The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-12
A Summary of the Guiteau Trial.

Washington Special to the Cincinnati Com
mercial: The expert testimony IN the trial Of
Guiteau, which has practically closed, DR..
Gray's cross examination only remaining. would
alone make it celebrated case. Twenty three
physicians have been examined uEen the stand
with regard to insanity. Oae Or. Horace Bar
kerr was questioned generally upon the sub
ject as bearing upon responsibility for
the crime, ETC., without any direct reference to
the prisoner. Seven physicians we're asked and
answered hypothetical questions for defense
which assumed the insanity of the prisoner,
and could hardly be answered, If at all, in any
other way than by an admission that, assuming
the statements to be true, he was insane
These were DR.. Charles Il. Nichols of blooming
dale asylum. DR.. Charles II. Folsom of Har-
ment hospital for insane, DR.. James McBrid ::
Of the asylum near Milwaukee, Wis. Dr.
Walter Channiog Of Brooklyn, Mass, Dr.
Theodore ". Fisher Of Boston and DR.. James
G. Herman Of Chicago. The defence made no
attempt to elicit from these gentlemen the re-
is understood that if they had been questioned
upon this point, most, if not all Of them would
have pronounced Guitesu sane.
Fourteen experts in insanity have testified
that Guiteau is, liz their opinion sane These
included four ex perts originally summoned for
the defense. Dr.: saa.uel Worcester Of Salem.
Mass, Theodore Dimon of Auburn, DR.. Seldom
e. Talcott of the New York Homeopathic asylum
Of MiddletowD, and Henry P. Stearns Of the Re-
treat for the insane at Hartford, Conn. The
remaining ten we're DR.. Lnring. Dr. Alien Nc
Lean Hamilton Of New York, DR.: Jamtn Strong
Dr.. 0rpheus Everts Of the College Hill asylum
near Cincinnati, DR.. A. E. Mcdonald Of the
New York City asylum, DR.. Randolph Barks-
dale Of Richmond asyluin, Dr.. John n. Callen-
der Of Nashville asylum, Dr.. Walter Kempster
Of no 80
John P. Gray Of Utica N Y All these gentle
mon positively pronounced Guiteau sane To
their number can be added Dr. .ble Young,
Jail physician. OF twenty-four physicians in
all examined one only, Dr.. Spitzka Of New York,
gave it as bis personal Judgment that the
experts in attendance, such as DR.. Pliny
Earl, who would have testified that
Guiteau was sane, but was allowed to 80 home
on account of sickness or for domestic reasons
The testimony given by fourteen experts cover
every ground upon which insanity has been or
can cal be claimed AS accumulated, it is an ava
been shown he has none of the physical signs
of insanity in the skull, condition Of the skin,
tongue or palate, appearance of the eye, habits
OF sleep, digestion, etc. Ithas been shown that
il he is insane he is an exception to all the in
tellectual manifestations He has all the traits
and symptoms which. man claiming his de-
symptoms and traits which he ought to
have. If he il insane there must be q new
classification Of insanity, and Quit ,auism must
be given place in the books with mania, mel
ancholia and ,iementia. - :
The unanimity Of the experts has been re-
ma: kable. There has been practically no dit
ference of opinion except upon the point wheth-
or or not Guiteau has been playing part
Many of the physicians who have been present
express qualification at the fact that in the tri-
al, which will probably be precedent upon the
subject finsanig for many years, s sound,
strict rule OF responsibility for crime has been
laid down which 10 likely to put an end to many
false and loose notions upon the subject.
GUITEAus PRIVILEGES RESTRICTED.
. No person has been permitted to see Guiteau
to-day with the exception Of the Jail officials, said
.Wardsn Croker. No one has seem him yester-