The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06

lad pronounced sane man insane, or where
ne had adjudged an insane man sane. he ad-
mitted, however, that his views upon some
types of insanity had changed since he began
to study the subject.
Gulteau-'' You live to learn, then, like other
people. If you live twenty years longer you
may know something aoout insanity You
may reach the Abrahamic type by that tlme
You are growing man, doctor"
Witness stated that he abandoned the theory
of ''moral insanity as far back as 1854. He
did not think it would be found in his reports
subsequent to that date as distinct classlfca-
tiUns
A ter some further questions on this subject,
GuIteau broke ont lmpati entlv 1.-The amount
of 1t is; these experts will swear to anything for
money. They will swear to things to-day they
would not have thought of swearing to twenty
five years ago, or would swear to TWENTY-FIVE
years hence. This subject of insanity is q pro-
gressiVe one"
Witness was asked how he came to visit
Washington to testify in this case, and replied !:
II did not care to come, but the President of
our boord said he thoughtit my duty to ONE"
Sooville Ger Then you came on his inc cpreta-
tion of your duty?f
Witness Gndignantly)-"No, sir; came
on telegram"
/ Guiteau added: Chow about Corkhill's
guess bD6I was the lOQuCnc6 IlaC
Brought you here. This fellow Corkhill has
got bunghole in the treasury that will run out
100000 before he gets through with this case.
It's about time President Arthur was attending
to his case. wouldn't let him stav here
week If | were President. However I'll attend
TO Corkhill in 1884"
Scoville endeavored to force an acknowledge
ment from witness that the conversation and
conduct of the patient were the chief means
OF determining sanity or insanity.
! Witness insisted it was only an incident, and
pt an essential element in the determination.
| Scovile-" Why, you don't have any other
leans when they are i've, do you You can't
| Ut at the brain to examine it, can you %
| Guiteau-" The experts on this case want to
Kill the man and then examine his brain after
ward"
! He was asked if he had ever seen any case of
teigned insanity that resembled that of the
prisoner (assuming that he is feigning) and re-
Piled: 81 have not seen any such insanity, real
or fegned."
The hour of adjournment having arrived.
Guiteau, who had been listlessly following the
proceedings, called out "To morrow will be
New Years, 1882. I shall receive tomorrow in
jail, and shall be happy to see all who can sue
coed in getting in. I wish every one q happy
New Year. Come, Scov1lle, it's o'cl ock, let 5
go home.
AAo COuAb l1l1 4u6bUaya
THIRTY SEVENTH DAY.
| Guiteau opened court by announcing that he
had many New-Year callers, none Of whom
wanted him hanged, and all of whom believed
be would be acquitted.
| Dr.. Gray took the stand, and Scoville re-
lsrlmed the cross-examinatlon. Witness had not,
in giving his opinion on the direct examination
Itlat the prisoner was sane, taken into account
THE evidence of the prisoner himself, but taking
Ithat element into consideration his opinion
would still be the same-that the prisoner is
sane, and was sane on the I'd Of July. ~
Witness did not believe in what Is termed by
some writers emotional insanity" Or "morsl
insanity" Kleptomania," he considered
simply thieving "dipsomania," drunkenness,
and "pySomania, 'inoendiarism. These desig-
nations were simply convenient terms which
| had been invented to cover certain crimes
| g Insanity" said the witness, "is never trans
rnitted any more than cancer"
Y Scovilie desired to nut in evidence certain
Habulated statements from the annual reports
of witness From these it appeared that Of
dfty-four cases OF homicides by insane people,
~ s'ss~were by pe1sons antine l1ader insane
delusion Of divine authority for their acts. At
the r quest of the District Attorney witness
described brie fly these cases and added, leach
case WAS one OF marked insanity, independent
of the homici1al act.
DR.. Gray was asked a few more questions by
Scoville, when the District Attorney announced
the conclusion of the examination on the part
of the Government.
DR.. Bowker, of Kansas City, was called by
Scovi lie. The witness met Mrs. Dunmire at
Leadville, Col, and conversed with her. She
said "she had entertained grave doubts as to
the mental condition of Guiteau at the time she
obtained her divorce, and thought at the time
she had better defer the divorce proceedings,
and await some further Developments in the
mental condition of her husband"
Clark Mills, the sculptor, was called for the
purpose OF identifying the plaster cast OF
Guiteau's head. At the first question, ''Did
you mako o plaster cast of the prisoners
head?" Davidge objected to any reopenng OF
the question of insanity, such as would be in
volved by the Identification of the cast by this
witness The question of insanity had beer
gone over direct and in rebuttal. The prose
cution had already admitted the genu neness
of the cast. That was all that could be asked
by the defense.
After further arguments, the court ruled
against Scoville, and the witness was with
drawn.
The prisoner undertook to read letter, al
he claimed, from an old friend of Presiden
Garfield, in Ohio, showing that public opinion
was making in his favor.
Judge Cox ordered him to be silent.
Guiteau-"It shows the state of public opin
ion outside of this court room"
Judge Cox-"Be silent. Public opinion ha
nothing to do with this case:"
Guiteau-" When I speak. speak to 3d. 000,-
600 people, not to this little crowd in this
courtroom"
Marshal Henry (rlsing and moving TOWARD
the dock Keep quiet, sir.
Guiteau-Ive got through.
The Marshal whispered some instructions tc
the baiiff sitting in the dock. A moment latel
the prisoner started upon another harangue
and the bailiff put his hand upon his shoulder
and attempted to quiet him.
Guiteau-" Get away from me or I'll SLAP
you in the mouth"
With this outburst he subsided, however
and turned his attention to writing auto,
graphs.
Scoville again brought up the question OF
introducing new witnesses, and, after argu-
ment, an agreement was made tat the defense
submit a motion in writing tomorrow. giving
the names of witnesses and the facts to be
testified to. and supported by affidavit, giving
the reason why such witnesses were not intro
duced before.