The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-12
THE aUITEAU TRIAL.
TKrRrY.nyrn DAY.


bailins, he passed moment It tho table where
his counsel ~ and whispered to Scoville III
you will only keep quiet to-day I will laugh
the dock be shouted nut !: "Some leading
papers In America consider mo tho greatest
follow they have met in some time. At o'clock
last night l received . telegram, which I will
read for the edi6cation Of this audience and the
American people:
!" All Boston sympathizes with you. You
ought to be President
(Signed) "A Hosr OF ADMIRERS.
Pansing moment, he branched on into
rambling haraDgue, quoting scripture, and
comparing himself 70 tho "meek and lowly
times severe. II have bssn accused of using
too harsh language" he added, but / take my
pattern from the Savior Of mankind. shall
submit my name to the next National Repub-
lican Convention. ! shall expect to be before
It. There are onlytwo men in the country who
poets to get 1000 from the Government il I
am convicted, and the other 10 Corkhill, who
expects to get bounced. and who knows am
the CAUSE OF it."
Or. Kempster took tho stand and scoville re-
sumed his cross-examination.
Witness did not believe in temporary insanity
In tho sense that persons could be insane and
wholly recover from il In IN hour.
Upon the witness leaving the stand Corkhill
announced that he had but one more witness
to introduce on the part OF the Government
Scoville replied: 1--WE have some witnesses
whose names have beon presented since we
closed our case, and / shall ask the court to
permit us to have them sworn, and our reason
will be upon the ground Of newly-discovered
evidence material to the case.
Davidge-" Could you give us an idea how
much time you viii want upon surrebnttal?'
Scoville-" Several days probably all Of next
week."
I; Dsyiags-"ws .. must object your Honor to
Scoville insisted that he did not desire to de-
lay tho trial or consume the time Of the court,
but the prosecution had consumed weeks with
these expert witnesses, meeting with them
nightly aud conferring with them in prepara-
tion Of this case, and ho did not propose TO be
cut short IN the matter Of time. He would re-
new, however, his proposition that the jury
BIO allowed to separate and go to their homes,
relying upon their honor and integrity.
The question Of permitting the jury to dis
band WAS dismissed by the foreman announc-
ing that they preferred not to separate, pro-
vided that they could have reasonable oppor.
tunity for exercise and to obtain fresh air.
Cofkhill proceeded to reply to what he
termed counsers aspersions upon the /" dis.
tinguished medical gentlemen who did honor
to their States"
ccOvtli6 Tcpneu 20 CorKnl1 ana surprised
every one BY making one Of tho best and mos.
impressive speeches that Las been heard IN the
courtroom since the opening Of the trial.
Some manifestation OF applause followed the
conclusion Of his speech, but it was quickly
ID Dr. John p. Gray, Medical Superintendent Of
the New York State Lunatic Asylum. took the
stand. Witness had made the study OF insanity
his business since 1850, and in that time had
treated or investigated IL 600 cases OF insanity,
He had never seen = single instance where the
only indication Of insanity Wa m exhibition OF
immortality or wickedness. He did not believe
in what had been called "moral INSANITY" II
WAS impossible 10 dssever mental unity SO AZ
to locate the impairment OF moral nature that
was not accompanied by intellectual deteriora-
tion. Insanity in itself had no more tendency
to excite to crime than neuralgia or any other
disease. Il puts nothing new into : mans ma
ture; 1t only perverts what is already there.
DR.. Gray stated that he had made thor
ough, complete and satisfactory examination Of
the prisoner at the jail, and gave at some
length the details OF his examination and conver-
sation with tho prisoner. Witness asked the pris-
oner the question Suppose the President had
offered the Paris C0psulship during the time
you were rejecting upon the subject OF remov-
ing him, would you still have shot him Z" and
he replied swell. that would have settled the
matter. should have taken the position"
6uitoan called out from the dock: II said il
he had offered It TO me at any time before the
let OF june III he had offered it after the Ist
Of June ii would not have made tho slightest
difference.
Witness asked prisoner how he came to shoot
the President, and his renly WAS II came to
the conclusion the political situation justified
it. Igradually became convinced Of this. and ]
resolved upon his removal"
Guiteau shouted again: That knocks your
| Paris Consulship, and shows there was no NAL
m if-nOf n N olen1ont NJ nlurfleP n hrf
political necessity"
Witness then inquired Of the prisoner in re-
gard to his alleged inspiration, aud asked him il
| ltcame 10 him in the form Of voice, or vision,
or direct command, and his reply was No,
| il came into my head, : conception, and ! re-
| justified BY the situation"
| Witness then asked the prisoner how thii
| statement accorded with his theory Of inspira
| ton, and his reply was: "The inspiration wa,
in the form Of pressure constantly upon me t
Gniteau--.That's all there is to the cass
short and to the point. You can talk about /,
six years il You wantto."
/ rMRTy-axrH DAY.
At tho opening Of court Guiteau called ont
One Of my guards here, Cunningham, hal
got an eleven-pound baby for New Year.
present." Laughter, in which tho jury heart
lily joined
Dr.. Gray resumed the story Of his conversa
| ton with the prisoner in Jail.
Gu,teau continually iaterjocted comments
| and with ScOvllles frequent OF affections witness
soon became sensibly disturbed, and, whcl
asked to 90 on. said "There have been II
many interruptions I don't know whero
am"
| think you diu nor any one else. | have beer
trying all the morning to lind on. where 70,
are. TIE fact H. you arc badly lost this morn
ing, doctor. We win have to send : small bo.
to lind YOU"
Witness did not and single circumstance
- narrated BY the prisoner, that wonld indi
| cate to his (witness mind insanity. lie sa
Of oninion, judging by hss examination Of tn
prisoner in the jail, and from his observation
Of him in court, that he il sane at this time.
Corkh'll then read tho lengthy hypothetica
question OF the prosecution.
sity to repeat that bosh. ~ everybody ha,
heard it dozen times. The suggestion wa
unheeded, and the prisoner added: 1.-TWO
thirds of that is false, aud it makes me ma,
every time hear it read"
A. the reading proceeded he continuall
How do you know?" "That's Smiths lie
and similar expressions.
Witness replied: ~ believe him to hay,
been sane on July a"
Guiteau shouted: "Tho whole substratun
Of that thing is false. How can the doctor CIV,
truthful answer"
Witness then gave at great length full detail
OF what he had observed In the conduct an.
sayings OF tho prisoner in the court that let
him (wtness) to believe in his sanity. Refer
ring to the prisoners claim that the Deity in
splred the act, he Was interrupted by auiteau
who called out "Yes, aud He'll take care o
Il, too. Dr. Gray. II! stake my life on it."
Witness was asked: "Do yon think th
prisoner has been fe,gning In conrt p
And replied Yes, do. He claims n
!. inspiration from the Deity. Idont believe tina
ho believes any such thing, and in such sens
hc Is feisning and acting part.
duiteau-" No such thing ] never feign
Yon are paid for your opinion the jury
not"
Scoyille began cross-examination. Witnes
was asked il he had testified Is expert in case
Of persons on trial for capital criu4cs, but be
fore he could reply Guiteau supplemented th
question By calling out: How many me-
have YOU helped to hang z"
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