Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-28
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CONTINUATION OF GUITEAU'S
TRIAL.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. A. C..
MCDONALD.
JUDGE cox EXPLAINS HIS
POSITION.
GREAT gRITAIN's BACHELOR
MINISTER.
Another Sixty Thousand Dollar
Failure.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

densely packed this morning.
Upon reaching his seat Guiteau looked
around smilingly aud said: 81 had q nice
Christmas dinner. and hope everybody else
did. had lots Of fruit, flowers, and lady Wis.,
itors, aud a good time generally"
DR.. A. Z. Mcdonald. Superintendent of
Wards Island Insane Hospital, testified that
during his practice he had 6,0OO cases of in
sanity. He had given special attention to the
study of insanity. Witness stated the differ.
ence Letwoen decisions and insane delusions,
one being subject to correction by judgment
and the senses of the latter not being correcta-
BILE, and for that reason he ~denominsted ii an
insane delusion. He believed, judging from
his experience, that the claim TO inspiration
was frequently asserted by insane persons,
proceeding from o source of hallucinatlon, or
insane delusion affecting the senses.
Witness VS. then asked If persons actions
under the claim of inspiration would indicate
it in any other way than by their assertions.
and replied:
Their actions and behavior would indicate 1t
as we'll as their assertions. To illustrates: A
person claiming to be Jesus Christ, and act ng
under that inspiration, would clothe himseii
like the Savior, give away his property, and
sleep out of doors. because the Savior chad
not where to lay his head"
The witness was asked if such persons
would feel any apprehension OF bodily INJURY
or would take any precaution to guard against
danger.
He replied An inspiration always overrides
all fear OF bodily pain or injury and renders
the person who believes he is acting under an
inspiration wholly oblivioGs to such considers
tions.
The witness was asked If such persons usu
ally planned with deliberation, and replied
Son the contrary their acts are sudden in both
conceptiop and execution, as q rule, and they
seldom affamnt tn avoid pOnSpQllencPS in Any
way" Witness described what is commonly
called temporary insanity, as where = man
commits an act which is the only evidence of
his insanity. and where a person is in appear
ance perfectly sane in all respects both before
and after the act.
Guiteau-That's just my case, exactly.
Witness-I do not believe in such Insanity,
aud in all my experience have never seen an
instance of it.
Corkhill--Doctor we had a young man here
from Chicago, an agnostic, who testified that
one person in every five was insane. What do
you say to that?
Scoville asked to have the question read by
the reporter, and sharply rebuked the District
Attorney for his persistent attempts to tnjure
his character. and cast slurs upon the witness
for the efense / do not care, he said, to be
continually objecting to such matters. and he
may continue to do so If he chooses. We will
wait till we get to the jury.
Corkhill--Well, then. suppose you wait.
Witness In reply TO the question said: In q
l tth - AAN NAV ECooS ia CA'1
the other four will be pretty safe. Witness
thought a person acting under an inspiration
to commit a certain deed would not be de-
tered from the commission of that act through
any consideration of personal harm to another,
Judge Cox Interviewed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Tribune's Wash.
ington correspondent says: Judge Coz said
to-day: 81 am aware that my course has been
severely criticized. but / feel that 1t would not
be proper for ne to say anything In reply"
at Is charged that YOU have been too lenient
with Guiteau; that he has been allowed to
have his own way. said the reporter.
able case I ever heard Of; but 1t would not be
right for me to seek vindication through the
newspapers I think in the end. however. that
difhcult case to handle" Judge Cox seemed
T. be fully aware Of the general feeling OF dis
content at his treatment Of the assassin, but
intimated that the end OF the trial must
furnish his vindication.
The Ashland Mystery.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Nsws from Ashland,
Kentucky, indicates . continuance Of the mys-
terry in regard to the frightful murder com.
mitted at Gibbons residence during Friday
night. The eitizens h~AvsIsppointed . commit.
tee Of three leading citizens to take charge of
the fund collected for the arrest and convic-
ton of the murderers. and direct its use.
They have employed a detective. but no ar
rests have yet been made. There has not been
a definite suspicion placed against anyone, but
1t is thought from the fact that the orowbar
and Ak used belonged to the Gibbons family,
that the murderers must have been acquainted
with the locality. and have known where they
were sleeping. The fire was discovered about
10 O'Clock on Saturday morning, and the bodies
were rescued soon after. Both of the girls
were badly burned about the body. The boy
was but little burned. 1t is thought that coal
oil was poured on the girls and the IRE started,
0rhfn ms N "A tk1.0. ~ "A "a Ia hnt1aA
and that the murderers returned and set the
house on fire Q second time. The funeral Of
the victims took place yesterday and was at
tended by q large number of people. Nothing
home five weeks ago.
Always Sends Men of Good Record.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-There has been q good
deal of chatter about the Minister Of Great
Britain here being . bachelor, and yet the
father of children. The fact lie England never
commissions a man 10 q high office whose social
record IL not good. The present Minister, when
o young attache OF the British Legation at
Madrid. married an timab Spanish lady.
though not of equal rank. lived happily with
her for years, and recognized her as his wife.
Although the Court Journals never announced
the marriage, he was legally married. That's
the whole story. Since his wife's death he has
lived single.
Made an Assignment.
HILLspoRo (Ill.), Dec. 27.-Haskell 4 Harris,
bankers. closed their doors yesterday and
made an assignment to Judge e. Hare. Their
liabilities are reported to be over 100000 and
their assets about 500 900. W. A. Young, the
largest owner in the bank, was arrested last
night at Litchheld. while on the West-bound
train, and was taken back to Hillsboro.
Not I'm London.
New YORK. Dec. 27.-One Of the new, asso-
Citations says that the riot. resulting from an
arrest in a church OF o Jewish pick-poeket, was
In Warsaw, not in London, as the Associated
Press dispatches had II. The thief IL said to
be Q woman.
0uEQ TILE WATEn