The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-04
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GUITEAU.s CIRCUS.
The Prosecution Has Closed
Its Case.

| Hts Case.
WASH gton, Sin the criminal
court, this morning, Guiteau made
his opening speech as follows: EI
had very happy New Years yes
terday, and hope everybody else
did. L had lots Of visitors, high
toned. middle-toned and low-toned.
That takes them all in, / believe.
They expressed their opinions freely
and none them want me hung.
They all without dissent expressed
the opinion that L shall be ac-
quilted"
SceVille resumed the croSS-exam-
ination of DR.. Gray. Witness had
not, in giving his opinion on the
direct examination that the prisoner
was sane, taken into account the
evidence of the prisoner himself,
but taking that element into consid.
Grafton his opinion would still be
the same, that the prisoner is sane
and was sane on the I'd day of July.
Witness was asked if he was fami-
Lar with the case of Lieutenant San
born, who was killed by DR.. Wright
at Norfolk, Va. and replied, Yes,
sir; | was sent by the President to
make an examination and give an
opinion ON the case.
How much did you get for
it? shouted Guiteau; yoar
idea. doctor, that a man cank
be insane unless mis- brain is dis
eased, is rather frivolous. You
ought to study up spiritology, then
you would catch some new ideas.
Witness did not believe in what is
termed by some writers ''emotional
insanity" or moral insanity"
"Kleptomania" he considered SIM
ply thieving; "dipsomania," drunk
enness; 'Fphysomania." incendiar-
ism. Their designations were SIM
ply convenient termswhich had been
invented to cover certain crimes.
Insanity, said the witness, is never
tran shifted any more than cancer.
The examination progressed with
tideOus detail III an effort to extract
something favorable to the defense.
Counsel renewed the attack upon
witness again and again and each
time was met with eYasive or quail
fed replies. Finally Scoville, with
some Impotence, inquired, "can you
tell me, doctor, how many direct re-
plies YOU have given me this morn
lng?"
Answer-"I don't know that /
have given you any, Mr.. Scoville. j
am under oath and propose to give
ais the information bearing upon
this case in my possession, but L do
not care to drag my personalities in
to it any more than possible" The
prisoner meanwhile had observed
marked decorum, at intervals gazing
at the windows, but most of the
time he appeared to be busily en-
gagged in writing his autograph upon
cards which were handed him from
the guidance by attendants.
Scoville desired to put in
Ievidenee certain tabulated state
ments from the annual reports of
witness. From these it appeared
that of fifty-four cases of homicideS
| by insane people, seven were by per-
sons acting under insane delusion
of divine authority for their acts.
| DR.. Gray resumed after recess, and
the prosecution then announced the
case closed for government.
Scoville said he was taken by sur
prise by this sudden action.
| DR.. Bowker, of Kansas City, testi-
fed that Mrs. Dunmyer told him in
iLeadville that she hesitated about
getting divorce because she was
not sure but that he was insane.
| Clark Mills, sculptor, took the
stand for the purpose of identifying
plaster cast Of Guiteau'S head.
| Judge Porter objected, as it would
reopen the insanity question The
court so ruled, and witness was
withdrawn. Judge Cox silenced
Guiteau, who was attempting to
read letter to himself.
| Guiteau-When speak | speak
to 100000 people, not to the little
crowd in this room. Marshal
Henry, (rising and moving towards
the dock)-"Keep quiet, sir" Cult
eau have got through, sir" The
marshal whispered some instruc-
lions to the bailiff sitting in the
dock. A moment later the prisoner
started up another harangue and the
bailiff put his hand upon his shout
der and attempted to quiet him.
| Guiteau snarled out: Get away
from me or III slap you in the
mouth" With this outburst be sub
sided.
John w. Guiteau was again put
upon the stand and questioned in
relation to Guiteau's letter to Sem
ator Don Cameron. Davidge-"I
object, your honor, to any attempt
to introduce what has primG .ffacie
appearance of manufactured testi-
m0ny." Guiteau-"So do l." After
arguments upon the question by the
defense this witness was withdrawn.
Scoville again brought up the
question of introducing new wit
nesses, and arguments were made
pro and con. An agreement was
finally made that the defense shall
submit in writing, tomorrow morn
ing, their motion, giving the names
of witnesses and facts to be testified
and supported by affidavit, and Civ
ing a reason why such witnesses
! were not introduced before.
Adjourned until tomorrow.