Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02
GUlTEAU'S TRIAL.
Adjournment Until Tuesday
Morning.

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lsrEciAI BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE RxcoAp.UsIos.j
WASHINGTON, December 31st.-At the
opening OF the Court Guitesu called out:
"One of my guards here, Cunnirpbam. has
got an eleysn-pound baby for New Years
present" Laughter, in which the iurv
| heartily joined.
DIR. Gray resumed the story of his conway
sation with the prisoner in iail Gu;teau
Interrupted: That don't correspond with
| your evidence yesterday. Doctor Won went
| into the inspiration then"
Scoviile objected to the statement of +ba
witness. who said: He said nothing If in.
| SEPARATION or divine pressure, and urged that
the witness must give the conversation or
substance Of it, as it occurred chat it wonld
be the provi,ce of the jury to say what
should be il fsrred from it.
The witness qualified his statement by add
ing: g / asked him questions, and my state
neut is based upon his replies"
The witness continuing said: The pris-
oner used the expression, When made up
my mind"
Guiteau shouted Making up my mind
was the result Of the grinding pressure /;
that's where the inspiration came in. Please
get that straight while you are about it.
Scoville again objected, that the witness
was losing sight of the question, and was
going into sn argument.
CHARACTERISTIC INTERRUPTIONS.
Guiteau-He's forgotten what he testified
Yesterday. Corkhill must have gotten hold
of him and Instructed him what to say to-
dav That's what's the matter with him.
Scovie disclaimed any desire to interrupt
the witness, but the prosecution held him to
the strict requirement that he should make
his objections specifically, and he must there
| fore stop the witness at every point where he
| RS Il hot ~
Guiteau continually interjected his com.
ments, and, with Scoville's frequent obiec.
| tons, the witness soon became sensibly dis
| turbed, and, when asked to go on, said
''There have been SO many Interruptions
that don't know where l am"
Guiteau quickly retorted: " 1 should not
think you did, nor any one else. l have been
irving all the morning to find out where you
are. The facts are badly mixed this morn
ing. doctor. We will have to send small
boy to find you"
The witness was about to state some of the
reasons which induced him lwitness) to form
an opinion that the prisoner was sane st the
time he visited him at the Jail. when Guiteau
again interrupted him and called out {" Dr.
the jury this morning, which be has no right
| to do. He should confine himself to the facts
! Porter will take care of the arguments Judge
Porter, | mean"
OBJECTION FROM scovILLE.
Scoville sgain objected that the witness
was volunteering an argument, instead of
adhering to the statement of facts. The wit
ness, with some feeling. replied: 81 am
under oath now, Mr.. Scovile, and l do not
care to volunteer snything which is not
strictly and appropriately evidence in this
| c,sen
The witness didn't find single circum-
stance as narrated by the prisoner to indicate
insanity. He thought him sane.
Corkhill read hypothetical question SINH
| lar to that approved by Scovile. The wit
ness analysed the question clause by clause,
and refused to answer it because it did not
describe an in ane person.
| The prisoner. as the reading proceeded in.
terupted with 'All bosh," That's false
How do you know p That's Smiths lie"
etc.
The witness then stated at length what, in
Guiteau's actions in Court, led him TO be-
| lieve that be was sane. He was asked if he
thought Guitear had been feiguiDg. He re-
Piled: Eyes, do. He claims an inspir-
lieyes any such thing, and in such sense he
is feigning."
| Guiteau-No such thing; I rever feign.
You are paid for your opininon; the jury is
not.
DIR GRAY CROSS EXAMINED.
On cross-exsmination, the witness stated
that he had never, as an expert, pronounced
| saEe men insane, or adjudged an insane one
| sane. He admitted, however, having changed
| his views since he began the study Of the SUBJ
jsct.
Guiteau-You may reach Abraham in
twenty years, doctor. You are a growing
man.
Witness said that he had abandoned the
| moral insanity theory as long ago as 1854
| emit pf u
| perts will swear to anything for money. The
subject of insanity is progressive.
| The witness said he was unwilling to come
but thu President CT their Board thought he
should, and telegram summoned him.
| Guiteau-How about Coz KILLS money? I
guess that was the influence that brought you
| here. This fellow Corkhill has got a bung-
hole in the Treasury that will run out $780,
600 before he gets through with this case. It
| is about time President Arthur was attending
to bis case. l wouldn't let him stay here a
| week if l was the President. However, I'll
attend to Corkhill in 1884
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess Scoville tried to get the wit
ness to confess that conversation aud conduct
were the chief means of determinin sanity
or insanity, but the witness held that this
was only an incident, not an essential ele-
ment.
Guiteau interposed. saying that the experts
on this case wanted to kill a man and ex-
anime his brain to determine on his sanity
afterward.
The witness had seen some forty cases Of
feigned insanity, and he believed the prisoner
was feignirg insanity.
The afternoon passed YEARLY. Counsel for
the prose cution devoted themselves mainly to
the preparation and arrangement of points
for forthcoming arguments. Finally, the
hour Of adjournment having arrived Gui-
teau. who had been listlessly following the
proceedings, called out, "To- morrow will be
New Years, 1892 shall receive tomorrow,
in jail, and shall be happy to see all who can
succeed in getting in. wish every one
happy New Year. Come, Scoville, it's 8
o'clock. Let's 90 home"
Court adjourned till Tuesday.