Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30
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the crime which formed the subject OF inquiry,
and the extraordinary character OF the criminal.
The trial, besides vindicatinE the majesty OF the
law, as respecteea single case, Will always be
garded as important Or account Of the valuable
additions IL made to authorities respecting medi-
co-legal practice. The rulings OF the court af-
hrmed II IL did not finally settle, what is the legal
test of insanity. JUICE Coxs charge to the jury
on this point won such attention abroad and was
SO approved that st the recent trial in England o.
Mclean, the man wfD attempted TO shoot the
queen, the justice presiding appropriated substan-
TALLY, Judge Cox's utterances. Another aspect OF
the trial was aptly set forth by District Attorney
Corkhill when in his opening address to the jury,
he said:
This trial is remarkable illustration of the genius
a anf Tt OF our IT,, t. Anoh , our CHIEF
we're &c III sfatOn of life in every Of bus
his murderer fas before you to-day. entitled TO
sam 60 s - ZANE Iy,es pa91nied B. the
the lowiiest enher Of the community. Had this crime
ohe forn IF NJ as G long r s ot e s ay
would have Iaid the Ienaty Of its commission by
elective doubt wheth%r m the Words hstory there
age under no has nth there re be- aen su ue
situation have here before Defended by emf
every PROVISION Of law anu the Pro;ecien II every guar
fully see that tine jury seected are unbiased and free
from preu nee every right il extended To the prisoner
most Insignificant offence"
THE RECORD
Guiteau was indicted for murder October s, and
having been arraigned October II and pleaded not
guilty, his trial began November IA. Three days
were spent, and 136 talesrnen examined before the
jury was completed. The jury was composed Of
MeSsrs. John p. Hamlin. Frederick w. Branden-
burg, Henry j. Bright, Charles Stewart, Thomas
ii. Langley, Michael Sbeehan, Geo. w. Gates. Thos
Heinpe, Ralph Wormley VIM. ii. Brawner, s. F.
Hobbs and Joseph Prather. The government was
represe nted by the district attorney, Mr.. John K.
Porter, OF New York, and Mr.. Walter ID. Davidge
The defence was, at the beginning of the trial. rep
resented by III. Geo. Scovillt tie prisoners brother
in-law, and Mr. Leigh Robinson, who was assigned
70 the duty by the court District Attorney Cork
hill opened the case for the government the nth
OF November with address which took half an
hOur in delivery, and then began the examination
OF witnesses-ili-chief, Secretary Blaine being the
nrst called TO the stand. There f37 witnesses
ing the stand more than once, and one deposition
and written statement by President Arthur were
read The division OF time and
THE WITNESSES EXAMINED
were as follows: The government occupied until
November 21st In presenting its evdence-in-chief,
which was given by the following witnesses:
James g. Blaine, Simon Camacho, Sarah E. V.
White, Robert A. Parke, Judson w. Wheeler,
George w. Adams, Jacob r. Smith, Joseph n
Sharpe, Ella Nj. Ridgeley, Joshua A. Davis, VIM.
s. Crawford, John X. Scott, Edmund L. Du Barry,
Patrick Kearney, Thompson III. Alexander, John
AIUiiIa byron Andrews, SeVelI0n
A Brown, Adolphus Ecklon, j. Stanley Brown,
James l. Denny. George c. Maynard. Joseph U.
Burkett, John U. O'Meara, Almon f. Rockwell
David c. Swain. Drs. d. W. Bliss Robert Rey,
burn, Jos. K. Barnes, James j. Woodward and
Daniel s. Lamb. Mr.. ScOville begun his opening
for the defence on the Els. and finished on the si
OF November, and from that day till December
9th inclusive the jury listened to the witnesses-in-
Chief for the defence l who were: II. y. Burton,
Hiram II. Davis, Thompson WilcOXSOn, DIR. John A.
Wood, NORWOOD Damon Ga George y ". dds oids,
Harrison B. Amerling ThOs North, John A. Logan,
Geo. D. Hubbard, Edmund NJ Smith. John A.
Moss. Mrs Frances NJ Scoyille, Geo. T. Burroughs,
Chas s. Joceiyn, John W. Guiteau, Mrs. Augusta
Parker, Fernando Jones, Chas. j. Guiteau, DR..
Alex Neal, J. o. P. Burnside, Chas C. Allen,
Emory A. StorrS, Edward Daniels, David Davis,
Edmond Bailey. DIR. JAS. G. Herman, Richard j.
Hinton, Drs- Chas. Fl. Nichols, Chas f. Folsom,
Samuel worcester (recalled by the government),
.Wm. w. Godding, JAS. III. Mcbride, v alter Chan
ming, Theo. W. Fisher, Z. G. SpitZka, Chas B. Far
We'll aud Geo C. Gorham. There were also pre-
sented by the defence a deposition by John W.
Turner and written statement by President
Arthur.
OF the Following witnesses: Edward T. Barton, A.
q. Greene, Gardiner W. Tandy, Benz. It. Buckley,
Oyler, Arson A Babcock, David III. Smalwood
Horace Tarbox, Julia NJ. Wilson, George C. May
Bartlett Howard C. Durham. john Palmer. r. s.
Macarthur, w s. Caldwell, George w. Plutnmer,
Granyiiie F. HAYES, Stephen English, Warren G.
Brown, Thomas A. Darlington, Charles Wehle,
Benjamin Harrison, Walter *. Gifiett, Isaac f.
Lloyd, Charles III. Raymond, d. McLane Shaw, Dr.
FOrdyce Barker, Spencer GOble, William z. Cone
land, arbert 7. ketcham. Henry Wood, Simon ID.
Phelps John L. Withrow, d. D., Charles A. Bryan,
Henry NJ Collyer, J. NJ justice, Rush r. Shippen
Annie Dunmire, DIR. Noble Young, Joseph s. Rey,
nolds, George g. Barnard, Ellen C. Grant, William
A. Edwards, Drs. Francis B. Loring. Allen MeLane
Hamilton, Samuel Worcester, Theodore DimOn
Selden H. Talcott, Henry p Stearns, Abram Mar
YIN Shew, Ofpheus Eyerts, A. Z. Macdonald, Ran
ster and John p. Gray.
The prosecution having closed its rebutting tes-
called the following in sur-rebuttal: Dr. s. D.
Bowker, Clarke Mills, John W. Guteau (re-called)
J. Brooks.
THE EVIDENCE WAS CLOSED
on January 4th- After the arguments on the
prayers had been made and the court had given
his instructions upon the legal points presented,
MI Davidge begun the closing arguments on the
18th, and finished speaking Oh the 18th; Mr. Reed
spoke on the 14th; Mr. Scoville begun on Monday,
the 18th, and finished on the 2Otn Mr.. Porter be-
gan the summing up on Monday, the 23i, and
finished Wednesday, the 25th Judge Cox having
occupied about an hour in the delivery OF the
charge, the jury retired with the case at :35 D. M
They returned 70 the courtroom at 5 40 d. m hay-
ing founa verdict OF Guilty indicted" On Feb
ruary 4th, a motion for new trial having been
OVerruled the prisoner was sentenced to be hanged
case. - ~
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WITNESSES
VI the witnesses examined by the defence, nine
were expert witnesses, and OF those examined by
the government, fourteen were expert witnesses
The chief expert witness examined by the de-
fence Was DR.. E. c. Spitzka, OF New York, who
gave expression TO the moral monstrosity u
theory, and whose examination and cross-exam-
ination occupied two days The chief witness of
tnis Kind Tor TIE prosecution, IL any distinction
can be made, was Dr.. John p Gray, OF Utica, New
York, whose evidence closed the case for the gov
eminent. He was on the stand four DAYS The
defence ende1yCred to Introduce Dr. George M
Beard, OF New York, as witness in sur-rebuttal
but he was not permitted to testify. Dr.. Bliss was
on the stand long than any other witness In
chie1 Tor the government, his examination having
consumed an entire day Mr. John w. Guiteaji
and MIS- Scoyille were each on the stand half a
day. -
The accused was called 10 the stand on Monday
November 18th, just before adjournment and his
examination was not concluded until the follow
Ing Friday afternoon On the 2S:h OF December
the prisoner was punished for his obstreparols
conduct Dy removal from the counsel table where
he had sat with his counsel ever since the opanincr
OF tue trial, to tho prisoners dock
On January 81 the defence petitiOned the cOIlrt
ior permission ID Introduce certain new witnesses
Out the petition was not granted, as the evidence
proposed TO be offered was not properly sur-rebut-