Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-04

on this trial. | expect, however, that
Judge Porter and Davidge insisted on
it. They are both supposed to be de-
cent men, Then turning to Mr. Sco-
vile, now cut this short and let's have
something else
| The cross-examination of Mrs. Dun
mire was tedious and wholly fruitless.
AS she left the stand Guiteau shout
ed after her, Il have not seen this lady
for eight years So far as | know she
| is a high-toned Christian lady, and
have nothing against her. | wish her
well in whatever station she must be. ,
The court here took recess.
SANE, BUT ECCENTRIC.
DR.. Francis B. Loring, in charge of
the Eye and Tar Infirmary at Wash
| ington, made an examination of Gui-
teau's eyes soon after his arrest and
did not find any indication of any dis
ease of the brain
DR.. A McLane Hamilton, of New
York, had made disease of the mind
and nervous disease special study for
the past nine years. Witness made
three examinations of prisoner at the
jail and had also closely scrutinized him
in the court since the 2Sth of Novem-
Der when he (witness) arrived in the
city. Witness found no defects in the
head or face, nor any physical peculi-
arites or symptoms of congenital dis
ease of the brain. On the contrary, be
found from actual measurements that
the prisoner had symmetrical and ex
ceedingly well-shaped head. Witness
found no external evidence of any men
tai or physical disease in the prisoner.
He considered him an eccentric man.
Guiteau-Exceedingly eccentric, when
| am abused I've had to take more
abuse since this trial began than dur
ing my whole life before I don't take
much stock in this head business.
Striking the table and flashing his
eyes upon the witness. You study
upon sprituology instead OF craniology.
and you will learn something. 1t is
the spirit that gets into the brain and
behind it that actuates man.
The witness was then asked, What
is your opinion upon the prisoners
sanity?'
Witness-I believe the man sane,
though eccentric, and fully able to dis
tinguish between right and wrong, and
realize the consequence.
Mr.. Scovile noted an exception, and
Guiteau, with an air of seriousness,
added, With all respect to this court
and jury, this kind of examination don't
amount to snap. Was my free agen-
cy destroyed? That is the question to
this jury to decide. | swear my moral
agency was destroyed. How is this
prosecution going to prove it was not !?
That's the short and sharp of it, and
that's all there is in this case
Pending the cross-examinatior of
this witness the court adjourned until
Monday
There was no court held on Monday,
19'h, or Tuesday, 20, owing to the
death of the wife of one of the jurors.
CONTINUATION OF THE REBUTTING EvI-
DENCE.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec. 81.
The Guiteau trial was resumed this
morning, and DR.. Hamilton, from New
York, took the stand Mr.. Scoville
desired to have all other experts ex-
cuded during the testimony, but the
Court ruled against him.
During the argument on this point
Davidge was interrupted by Gniteau,
who said: Il will cut this short,
Judge, by saying am perfectly will
ing to have them here | want them
to learn all they can. | have so much
. confidence in their bonor and integrity
that
Mr. Davidge-That is precisely
what am coming to.
Guiteau-You are on the right
track, Judge I'll take you on my
side You are engaged for my side OF
this case
The witness was questioned at
great length relative to the operations
/ of the mind, tho significance of dreams
and unconscious expressions as indie.
ative of mental processes.
The counsel for the prosecution OBJ
jected against the apparently objectless
direction of the inquiries.
Mr.. Scoville (smiling) Well, gentle.
men, told you | did not know much
about this subject.
Guiteau-Then you had better get
off the case if you don't know any
thing about it. l think Reid and
can do better than you, judging by the
way you are laboring. Looking oveI
the notes which Scoville held in his
hand, he continued, You've got lots oI
stuff there it is not in you hand writ
ing. | guess it must have been con-
tributed by some crank
Guteau appeared to be dissatisfied
with the results of the examination
and finally said to Mr.. Scoville, 'Oh
tear that stuff up, Scoville-send this
man down and call Clark Mills He
is a good deal better man for you than
this one. He took the cast of my
head the other day thinking that some
people would be interested to see it
He took the bust of Andrew Jackson
and be thinks I'm greater man thar
Jackson was He found one side o
my head badly deficient though.
The prisoner then branched off to
the inspiration theory, and ratified OF
for some minutes his oft-repeated har
angue on the subject Of Irresistible
pressure
After the examination Lad apparent
" been concluded, Mr. Davidge asket
the witness if people adjudged medi
cally insane were not nevertheless:
: capable of Judging between right ant
wrong?
Guiteau, who had been writing fo
some minutes, looked up quickly ant
, shouted, What bearing has that wheI
, person is controlled by an irresisti