The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05

oner The court overruled the objection, and
an exception was noted by the defense. Quit
eau, who had kept unusually quiet all through
the morning, here addressed the witness, speak
ing without any show show. Of excitement Sa%e ao
doctor. I don't pretend to be insane now.
Tell us what you know about Abraham. Get
your money and go home" Witness, continl-
ing, closely analYEed the conduct and remarks
Of the prisoner during the trial and concluded
the prisoner had been playing a part ever
since the first day. At the outset. he said, the
prisoner had directed all bis abuse against one
of the counsel and afterward against all of
them.
Assuming the tects set forth to be true, and
adding that statement to the others, it strength
ems my opinion that the man was sane on the
"a of July. Exception to question and answer
was noted by defense.
Adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, DEC. %.
The feature Of the day was the seating Of
Guiteau in the criminals box or dock. Having
disregarded the admonitions of the court to or
whining pleas. Guiteau had been
unusually noisy and abusive. Finally Scoville
asked Of . witness hypothilical question in
yolving recital of the fact that Guiteau once
claimed that he was q member of the firm Of
Jesus Christ & Co. Porter arose, and in his
the irreverent and blasphemous use of the
name OF the redeemer Of mankind Guiteau
promptly interrupted in the most
abusive manner, and Porter, Immediately fol-
lowed by Corkhill and Davidge, demanded his
removal to the dock It was q very dramatic
and audience riveted on his fine head, rehearsed
most impressively the facts in the case and de-
msnded,, 10 the name OF the law, religion and
decency, that the obscene blasphemous wretch
be placed where he belonged.
No one would run the risk, Porter said, of
shooting worthy deputy marshal in the per-
Torrance Of his daily duties Meanwhile
again and again that no would not be placed in
tho dock, since he appeared as his own counsel,
and that he would not have interrupted at all
if he had not been abused. Judge Cox, in q
very sensible, decision. ordered
$ eos Explaining h h59 ; woaa have Dt tss
placed there long since had it not been thought
that his presence at the counsel table afforded
peculiar facilities for observation For Quit
eau's benefit he laid down we'll known rules Of
practice, that a criminal who has counsel has
waved bis right to appear as his owl, counsel.
wilted and would have broken down entirely
had not John Wilson Guiteau, who sat next
him whispered foroibly "For Gods sake don't
break acwn now. Go to the dock like mar"
w, n.'n ~ ieeo Stsv mml % qule1 you
he got. up, when Judge Cox stern.
ly shook his heal and he shufled off to
the dock. The latter consists Of a long bench
to the left of the judge, running for some dis
lance by the side of the audience, surrounded
by wooden railing. Here the assassin sat
down, surrounded by deputy marshals, having
found spot that suited him where he could
sit and hear the witnesses and everybody else,
and prepared to execute his threat to talk more
in the dock than out of it. He did talk great
deal throughout the remaining hours Of the
afternoon session, but 1t was all in the oharac-
ter OF sane criminal and not Of insane coun-
sci. Judge Cox overruled
The testimony was that of experts was Who'll
" against Guiteau. DR.. A. e. Macdonald Of
New York still continues his assertion that Gui-
teau 10 and always has been sane and RESPONSE
DR.. Rudolph BarAsdale, typical Virginia
physician, superintendent Of the central bospi-
mond, and Dr.. John B. cslendar Of the Ss sh
vile lrenn.) state hospital asylum testified,
as Macdonald had done, that after
observation in the court room, they believe the
man to be sane and responsible now and on the
I'd of July. Their testimony was simply dam
aging to the defense, and Guiteau was as
quick to see this az t smartest man In the
Jury.
THURSDAY, OGU. 20.
DR.: Walter Kempster Of the Northern Wis
pert summoned by the government, added his
contribution to-day to the pile Of testimony ris-
ing 30 rapidly to the sanity Of Guiteau. He
testified in the strongest manner possible that
he was On the I'd Ct July sane and
ton conducted by scoville and Reed elected
no contradiction Of the evidences given
on the direct examination.
scoville recalled DR.. Calender, of Tennessee,
and asked him whether letter written by Gui-
teau to Senator Don Cameron on December
10, asking loan OF $500 to defray the e1-
to stalwart"-to be repaid 'if I get out Of this;
If not, to DO charged to the stalwarts'' was the
letter of a sane or Of an insane man Dr. CAL
lender promptly said that it was the absurd let
ter OF sane man. Over the production Of
hea Forth nr sovesi nutes S
mean, dirty conduct Of his brother, who, having
been entrusted with this personal appeal to .
political friend, had delivered it, not to Cam
aron, but to Scoville. He scornfully eaid that
it was not possible that these hua.ble persons
who had crawlea into bis case for the sake Of
the notority it would give them, to appreciate
the relations existing between himself and
Grant, Conkling, Doa Cameron and s'those
kind Of men, " in politics and Moody in theol-
ogy. At least they might have done the bid
ding OF superior being Like himself without
meddling with his private correspondence
"Hon. Don Cameron-Dear Sir: lam on
trial: and need money. am stalwart of
stalwars, and so are you You think great
deal of Gen: Arthur, and 80 dol My inspi-
ration made him president, and am going to
this will return it. II not charge it to tho
stalwarts. Yours, for our cause, and very cor
daily, CHARLES GU1TEAU.
"ln court, Washington, Dec. 10.
?: s-Plesse give your check to my brother,
J. ". Guiteau Of Boston, and make it payable
Dr.: Kempster was then interrogatod respect
ing the sssassin's head, with the cast Of CLARK
Mills in his hand. Hehad prepared number
Of little slips OF paper, representing the he'd
Of we'll known men and women. He exhibited
giving tho names of the persons whose heads
he had measured when Compelled to do 30 by
the court. This little episode created
much amusement Corkhilrs head is
said to resemble Guiteau's, although
the resemblance was not striking:
wrong side; Chief Justlce csrter's and Tressu1-
DR.. Kempster showed by these heads, all Of
which were irregular, some Of them much more g
than Guiteau's, which he pronounced to be .
good head. that very few heads were symmetfi-
oal, and that symmetry was no evidence. unless
very marked Of either insanity or idiocy. Gui-
teau kept his promise. He was noisler IN the
dock than he had been out Of it
His interruptions became, a. usual,
more frequent 20 he became moro weary, and,
toward the close of the session he was In one
OF his own yelpiag moods Fortunately Judge
Cox permitted him to write on the broad top of
the railing Of the dock, furnishing him pen and
ink for tho purpose, and securing less noise,
81 not dlanoe. He oaid some IatheI lWu1tp9