The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-05


The witness (Colender J, In answer TO quss
tun. aaid thnt he should mol consider u ~ ~
rsne deliision for a man to profess himself q
j. memter OF tho firm Of jesus Christ h Co.
unless there were other evidences OF dscase
plaster cast ~ the prisoners head was the9
handed to tho Witness, and he wAH atkcc
whether thcro waa ANY marked peculiarly v
THO prisoner r--"It looks hhs Tumpt,
Dnmpiy"
The witness replied Tint tho cast presented !
moro shapely and symmetrical hfNd than ha
had expected II would, hut ho placed no is0
purtance on tho sLnpe Of tho head - indicating
"tj1a' On redirect examination tho witncss Stated
TINT he did not think the prisoner had Ison
feipning INSANITY IN tho courtroom. lie hAd
merely beon cxnggerntinK hia charArtartstAcs
Of self conccit. iinpudolce, audAcity ana inse-
lie prisoner r--'In othor wordS. .whon ! am -
sanltcd talk bnck. Porter expects % CO. ,000
for hanging me. Ho stos his money slipping
away because tho American people don't want
me hanged, and ho v mad ut me-
TniRryrouRTH DAT.
Tho prisoner was taken without dcmonstras
ton to tho prisoners dock, winch IL located
about twenty-five feet from tho counsel. upon
the left OF tho room. letter written by the
prisoner to Don Cameron. asking for tho SUM
of <50O. was submitted by tho defcnAc - ~
dencc oi insanity. The letter y = followss
Drsn a,a; MT am on trial for my nfe and I need
money. am stawart of TIM stalwart~, and - afo
YOU. You think great dca of acn. Arthur, - -
do |. My inspiration nude him Preadant asd
am going ~ ark you toilet me have $780, -
out OF this will return It II not, charge to u
Yours for our caase, and very oerdis,ly.
II i'sara sasa3 washington D a. ssi p.e' is. issi ~
4 --IOnAO rive xuur CHECK mi hrueh0y. u, VI
esnitsau, of Boston, aud make u psyasss so my -
Whcn tho lotter wss produced ia court -
prisoner denounced hts brother - nuasAneo
and Sc0vil0 ~ jaokaHs.
DR. Calender, who occupied tAe witness
stand. was thcn asked by sooy1llc; "WM yoa
give your opinion whether such \ LetAr - that,
written to q man he didn't know, does ma IN
dlcato unsoundncss Of mindw
Answcr--"I don't think II indicates unsouud.
ness Of mind. II seems 10 mo cOnaiAt6ut with
his character and hAlat through hfe Of sohcse-
Ing naSney from sourcos Who're hc hAd 10 rsasoa
to expect H.
Dr.. Walter Kempstcr, Superintendent az the
WISCONSIN State Hospital Tor tho Insane, hid
devoted his attention to tho study OF iiAAl1ity
for the past fifteen years. Witness WIS familiar
with the process VI taking the conformity of
tho head, and did not believe mnch Importance
% rule. could bo attached to tho shape Of the
heat, IN determining the question OF santfy on In
| sAape as taken by tho "conformittr, Of the
heads of y nn,nbcr OF gentlemen.
| Witness rolAtoa incidents within his kn0wi-
| edge u persols WHO lad committed crimes
while acting under tiio influence ut INSANE ~.
| lusiona and defined what ho considered insano
densiuns 10 Lc.
| Wituess was then asked IL he had ever sccn
| case where u person committed crinio aud
claimed divine inspiration. ant II 40. how such
| persons deportcd themselves before aud after
Inc net. He replied that IN sncn clsss tho de-
| Msian COR Inspiration ~ they cialM Il W le)
| comes 10 the person suddenly aud with intenro
| pressure, and thal sacn pclsous Mt 4aivkiy aud
i upon sudden impulse, delaying ncitnor " CON.
| slder opportnu'ty or weapons; taai u would 10
inlpass,b 10 conceive, without actually wltnGas-
| ing II. the energy and MpctnoSlty and de-
| termination with winch persons AcunS under
MI insano dcIrsion carry cut their purposes;
that Il would he equally nnpotnibie 10 dcscstbe
| II with language.
Gu}tean--" You cont agr.c with AhrNham,
Doctor. lie took pisnsy oi time 10 make his
arrangements"
| Witness stated that he did not teltnvc III Z
distinct type of lnsan.ty Mish could le called
/ moral li.s.sluly. Ii Mas SIMPLY u csnv,ulGLt
terra. with had been inNen,ed 10 usl>c .he
| commission 0f heinous crllles. Ml4nc,s had
| never seen . case where an insane man. alter
| coAluiitlng y crllu,, parad.d his ins.n,sy aud
urged II ali excuse far h,s er.lne. tnsaue
murier.rs do not boast of their set,, hut, On
| the contrary, Very rarely allnd0 TO thcM I'M
loss good deal OF ingenuity IL usod 70
draw them out. Witness until he cnt,rea this
coart-reoa,. haa Il, sei heard oi ease vi aik. ID
| inspiration thas came ln-M within. A.Mays
sueh person clslM ~ have heard thu Voice of
lid III seen Ai. nnasc Or something ~ that
| aust. such insplrat.un l. never = caAslcs,on A.
rived 81 after mature lciieetaen Oh tho part 81
tna person 20 a3,c:eL
Witness was asked II tire belief Of prlsc;lcr's
4 l.. ali n
| cnna ly PRAYER. should ee taken "a au cvl-
| deaee Of Insanity. lie rephed "Es no
mcaas. We all know that thonsandn and
thousands Of sane people prayed daily for tho
would hardly have done ~ II they had Not en-.
,erlaancd some bcliut III the siieacy u ,aaycr'
Witness had vir,,ed the jail and examined
| the prisoner with 4 we. Of determining hls
mental condition. Tho witness d.sasled at
some length CONVERSIONS he had With the
prisoner, with occasional contradictions by
Gultea,I
Tho witness had asked the prisoner il he
thought he MAS insane, aud his reply was
| Mot What you exper.s call Insane hut .sy,aly
insane" When asked what hc ~. ant hy that
term, the prlsoncr lad said that II lc cousd
get jury 10 believe he was acting under NJ
inspiration from the Lord wl.n ho shut ths
lrsaadcnt, that would 10 Ill ho wanted, and
would acquit him
Guncsn had been engaged With his mail foz
some minutes, and here called cut ~ would
like TO have YOU know, ladies snl gentinea,
that my letters now come addressed. Thu
lhn. Cherries Gritean. quite . change from
last summer"
The witness was cross-examned BY Reed.
who produced pamphlet. report pre-
pared by tho witness ~ Superintendent
| ef the WISCONSIN Insane Asvsurn. and rod ex-
tracts nom u During tho reading disputs
aro~e between counsel, who seemed 10 h&vc
1 1srN \ ,fl
01itcau shouted from the a,xA: ~ want Il
undento0d that Judge Porter u making oil
this fGss and interruption simply % divert tAe
minds Of the jury from the point vhaah u
eees thSt Reed has made against him. Il sinl-
PLY shows cuntcml trhle meannesa that only
snch f.lows - he and oorkhM can indulge
Ia
v,lle--wsth occasional oatburs,A On tbs part q
the rr.san,r-nntil adjournment.
| He canlc here" said 0NsteAn. ~ IN OK
pert far the defense. That's what he sAid
Mh,m he was IN nv clL hut good lving Al
Wizards and Coskhilis msnuy have hesn w
aueh fur hM."
lulse Cox, irl neaaaaiag decision on thu
app.ies,ion ii Col. .o,Ah,l b. place Gnits~n u
tLo prisoners dock, explained why he had
, given Tho assassin such lSnt,sic hcrtosMo
IT. dill not Wsh cvsN - srtesr 10 d.rr.ve tn
prisoner of any ef his constitutional Husixn
II
TIN experts All opportunity cf iadG'
ins for themselves whether Gnsteau wNs iisans
or net. and tor that season gave The ri,snne1
more latitude than he would oshefM'se sNow
lie decided that the prisoner sacnh oe places
. In thu dock. Sscarse h ewss msnltSsdy Abusaul
t,.e pg.s,l, scs srAi,le1 10 hsnl
.r-.p->M-
rhe AssaSsin and nis Wife.
Mrs. Theodore nuamsro. tho iiscrosd vii
Of 6aiteAu, publishes card ii relation 10 u
visit ot hors,lg and her husband 10 the q
! kAsein. She says:
Al No cnterod the jail he advanced, and
shAkinS hands, received ns very pe&tel.. ! u
Qurod il he VAS feesatS VII, a.,a REMARKED
alo, that he had grown much th,uasr an
, lookel good deal older than waen last -
HIM. In reply he said his l.eaisa Mas so<>
Gntoxu thea iuqaired the sses II my cs.idrr,
and nrst stopped and kissed lay S-ysaf-oaa ho.
who Was standing n.sr linn. and thea -
! my ltil.. girl whom / NAA Lns,Aln.. Ami the