Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-13
Important Testimony on the In.
sanity Dodge by a Rev
York Expert.
Gu'teau Begins to Fear that His
Reputation is Being Ruined
by Sinful Witnesses.
"A staiwart Resolution Calling for
correspondence on Matters
Pertaining to Chill
and Peru.
The Trial Of Gnlteau.

Al GuC SulICuu Case.
Corkhill handed witness slip of paper
on which was drawn u diagram of u hu-
man head, and said, "Now, doctor. SUM-
posing this to be the prisoners head win
you please to point out the irregularities
to which you referred yesterday?"
Before any reply could be made Gui.
teau raised laugh by saying, "That ac.
counts for it. Ahatter came to me this
morning and offered me new hat if I
would let him take my head. 1 got the
hat, but you don't pay for it?"
Corkhill-"Oh. no; the government
will have to do go"
The witness gave reasons for consider.
ing the prisoner insane.
When the question was being asked
by Corkhill, Guiteau broke in with, "I'ye
been looking up your record, Corkl.ill,
aud I'll show you up"
Subsequently Guiteau again inter.
rupted the examination and shouted.
II see that crank Tallmage has been do
ing something sensational in this case.
He had better go slow. He has been
before his synod several times for living
and he has reputation in
New York for running for q
house OF prostitution. I have got my
eye on these cranks and if they don't go
slow I'll give something more than some
free advice. The high-toned portion of
the American people are beginning to
take right view of this case,
Scoville endeavored to introduce as
evidence what he had said in relation to
Shaw, witness for the prosecution, by
asking the witness to state to the Jury
what he (Scoville) had told the witness
he had learned in relation to Shaw.
Objection made and sustained.
Guiteau-We have found that Shaw
was guilty of perjury in New Jersey and
was told by the Judge from the bench
that he ought to be convicted and sent
to prison. We also know that English
vas convicted of low crime in Ireland,
The jury ought to know what kind of
witnesses you are bringing to ruin nv
reputation.
The witness thought the proper way
to summon experts would be for the
court to summon them irrespective of
The chances as to what their testimony
would be.
Corkhlll insisted that the witness had
attacked the character and honesty of
the experts who were supposed to enter
tlfn opposite opinions from himself on
the prisoners sanity.
Guiteau interrupted in his most argry
mood, aid shaking his head at Col. Cork.
hill, shouted, ut is the unanimous iude-
ment OF the people that you are cor.
sun mat, jackass."
CorAnlll-"Ihis gentleman is an hon.
est man, and if your skull was not so
thick you would see it"
The witness desired to explain his po.
sition and said, II don't hesitate to reit-
crate that the expert who will testify in
this. court that the prisoner is sane is in
my opinion no expert ora dishonest one" !"
DIR. Fordyce Barder, of New York, the
distinguished physician, testified. defin-
ing insanity iu its several phases. His
comprehensive, positive conclusions all
accorded with the theory of the prosecu-
ton.
Judge Cox asked what the witness
meant by irresistible impulse.
Answer-It was reversions of emotion
to such degree as to produce conduct
entirely Mt variance with the individuals
ormer life, and to such Il degree as to
completely control his will power. This
would constitute irresistible impulse.
Guiteau asked, "where man who is
impelled commits crime by an impulse
he can't resist, is he sane or insane?"
Answer--"When that fact can be
proved, sir, it's insanity"
Guiteau-"That's just my case. Sir"
with an air of perfect satisfaction. To
Scoville that's the whole ease.
Let's have "a recess. I'm getting hun
gry."
Mrs. Scoville asked, Scan man be
born insane?"
Guiteau-"Oh! you keep still. It's all
they can do to put up with me-"
The answer was, "No madam; he could
be born an idiot or an imbecile. Insani-
ty is AL acquired state. after BIRTH"
Recess.
A blow ut Blaine.
Washington, Dec. 13-The introduce
ton to day into the senate of resolr-
tion calling for copies Of the correspon