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

things, at which, OF course, every BODY laughed.
The government expects to close its case In
rebuttal on Saturday. The defense expects to
close Its case in sur rebuttal by the following
Saturday.
t1tDAY, DEG 80.
On the bench beside Judge Cox sat Judges
Hagnor and Wylie, President Mott Of Union
New York. Proctor Knott Of Kentucky and
Gen. Sherman were the only other prominent
persons present Guiteau was very laxative,
although less abusive than usual He got in
number Of s'little speeches" in very theatre
cal way One Of tn them doss not appear N the
tended solely for the ears Of Scoville and Reed,
was WHISPERED hastily as Guiteau was led past
them to the dock and ran thus: "You keep
quiet and I'll laugh the case out Of court"
Some of his public speeches followed lmmedi-
aey the hsSs ct tss a9 e ..
lunatic asylum 1t Utica, N. Y, for the past
thirty one years, who has had IL, 900 insane
patients under his care, testified TO- day that
Guiteau WIS sane and responsible on the SEQ
ond of July and il sane and responsible to-day.
when he shall have said the last word III behalf
Of the great body Of medical men Of the country
whose representative he ID, respecting the men
tai condition of the assaaain, the weight OF evil
dence in favor of his sanity will be so great as
to leave little room for doubt in any mind
band was raised, but was dismissed by the FORE
man announcing that they preferred not to sep
arate provided they could have reasonable
opportunity for exercise and to obtain fresh
After recess DR.. Gray stated he made thor
oko k1.koo
the prisoner at the jail, and gave, at some
length, the details Of his examination and con-
versation with the prisoner. After half an
hour had been taken ID thus, Guiteau re-
marked: "rhis is very interesting soory, no
doubt, bnt it must be familiar by this time to
everyone: The doctor is telling it well, how
ever and is getting in all the facts as told them
to him. have no objection to it Witness con-
hnuing said: 81 asked the prisoner the question,
Suppose the president had offered you the
Paris counselship during the time you were re-
flectIng upon tho subject Of removing him,
SWELL, we'll, that would have settled the matter,
would have taken tho position. Guiteau
called out from the dock: II said if be had
offered it to mo at any time before the LIST OF
June. II he had offered it after the 1st it
would not have made the slightest difference"
shoot the president: II came to the conolu-
sion the political situation justified it.
l gradually. became convinced of this
and resolved upon his removal" Guiteau
shouted again: ''That knocks your Paris con-
sulship and shows there was no malice in it.
There was not an element Of murder in it but
political necessity"
Witnees-I then asked him upon what
grounds he resolved to remove the president
Rnd he replied: II considered the removal Of
the president a political necessity" I then
asked him how he arrived at that conclusion,
and he replied: ssIf you will read the papers
Of May and June you will find what the politi-
ciate what mean by political necessity" Wit
ness then inquired in regard to his alleged inspi
ration, and asked him il it came to him in the form
Of a voice or vision or Of 3 direct command, and
his reply was: ''It came to me as a conception,
and / reflected upon it until resolved that it
was justified BY the situation" Witness then
asked how this accorded with bis theory of in
SEPARATION, and his reply was: ''The inspiration
was IN the form Of pressure constantly upon
me to commit the act''
Guiteau-Thats all there is in the case-short
and to the point. You can talk about it six
years, il you want to.
DR.. Gray continued the story of his interview
with Guiteau, with occasional comments by
the latter of assent or dissent but not to the
extent OF annoying interruption, until the hour
IF adjourn ment
od1-NDhA3 Ill., - L.
The examination Of DR.. Gray WAS continued.
He testified in substance to the same facts as
on yesterday. He believed, he said, that the
prisoner was now and always had been sane and
responsible and that be was now feigning what
he beloved to be insanity. DR.. Gray pointed
out, one by one, the points Of difference be-
tween Guiteau's conduct before and since the
shooting, and that which would have been the
conductor an insane man. They were numer-
ous, and proved his sanity Of themselves.
Afterwards, at Corkhill's request, he vivi-
sected the hypothetical question Of the
defense, pointing out all it's defects and show
ing tic difference between its assumptions and
the proved facts
On cross examination DR.. Gray was not at all
shaken. OF course Guiteau interrupted inces-
antly. TIE testimony was 80 palpab|y and 80
strongly against him that be could not If he
would git quietly under it. BE promptly voted
case out Of court" Ee eaid great atm many
things that were better received when he said
them before and one or two entertaining things
that were new. His first remark just after sit
ting down was the diverting announcement
ceived IN eleven pound baby as New Years
present, and his last remark was an announce
ment that he would be at home to callers to-
morrow.
Witness did not find single circumstance az
narrated by the prisoner that would indicate to
LILO \N4NlSoS uJluO 4Q6du1Cys LIZ W0o VI Il1o
opinion, judging by his examination Of the
prisoner in jail and from his observation Of him
in court, that he was sane at the timeof the muir
der.
Witness was asked. 3Do you think the
prisoner has been feigninS in corrt?" and re-
from the deity, but / doubt that he believes
any such thing, and in such sense he is feign-
ing and acting part" Scoville endeavored to
force an acknowledgment from the witness
that the conversations and conduct Of patient
were the chief means to determine his sanity or
insanity. The witness insisted it was only an
incidental, not an essential, clement of deter
mination. The witness said he had seen some
forty cases Of felgned insanity. On account of
New Year festivities on Monday the court ad-
journed to Tuesday.
Following is the full text Of Judge Coxs decision
femanding Guiteau to the docks It is hardly neces-
sary to say that the conduct of the prisoner during
the trial has been one of persistent violation anG
defiance Of order and decorum and decency from:
the beginning The only measures which could
have been resorted to to efectualy and completely
fringed his constitual right as prisoner at trial,
and that was a conclusive argument against resort
10 that. Until Saturday last no other
measure had been suggested from any
gesed in the form of motion. although it had
Itself occurred to me previously, it 4. had
heretofore been an impression slared OOta by
court and counsel that the prisoners conduct and
language at the bar would probably afford the best
indications of his mental and moral characteristics
and contribute largely to the enlightenment of the
court and jury upon the vital question of mental
responsibility. 1t was, therefore, in accordance
with desire expressed to me by the
district attorney that he was allowed such latitude
of conduct unresrained except so far as necessary
to conduct proceedings at all, in order to furnish
particularly to expert witnesses who were present,
an opportunity to diagnose his It was thought
that no better opportunity could be afforded than
constant study of the prisoner in tho court room
o 6s cess d
period which this trial has continued. As it now
appears the opinions Of the experts have been
largely founded on
EXHIBITIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE
during the trial. and If they have contributed to
enable expert witnesses to reach conclusions it is
complete vindicaon of the view Of the district at
torney, that this the proper course to be pur-
sued. At this stage Of the trial the object seems to
be accomplished. The trial is now approaching its
o1c on hox-o al c;r ho.