
good, doctor There is no stimulation about me, 1
The witness said it was easier to determine
whether man was Stimulating insanity than to
determine whether he was insane The witness
naVng Sald That out OF twenty-five persons there
are nve who are not sane and would sooner or
later be fit subjects for an insane asylum, Mr.
pa iDavldge remarked: "a most encouraging prospect
..They will take you, Judge" said the prisoner,
WITH 5!, laugh, addressing Mr. Dayidge
"Perhaps the lawyers will take their places, /"
that proportion of men would be found to have
unbalanced minds, though their insanity might
not be Immediately manifest
hour.
Col. Hinton Examined.
When the court reassembled at 40 PM, Col
Richard j. Hinton, editor OF the Sunday Gazette
WAS called to the stand and examined by Mr.
Scovllle. He had taken part, he said, as a writer
in the political campaign OF last year; had been
about the republican headquarters in New York;
had seen the prisoner there; had formed the
opinion that he the prisoner was decidedly ill.,
asked what he considered of the prisoners speech
.Gar1eld against Hancock" said that he thought
it ridiculous.
Guiteau Becomes Violent.
"That's false" yelled the prisoner, and turning
to Mr.. ScOvile, added: II you are trying to make
me out fool, stop. don't take any stock in your
line Of defence that am fool and / have told
you so twenty times in private"
The witness continued to give his opinion Of the
speech.
wen Of that speech" shouted the prisoner. 'p'A'
Then, turning to the court, the prisoner an
nounced with excitement; 81 don't take any stock
as man than acquitted as fool" Then, turning
to Mr. Scovflle, the prisoner added, angrily: "YoI
had no business putting Senator Davis On the
stand, either. It was piece OF impertinence and
The witness then continued, remarkfng that Gui
"a hQ nY,lftt 4
rooms
'sThats false" yelled the. prisoner. 81 don't
who did the buSiness-Gov. Jewell and others"
(Turning to Mr.. Scoville:) .If you put any more
such cranky fellows on the stand, I'll blow you up
again"
The witness was then excused, and as he was
leaving the stand Guteau called out: "An the
high-toned men OF the republican party spoke well
Of that speech
DR.. C. HI. Nichols and Other Experts.
DR.. Chas. H. Nichols, superintendent OF the
Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, was called and
sworn.
Mr.. Scoville read the Hypothetical case" to him,
(printed below0 and the doctor said: "Taking that
hypothetical case to be true, should think the
person described in il was insane"
Mt. Davidge having asked a question as to the
prisoners notion OF right and wrong, which the
defence objected tO-an objection sustain ed by the
cOurt-Dr. Nichols was excused from the stand to
be recalled for cross-examlnation hereafter.
DR.. ChaS +. Folsom, OF Harvard university, was
next sworn. The witness said that, assuming the
hypothetical statement to be true. his opinion was
that the prisoner was unqueStiOnably insane.
DR.. Samuel Wooster, OF Salem, Mass, was next
sworn. The hypothetical case h aving been read
to him, the witness said before answering he
would want to know the qualifications that the
friends OF the prisoner had to decide he was in
sane and the Interpretation OF the term inspira-
tOn
Il use the word INSPIRATION said the prisoner,
as the interjectiOn OF divine power into my mind"
The prisoner then made quite a harangue on the
subject Of inspiration
The witness, still claiming not to understand the
question in reference to inspiration, was excused
from the stand.
DR.. VIM. W. Godding, superintendent Of St
EliZabeth'S asylum was then called TO the witness
stand, and before being sworn stated to the court
that he had not been subpGnaed but was willing to
testify. Basing his judgment upon the hypo-
thetica case, said the prisoner was unQuesttonably
insane.
Dr. James H Mcbride, of the insane asylum at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, gave similar reply to the
hypothetical question.
Or. Walter Charming, of Brooklne, Mass, was
next called, and his reply was that the man was
insane.
Or. Theo W. Fisher, superintendent OF the Bos-
ton lunatic hospital, said he would dislike TO be
confined to the Hypothetical statement, but bas-
ing his opinion solely upon that he thought the
prisoner was probably insane.
Mr.. ScOville here read from manuscript the ad-
denda to Guiteaus book, 1.-THE Truth" which the
prisoner wrote last June, when revising his book.
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