The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

have been in a more OF less morbid
mental state throughout his life, and
that he was probably insane on the I'd
OF July. Witness stated that he visited
the jail under an assumed name-PTO-
lessor Brown, phTenOlOgist. He desired
TO talk with the prisoner unawares, and
so pretended to make a psychological
examination. Witness was asked if the
prisoner was able to distinguish be-
tween right and wrong, and declined to
express an opinion as to his moral re-
spOnsibility, nut from his examination
of the prisoner he was Of the opinion
that since he 1.-THE prisoner has been a
lawyer he has always known the Ordi-
nary legal consequences of criminal
acts. The witness concluded from the
shape of the face and head and defective
innovation of the facial muscles, and
from the pronounced deviation of the ton
guetO the left, that the prisoner was born
with unequal development of brains;
that his insanity was cOngenital. The
witness described with great particu-
larity the peculiarities of the head, the
formation of which he had detected in
the prisoners case. He thought in the
prisoner s case the inequality in the
two sides of the head was three times
greater than in normal head. The in
equality could be taken as an indication
of moral imbecility only in proportion
to its degree. The witness continued:
IF had only that mans (pOinting at
Guiteau) mean face to judge by, /
would say he was depraved man, or
an insane man; but introducing other
factors, the unequal formation of the
head, the inequality of the facial ex-
preston, and the deviation of the
tongue, L am of the opinion that the
trouble is of cOngenital origin"
The crOss-examinatiOn was conducted
with the evident purpose of discrediting
the direct testimony, but SpitZka was
more than a match for his questiOners.
The witness was asked if he had not
appeared as an expert in d certain case,
and, after taking a fee on one side re-
turned it and took larger one from
the other side.
The witness replied with cOnsidera-
BILE warmth: You have no basis for
such a question, and no man dares
make an assertion upon which he could
found it," Guiteau again interrupted
in great rage, and in a voice which
completely drowned the utterances of
counsel and witnesses, yelled out:
ask, COrkhill. 1t just suits your brain.
I'm going to ask Arthur to kick you out
of this case. Why, this man is one of
the first scientists of the country; why,
he would not cOndescend to spit on you,
COrkhill. You are in bad repute, Cork
hill, with every member of this bar.
You are an unmittigated nuisance in
this case"
The witnessed finally answered:
'MOst decidedly no." Adjourned.
.rr TUESDAY. r.,. I.
DR.. Spitzka's crOss-examinatiOn was
resumed. Conclusive evidence of pFis-
Oner's insanity, Spitzka said, was the
appearance of his eyes. COrkhill handed
witness a drawing of mans head, and
asked: "SuppOsing this represented the
formation of Guitean's head, how does
it differ from the head of ordinary per-
sOns?" Witness painted out the un-
symmetrical features of the head on
paper, which were not found on heads
of ordinary people. "DO you believe in
GOdp asked COrkhill. Witness refused
to answer, and the court decided that he
was not obliged to answer the question.
Guiteau: "DOyOu believe in God. Cork
hlll?" Then he shouted: 81 don hink
YOU do. have been looking up o Al II. .
cord, and it Stinks like U4I ult,UkeTel,
wOrldp COrkhill said that il SpItzka
declined 10 answer that question, he had
nothing further to ask. ScOyille then
took witness aud led him through a
maze of Suppo5itiOn cases to prove the
insanity OF The prisoner. Witness en-
phatically declared his belief in this.
WEDNESDAY.
DR.. John I. WintllrOw, pastor of the
Park-Straet Congregational Church of
Boston, testified that he met Guiteau
frequently III the winter of 1853; con-
vGrsed with him often about his lecture
tour; regarded him as shrewd or rather
cute man" -.--.--.-..
whats the difference?" asked Gui-
teau.
zone is sharper than the other"
"And smaller" said COrkhill. ~
Yes" said witness. .at f..
"He didn't say that, CoTkhill," said
Guiteau, "and it's tile snIartest thing
you've said in the whole trial" A Juror
was here allowed brief absence and
Guiteau spoke out: II am full of grit.
My words are pointed and there is no
sentiment or anything of that kind
about me. If there had been l would
probably have got through the world
better than l have done. l always
knew high-tOned, Christian people. l
did not know any dead beats OF disrep-
utable characters of either sex.
claim that my free agency was de-
strOyed, and | had no choice about re-
moving the President, and bounding
vigorously on the table,) will take my
chances with this court, this jury and
with the Lord, on this issue. That
kills your theory, gentlemen; and what
will the court and jury have to pass
upon? L am not here to save my neck
from the gallows; am here for right,
for justice, and for vindicatiOn.' The
court requested the prisoner to sus-
pend his speech. "That is all right"
was the excited reply; "when 1 get be-
fore the jury will explain all this. Il
have simply made little speech to fill
up the time. Qaughter.)