Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-01-04
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Cross-Examinati0nofD Of DR..
Gray.
Counsel for the Defence
BafHed.
Guiteau in Good Spirits.

WAsHIx6Tox, Jan. 3.
In the criminal court this morning Guiteau
made his opening speech as follows;
Il had very happy New Years yesterday
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 opinion freely. and
none Of them want me hung. They all with
out dissent, expressed the opinion that shall
be acquitted"
DIR. Gray took the stand and Scoville re-
sumed the cross-exaininaiion. The witness
had not. in giving his opinion on the direct
examination, stated that the prisoner was
sane. Taking into account the evidence of
the prisoner himself but taking that element
into account, his opinion would still be the
same, that the prisoner is sane and was sane
on the I'd of July.
A hypothetical question was propounded
by Scoyillr, involving the killing of u woman
by her husband without any apparent motive,
| and the witness wa asked. would that act
be any indication Of insanityi"
| Answcr-s.It would be a very extraordinary
| act should want to make an examination
TO see If il was from passion or If the man
was drunk or had disease Of the BRAIN"
| Supplied by Guiteau -..You would have to
fud disease Of the brain before you could
call him insane. That shows just how much
| Won experts know about it s."
The witness was asked il he was familiar
with the case of Lieut.. Sanborn, who was
killed by DR.. Wright, at Norfolk, Va. and
replied: 'Yes, sir was sent by the Presi-
dent to make an examination and give an
opinion On the case"
How much did you get for it," shouted
Guifeau.
The witness had had patients who had re-
covered in three months, and had been dis
charged.
| Scoville-Well, now. if you were to ex-
anime such patient Immediately upon his
discharge, could you tell, by any physical
indications. that he had been insane only
three months previous.
Witness--No, sir, not without history of
| the case.
Scoville-I thought so.
Guiteau-Your idea, octor, that a man
can't be insane unless his brain is deceased.
is rather frivolous. You don't agree with the
| Savior. You ought to study the spiritology,
then you would catch new ideas.
Witness did not believe in what is termed
by some writers, Emotional insanity or
.'moral insanity" ''kleptomania," he con-
sidered simply thieving; "dipsomania, drunk.
enness, and ''pyromania," incendisrism.
These designations were simply convenient
terms which had been invented to cover GER
tain crimes.
Insanity. said the witness, is never trans
mtted any more than cancer. / never knew
any one to be born with a cancer sus-
ceptibility to insanity is undoubtedly trans.
mtted from parents to children, but insanity
does not necessarily follow, except from
some profound physical disturbance.
The examination progressed with tedious
detail. In the effort to extract something ia
vorable TO the defence, the counsel renewed
the attack upon the witness again and again
qualified reply.
Scoville desired to put in the evidence
certain tabulated statements from the annual
reports of the witness. From these it ap
| peared that of IA cases of homicide by insane
people, : of them were by persons acting un
der an insane delusion of Divine authority
| for their acts.
At the request of the district attorney, the
witness described brief y. these cases, and
added: Each case was one of marked insan
itv. independent of the homicidal act.
Recess.
After recess, DIR. Gray was asked few
more questions by Scovllle.
When the district attorney announced the
conclusion of the evidence on the part of the
government, Scoville walked over to the dock
and conferred with the prisoner few min
utes. After returning to his seat he said :
Your honor. am taken somewhat by sur
prise by the action of the prosecution in not
calling several witnesses whose names have
been given in rs witnesses for the prosecu-
tion. These gentlemen, being employees OF
the government, were in a position to know
something of the mental condition of prison.
er about the time of the shooting of the Pres
ident. do not know now what action in the
matter the defence will wish to take but |
will inform the court tomorrow morning
DIR. Bowker of Kansas City, then called BY
| Scoville.
Witness met Mrs. Dunmre at Leadville,
Col, and conversed with her. She said she
had entertained grave doubts as to the men.
tai condition of Guiteau at the time she OBJ
tanned her divorce, and thought, at the time,
perhaps she had better defer divorce pro.
ceedings, and await some further develop.
ments in the mental condition of her bus.
band.
Clark Mills, the sculptor, was called for
the purpose of identifying the plaster cast OF
Guiteau's head.
| AT the first question. Did You make the
cast of the prisoners head? Mr.. Davidge oh.
jected to any reopening of the question Of
insanity such As would be involved by linden.
tifying the cast BY the witness; the whole
question of insanity had been gone over di-
rectly and in rebuttal. The prosecution had
already admitted the genuineness of the cast
and that was all that could be asked BY the
defence.
After further argument the court ruled
against Scovi.le and the witness was with.
drawn.
| The prisoner undertook to read a letter
as he claimed, from an old friend of Presi-
dent Garfeld's. showing that public opinion
was making in his favor.
Judge Cox ordered him to be silent.
Guiteau-It shows the state of public opin-
ion outside Of this court ROOM
Judge Cox-Be silent; public opinion has
nothing to do with this case.
| .Guiteau-When I speak / speak to fifty
million people, not to this little crowd in this
court room.
Marshal Henry (rising and moving towards
the dock keep quiet, sir.
Guiteau-I've got through, sir.
The marshal whispered some instructions
to the bailifi sitting in the dock, and q mo-
ment later the prisoner started up on another
harangue; the bailif put his hand upon his
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