Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-18
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.
EXCITING DAY IN COURT.
MIR, SC0yILLE CREATES A SENSATION
aE ARRAlGNS CoNKLING, GRANT AND ARTHUR.

III hnNHiuNO UcNALlNu unANl HNU hEi nun
Mr.. ScOyille began on the third day OF his argll-
ment before the jury this morning He had a
very large audience, the court room being crowded
TO its utmost capacity. Marshal Henry, before the
court opened. made a speech stating, as usual.
that any manifestation of applause would be fol-
lowed by the arrest OF the offenders
GUITEAUs PERSISTENCE.
The court Was called to order at 1O:0S O'clock
The prisoner. as soon he had been placed IN the
dock, said: II suppose your honor will allow me
20 address the jury as soon as Mr.. Scoville gets
through
"We1l consider that" said the court. "when
Nj. ScOvile gets through"
MR.. scovILLE RESUMED HIS ARGUMENT
beginning with the consideration Of tables relat-
ing to homic1dal insanity, taken from Dr. Grays
annual reports. He held that there was no more
possibility Of laying down rule concerning the
manifestations OF Insanity, than TO make Ole de-
terIGining the movements OF the meteorS in the
heavens.
MR.. CoRKH1LL CORREcTS Mr.. sCovIILE
Mr. Corkhiil, interruptiny Mr.. ScovilIe, said that
DR.. Gray had said these cases were all cases OF
profound insanity, Independent OF the homic.dal
mania.
Mr.. sCovlLIE SAYS DIR. GRAY WAS ONE OF THE CON-
SPiHATORS TO HANG GUITEAU.
MI. Scoville said DR.. Gray had testified to great
many things SO as to shape his testimony towards
the conviction OF this man; but he would refute
many OF the things thus estifled by Dr. Gray own
words DR.. Gray had come here only to testify, not
to facts but to what he thought and if he had tes-
titled falsely he was beyond the reach OF the law.
III mean to say said Mr.. ScOville, raising his
voice. "that DR.. Gray was hired to come here to
help to hang this man, by swearing tc an opiniOn,
ana ana was one OF the consplrators OF which the dis
the footprints here by which can convict him out
OF his own mouth"
AS TO INSANE DELUsIONS.
Mr.. Corkhil having again insisted that the cases
referred to in the tables said by DIR. Gray to
be cases of profound insanity, Mr.. Scoville went
over the cases again briefly. He read from Dr.
Grays testimony hisdefinition Of the terms deu-
sion, Illusion and hallucination. One of the ex-
amples mentioned by Dr. Gray OF an insane delu-
sion Was that where man falsely believed that
he was unduly degraded in his social position. Mr.
Scoville asked If false notion that one was unduly
elevated would not likewise be an insane delusiOn,
as the rule did not extend only In one direction.
Dr. Gray did not dare say that in every of de-
lusive belief OF relationship to the Deity there
was communication by voice or vision. He said
that 1t may be so. He did not dare say that CelI-
sions always wandered in the same direction. He
asked II this man had not false belief reg Arling
his relations to others. Had it not been shown in
SionS were evidenced by such false beliefs regard
ing ones relations to Others. They had here
belief for which the prisoner could not produce
single Well-iounded reason. Mr.. ScOville said he
concluded that this man honestly acted under
beliei that he was required by the Lord to do the
came, he felt relief and went to the jail as he
would go to place OF repoSe. There he rested
well. he slept WELL his life was calm and quiet He
passed his time In reading his Bible mostly, or
debating his life.
MR. scov4LE THINKS GUITEAU LUNATIC NOW.
Mr. Scoville's opinion was that now with the
prisoner there were indications OF the same un-
Soundness OF mind that had characterized promi-
nent acts OF his life. 1t was true that there was
difference OF opinion regarding that. Some OF the
experts had testified that they believed the man
They agreed substantially that whatever his con
ditfon was, that the prisoner Was not S amning in
the court-r0n. DR.. Hamilton had said he Thought
PLAYING PART IN THE COURTROOM
He did not say that he thought he was feigning
insanity. The four others, following In the wake
OF DIR. Hamilton. expressed the same views. II
they had said that they believed he was fegning
insanity he could have demonstrated that what
they said was false, for 1t Was in evidence here
that when man attempted to feign insanity he
did just the opposite to what this prisoner did He
pretended lack OF memory and other things of
What part was he feigning? If he were sane
and feigning would he not have considered that 1t
would not do 10 appear 600 smart, or to show too
good a memory? Would he have denounced as
false witnesses who testified in his favor? There
was IN tne prisoners nature disposition to resent
an untruth Whenever matter had been pro-
duced in evidence. either for or against him, which
he thought 0Gs wrong, he had denounced it in
stintly His mind, and he {Mr ScoVile) granted
that his perceptions were quick, caught a thing
presented here quickly, but 1t went no further II
he thought 1t was untrue, he contradlcted it on the
spot. Right there said Mr.. Scovilie. is the secret
of his just denunciation OF the district attorney
man who had gained his confidence by plausible
sent spies to him for the purpose OF getting some
thing from him that would hang him. Yet. thank
heaven, Mr. Scoyile continued, not word had
been uttered that could be twisted in that dircc-
tiOn.
THE HONORABLE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
No wonder that he had feeling OF Indignation
against the district attorney; no wonder that
when that spirit has been manifested here to drag
him to the gallows without giving him a chance
to produce his proofs, he had Indignantly de-
nounced the honorable district attorney.
honorable, is sarcasm" interrupted the pris-
failed in the cross-examinaton of the prisoner was
because he could not get the prisoner to tell an un-
truth, or drive him from his position.
GUITEAu INCAPABLE OF REASONING, ACCORDING TO
Mr. sCOvILLR
The prisoner, he said. could not take two con-
secuve steps In the process of reasOning he could
take the first, but could not take the second II he
had been permitted to deliver his address they
would have seen that it was confused, incoherent
Jumble-with no two ideas put together consecu-
gether. The prisoners condition in the court room
was such that it could not help prejudice the Jury
against UlIu. IL nc ldO Oo60 q sane man. Mr.
ScOv1lle argued he would have not acted as he had
The man had not appeared to be stupid; he had
not made motions, or attempted to act strangely
for the purpose OF influencing the jury to the be-
lief that he was insane. The cases referred to In
DR.. trays report MI. ScOville said, cases OF
horrible atrOcity-much more atrOciOus upon their
face than this one OF July last In his opinion II
there were not
OTHER REASONS BACK OF THIS PROSECUTION
this man would never have been brought into a
court OF justice, but would have been sent to an
insane asylum, as others in similar circumstances
had been.
Mr. ScOville Creates a Sensation.
"Back OF all this prosecution" continued Mr.
Scoville, " there was something which have had
to contend with, and which you win feel the
pressure OF before you end with this case Back
Of this prosecution was the United States govern.
ment I say without fear that the men behind
this prosecution are those persons who seek to
hide their own infamy by casting the blame upon
this insane man. say that such men as COnkling
and Grant and Arthur-those who made war on
the dead president, who fomented the strife and
instigated that state OF things, and manufactured
such public feeling that 1t preycd upon this
mans weak mind until reason left its throne-are
behind this prosecution I, perhaps, would not
have said this: did not intend to when opened
this trial expected fair and impartial trial
supposed at the time would have the benefit
asked for, which every man charged with crime is
entitled TO; supposed we should have that bare