The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-04
Wednesday. January 4, 'S2.
TRIAL OF GUITEAU.

TRIAL OF GUITEAU.
THE EVIDENCE YESTERDAY--DR. GRAY's
OPINION OF INSANITY. ~
Washington, January 8. - 1t was
very cold IN the court room this morn
ing. and the jury, court officials and
spectators sat shivering in overcoats
and wraps. Guiteau made his usual
speech: he said he had had happy
New Year and hoped the audience had
had the same. ....... ..
DR.. Gray took the stand and SEQ
vile resumed the cross-examlnatlon.
The witness had not, in giving his
op Mon, indicated that the prisoner
was sane, taking into account the evil
dence Of the prisoner himself; but,
taking the statement into account, his
opinion would be that the prisoner is
sane, and was sane on the I'd OF July.
The witness was asked if he was ia
miliar with the case of Lieutenant San
born, who was killed by DIR. Wright, at
Norfolk, Va, and he replied: ayes
sir l was sent by the president to
make an examination and give my
opinion of the case"
"How much did you get for it,"
shouted Guiteau.
The witness was closely examined as
to how or by what physical examination
insanity and diseased brain could be
detected.
Question-"Have you ever had pa
tients in your asylum who have recov-
cred 2"
Answer-"Yes, SIR"
Q-"Have you seen persons who
have recovered in three days."
Al have."'
Scoville-"Were they discharged?'
Is Ayes, sir"
Scoville--"Well, now, if you expect
to examine such a person Immediately
upon his discharge could you tell by
any physical indication that he had
beeS insane three months previous g.
WitnessssxStNsto, sir; not withogt a
history of the case:
Scoville-"You thought 90" Guiteau
gave you the idea, doctor, thai
a man can't be insane unless his brain
is diseased; is that it 2"
The witness did not believe in wha
is termed by some writers as emotiona
insanity or moral insanity. Klepto'
mania he considered simply thieving
diplomania drunkenness, and pyso'
mania incendiarism. They were
simply convenient words fol
crimes. Insanity, said the witness
was never transmitted any more
than cancers. never knew any one
to be born with a cancer. The sus'
ceptibiIty to insanity is undoubtedly
transmitted from parents to children
but insanity does not necessarily fol
low, except from some profound physi
cal disturbance. The examination
progressed with tedious detail in effort:
to extract. something favorable to the
defense. -
The counsel renewed his attack or
the witness again and again and eacl
time was met with an evaslve reply
Seoville desired to put in evidence Ger
tain tabulated statements from the an
nual reports of the witness. From
these it appeared that Of fifty-fou
,ses of homicide by insane persons
TN of them were persons acting un
MeNane delusion Of Divine authori
Il, Hseir acts. At the request of thu
McMsanttorney witness described
Doe Fro'i cases, and added tina
Irs;n ss,u,. one of marked insanity
Hiades, pieasan the homlcidal act.
MA witbers. G ', Gray was asked
Trzrov Geo nevsr sby Scovi!le, wheI
announced tn,
Arrivals at the c..ce on the par
Chas WYE, Seguin:C E,
II Barmann, Council Bluff. % dock an,
Joe; G L Williams, Luling; Ada. A few
iondo; Frank Campion, T II Meat h,
arkana; S Crabpins, Bexar Co; II M nc
Plea. anton; w NJ Criswel, Comfort: .
Cni well, Schulenburg; Nat Jackman. = I
Marcos; M Stone, Berlin; I c Reade, Cine
natl: c A Va hburB, ST Louis: Mrs Ct
Johnson, Miss Annie Johnson, Mrs Chest
New York; Melvin Stone, Berlin.