The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05

was croas.cssnilncd by br. hcovllle' lii'
questions wtro mainly directed TO tile sub
lcct Of temporary insanity, aud witness
was asked n n his practice he had not met
instances Of temporary insanity. He re-
piled, Eyes, sir; know man who wal
insane for twonty.four houra."
well?i
at Scoville's expenscJ
Witness was asked what he meant yester
day by saying, Il think he lprisohcr) hal
been playing \ part lin conrt," and replied
II believe he has been fcigning what lie b..
lieyes to be insanity; not really insanity.
believe he has been trying to give the i'm
preston in court that he is insane, and
with that idea has been acting a part"
Randolph Bsrksdnle, Superintendent o.
the Central Lunatic Asylum, near Rich
mond, Virginia, visited the prisoner at lai
on the 30th OF November, when Drs. Lorint
and Hamilton examined him. He hat
from his personal examination and observa
ton was of the opinion that he wa
sane. Witness also testified tina
he believed that Guiteau hac
been feigning in court The witness be
lieyed. taking as true the facts AS set i%rtl
in the two Hypothetical questions OF tn
prosecution, that the prisoner was sane OF
the I'd of July, VIXEN he shot the Prcsi
dent.
Upon cross-sxanination witness STATED
that he did not believe in neral insanity
though it is quite probable that insane peo
pie might plan anu conceal their plan.
Ouestiol,--"Have you not stated 10 Mr.
HAYDEN in this courtroom, since this tria
began. that you believed Guiteau to be in
sane ?"
Answer-"No, cir; / never made such ;
statement to any person here or anywher'
else"
Aftcrward by consent of counsel upoi
both sides The question and answer were
stricken from the official report
Dr. John H. Calender, of Nashville
Tennessee, Superintendent of the Tennes
see State Asylum for the Insane
had given special attention II
the study of insanity for the pas
twelve years; had seen about two thousano
cases during his connection with the Ten
nessec State Insane Asylum. Witness Wis
tied the prisoner in jail and examined hi'
head and face and found the head somewhat
lacking in symmetry but the lack OF sym
metry was not more than IL frequently
found in sane people. Witness had closely
observed the prisoner in court and believed
him to be perfectly sane.
DR.. Calender did not believe in mora
insanity, nor hereditary insanity, save
the development Of insanity in children
of sane parents. In his judgment
no such form as moral insanity existed. and
his idea of tho significance of the term
moral insanity is person of average
intellect whe gives free vent to. his
passions and commits heinous' icrimes
A Hypothetical case was stated describiEe
IL vat
weeks previous to his crime and the witness
was asked if he thought person laborng
under an insane delusion that he wa.
insured would conceal his purpose
as the prisoner had done.
He replied: "Such person really Insane
would, even if he did not talk about 1t, dis.
close his purpose by his changed manner
and conversation"
Guiteau prefaced the reading Of the hypo
thetical case by the statement that the whole
question was full Of falsehoods, and added
he made this statement before handto
avoid interrupting Us the reading went on
After recess the prosecuting counsel re.
newed his motion that Guiteau be placed
in the prisoners dock; and after some dis
cussion, Guiteau, trembling with anger OF
apprehension said that the District Attorney
wished to have him shot in exposing him
in the dock and Withdrawing the force Of
special policemen who have so long formed
his body. guard about the court.
Mr. ScovlllS, with much feeling, protested
against the proposed action, which he said
could not but be understood as an invita-
ton TO all who heard it to shoot the prison
err ii so inclined.
Judge Cox gave his opinion that no GER
tain measure TO secure tho prisoner
silence could have been taken that would
not have abridged his constitutional
rights ans il had BEEN deemed
and the Judge thought rightly, that the
prisoners behavior and utterafces would
prove the best means Of determining his
IN ental condition.
Guiteau, in his most insinnating
manner promised to keep quiet il
allowed TO remain near his counsel.
Judge Cox refused, when Guitcau
shouted, "Then l move, your Honor, that
the courtroom be cleared ~
After Guitesu was placed in the dock a
r)astsr cast of hfs head was shown
Dr. Calender. When it was exhibited
Guiteau exclaimed: ''Itlooks like Humpty
Dumpty."
Witness thought the head showed no
striking pecnlisrity of shape, but he at
hsdN known plenty Of people OF
sounA mind, who had ill-shapcd heads,
had plenty OF lunstics in Ills charge with
symmetrical heads. Witness did not believe
Guiteau had been feiguing insanity in the
courtroom, but be had exaggerated his na
ural characteristics II egoIism, vanity, in
science, and audncity.
Guiteau continued to interrupt Occs-
sionallv h. called ont "Oh, III .et ~ lAy
work over here; don't Yea worry about
that"
w,sy,xa-o, Docen,ber % - he, cour,
,,,anaa ,h;s ,norn;nr corr. delsv 4, tLe
,,rrocesdings .nsnaJ ana Cni,ean made his
pps,sl ,nar,;ng soe.ch IL con,nIained
tha, the ,,s,,al Sgrard If nol;ceroen bad neon
--;.h dawn from, the nrison .,'d ,hst thsra
~ more danger Of his heinz shot when
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