Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-05


Answer! don't. 1t seems to me
consistent with his character and habit
through life, of soliciting money from
sources where he had no reason to ex.
pect it.
Gulteau-I don't, either; it only
shows what 3 jackass you are, Scoville.
Corkhlll-1our honor, if these inter
ruptions on the part of the prisoner
are TO continue must request the dock
10 be placed in another part of the
room.
Scoville (impatiently) You can place
1t IN the cellar if you want. We shan't
object.
Corkhill-You can't object
Seovllle-We don't desire 10 object;
all We ask is that you will make your
motion, If you have one TO make, and
not harangue the jury as you did yes
terday.
DR.. kempster superintendent of the
Wisconsin Northern Insane Hospital
testified that he had devoted his atten-
ton to the study of the insane for the
past fifteen years. Had had CONVEX
sations with the prisoner and believed
him to be sane.
THE THIRTY-FlFIH DAY.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. &c. a..an O'Clock
Guiteau was led into court by the bail
ills. As he passed the table at which
his counsel sat, he paused moment
and whispered to Scoville: IF you
will only keep quiet to-day, | will laugh
this case out of court"
| AS socn as he reached the dock, he
shouted out: "Some of the leading
papers in America consider me the
greatest fellow they have met for some
time. Last night | received a telegram,
which will read for the edification OF
this audience and the American peo-
pile.
To Mr.. Charles j. Guiteau, Washing
ton:-All Boston sympathizes with you.
You ought to be president.
(Signed) A Host OF ADMIRERS.
Pausing moment, he branched off
into a rambling harrangue, quoting
Scripture and comparing himself to
"the meek and lowly Jesus" who used
language sometimes severe. al have
been accused of using too hard Ian
guage. | shall submit my name to the
next convention; | shall expect to be
before it, There are only two men in
the country who want me hung. One
is Judge Porter, who expects $4,000
from the government if | am convicted,
and the other is Corkhill, who expects
to get the bounce"
The counsel for the prosecution hav-
ing rested, DR.. Kempster took the stand
and Scoville resumed his cross exam
ination.
Witness did not believe in tempo
rary insanity" in the sense that per-
sons could be insane and wholly recov-
er from it III an hour.
Witness was asked if he believed
Sickles was insane or sane when he
shot Key, and answered: 81 think he
was sane"
Guiteau-The jury did not agree
with you, sir; they thought he was in
sane.
Upon the witness leaving the stand,
Corkhill announced that he had but
one more witness to introduce on the
part of the government. He would
like to hear from Scoville as to how
much time he might want to consume
in rebuttal, that some idea might be
had as to how much longer this trial
would continue.
Scoville replied: "We have some
witnesses whose names have been pre-
scented since we closed our case, and |
shall ask the court to permit us to have
them sworn, and our reason will be on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dence material to the case. | shall
only ask your honor, however, to al
low me to ask few questions of the
witness relative to independent facts
not heretofore known to me-"
Corkhill-We would like to know
what you expect to prove.
Scovile-We have evidence to offer
in relation to the state of the prison
er's mind just before the shooting of
the president
Davidgc Can you give us any idea
how much time you want upon your
rebuttal
Scoville Several days; probably all
of next week.
Davidge-We must object your hon
or, to tins reopening of the case.
Scoville insisted that he didn't desire
to delay the trial or consume the time
of the court, but the prosecution had
consumed weeks with these expert
witnesses, and he didn't propose to be
cut short in the matter of time. He
would reEenw his proposition that the
jury be allowed to separate and go to
their homes, relying upon their honor
and integrity.
Guiteau said: agree to that, your
honor They are heightened, honora-
BILE men, aud | amt afraid to trust
them. The American people don't
want me hung anyhow, and the best
thing this prosecution can do is to dis
mis- this indictment ana let us all go
home.
Judge Porter turning towards the
dock called attention to the outbursts
of the prisoner, and intimated tha, if
they were to continue he must request
that the dock he moved to a further