Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-05

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by the conformity of heads of num-
Der of gentlemen, including Treasurer
Gilifillan, Col. Ingersoll and Corkhill.
In the case of Col. Ingersol, the wit
ness remarked-pointipg with his fin
ger-''This side appears fiat as COM
pared with the other"
Guiteau-That shows that Bob and
are cracked in the same direction.
"Col. Corkhill's head" said the wit
ness, ''has a very marked depression
on one side"
Gaiteau (interrupting) I'll bet you
could put your boot in the depression
in his head.
Witness (continuing)-The compost
ton is similar to that noticed in the
prisoners head. (Laughterl
Guiteau-Oh, he is cracked great
deal worse than am.
Witness related incidents within his
knowledge of persons who had COM
mitted crimes while acting under in
sane delusions, and defined what he
considered insane delusions to be.
Guiteau shouted to him: ooh, you're
talking about cranks; tell us some
thing about Abraham, and then there
would be some sense to your remarks" !"
The witness being asked if the belief
of the prisoners father-that disease
could be cured by prayer-should be
taken as evidence of insanity, replied:
''By no means; we all know that thous-
ands of sane people prayed daily for
salvation for the presidents life; they
would hardly have done so if they mad
not entertained some belief in the eff
caey of prayer"
Guiteau-It shows that the Lord and
the people don't agree on this business.
The people are beginning to come over
to my side, and the Lords, though"
Crkhill then read the hypothetical
questions of the prosecution, and wit.
ness replied to each: Taking the facts
set forth to be true, in my opinion he
was sane"
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.
Guiteau was led into court by the
bailiffs. In passing SeovilIe he whis-
pered if you will only keep quiet to-
day will laugh this case out of court.
As soon as he reached the dock, he
shouted out: 'Some of the leading
papers in America consider me the
greatest fellow they have met for some
time. Last night | received tele-
gram, which [ will read for the edifica-
ton of this audience and the American
people.
To Mr. Charles j. Guiteao, Washing
ton: All Boston sympathizes with you.
You ought to be president.
(Signed) A HosF OF ADMIRERS.
Pausing moment, he branched off
into a rambling harrangue, quoting
Scripture and comparing himself to
"the meek and 1owly Jesus who used
language sometimes severe. 81 have
been accused of using too hard IAN
guage. [ shall submit my name to the
next convention; / shall expect to be
before 1t. There are only two men in
the country who want me hung. One
is Judge Porter, who expects $1,000
from the government if am convicted,
and the other is Corkhill, who expects
to get the bounce"
The council for the prosecution hav-
ing rested, DIR. Kempster took the stand
and Scoville resumed his cross exam
ination.
Upon the witness leaving the stand,
COrkhill announced that he had but one
more witness to introduce on the part
of the government. He would like to
hear from Scoville as to how much time
he might want to consume in rebuttal,
that some idea might be had as to how
much longer this trial would continue.
'Scoville replied that he had other
witnesses, and should ask the court to
have them sworn. He said It would
probably take another week to hear
their testimony.
Davidge objected to the re-opening of
the case. DIR. Gray was called and con-
tinued the story of his interview with
the prisoner. Adjourned.
THIRTY-sIXFH DAY.
When the court opened this morn
ing the prisoner called out from the
dock zone of my guards here Cunning
ham, has got an eleven pound baby
for a New Years present" Laughter,
in which the jury joined.)
DR.. Gray again took the stand and
was continually interrupted by both
Scoville and Guiteau as to become
quite confused.
Witness was asked how he came to
visit Washington to testify in this case,
and said: 81 didn't care to come, but
the president of our board said he
thought it my duty"
Scoville-Then you came on his in
depreciation of your duty.
Witness (indignantlyl-No, sir; [
came on telegram.
Guiteau-How about coming for
money? guess that was the influence
that brought you here. This fellow,
Corkhill, has got a bung hole in the
treasury that will run out 100000 be-
fore he gets through with this case. Its
about time President Arthur was at
tending to this case. [ wouldn't let him
stay here a week if [ was president.
However, I'll attend to Corkhlll in 1884.
The afternoon passed YEARLY away,
and nothing new was particularly new
was developed.
The final hour of adjournment hav-
ing arrived, Guiteau shouted out "To-
morrow will be New Years 1882. [
shall receive calls in jail and shall be
happy to see all who can succeed in
in getting in. I wish every one happy
New Year. Come ScOv1lIe 1t is 3
O'Clock; let us go home.n Adjourned
till Tuesday.
! Mothers DoN'T kNow.-How many children
are punished for being uncouth wilful, and indlf-
ferent to instructions rewards, simply because
| they are out of health An intelligent lady said
| Of child Of this kind: 4" Mothers should know
that if they would give their little moderate
| doses of Hop Bitters for two or three weeks the