Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-01
A BAD BREAK
On the Part of Guiteau He Wishes
All Happy New Year, and An
nounces in Court that He
viii Receive
LIN Jail, Where He Will be Glad to See
His Friends-The Taking or Tcs-
timony for the PrOsecu-
ton Closed.

WASHINGTON, December Sion the open
ing of the court Guiteau called out: Zone of
my guards here, Cunningham, has got an
eleven-pound baby for New Years present"
Laughter, in which the jury heartily joined. ]
DR. GRAY
resumed the story of his conversation with
the prisoner in Jail.
Guiteau interrupted: THAT don't CORE
spond with your evidence yesterday, Doctor
you went into inspiration then"
Scoville objected to the statement of the
witness; he said nothing of inspiration or
divine presence, and urged that the witness
must give the conversation or substance of it
as 1t occurred; that il would be the province
Of the jury to say what should be inferred
from it.
Witness qualified his statement by adding;
u asked him questions, and my statement Is
based upon his replies"
Witness, continuing, said: "The prisoner
used the expression, when made up my
mind"
Guiteau shouted: Making up my mind
was the result of grinding pressures; that's
where inspiration comes in; please get that
straight while you are about it."
Scoville again objected that the witness
was losing sight of the question and going
into an argument
| Guiteau-He's forgotten what he testified
| yesterday; Corkhill must have gotten bold
of him and instructed him what to say to-
| day; that's what's the matter with him.
Scoville disclaimed any desire to interrupt
! the witness, but the prosecution held him to
a strict requirement that he should make his
| objections specifically, and he must therefore
| stop the witness at every point where he was
satisfied an objection would lie.
Guiteau continually interiected comments
and with Scoville's frequent objections, the
witness soon became sensibly disturbed, and
when asked to go on, said, There has been
so many interruptions 1 don't know where /
am"
Guiteau quickly retorted, 81 shouldn't
think you did, nor any one else. | have
been trying all the morning to find out where
you are. The fact IL, you are badly lost this
morning, Doctor. Well have to send small
boy to find you.
The witness was about to state some rea-
SONS which induced him to form an opinion
that the prisoner was sane at the time he
visited him in the Jail, when Guiteau again
interrupted and called out: "Dr. Gray is
deyoting himself to an argument to the jury
this morning, which he has no right to do.
He should confine himself to the facts
Porter will take care of the arguments-(sar-
castically)-Judge Porter, 1 mean"
Mr.. Scoville again objected that the wit
ness was volunteering an argument instead
of adhering to statement Of facts.
The witness, with some feeling, replied:
81 am under oath, Mr.. Scoville, and do not
care to volunteer anything which is not
strictly and appropriately evidence in this
CAS-"
Guiteau-Then you had better stop talk
ing if you don't want to volunteer anything
The witness did not find single circum- |
stance as narrated by the prisoner that would |
indicate to his [witness'sl mind insanity; he |
was of the opinion, judging by his examina- |
ton OF the prisoner in the Jail and from his |
observation OF him in court, that he is sane |
at this time.
Colonel Corkhill then read to the witness,
with the apparent view Of its vivisection the |
Hypothetical question of the defense, and,
turning to Scoville, said: "You see, Mr.
Scoville, l have submitted your own ques-
tion."
Scoville-Yes, only you don't read it
with the same emphasis you do your own.
Corkhill-Precisely so, because 1 don't
believe in it as / do in mine.
Witness-I would not like to answer that
hypothetical question, because it evidently
means to apply to the prisoner, and knowing
what do of him, from my own observ alton
and examination, L could not answer it as a
hypothetical case, because in my judgment
1t does not describe an insane state.
The witness then analysed the question,
clause by clause, and severely criticised it.
Corkhill then read the lengthy hypothetical
questions of the prosecution.
Guiteau suggested that there was no ne
cessity to repeat that bosh, as everyb body had
heard it a dozen times. The suggestion was
unheeded, and the prisoner added 1.-TWO
thirds OF that is false, and it makes me mad
every time / hear it read" As the reading
proceeded he continually called out: THAT
Is false" "All falsew Allow do you know"
That's Smiths lie" and similar express
lions.
The witness replied: 81 believe him to
have been sane on July End"
Guiteau shouted: "The whole substance
If that thing is false. How can a doctor
1--WE truthful answer"
The witness then gave at great length and
n full detail what he had observed in the
onduct and sayings of the prisoner in court
hat led him (the witness) to believe in his u,
anity. Referring to the prisoners claim {
hat the Deity inspired the act, he was in q
errupted by Guiteau, who called out: Eyes, !
nd he'll take care of it, too, DR.. Gray; ri .
take my life on it."
The witness was asked "Do you think
he prisoner has been feigning in court?" and
eplied: Yes, l do. He claims an inspira- {
on from the Deity. L don't believe that r
e believes any such thing, and in such C
,nse he is feigning and acting part" b
Guiteau-No such thing; / never feign. r,
GU are paid for your opinion; the jury is h
OF. h
ScovIlle began the cross-examination. p
he witness was asked il he had testified as al
a expert in cases of persons trial for W
lpital crimes, but before he could reply, tr
uiteau supplemented the question By cali
g out: .'How many men have you helped HI
hang, Doctor" in
Witness was not aware OF a case where he ca
ad pronounced a sane man insane or where of
; had adjudged an insane man sane. He di
limited, however, that his views upon some dc
pes of insanity had changed since be be- of
N to study the subject. 70
(rnt t,ua 20 =,
her people. If You live twenty years pa
niger you may learn something apout in or
nity-you may reach the Abrahamic type {:
that time; you are growing man, Doc 81
Witness stated that he abandoned the the IN
y of moral insanity far back as 1854;
did not think it would be found in his re- g..
rts subsequent TO that date as distinct -,
assifcation. -
After rome further questions on this sub y.
It, Guiteau broke out, impatiently, "The ,s
1ount of it is this: An expert will swear to o.
ything for money; they will swear 10 ~
ings to-day they would not have thought -: ao
swearing to twenty-five years ago or H.,
'uld swear to twenty-five years hence -
lis subject of insanity is a progressive ~ 3.
e." va
The witness was asked how he came to visit -
ashington to testify in this case, and he e.,
Piled, Il did not care to come, but the -, -
esident of our board said he thought it nv ~
ty to come" "
you came on his interpre-
ion of your duty. eel
Witness (indignantly)-N sir, came on mi n
telegram. fe
Guiteau added, How about CorkbilI's lai
'ney? guess that was the influence that thu
ought Won mere. This fellow CorkbiJI bss Or
a bunghole in the treasury. II will run me
100000 before he gets through with this wa
'e. 1t is about time that President Arthur lie
S attending to his case. / wouldn't let IN
n stay here week If / was president tht
'wever, I'll attend to Corkhill in ISS4n sci
cess. yo
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