Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-29
TRIAL or fnE ASSASSIN.
auiteau Removed to the Prison.
er's Dock-He Says God Almighty
Will Protect Him There.

WAshhNo10Ns 0ecomUcE Sos-- 0ultonu
camo into the courtroom this morning
looking paler than usual. he had not
slept we'll. A man was placed in q cell
near his who was suffering from the
most violent type Of mania. caused by
the excessive uso Of morphine. and dur.
ing the whole night his shrisks rang
through the jail. ouiteau was annoyed.
and asked what Was the OCCASION for
such q riot. The keeper replied: "we'vs
got q crazy man on our hands tonight"
"wsll." said G%uitsau, "why don't
you choke him and make him keep
quiet. and net let respectable people DO
disturbed in this way by q miserable lu.
matter"
DIR. Mcdonald vas cross.examined by
Scoville, mainly on temporary insanity.
Witness was asked II in his practice he
had not met an instance Of temporary
insanity. he replied: Eyes, sir; I
know Of q man who was insane for
twenty.four hours"
Scovills (esserly)-And then he got
well2
witnsss-No. sir; he died. Laugh
ter at Scoville's expenss-
Witness was asked what he meant
yesterday by saying II think he (the
~prisonsr) has been playing Q part 10
court" and replied: 81 believe he has
been feigning what he believed to be in.
sanity-nst really insanity. I believe
be has been attempting to give the i'm.
preston in court that he is insane, and
with that idea has been acting . part"
Scoville soon became involved In dis.
eussion with counsel on the other side
on the pertinence OF o question when
Guiteau shouted: "You had better let
60. You arc making altogether toe
much OF him. II you have not got sense
enough to sec 1t I will have to tell you"
An ailusion was made to the az Incl.
dent, when Guiteau commented cen.
temptuously: "Oh. nonsense. That
az story Ia the merest fiction. It's all
rubbish" Shortly aiterward no said:
doctor. tell US something about Abra-
ham and we will let you &C."
Witness was asked II he had been dis.
charged for granting q false certificate Of
health to William III. Tweed when the
latter was In confinement In the Peni.
Tertiary. and replied: ~ never gave
Tweed o certificate OF health or i'll
health. and I was never discharged
from any position in my liie."
DR.. John II. C~ullender. Of Nashville,
Superintendent OF the Tennessee Asy-
lum for tho Insane. had given special
attention to the study Of insanity for
the past twelve years. had seen about
1000 cases during his connection with
the Tennessee Asylum. Witness visited
the prisoner in jail. and also closely OBJ.
served the prisoner In court. and be.
lieved him perfectly sane. Witness did
not believe the Deity ever inspired q
man to kill . fellow creature. and any
one who labored under such an insane
delusion would show Il In act II not BY
words. Answering the Hypothetical
questions, hs said the prisoner was I'M
doubtedly sane.
Scoville excepted and Guitsau inter.
posed his remarks. Scovills made .
sharp cross-sIamination.
After recess Sooville put o hypotheti.
cal question, which embraced the clause:
Suppose the prisoner believed him.
self to DO o partner with Jesus Christ"
Judge Porter protested against the
question as blasphemous, and It would
be O disgrace to q court OF justice and q
Christian nation to allow It TO be enter.
tanned for q moment.
Scovills replied II no allusion could DO
made to what was claimed by the pris-
Q to be the actuating motive or infiu-
ence that led to his oct, then the whole
defense would be wiped away at . sin.
gle stroke.
Judge Porter proceeded to insist upon
his view and declared tho time had como
when In the name Of the American peo-
pie and on behalf OF the government In
this Federal Court he felt II his duty to
demand that the prisoner DO removed to
the dock.
NGuiteau (spiteiully)-"oh, you do.
You big-mouthed Porter"
The Court officials sitting behind the
prisoner attempted to quiet him. when
be whirlsd round and snarled at one Of
them. "You mind your own business or
I'll slap you in the mouth. you fool,
you."
Judge Porter continued his remarks
and Guiteau again interrupted him aud
shouted. "Well you had better mind
your own business"
Judge Portsr-That is my business
here today. and your Honor. ! must now
insist upon my motion Of Saturday. that
the prisoner be removed to the dock.
Scoville arose to speak, when Judge
Coz said: LET me know frst II coun-
sci desires to be heard upon the motion
to remove the prisoner to the dock"
Jadge Davidgs then proceeded to
speak to the motion. he believed the
time had come when every one present
was perfectly satisfied that the prisoner
was perfectly SAINT in respect to his be-
havior, and amenable TO the samo rules
as other prisoners. In the case Of Gen.
eral Siekles, who was tried In this court
for murder, the Judge refused to doviate
from the rule, although be was o dis.
tinguishsd lawyer and q member Of Con-
gress ct the time he sat in the prisoners
dock during bis trial.
Scovills said he would assent 10 any
proposition which might be deemed
Necessary. No one had suffered more
than he had by the prisoners behavior.
Guitsau (interrupting)-Wel II Is
because you are o jackass on this case.
II I had decent counsel I shouldn't have
any OCCASION for remarks. You are
doing well enough on your theory, but
your theory is altogether too narrow.
You haven't got brains enough for this
case.
Colonel Reed denied the assumption
that the prisoners sanity had been es-
tablished. No human knowledge could
fathom the workings Of an insane mind,
and humanity would dictate, II o reason.
able doubt should exist. that lenisncy be