The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-06

OF self conceit impudence, audscity and inso-
lsnce.
THIRTY FOURTH DAY.
The prisoper was taken without demonstra
ton to the prisoners dock, which is located
about twenty-five feet from the counsel, upon
the left OF the room. letter written by the
prisoner TO Don Cameron, asking for the sum
OF $500, was submitted by the defense az evl-
donce OF insanity. The letter IL a. follows:
DEAR SIN: am ON trial for my life and need
money. ann q stawart OF the stalwarts, and 70 are
you. You think great deal OF Gen. Arthnr and 10
do j. My inspiration made HIM President, ana 1
am going TO Gsk you To let me have 500. IL get
out of this will return 1t II not charge it to the
Yours for our cause, and very cordially,
fSgned) CHARLES GUITEAu.
In court, Washington, D. O., Dec. 10, 1851.
p S.-Pease give your check to my brother, j. w.
Guiteau, of Boston, and make it payable to my or
der. G. q.
When the letter was produced in oouri, the
prisoner denounced his brother as nuisance
and Scoville a jackass.
DIR. Calender, who occupied the witness
stand. was then asked by Scoville: "Will you
give your opinion whether such letter as that,
written to a man he didn't know, docs not in
| dicate unsoundness OF mind?
Answer don't think it indicates unsound-
ness Of mind. 1t seems to me consistent with
his character and habit through life OF solicit
ing money from sources where he had no reason
| 70 expect It,
Dr. Walter Kempster, Superintendent of the
Wisconsin State Hospital Tor tbs Insane, had
| devoted his attention TO ts1o study OF insanity
for the past fifteen years. Witness was familiar
with the process OF taking the conformity OF
the head, and did not believe much importance,
as a rule, could be attached to tho shape OF the
| head III determining the question OF sanity or i'll
| sanity. Witness exhibited slips showing the
| shape, rs taken by tho "conformIter," OF the
| heads of a number OF gentlemen.
Witness related incidents within his knowl-
| edge Of persons who had committed crimes
| while acting under the influence of insane de-
lusons, and defined what he considered insane
| delusionB TO be.
Witness was then asked il he had ever seen-a
case where a person committed CRIME and
! claimed divine inspiration, and II 80, how such
| persons deported themselves before and after
| the act. He replied that in such cases the de-
| fusion cor inspiration AZ they claim it to beg
| comes to the person suddenly and with intense
pressure, and that such persons act quickly and
! upon sudden impulse, delaying neither to con-
| sder Opportunity or weapons that it would be
impossible to conceive, without actually witness
InS ii, the energy and lmpetuosity and de-
| termination with which persons acung under
insane deusion carry out their purposes ;
that it would be equally impossible TO describe
! 1t with language.
Grnteau-" You don't agree with Abraham,
Doctor. He took plenty OF time TO make hls
| arrangements"
Witness stated that he did not believe in a
distinct type OF insanity which could be called
moral Insanity. 1t vas simply a convenient
| term Which had boon invented 10 excuse the
commission of heinous crimes Witness had
| never seen case where an insane man, after
committing crime, paraded hls insanity and
| urged 1t AS all excuse for his CRIME. Insane
! muIderers osD not boast OF their acts, but, On
the contrary, very rarely allude 10 them un-
| less good deal OF Ingenuity ID used to
draw them out. Witness, until he entered this
courtroom, had never heard OF a case of alley ed
| Inspiration that came from within. Always
| such persons claim TO have heard The voice of
| God on seen His image or something OF that
sort Such Inspiration IL never conviction ar
rived at after mature redectlen OH the part OF
| tho person 80 Affected.
Witness was asked If the belief Of prisoners
father, l. w. Guiteau, that disease could be
cuted by PRAYER should be taken AZ an evil
dence of insanity. He replied "By no
means We all know that thousands ano
thousands of sane people prayed daily for the
salvation of President Garfed's lie. The,
would hardly have done 30 If they lad not en-
iertained some belief III the efficacy Of prayer.
WitnesS bad visited the jail and examined
the prisoner with view OF determining hi
mental condition. The witness detailed a.
some length eopverss tious he had with the
PRISONER, with occasional contradictions by
| Gulteau-
The witness had asked the prisoner if he
| thought he was insane, aud his reply was :
!" Not what you experts call insane (; but legally
insane" When asked what he meant by tba
term, the prisoner had said that If he ecu o
| get jury to believe he was acting under an
inspiration from the Lord when LIE shot Tia,
PRESIDENT, that would be all he wanted, aud
would aeqult him.
Guteau had been engaged with his mail for
some minutes, and here called out 81 would
like to have You know, ladies and gentlemen,
! that my letters now come add essed. The
Hon. Charles Griteau, quite change from
| last summer"
The witness was cross-oxamined by Reed,
who produced pamphlet, report pre-
pared by the witness as superintendent
OF the WISCONSIN Insane Asylum, and read ex-
tracts from 1t. During the reading dispute
arose between counsel, who seemed to have
gradually developed q vast amount Of bitter
mes.
Guiteau shouted from the docA ~ want IL
understood that Judge Porter is making al
this fuss and interruption simply to divert the
minds Of the jury from the point which he
sees that Reed has made against him. 1t SIM
| ply shows q contemplate meanness that only
such fellows AZ he and Corkhil can indulge
| III"
The cross examination was continued by Sco-
ville-wth occasional outbursts on the part of
| the prisoner-until adjournment.
He came here" said Guiteau, cas- an ex-
| pert for the defense. That's what ne said
when he was IN my cell. But good living at
Wizards and Coskhill's money have been too
much for him."
Judge Cox, in rendering a decision on the
application Of Col. Corkhill to place Guiteau in
the prisoners dock, explained why he had
| given the assassin such latitude heretofore.
He did not wish even to appear to deprive the
prisoner of any Of his constitutional guaran-
tees. He wished also to give the jury and
| the experts an opportunity OF judg-
| ing for themselves whether Guteau was insane
or not aud for that reason gave the prisoner
moro latitude than be would otherwise allow.
He decided that the prisoner should be placed
| In the dock, because he was manifcstly abusing
the privileges granted TO him.
| THIRTY FIFTH DAT.
! As the assassin was led into court by the
bailiffs, he passed moment at The table where
bis counsel sat and whispered to Scoville "If
you will only keep quiet to-day I will laugh
this case out OF court" As soon as he reached
the dock he shouted out "Some leading
papers in America consider me the greatest
! fellow they have met in some time. At O'Clock
last night l received telegram, which / will
read for the edifcation of this audience and the
American people: -.