The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
TRIAL OF GUIrEAU.


sixth day he said to Mr.. Scoville: "If you keep |
quiet will laugh the case out of court to- |
day. He then broke out in his usual morn |
ing harangue, saying; "S0me Of the leading |
papers of America consider mo tie greatest |
fellow they have met in GONE time. At s |
o'clock last night received telegram which |
will read for the odifcation OF tho court, the |
jury and tie American people:
"Mr. Charles J. Guitedu, Washington, d. O.:
All Boston sympathizes with you You
ought TO be President.
"'A HOST oy ADMIRERS
"I don't know but two men in America who
want me hanged. Ono is Porter, bocauee he
expects to got $1,000 for it: the other
is Corkhill. Corkhill is booked to be
rem oved anyway. He wants to get even
with me, because he thinks am the man that
did it," Then altor Scriptural reference the
the presidency to the Republican National
convention of 1884. will be there. do not
think that this jury is going into the hanging
business in order to enable Mr.. Porter to get
$1,000. The American people do not want TO
have me hanged. They might as we'll try to
hang man for killing another during tho war
as to hang me. My motive was patriotic,
der Divine PRESSURE to cave the nation from
another war. But am going to discuss that
when we get to tie iry." The cross-oxamin-
alton of DR.. KeEIster, OF Wisconsin, who
thought Guitcaa was sanc, was concluded, and
DR.. John p. Gray, of Utica medical snpe in
tendent Of the New York State Lunatic a. ylum.
was then called the last witness for the pros
ecuion. He was also Of the opinion that
Guiteau was sane There was, during the day,
tilt between counsel on the question of
Fastening the end Of tho trial. Mr.. Sco-
Vile said ho would probably require
all of next week TO present his testi-
money in surrebuttal He also wanted to in
troduce somo new witnesses, and would ask
the court to allow him to do 70 ON the ground
of newly y-discovered evidence. The counsel
for the prosecution said they would resist any
attempt to reopen the case. Mr.. Scoville COM
painel that it was unfair for the prosecution to
try to hurry the case along at this stage. He
said he had spent month and half cndeavor-
ing not merely to save the prisoners lie but TO
try the case 20 that it would not be disgrace
TO the jurisprudence OF this coun ry, and he OBJ
jected TO its being brought to an unsoemly end.
The question of allowing the Jurors 10 separate
during New Years was discussed, but Judge
Cox was hardly prepared to take the RESPONSE
bility of such step. The 70. oman put an end
to the discussion by announcing that the jurors
did not want to separate until the trial closed.
On the thirty-seventh day DR.. Gray, OF the
Utica Asylum for the Insane, resumed his testi-
mony. 1t was frequently objected to by Mr..
Scovila, and continually interrupted by
Guitcau, who conradicted assertions of the
witness in regard to the prisoners utterances.
Tho witness became confused and said he did
not know where he was, whereupon Guiteau
remarked, We'll have to send small boy
UD uUu NOu LII. bTHN HIS HOslllNt
conviction that Guiteau was sane, and had not
been insane, and that he was playing part in
court. Mr. SEQ, lille tried to have the testimony
stricken out, on tho ground that it was based
upon belief that Guiteau was lying. The
court overruled tho objection, and Guitcau re-
marked that the question Of jurisdiction was
going to settle the trial. In reply TO the
Hypothetical questions of the prosecution the
witness stated that, in his opinion, the pri-oner
was sane at the time Of the shooting. While
thp inna hninu ron
continually interrupted with such expressions
as "False," That's false" Absolutely
false" "The substratum of that question is
false" "One word in ten is true, the rest
false" While waiting for the counsel for the
prosecution to enter after recess the prisoner
exclaimed: ~ have nothing else to do, 20 l
might as well write my autographs for any
body that wants them-without money, without
price. II could get $500 for them wouldn't
take it. There is no money III that business
for me-never has been, and don't want that
there should" Nothing Of Importance TO the
defense was developed by the cross-examin-
alton of witness.
Guiteau made his opening speech, on the
Happy New Years yesterday, and hope every
body elso did. 1 had lots Of visitors high
toned, middle-toncd and low-toned. That
takes them all in, believe. They expressed
their opinions freely, and none OF them want
me hung. They all, without dissent, expressed
tho opinion that l shall be acquitted" DIR.
Grays cross-examination by the defense wal
concluded Witness said that he did not be-
lievc in any of the so-called moral insanities
Kcptomania, he said, is theft dypsomania is
drunkenness, and pyromania is incendarism
When DIR. Gray left the stand the district
attorney announced that the testimony for the
government was concluded. DR.. s. p. Bowkcr
of Kansas City, testified for the defense that
Mrs. Dunmire, the assassns divorced wife
told him, after the shooting Of the President
thot when she obtained her divorce from
Guiteau she feared he might be mentally
deianged This was in contradiction oi
portion of Mrs. Dummies testimony Al
tho trial few weeks ago. Guitoau's
brother was called to testify concerning the
letter the prisoner recently wrote to Don Cam
eron asking for money, but the prosecution
objscted, and admitted that Guiteau wrote and
sent the letter, and the witness wa. di-
missed. Mr.. Scoville wished to have tho tes'i-
mony Of Clark Mills, the sculptor who took
cast of Giteau'h head, but it was ruled out by
the court. Mr.. Scoville wanted to call some
witnesses whom the prosecution had dsubpnnaed
and not used, and, pending his preparation OF
an affidavit to show what he wished to prove by
new witnesses the court adjourned. Guitear
was unusually quiet, and busted himself writing
his name on cards handed up to him in th'
dock. He started to read letter, which he
said was from a friend Of General Garfield
showing the drift of public opinion on his case
Judge Cox sernly ordered him to keep quiet
and the marshal directed his men to stop him,
but Guteau succeeded in informing the jury
that according to the letter, the harsh feeling
was all toward the doctors now.
The proceedings of the court on the thirty
ninth day were preceded by a remark from The
prisoner to tho effect that it was his usual tim.
to make a Speech but that he had promised
the marshal he would not do 30, anl he woulc
Try 10 keep quiet Mr.. Scovile then read al
affidavit to the court in support OF motion
for leave 10 introduce additional evidence. The
affidavit states that since the case for til. de-
tense was closed on December ID he had
learned of the existence OF certain witnesses
material for the defense on the subject of III
sanity. They are II d. Bragden, Marshal Green
James Brooks, Thomas Rathbone, Katie
Collins, George W. McElfresh, III. A. Austin,
Edward Austin and Dr. Andrew Mcfarland
By four of these witnesses he expected to prove
that in the month of June they frequently OBJ
served the singular and strange conduct OF the
prisoner, and were then convinced of bis in
sanity, and freely commented on the fact
among themselves. He expected TO prove by
Rahbone and Brooks that they had an inter
view with the prisoner in the jail OH the second
or third of July, and that he then said that ht
had been forced to do the act by an inspiration
from God, He expected to prove by
McElfresh and NJ. 4. Austin that they
rode with the prisoner to the jail OF
the second Of July, and that all his actions
and words were indicative OF an insane
man. He expected to prove by DR.. Mcfarland
for thirty-seyen years superintendent OF the
insane asylum at Jacksonville, Ill, that he
knew Luther W. Guiteau, the prisoners father