The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-28


slurs upon the witnesses for the
defense. / do not care, he continued,
to be continually Directing to such
matters. He may continue to do 80 il
he choose, we will wait till we get to
the jury.
Corkhill: Well then, suppose you
wait.
Witness in reply to the question, in the
groupo of which that young man makes
one, the other four will be pretty safe.
Witness thought a person acting under
an inspiration to commit certain deeds
would not be deferred from a commit
sion of hat act through any consider
alton of personal harm to another.
Guiteau: Oh you are talking about
cranks now. L don't belong to that
school.
Witness then proceeded at some
length to give the reasons for his opini-
on in using the expression, L have fire.
quently noticed that his most violent
Interruptions have been made when
the weight of evidence had been
against him.
Counsel for the defense objected.
Witness wal usurping the functions of
the jury who alone could pass upon the
fact that the evidence was for, or
against the prisoner.
The court overruled the objection.
Exception noted by the defense.
Guiteau, who had kept unusually
quiet all through the morning, here
addressed the witness speaking with
out any show of excitement) you are
making a great ado about nothing doc
tor. L do not pretend to say hat 1 am
insane. Tell US what you know about
Abraham, and get your money and go
home.
Witness continuing, closely analysed
the conduct and remarks of the prison.
er during the trial, and concluded that
he had been playing a part ever since.
The first day at the outset, the prisoner
he said, had directed all of his abuse
against one Of the cousel, afterwards
against all of them.
Guiteau: Well you see doctor, Cork
hill has corrupted the rest of them.
Evil communications you know corrupt
good manners.
The first hypothecal question Of the
prosecution was read and objection
made by the defense to the clause to
assume that he raised an axe
to his sister, which act prisoner himself
denies, on the ground that witness
could not be asked to pass upon an
hypothetical question containing two
propositions Numerically opposite.
After argument the court sustaining
the objection, and the prosecution modi-
fed their question, and in a modified
form it was put to witnes.
He replied: II believe the prisoner
to have been sane."
Objection to question and reply was
was noted by the defense.
After recess DR.. Mcdonald again
took the stand.
Corkhill then read the second hypo
thetical question, upon which Guiteau
commented en- PEASANT with such ex,
pr~essions as THAT is absolutely false
that is that fellow Shaw's lie," ''thai
is all rubbish, y cit is nobody's bust
ness where 1 got the money" 81 die
not kill him, the doctors killed him, ,
SC.
Witness answered s'assuming thai
the facts set forth be true and adding
that statement to others it strengthen,
my opinion"
Witness visited Guiteau in prison,
and examined him on the main Incl
dents of his life, including the assassin
alton, which the prisoner called IN.
inspiration"
Witness asked him why, if the act
was Gods, why he didn't leave the de
tails to the Almighty, and not practice
the pistolp
The prisoner flushed a little, and sale
"The Almighty often leaves the de
tails to his agents"
The prisoner said, regarding th,
future plans. that while he wasn't in
sane, he had studied up insanity, ant
believed the jury would find he wa
legally insane July I'd, and would acqui
him. That he would go to an insan,
ASYLUM. and after a few months com
mission of insanity, they would pass OIL
the case and find him sane, of cours