Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

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related the accounts OF the interviews the prisone
said: ut is proper for me 10 say that Mr. Brook
mas stated the conversation that occurred bstwee
"Mr Brooks said," the prisoner remarked a fey
minutes later, "that the people were against m
and said the Deity was with me-"
Mr. Scovlle Joined with the officers I'm an inrnec
| tual attempt TO silence the prisoner. Turnin,
upon one of the officers, the prisoner said: .
| uont want this officer hanging around me either
| lie is nuisance in this case. j talk To $1,000 90
people What are your You are nothing"
| THE PHOTOGRAPH RULED OUT.
| When Mr.. Brooks left the stand Mr. Scovfll
onered to Identity now the photograph taken O
the prisoner just after the snooting After A Ions
discussion an objection made to the evidence wa
| sustained by the court
l. ". GUITEAU's LETTER TO MRS sCoyuIE
MT. Scoyile then read the letter written at Free
port, October 81, 1875, by l. W. Guiteau to Mrs
Scoville which related that Charles (the prisoner
had been at Freeport endeavoring to b orrow SIS.
GOO to aid ip his inter-ocean project The letter
said: "To my mind he is fit subject for a lunatiC
asylum, and IL i had the means to keep him.
would send him TO one for while at least"
When MT. Scoville had read the letter the pris
1ner inquired: Z" Is your object I'm reading that
letter. MI. Scoytlle TO show that my IA ther was a
cranh or tnat am crank?"
End of the Testimony.
Ihe usual hour for recess having arrived. the
court asked If the defence had any further testi-
mony
Mr. Scoyille said that under the ruling OF the
court he had no further testimony. lie suggested
an adjournment till Tomorrow morning
AS TO THE POINTS LAW.
The court said he would like to have counsel
submit now such points OF law as they desired to
have the court rule upop
Mr.. Davdge said he would like TO hear the
points TO be raised by the defence. The govern
ment was ready to present theirs.
Mr. Scoville said the defence had theirs in de-
tached form.
Prayers of the Prosecution.
Mr.. Davidge then read the prayers of the prose-
cution as follows:
SUPREME COURT, DISTRICT OF. COLUMBIA, UNITED
STATES ACT. CHARLES j. GUITRAU.
Prayers submitted by the counsel for the gov
ernnent, Tor instructions 10 be given by the court
to the jury.
l. The legal test of responsibility when insanity
IS set up defence for alleged crime IS whether
the accused at the time OF committing the act
charged, knew the difference between right
and wrong in respect OF such an act
Hence, in the present case. If the accused at the
time OF committing the act charged knew the
such act, that is If he knew what he WAS doing
ana that what he was doing was contrary to the
law OF the land, he is responsible
= III the accused knew what he was doing and
that what he was doing was contrary to the law
or the land, it constitutes no defence even II IL
were true that wnen he committed the act ne re-
ally believed that he WAS thereby producing a
public benefit, or carving out an inspiration OF
%od rof opg aopf pf apprey Such belief
such excuse be afforded by the fact that in the
COMMISSION or the act he Was impelled bv de-
PRAYED moral sense-whether innate or acquired
or by evil passions or Indifference 10 moral oDga-
tons
3. Insanity would, however. constitute defence
III by reason OF disease the accused Il the time OF
committing the act charged did not know what he
was doing, or, If lie dill not know ii, that what he
was doing was contrary To law.
4. The only evidence in the present case tending
TO show an Irresistible Impulse to commit the nom
lclue, Is lhe clalm OF the accused that his fr e
that the death OF the President was required
Tor the good of the American people, and
was Divinely inspired. But such conviction, IL IL
really existed, could afford any excuse when
the party knew what he was doing. and that il
was contrary to law. No mere delusion or error
OF Judgment. not even the nxed belief, that what
Is prohibited by the law, is commanded or ap-
proved pro do,,sag by ID Divine authority can exempt
law, II at the time he knew what he was doing
and that it was contrary to law. To have such
elect, the committing the act charged, must have
The product of disease, and OF such force
as TO deprive the accused OF the de-
Between e r9 abs Waayy to distinguish
the act, so that at the time committing the act
ne either did not know what he doing. or. il
he did, that the act Was wrong or contrary to the
law OF the land.
GUITEUA AGAIN.
~ suppose" said the prisoner when Mr. Daviige
finished, 'if your honor please, that / shall be
allowed to go on the stand and review certain
things that have come out in this trial i'm sur
rebuttal. to wit: What Gen. Reynolds said; 70
wit: What Shaw said; to wit: What Phelps said
hardly think it necessary"
Mr.. Scovile having stated that he would need
time 10 prepare his statement of law points. the
prosecution agreed to give them necessary time
'Ihey show great deal better SPIRIT" said the
prisoner, during the last two or three days, than
heretofore. They have got rid OF their badness IL
shows they haven't got any case and they are be-
ginning to realize it. They don't want the Deity to
get dowh on them. That's the whole OF it,"
ADJOURNED TILL SATURDAY
After some discussion it Was agreed to give the
defence two days, and the trial was adjourned until
Saturday.
GCITEAU AND JOHN BROWN
One OF the ancestors OF John Brown, who was
executed at Charlestown, Va, I'm December, 1852
was Miss Gitteau, granddaughter OF Dr. Fran
els Gitteau, physician who came over with the
HuguenotS and settled i'm Connecticut. From this
fact some have come to believe that Guteau is a
relative OF John Brown. 1t appears however that
prisoner, was an Entirely different person o from sm
the ancestor OF John Brown. Both OF them were
Huguen0ts from France. They prob bly, came to
they may have come from the same stock. The
DIR. Guiteau, the prisoners grandfather, settled
near Utica, NY, and the other. a DESCENDANT OF
whom married into the Brown family. settled at
Woodbury., Conn. Besides the two physicians
Named there were others OF nearly the same name
branch. spelling the name like the prisoner set
tng In the eastern part OF Ohio, and another in
ooutii SdIoiiHd Inc prisoner states that, as the
HuguenOtS settled all along the coast he is not
surprised TO learn OF others OF his name.
TRIAL NOTES.
Guiteau. In an interview with STAR reporter
recently, repeated his previous statements that
the shooting OF President Garfield was because OF
an irresistible pressure which he could not shake
on, and as soon as he fired the shot and reached
the jail he felt happy, for the pressure was taken
on MN: HIS impulse or pressure was to execute
Che DIVINE Will, and he felt that the Deity would
lake care OF him. For the time his free agency
was destroyed and he was directly I'm the hands OF
Che Deity. he was in the hands OF Deity now and
1t was special providence which took the Presi-
dent 70 Long Branch TO die. II the Jury convicted
MIN tne plea OF jurisdiction could and would be
successfully interposed 1t was, he said special
providence which had prevented the trial taking
place In New Jersey. The authorities OF New Jer-
sey did not ask TO try the case for they did not
want 10 get inc Deity on them. He further. said
that he had not felt that there was any need OF re-
pentance for the act on his part, although he did
feel sorry that the President suffered SO much
pain.
GEN. NILES CoASrNDAroRY ORDER-The War
department has received a copy OF a general order
issued by Gen. Miles, commanding the department
OF the Columbia, in witch he commends the
marked zeal and skill manifested 10y the following
officers in constructing military roads and telee
graph lines: Capt q. II. Burton, 2lst infantry;
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