The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12
THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL
SATURDAY. DEC. n.


ne beleved to be insanity. Dr.. Gray pointed
out, ono by one, the points Of differences be-
tween aulteau's conduct before and since the
shooting, and that which would have been the
conduct OF ali insane man. Thoy were numer-
ous, aad proved his sanity OF themnelyce
Afterwards, at Corkhill's request. he yivi.
eected the hypothetical question Of the
defense, pointing out aIl its defects and show
ing the difference between !ts assumptions and
tho proved Facts
On cross examination DR.. Gray was not 1T al
sIaken Of course Guiteau interrupted inces-
antiy. The testimony was so palpably and SO
strongly against him that no could not il lie
would sit quietly under it. He promptly voted
hlmsei abused" aud proceeded to ''laugh the
case out Of court" He eaid \ grest many
thinSs that were better received when he said
them tofore and one or two entertaining things
that we're new. His tirst remark Just after sit-
ttiag down was the divorting announcement
THAT Cunningham, ono Of his guards, had re-
celved all eleven pound baby az New Years
present, and his last remark was an sanounce-
ment that no would Ee at home to callers to-
morrow.
witness did not find single circumstance "a
narrated BY the prisoner that would indicate to
hls lWltncesJ mind insanity. He was Of the
op!nlon, Judging by bis examination OF the
prisoner in jail and from his observation Of him
IN court, that he Was sane At tbs tImeto; the nur
der.
Witness was asked. sDo you think the
prisoner has been feigninx in corrt?" and re-
piled, sYes I do. He claims an inspiration
from the deity, but doubt that he believes
any such thing, and in such sense he il feign-
ing and acting part" Scoville endeavored to
force an acknowledgement from, the witness
thst the conversations end conduct Of patient
we're TIE chief means to determine his sanity or
insanity. The witness insisted it was only an
incidental, not an essential, e!ement OF deter
ns1nation The witlloss said he had seen some
forty cases of felgnod insanity. On account of
New Year festivities on Monday the court ad-
journea TO g',csdsy:
TUESDAY, Jan.,3
Ia the criminal court this morning Guiteau
made his opening speech as follows: 81 had
very happy New Years yesterday, and I hopo
everybody else did. had lots OF VISITORS
takes them al! in, believe. They expressed
the;r convictions freely, and none OF them
want mo hung. They ali. without dissent. OK
pressed the opinion that should be acquitted, n
Dr. Gray took the stand aud Scov:ile re-
samed the cross examination. The witness
animation, that tho prisoner was sane, taken
into sccnunt tho evidence OF the prisoner
hitrself, but taking that element into consider
anon his opinion would etill be the same, thai
the prisoner is eana and WAS sane on tho
2dot July.
"A'ess s'Ae Aot oe4ievo III What lS tefmou by
some writers emotional insanity or ''moral
INSANITY kleptomania he considered simply
THE wing, Sipsomania drunkenness, pysou,nis
incendiarisn.
After recess Dr.. Gray was asked fow more
questions by Scovllle, when tho district attor-
ney announced tho conclusion on the part of
!he goyornment.
Cr: Bowker of Ka"sas City was called by
Scoyille: The witness met Mrs. Dunmire at
Leadv'iie, Col, and cOn1ereed with her She
said she had entertained grave doubts az to the
mental condition OF Guiteau at the time che
obtained her divorce, aud thought st tie time
perhaps she had bottor defer tho divorce pro-
ceedings and await some fDrti:er Developments
III the mental condition of her husband
The prisoner undertook TO read letter, a.
Ee claimed. from an old friend Of Presiden
Garfield in Ohio, showing til4S public opinion
was making u his favor. Judge Cox ordered
him to be silent
euiteau-lt shows the public opinion outside
of this court room
Judge Cox-Be silent Public opinion hae
nothng to do with this case
Guiteau-When speak spsak to 80. OOO,-
OoO poople-not to the little crowd il this
court room.
Marshall Henry (risiug and moving toward ile
dock)-Keep quiet, Sir.
Guiteau-Ive got through, sir.
The marshal whispered some instructions r.
bsilif sitting in the dock. A moment late;
tho prisoner started upon another hatsne,e.
and the bail:tf prt his hand upon his shoulder
end attempted 10 luiet him.
Gc1teau-.det away from me, or I'll clap yo,
in the mouth 'O>'
With this outburst he eubsided. however
and turned his attention to writing autographs
john I" Gulteau was again put on the stand
anu questioned in relation to Guitee,,'a letter
to Senator Don Cameron.
DaeldSs-t object, your honor, to anv at
tempt to introduce what las the p1ima fscie
appearance OF manufactured testimony.
Guiteau-And so do l.
AFTER argument on the question tho court
Iess was Withdrawn and the court adieureed.
1t is probable that the case will DO gi7on to the
jury in few da7a.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4.
AS soon as tho court was opened Scoville
made his motion for tho admission of addi-
'ional testimony, to wit, that::of Dr. MacFar;aad
OF Illinois, an expert witness who helieYen Tie
prisoner insane. hasing his beiief on news,
paper accounts of The trial: that Of certain men
opposite the executive mansion, few DAYS
before the shooting, and took linn to be insane !;
that of certain government detectives who
talked with Guiteau on the day
OF the assassination and on the day
following, and to whom It was bel eyed he had
spoken ii "divine inspiration After long m ar ar
eumcnta by counsel, as usual Of a snsppish
character, Judge Cox vo;y properly. since no
material fact was alleged to bo susceptible OF
proof by the proposed witnesses, refused to ad
NIT any evidence save that of Chief Brooks OF
the secret servico and that Of Detective Rstl,-
out hr2cke, WHO IVES Drought iron; the
S@'aS on tS s;spd eslea De1nf Win Al. P'fs9 9
airs and embellishments Of a detoc,ivo,
the conversation he had with Guiteau at md
night o. the "a Of july and on tho following
cay. ScoviIle did not get what he wanted out
OF him. He could not remember that during
either ve'sation Guitcau had spoken OF ''di-
vino pressure" Or divine inspiration. Guiteau
refreshed tho recollection Of this witness in
vain. lie stuck to his tcxt--Guiteau had simp
~ sald that lhe act grew cut OF the political
SITUATION. Finally Guitoau admitted that
BROOKS had given correct report OF the con
Yer3atiOus
Another curious prefer Of tho defense was
that the court interroga1e Drs. Walker, pcasi
tentO the American association OF iosano asy-
lun; upeiin:andcn;s, Godd;ng, superintendent
Of ne goverDmtn Mt asy lun here, and Nicholas,
formerly superintendent of the govern.
ment asylum here, now Of Blocm;nsdale, N. Y,
respecting the sanity Of the accused
and that counsel let the evidence SC giyou
60 tc tho jury without eminent This prop
Is ts, ton a.. the prosecution laughed e. Davi :ge
w. .uo Soti1 eNat uc AuoW INC ODlfllON9 OF
Nicholas and Godding to bs un!ayorabic to
the accused, and that therefore the
project was as useless as it was
improper: The last ecraps OF oviionce in
1roduced by the defense were, characteretical
y enough, some photographs G: the accused,
taken since the shooting, and 4 lcttor of Luther
'" Guitesu, his father, written in 1875, pro
! nourclug him insane. "Guiteau's deIenso -
said DAyidge, TO- night, very apply, 'tIs thing
OF shreds and patches filed with holes" Al,
ter tho prosecution had submitted its prayers
for insiructions, by mutual consent, an ad-
journment until Saturday, to 1.-Two the defense
chance to prepare its prayers, was had. The
rect is very grateful to everyone save the
jurors
Griteau was not 50 lively as usual. but sever
| ii occurrences like tho following took place.
lie became involved i'll an alteration with one
Of tho bailfIs, who tried to sileoce him. "pi
slap you in the MOUTH" he frequently snarled
at him, but made no demonstration Of carving
the threat into execution. at another time he
said TO him, ''You are nothing but a miserable
uaderlins. while speak to million of people
when talk" When Judge Cox finished bis
| remarks upon Scovlle's motion, Gutoau ineist.
ed upon the expression Of his opinion
That's a first class decision, Judge: that's all
l want to get before tho jury-what saia a
the time relative to tho cause that impelled mt
upon the president. As for tho rest dom