Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-02
TRIAL OF rnE ASSASSIN.
GuIteau Still Permitted to Insult
Witnesses-He Wishes Everybody
a Happy New Year.

opening Of court this morning Guiteau
called out: "0no OF my guards here,
Cunningham. has got an elsven.pound
baby for q New Years present. Laugh.
ter. in which the jury heartily joined ].
DR.. Gray resumed the story Of his
conversation with the prisoner in the
Jail. Guiteau interrupted: "That don't
correspond with your evidence ysstsr.
day. Doctor. You went into inspiration
then"
Scoville objected 10 the statement Of
the witness that she (ths prisonsr) said
nothing Of inspiration or divine pres
sure" and urged that the witness must
give the conversation or the substance Of
1t as il occurred; that it would be the
province of the jsry to say what should
be inferred from 1t. Witness qualified
his statement by adding: ~ asked him
questions and my statement Is based
upon his replies" Witness continuing.
said: "The prisoner used the expression
when ! made up my mind"
Guiteau shouted: making up my
mind was the result OF the guiding pres.
sure. That's where the inspiration came
in. Please get that straight while you
are about it,"
Scoville again objected that the wit
ness was losing sight Of the question and
going into an argument.
Guiteau-He's forgotten what he ties.
tilted yesterday. Corkhill must have
got hold O! him and instructed him what
to soy today. That's whats the matter
with him.
Seoville disclaimsd any desire to In
terrupt the witness, but the prosecution
held him TO the strict requirement that
he should make his objections specific
ally, and he must therefore stop the
witness at every point where he was sat.
ished an objection would lie.
Guiteau continually INTERCEPTED COM
ments. and with Scovills's frequent OBJ.
j~eetions the witness 500 became sensi.
bly, disturbed. and when asked to 60 on,
said: ''Thers have been 30 many inter.
ruptions that I don't know where / am"
Guiteau quickly retorted: ~ shouldn't
think you did. nor any one else. I have
been trying all the morning to find out
where you are. The fact IL. you are
badly mixed this morning. Doctor. We
will have to send q small boy to find
YOU"
Witness was about to state some OF
the reasons which induced him to form
the opinion that the prisoner was sane
at the time he visited him at the jail,
when Guiteau again interrupted and
called out: "Dr. Gray 10 dsvotipg him.
self to an argument to the jury this
morning, which he has no right to do.
He should contine himself to facts.
Porter will take care o. the arguments;
(sarcas,ically) Judge Porter. I mean"
Scoville again objected that the Wit.
ness was volunteering an argument 10.
stead Of adhering to a statement OF facts.
The witness. with some feeling, replied;
~ am under oath, Mr.. Scovills. and I
do not care TO volunteer anything which
is not strictly and appropriately evidence
In the case" Witness did not and q
single circumstance, as narrated by the
prisoner, to indicate insanity.
Corkhill read q hypothetical question
similar to that approved by Scovillo.
Witness analysed the question clause by
clause, and refused to answer IL because
Ii did net describe on insane person.
The prisoner. AZ the reading proceed
ed. interrupted with IAN bosb." THAT
is FALSE" ''How do you know" "That's
Smiths lie." etc.
Witness then stated at length what In
Guiteau's actions in court led him to be-
lievs he was sane.
Witness was asked II no thought Gui.
teau had been feigning, and replied:
Eyes, / do. He claims an Inspiration
from the Deity. I do not believe be be.
lieves any such thing, aud in such o
sense be is feigning."
Guiteau-No such thing. / never
feign. You arc paid for your opinion,
the Jury is not.
On cross-eIamination the witness said
he had never. as an expert, pronounced
a sane man insane, or adjudged an IN.
sane one sane. He admitted. however.
having changed his views since he began
to study the subject.
Guiteau-You may reach Abraham 10
twenty years, doctor. You are q grow
ing
Witness said he abandoned the moral
insanity theory as long ago as 1854.
Guiteau-Ths amount OF II 10, these
experts will swear to anything for money.
The subject OF insanity Is progressive.
Witness said he was unwilling to
come but the President OF their Board
thought he should. and q telegram sum.
moned him.
Guiteau-.How about Corkhill's money!
I guess that 1t was the influence that
brought you here. This fsllsw Cork.
bill has q buuRholo In the Treasury that
will run out 500, 900 before he gets
through with this case. I would not let
him stay here q week II I was President.
However, I'll attend to Corkhill in 1884.
After recess, Scovills attempted to get
witness to confess that conversations
aud conduct were the chief means OF de-
tsrmining sanity or insanity. Witness
held that was only an incident, not an
essential element.
Guitsau intsrposed that the experts
on this case wanted to kill q man and
examine his brain to determine on his
sanity nfterward.
Witness bad seen some forty cases Of
feisnsd insanity. The prisoner was
ieigning insanity.
The afternoon proceedings passed
wesrily. Counsel for the prosecution
devoted themselves mainly to the prspar.
alton and arranging Of points for forth.
coming arguments. Finally the hour OF
adjournment having arrived. Guiteau.
who had been listlessly following the
proceedings. called out: "Tsmorrew will
be the New Year OF 1882. I shall re-
ceive callers in jail tomorrow and shall
be happy to see all who can succeed In
getting in. I wish everybody q Happy
New Year. Come. Scovills; II 10 8