Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-04
TRIAL
Of the Murderer Guiteau..

tions. He said that the general un-
derstanding of "inspiration these
days, is that it means "a taking H.
For example, the Mormons are IN
spired to take a plurality of wives.
The assassin was not pleased with
tie doctors evidence, and he suggest
ed to his lawyer, Scoville, that he
tear the notes of bis testimony to
pieces, as they were tbs contributions
of a crank. The doctor said: There
are q great many insane people
medically inssne-who appreciate the
difference between nigh. and wrong
In nearly sll the ssylums system OF
rewards and punshInents is In voSus
in dealing with the insane, showing
that it is recognized in the treatment
of the insane that they can distin-
guish between right and wrong and
can control their actions.
DR.. Worcester, of Salem, Mass,
was called He has been an lnvestl-
gator of insanity fifteen years. be
had examined the prisoner In jail snd
had closely observed him In court,
and in his opinion hs is sane man
The assassin abused the witness, IS
he does every one. He said: Yes,
you expect $500 for your opinion,
snd turned to his lxwyer and called
him s perfect idiot His sister spoke
to him. Wishing to quie. her, he
answered her by saying: You keep
your mouth shut; you're as big a fool
as your husband You're a crank on
this business. Ii you had all stayed
in Chicago it would have been far
better for my case. These relatives
are nuisance. would be better
off If / didn't have any. would
have plenty of friends if this pack OF
relatives were out OF the way. You
have been an unmitiSated nuisance
on this case sll the way through
Dr.. Diamond, of Auburn, New
York, was put upon the stand, Near
ly the same questions that had been
asked the others was asked him. WIT
ness was asked if he thought it would
be any indication OF insanity in a
man of mature years who honestly
believed that he was inspired to Kill
the President of the United States.
and who honestly believed that when
his motives were known to the people
they would not only excuse but ap-
plaud his act, and replied: IF he
honestly believed that, and his will
wss dominated by the conviction, it
would be an indication Of insanity.
GUIrEAu ON EXPERTS.
Upon the conclusion OF the testi-
mony of DR.. Diamond the murderer
gave his opinion on experts, as fol
lows: "These experts may be all
high-toned, honorable men, but in my
opinion they hang more men than the
doctors kill" Growing more and
more excited he detained for some
minutes, and said: General Gar
field be alive to-day had it not been
for the doctors; they completed what
my shot began. The Lord intended
he should go, and so He let the doc
tors kill him. He didn't die before
his time. though"
DR.. Henry Stearns said, that in
cases of insanity memory is the first
faculty to give way; the insane have
poor recollection.
DR.. Orpheus Evans said, that he
has treated about 1000 insane people.
The fact that man believed that
he would live forever was no indica-
ton of insanity. He attributed no
significance to the shape of the head,
because no two insane persons that
he had ever met had heads shaped
alike. From his examination and OBJ
servation of the prisoner the witness
had formed the clear opinion that he
was sane on the % Of July"
CHRISTMAS
The murderer, Guiteau, spent Christ
mas in jail-that is, Monday, Decem-
Der 26, IS81-there being no court,
writing an address, in which there
was only what he has often said dur
ing the trial, about him being in
spired to shoot Garfield, and about
the President having been killed by
the doctors. He closes the address
as follows: ''Thus far the Deity ha,
fathered the act to my entire salts.
faction. He knows l simply execu
ted His will and I know it and great
many people are beginning to see it
and they will see it more and more as
time advances. 1 put up my life or
the Deitys inspiration and have moi
come to grief yet and have no idea
/ shall, because l do not think l an
destined to be shot or hung But
that is a mater for the Deity to pass
on, not me. Whstever the mode OF
my exit from this world i have nc
doubt but my name and work viii &c
laundering down the ages, but VICE
unto the men that kill me privately
or judicially.''
Since the Christmas intermission
the trial has been progressing, the
testimony being that of experts OF
the question of insanity most OF
them believe him to be a sane man
DIR. Macdonald said: Il believe he
has been feigning what he believed tc
be insanity; L believe he has beer
attempting to give the impression ii
court that he is insane, and with tina,
idea has been acting a part
DR.. J. H. Calender, who had seer
1000 insane people treated, said: 81
do not believe in the existence of q
type of insanity which could be called
moral insanity. 1 can only under
stand by the term "moral monstros
ity' a person of average intellectual
ability who gives loose rein to his
evil tendencies and commits heinous
crimes. I do not believe the Deity
ever inspired man to take the life
of fellow creature; that if a person
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