Connecticut western news., 1882-01-11
THE TRIAL OF GUITRAU.
Incidents of the Case and Testimony Given,

Incidents of the Case and Testimony
 Given.
 Dr Gray declared his positive con- viction that Guiteau was sane, and had not been insane, and that he was play ing part in court. Mir. Scoville tried to have the testimony stricken out, on the ground that it was based upon be- lief that Guiteau was lying. The Court overruled the objection, and Guiteau remarked that the question of jurisdic- ton was going to settle the trial.
 Guiteau was noisy and abusive in the cross-examination, frequently shouting False l" He said that he would at tend to Corkbill's case in 1884. When o'clock arrived Guiteau informed MT. Scoyille that it was time to adjourn. He wished everybody happy New Year, and added that he would receive calls at the jail.
 The last of the doctors called to show that Gnitean is sane left the witness stand Tuesday. and Mir. Corkhill said the testimony for the prosecution was concluded. Dr. Bowker, of Kansas City, testified for the defense that Mrs. Dunmire, the assassin's divorced wife,
 
 President, that when she obtained her might be mentally deranged. This was Dunmire's testimony at the trial few weeks ago.
 .Guiteau's brother was called to testify concerning the letter the prisoner re- gently wrote to Don Cameron asking for money, but the prosecution objected, and admitted that Guiteau wrote and sent the letter, and so the witness was dismissed. MT. Scoville wished to have the testimony of Clark Mills, the sculp- tor who took cast of Guiteau's head, but it was ruled out by the Court. MT. Scoville wanted to call some wit nesses whom the prosecution had sub- pnnaed and not used, and, pending his preparation of an affidavit to show what he wished to prove by new witnesses, the court adjourned until Wednesday.
 Guiteau was unusually quiet Tuesday, and busied himself writing his name on cards handed up to him in the dock. He started to read letter, which he said was from friend of Gen. Gar field, showing the drift of public opinion on his case. Judge Cox sternly ordered him to keep quiet, and the Mar. shsl directed his men to stop him, but Guiteau succeeded in informing the jury that. according to the letter, the harsh feeling was all toward the doctors now. At the end of the session Guiteau proclaimed his willingness to let the case go to the jury now.
 The testimony in the Guiteau trial was concluded Wednesday, and the court adjourned until Saturday to give the lawyers for the defense time to pre- pare their law points for submission be- fore the making of speeches to the jury begins. Most of the testimony offered by MT. Scoville on Wednesday was ruled York, was called to the stand by MT. Scoville, who said he wished to show that in this doctors opinion Guiteau was insane on July 2, but the court ex- cluded the testimony.
 Chief Brooks of the Secret Serv1ce testified that he talked with the assassin at midnight on July 2, and again the next day, and that Guiteau told him he was not a murderer but Christian gen. tleman, and had committed the act from patriotic motives to unite the Republi- can party. It was 8 political ne- cessity, and he had thought over it and, prayed over it for six weeks, until he became satisfied he had to do it. When he witnessed the interview between Garfield and Blaine at Blaine's house, he made up his mind they were still further conspiring aga1nst the lib critics of the people, and that the Pres ident must die. ..: ..-...
 MT. Scoville asked permission to call l okh 4ex xDl, ence he had learned since the case for the defense was closed, and whose testimony would be material on the refused to admit the testimony. MT. Scoville proposed to the prose- cution that three doctors, who had been present throughout the trial, and had not been summoned by either side, should be called on by the Court to testify on the subject of the prisoners s insanity, without being questioned by any of the lawyers, and that their testi- mony should go to the jury without note or comment. MT. Davidge, for the prosecution, declined.
 Gnlteau, although interrupting the proceedings occasionally, was less noisy than usual.
 HI OAO AhW pOAAbS J1OS0At6O Uy Messrs. Scoville and Reed for instruc- tion to the jury by the court, there are fourteen points. The main ones are that the legal test of insanity IS whether e the act was done as the result of an in- sane delusion, or committed under an influence or power which the accused could not resist by reason of his un- soundness of mind ; that if the ac- I ~k but for such insane delusion, he is not guilty of the crime charged against him; that if the jury have reasonable doubt should give him the benefit of the doubt; that the jury may take into account manifestations of feeling on the part oi witnesses; that the jury have right to consider the suppression of evidence by the prosecution as raising presump. tion that such evidence, if produced, would have been unfavorable to the prosecution; that if the jury be- ieyed the prisoner of sound mind but without malice in the commission oi the act, they should render g verdict of manslaughter; that the jury should find verdict of not guilty upon the counts of the indictment representing the death of the President in the Dis trict of Columbia, and that a knowledge tbat his act was contrary to law would no make the accused liable to punishment if he did it under the delusion that i was commanded by God.
 f One of the law points submitted t' Judge Cox by the defense was that i the'jnry believed Guiteau was mentall, .. responsible for his act, but that he sho 5 the President without malice, tn wound being inflicted in the District o