Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-01
ATy1E BAR OF JUSTICE.
4 rraignment OF Guiteau at Washing
ton for the Murder OF President
EIGHTH DAY,

sanity, and discussed at great length
the growth and change of publ,
opinion upon the subject of insanit,
set up as defense III criminal case
He cited numerous rulings in severa
noted cases. He claimed the plea O
insanity having been set up by the de
Tense, the burden of proof rests with
the prosecution.
There was just rs much ground t.
indicate Guiteau's insanity. Why, sale
Scoville, even President Garfield said
Why did this man do it; he must bt
insane. Blaine must have believed
Guiteau insane.
Guiteau fretted at the imputation o
lack of brain power and exclaimed
mot true, and can't be shown. / al
ways tell the truth; and again he
broke in, 81 had brains enough, but
my mind was devoted to theology
that's why | ran behind; there's nc
money in theology business; Pm out
of that now"
Col. Corkhill said: If you will allow
me, Mr.. Scoville; the president never
said he thought he was insane, but
thought him sane all the time. Mr..
Blaine never thought him insane; nc
has said under oath that he believes
him sane.
Scoville resumed his story Of the
life Of Guiteau, using the expression
mentally incompetent"
Scoville spoke of his clients impe-
cunious condition and Guiteau said
II was always well dressed; don't put
that in"
Scoville related an incident in
Guiteau's life which his friends thought
indicated insanity. Guiteau with much
warmth said: 1--WE heard that story
before and it is absolutely false. Don't
tell any such stuff as that again"
Scoville related Guiteaus varied ex-
periences during Moody and Sankey' IS
evivals and his efforts and failures as
lecturer on religious subjects and the
lack of appreciation shown by his au-
diences.
Guiteau thus explained "new ideas
on that subject. They hadn't got to
them at that time" And as though
thinking he had no. quite made his
meaning plain, he added, 81 had ideas
but no refutation, and the ideas would
not draw"
1t was Guiteau's belief that he was
serving the Lord, and that it was the
Lords business to pay debts incurred
in his service. When this was men
toned Guiteau laughingly said: 81
'dead-headed' from Toledo to Chicago
on the impression that my appearance
made with the conductors, got put
off twice, though"
Scoville, while describing Guiteau's
religious experiences, was frequently
interrupted by the prisoner, with 81
left $1,000 in the law business to do
that work, and you all know how l
made out with it." "And in the same
kind of business the Apostle Paul was
engaged in and he got his pay, and |
expect to get mine some time out OF
that book | wrote
A moment after, with show Of en-
thusiasm, and raising his voice, Gui-
teau exclaimed;
81 used to go round the streets sell
ing my lectures to people, though
was book agent, and was happier
when l was doing that work than ever
before. | was working for the Lord,
not for money"
Scovile then alluded to Guiteau's
susceptibility TO the influence of wo-
men, and said that such was his dispo-
sition in that respect. He would talk
to any woman as long as she would
listen to him.
"That's net true" shouted Guiteau,
II put notice in my autobiography
that any lady who wanted to CORE
spond with me, who would send her
address, if she was all right, would be
we'll received, and to this notice got n
response from lady worth 100000.
That wasn't bad. was it? General
laughter
Scoville continued: 1t is true, as he
says, that notice brought one response
which shows there is one woman IN the
United States that probably has lost her
reason, also
This remark elected good deal of
laughter, but not from the prisoner,
who angrily exclaimed q wrote her
two letters and she wrote me
two. You (Scoville) suppress
ed the rest. nave Dt'h
looking for response to my last letter
for three weeks, and / am certain you
have lied about it. tell you so pub
licly," he continued, raising his voice,
"you mt fool me, am going to fol-
low her" Laughter
Scoville-"The letters Guiteau. wrote
/ did not send"
"No, you didn't send them; ! knew
you had lied about it; that is not the
first lie you have told" Grid the pris-
oner, emphasizing his words with blows
upon the table ~ knew you had been
lying; you told me You sent those let
tiers, and BOW you say you have not"
Courts ternly) "Be quiet"
District Attorney: "Scoville knows
that if there were any such letters they
never can reach the jury, and this at
tempt to get into public colloquy with
this man is reprehensible. Let this
man play his part when the time
comes"
~ am not playing part!" cried the
prisoner excitedly and gesticulating