The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-22
THE BURNING SHAME
Dragging Itself Along in Cox's Court.
Testimony I'm Rebuttal-A Veterinary
Aurgeon Exper1-Dr. Barker'a
Positive Testimony-Guiteau
Writhing Under Charges
of Dishouesty,

A HORSE DOCTOR AS AN EXPERT, TO WHICH GUI-
TEAU SMILES .AssENT-oRIEs OF "sHooT HIM
NOW" QUIETs THE PRISONER.
The Guiteau trial has dragged itself through
the twenty-third day, the proceedings being
marked by the testimony Of DR.. Edward Chas.
spitzka, of New York, a Veterinary Surgeon,
who claimed to be an expert. Witness had ex-
amined the prisoner in Jail, and was satisfied he
was insane. Said the witness "While have
no other evidence than the expression Of
the face, I should have no doubt that
he is moral imbecile or moral
monstrosity." Witness declined to answer any
hypothetical questions in cases where he had
made personal examination. Prisoner was
insane when he examined him, and believed
him to have been In a more or less morbid nt~to-
throughout his life, and was probably insane
on the I'd of July. Davidge desired to know
what practice and standing as an expert the
witness had in his position as Professor at the
Veterinary School? To this Scoville objected
as not pertinent to the case. Davidge replied
that the attainments of the witness had been
paraded by the counsel for the defense
and he desired to know what opportunities he
had had, making him competent witness in
the present case. Said Davidge: I" Your
treatment must have been confined to horses.
and the class to which you belong are known
as horse doctors, are they not?" Witness Ged-
dening, and with some excitement)-" My
treatment has been confined to asses. When
! endeavor to treat him as he deserves" [Gen-
eral laughter. Witness would not answer as
to whether he thought the prisoner was able to
distinguish between right and wrong. Thought
the prisoner as lawyer knew the legal
consequences Of criminal acts. Gui-
lawyer for five years, Judge.
He said when was a lawyer You see, that
don't help you any, Judge. Ask him if was
responsible for my acts on the I'd of july"
I'd of July. Guiteau-hThere was no depravity
about this business at all, and think it is a
burning shame for the gentlemen of the prosecu-
ton to harp upon that word 'depravity:
have been consistent Christian all my life,
and because committed adultery to get rid
hundred dollars, it is burning shame for
this prosecution to blacken my character"
Despite the cries Of "Silence" and "Order,"
Guiteau continued to strike upon the table and
shrek out at the top Of his voice, 81 am not
afraid to go to the gallowsif the Lord Almighty
wishes me to go there. expect an act of God
that will blow this court and jury out that
window to protect me, if necessary. want to
thunder this in the ears of the American peo-
Pile" Davidge (with an air of disgust t)-"Oh,
this pantomime business is getting played
out p Guiteau-"Yo You are getting played out,
and your theory Of the prosecution, too
With flashing eyes and nervous .utterances
Guiteau began shouting about the poodle dogs
of the press and said the high-toned press Of
the country was opposed to hanging man
who was in his mental condition on the I'd of
July. "Shoot him nowl came loud cry
from the audience. This quieted the prisoner
considerably. DIR. Spitzka said that from the
shape Of the prisoners head, and the defective
innovation of the facial muscle, and from the
pronounced deviation Of the tongue to the left,
the prisoner was born with an unequal
development of brain that his insanity was
congenital. The inequality in the two sides of
the prisoners head was three times greater
than in the normal head. eff had only his
(Guiteau's) mean face to judge by," said the
witness, 81 would say that he was q deprayed
man, or insane man. but introducing the other
factors-the unequal formation Of the head,
deviation of the tongue-I am of opinion the
trouble is of congenital origin" Guiteau
watched the witness closely, and from the ex-
preston Of his face, seemed greatly pleased
with his testimony. The witness SAID that
in talking to the prisoner, he found
that he based his conclusions upon
insane and improbable assumptions but,
granting his assumptions to be true, his con-
clusions were logical. The cross-examination
was conducted with the evident purpose Of dis
crediting his direct testim ny, but Spitzka was
more than a match for his questioners. Cork
| hill asked him if he did not at one time appear
as an expert in case, receive a fee, and then
return it and receive larger fee from the other
side Spitzka Indignantly spurned the ques-
ton, whereupon Guiteau said &" That's dirty
question for you to ask, Corkhill, but it just
suits your brain. I'm going to ask Arthur to
kick you out Of this case. This man is the
first scientist in the country, and would NOT
condescend to spit on you. Corkhill; you are
| in bad repute an unmitigated nuisance y
Court adjourned without concluding the exam.
| ination.