The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-24
testified to imbccility insanity of Guiteau's 5

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Thomas WilcoSson, aged so, of Illinois.
Salu Guiteau's father was of unsound mind
especially on religious subjects,
Dr. J. A. Rice, of Murton, Wisconsin
was the most important witness vet called
ne had examined the prisoners mental con
dltlon at the request ofMrs. Scoville, in lS76
re had frequently made similar examina.
tlohs Tor the purpose of assisting in placing
people IN the Asylum, sometimes dozen
IN Il, one year. He came to the conclusion
that uulteau was insane from his own OBJ
seryauons and facts stated by others. In
periods OF excitement he thought he de-
tected incoherence. He thought. also of
his abnormal egotism; thought there
was a weakness of judgment and impair
ment oil the mental faculties, though he
was unable to detect hallucination or de.
fusion, his summary was, first, strong,
heredltary predisposition; second, more or
less congenial moral defect, and, third.
about the age of puberty came this exalta-
tlon OF emotional nature, He informed the
prisoners friends that he thought he was
insane; believed he said dangerously in
sane. lie took measures to have him Sc
cured, but Guiteau, hearing of il, left the
country. He thought his religion was false
ana arose from excess of emotion.
ne had attended Guiteaus father,
late last year, and thought he was
deranged. This ailment could not have
produced this ailment, he thought. This
witness also testified to the peculiaTreligious
views of Luther Guiteau, and also gave in
cidents OF unreasonable conduct by the
prisoners.
a recess was taken at this part.
upon reassembling Dr. Rice was cross
examined by the prosecution, without ma.
tenal deviation from his direct testimony,
Guiteau, breaking in at one part, denied
running away to avoid being secured. and
he SAID he left to open law office in Chi
cago.
Frank NJ. Union, of Boston, was next
called lie had hired a hall there to Gui-
team, in which he delivered lecture on
IWhy Are Two-Thirds of Our Race Going
to Perdition?' Prisoner had then
got out programme calling
the West" He touched on Guiteau's ec-
centricities, and said that in the course OF
his lecture he grabbed up his manuscript
and ran for the door, apparently disgusted
with himself.
Guiteau.
Continuing, the witness said the audience
voted unanimously the lecturer as crazy
an and d, he | had h@ declined to let him have the use
OF the hall again for any crazy lecturers.
Guiteau had solemnly assured him
that he belonged to the firm
OF Jesus Christ & Co Cross-examination
brought out the fact that the witness had
been an actor and that the usual audi.
ence in his hall were of liberal ten.
dencles. Guiteau's views were not of liberal
tendencies. Guiteau's views were antagon-
istic to them.
Mrs. Mary Lockwood, the next witness
keeps a boarding house in the city. The
prisoner had taken meals there for
one month, beginning last March
She stated of his rude and unpublished be-
havior, and of his peculiar and dsagreea-
Bile manner of looking at persons. While
at her house he had not paid his bill in full.
Norwood Damon, retired Unitarian
minister, of Boston, related an incident of a
Lecture in Paynes Memorial Hall, Boston.
lie said his discourse was incoherent, and
he could not understand him.