Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23

ton: had been In the habit of making such OBJ
| servations he had been frequently called upon
TO assist in getting people into the insane asylum
ne had been called upon to examine as many as a
dozen cases year, Witness undertook to in
quire into Guiteau'S mental condition and came to
the conclusion that he was insane: based his con-
| cltls1on upon facts OF his own observations and
took into consideration the hereditary
influence; the fact most prominent was
eo, the pesuiar exaltation Of emotions; in
herence OF thought, also an abnormal egotism: he
| (Gu1teau) was always subject to a pseudo-relig-
| ious belief; he thought there was weakening OF
| the Judgment, and an impairment of the mental
| faculties: though he had been unable to detect
| any hallucination or delusiOn.. His summary of
| the case was that there was: 1St strong hered-
itary predispositon. 21. More or less cOngenital
moral defect Sd. About the age Of puberty came
suppostiOn that his diagnosis was correct, he in
formed the prisoners friends that he thought he
was insane; he believed he said he thought he was
dangerous, and took measures to have him Sc
cluded but Guiteau hearing of it, left the county
Witness saw him on one occasion rise, without
address aS Sess present aed
to the Lord. Guteau borrowed some clothing and
disappeared suddenly. He thought his religious
1eeilng was pseudo or false, and rose from the
altation of his emotion. Witness was called to
bonee eas f yea n ne Hs Spns
superinduced by atrophy OF the liver, He thought
Luther W.: Guiteau was then deranged he (Gui-
teau) said the sickness was entirely Unnecessary
that If he had lived In proper relation with Christ
ne might have lived forever; witness had never
seen him before the Illness diseases of the liver
would sometimes produce alterations of mind,
but not of that character; such disease would
tend to increase any eccentric1ty; where there
was hereditary insanity in the family
the tendency to cause alteration would be more
marked; he N. w. .GuiteaU sometimes kept wit
ness, sometime for two or three hours, talking
about his sickness and about religion; he was
very petulant and fault-inding, more SO than any
patient he had ever treated
Al 2:5O O'Clock recess was taken.
THE RECESS
was spent in the usual way by the crowd that re-
mained in the court room. The prisoner was taken
out, and the counsel also retired from the room.
The time was passed by the spectators inside
1unch1ng and reading newspapers. The New York
papers get to the City Hall about recess time, and
find ready sale. The apple and cake woman In
Cne cOrrldOr has reaped small fortune out OF the
trial Her baskets,are depleted every day. The
neghborlng restaurants also catch many drops
from the golden shower. In the far back rows,
during recess, can be heard suspicious MUNICH
ana crunch, suggesting peanuts. Heretofore many
or the male spectators, following a custom eS-
during the recess; and the curling smoke has as
cended to the ventilator in the roof-incense at
the altar OF 1ustce-but to-day the officers OF the
and cigarettes to be put out.
The court reasSembled at 10 pm. The prisoner
was brought In few minutes later. There was
to the non-arrival Of the prosecuting officers
Dr. RICE was recalled to the stand and further
obliquity OF thought in the father reminded him
OF the son.
CRoss-ExAM1NATIoN OF DR. RICE
Mr. Davidge then cross-examfned the witness
The prisoner, he said, was living, when he exam
1ned him, with his sister, Mrs. Scovlle, at Beaver
Lake, Wis. Witness had never seen him before,
and had not seen him since.
"After he ran away" said Mr. Dayidge, "you did
not see him again7"
GUITEAU DENIES "RuNNING AwAYn
II went back to Chicago to open law Office"
interrupted Guiteau. 81 did not run away"
The witness, continuing, said he had been the
family physician of Mr.. Scoville for ten years or
more; had observed in the father eccentricity Of
thought; but did not consider that that was an
evidence Of insanity; religious eccentrlcties were
deluslons; any alterations that he noticed in
the 1ather when he saw him could be accounted
for by his Illness; witness daughter was here in
company with Mrs. Scoyille
GUITEAU AS THE LITTLE GIANT OF THE WEsTn
Frank L. Union, young gentleman with
blonde moustache, testified that he had resided in
Boston for twelve years; first became acquainted
with the prisoner in Boston September, 1879;
ne wanted to hire a hail in Payne Me-
mortal building from witness; defendant
ha o os Wnts Se to hire hall in
to give a lecture on the subject, "why twothirds
OF the race are going down to ?erdition;" he rep;
that he had last lectured in Worcesteres
that he had no money, but was positive
that, from past experience the hall would be full,
religious teacher direct from God; that he would
pay for the printing; The defendant got out pro-
Chas. Guiteau, the little giant from the west. He
lasi VIII SHOW Why = OF the race are going down to
"a LIBERAL EsTIMATE."
ga liberal estimate" interrupted the prisoner.
The witness resuming said he noticed nothing
strange about Guiteau the first day, but he did
afterwards. He lGuiteau) said he had challenged
not think Mr. Ingerson had the courage to meet
him; witness began then to think he was little
tion of Guiteau's lecture saying that after half an
hour or so. he apparently became disgusted with
himself, it grabbed up his manuscript and ran for
''Disgusted with the audience" said the pris-
Oner F
The witness continuing, said that the audience
VOted unanimously that the lecturer was crazy The
defendant wanted witness to let him have the hail
again; witness declined to let the hall for any crazy
lectures. He said he was not crazy but inspired;
that God was his teacher and counsellor. Defend
ant afterwards met and conversed with him in the
streets. Defendant told witness that he belonged
very serious; he was sure witness was doomed;
sometimes he would get excited apparently with
out any cause he wanted witness to ''put through"
bOOk he had written; witness noticed that the
lids OF his eyes were swollen and red; there was
nothing peculiar about their expression.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Davtdge:
Defendant mad not not paid for the hall; the ar
rangement was that witness was to have the first
$15 when the collection was taken up, but no col
lection was taken.
The witness was compelled to explain at length
the nature Of the "liberal" gatherings at Payne
Memorial hall; most OF these liberalists believed
In God; some were mater1alstS. Witness was
with the majority, and believed in God; Guiteau
Wason the platform twenty or forty minutes.
"SuppOSe he had struck you, would you have
struck back ?" asked Mr. Davidge.
" don't strike, SIR" said Guiteau, Indignantly.
mo, sir" said the witness, answering Mr.. Day.
1dges question.
. "You don't believe in striking back7"
Witness had written to Mr. Scoville about COM
ing mere as witness; during the delivery of the
lecture Chere was some slight Interruption but
not much; the lecture came in antagonism with
the opinion OF his hearers; it was his manner.
though, and not his words that impressed them:
me tne auGlence manifested restlessness and discon-
tent curing the delivery Of the lecture; Mr.. Horace
Seever ana Mr.: Norwood Damon spoke after Gull
teau lett the platform; they denounced what Gut
teau mao SAID; their views were antagOnStic
he got IN the wrong box, it appearS,n said Mr.
DaN!dge, nftlng his eyebrows.
III ne mad been good lecturer" said the wit
ueSS, me would have been listened tn az attan