Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-26

answer the question you may sCcp aSlue
Guiteau shouted after witness: snow, go,
and get your $50 and go home"
| Mr.. Abraham NJ Shew, superintendent OF
| the Connecticut hospital for the insane, stated
| that he had made an examination OF the pris-
| oRer at the Jail for the purpose of discovering
| his mental aud physical condition, and had
noticed the conduct of the prisoner in the
court room since November 26, and had form
| ed the opinion that the prisoner is sane.
Guiteau-"Sane now, but insane on the I'd
| of July.''
Corkhll then asked Assuming the facts
| set forth in the hypothetical question, which
| you have heard read, to be true, do you think
| he was sane or insane on the I'd of July?"
| Guiteau-"He don't know anything about
| it."
Witness answered: 81 think he was sane"
| Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess Reed conducted the cross-exam-
nation of the witness. Guiteau interrupted
once, and with some excitement said: "These
experts may all be very preferable men, but |
don't care a snap for their testimony l
would not give a cent bushel for 1t, whether
for me or against me 7"
Judge Cox-"Be quiet, prisoner. You have
promised to keep STILL"
Guiteau-".All right, Judge. But wanted
to get that idea before the jury .
Witness stated he did not think the prisoner
had been acting part or feigniDg in court.
Thought he had been acting purely according
to his natural characteristics.
DR.. Orpheus Evarts, superintendent OF the
private insane asylum, College Hall, Ohio,
was called He said there was 10 uniformity
OF head disease, as regards the size or form, in
either sane or insane persons The expression
of the face, while some indication, is in no
sense sure Indication OF de-
termining the sanity or insanity
Of person. Witness had examined the
prisoner in Jail, conversed with him, had
closely watched his conduct during the trial,
and had formed an opinion that the prisoner
ON the I'd of July was sane.
Objection was made by ScOville and over
ruled, and exception noted.
Guiteau-"This is all rubbish All this
nonsense to prove / am insane has nothing
to do with the I'd of July. Ali of these experts
have seen me since the trial. don't claim
that when they saw me was insane. Conse-
quently they assume that l was sane. on the
81 of July. 1t is all nonsense"
Upon crOss-eXaminatiOn witness stated: VI
did not believe the prisoner was shammlng IN
the sense of feigning insanity. 1 do not be-
lieve him to be sincere But do not think
he has BEEN feigning insanity on the court
Mrs. Scoville took the stand. Mr.. Scoville
stated he d, sired to ask her few questions,
as, owing to sickness in their family it was
necessary for her to return home at
once. She identified a letter written by her
father in 1875, IN which he said, 'Charles is
crazy and should be sent to an asylum"
Corkhill desired, as Monday will be legal
holiday, to have an adjournment till Tuesday,
which was 80 ordered, and the court then ad-
journed to that time. AS the audience arose
10 leave Guiteau shouted: Tomorrow being
Christmas, wish the court and Jury and the
American people a happy Christmas. Pm
happy and l hope every one else will be-
THREATS AGAINST sCOvILL.
The attention of Scoville having been
called to report that his wife had applied to
Marshal Henry to protect him against
threatened violence, he expressed great sur
prise and said: "Why, I know nothing of
this" John W. Guiteau also stated that he
knew nothing of it. Mrs. Scovlle was tt en-
interviewed and made the following written
statement
did not apply for protection. simply
showed Marshal Henry sample of letters re-
ceived daily, from two to half
dozen. On postal which 1 &C
cidentally found upon the table,
directed to Mr. Scoviile, the day and the
time of day when an attempt would he made
upon Mr.. Scoville was stated. Also that they
would come from Norfolk, Va, 1875 strong.
also showed him a letter more blOOdthifsty
and definite as to time and means than those
usually received by my brother, the prisoner
He stated, among other things, that SO far
as the prisoner was concerned, his
chief care was that he should no,
escape This brought from me
very audible smile, and l asked him if he
could imagine any place in this or any coun-
try where he could escape into very strong
jail. / also told him he did not care for his
life, and did not wish to undertake the care
of him under any circumstances, but that /
should do all in my power to have him 60
through his trial without interruption. that
the American people and the world might be
convinced of what / know to be a fact, that
an insane man, and not a polished villain,
had assailed the very life of our re
public through the assassination OF
a ruler elevated by the people. He spoke of
the money which it had cost the gOvernm MT
to bring witnesses for the defense. l said i
thought If the view l held could be establish
ed to the satisfaction of all, 1t would be worth
I'll it was costing, even to the government.
The issue of this case seemed to me to be OF
little consequence to the prisoner or his i'm
mediate friends compared with the Importance
of showing that we had not yet at least reach
ed that point in the down fall of our
republic, namely, the assassination OF the rul-
ers by the people, AS to the protection of
Scoville he said they had not men enough to
detail guard for scovlle. answered that
I wished for nothing of the kind, but wished
the proper authorities to be on the look out
for any disturbance, and, If necessary, to use
detectives, as had been done in getting evil
dence against the prisoner.