Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-01


Cunningham, has got an eleven pound baby
for new years present" daughter, in
which the jury heartily joined.)
DR.. Gray resumed the story of his converse
ton with the prisoner in the Jail. Guitean in
terrupted: "That don't correspond with your
evidence yesterday, doctor. You went to in
spiration then"
Scoville objected TO the statement of the
witness, saying that he said nothing OF inspir'
alton or divine pressure, and argued that the
witness must give the conversation or the
substance OF it as it occurred; that it would
be the province of the jury to say what should
be inferred from it.
Witness qualified his statement by adding:
81 asked him questions and my statement is
based upon his replies" Witness continuing,
said the prisoner used the expression. when
/ made up my mind it was the result OF q
grinding pressure"
Guiteau That's where the inspiration
comes IN. Please get that straight while you
are about ii.
Scoville again objected that the witness was
losing sight of the question, and going into
arguments.
Guiteau - " The witness is forgetting
what he testified yesterday, Corkhill must
have gotten hold of him and instructed him
what to say to-day. That's what's the matter
with him.
Scoville disclaimed any desire to interrupt
the witness, but the prosecution held him to
q strict requirement that he should make his
objections specially, and he must therefore
stop the witness at every point where he was
satisfied an objection would lie.
Guiteau continually interjected comments,
and with Scoviile's frequent objections witness
soon became sensibly disturbed, and when
Irad IN on he
many Interruptions that do not know where
l am"
Guiteau quickly retorted: 81 should not
think you did, nor any one else. l have been
trying all the morning to find out where you
are. The fact is you are badly lost this morn
ing, doctor. We will have to send small
boy to find you"
Witness was about to state some reasons
which induced him (witness) to form an opin-
ion at the time he visited him at the Jail, when
Guiteau again interrupted and called out ::
s'Dr. Gray is devoting himself to an argument
to the Jury this forenoon, which he has no
ripht TO do. He should confine himself to
facts Porter will take care of the arguments.
iSsrcastlcally} Judge Porter, [ mean"
ScoYi.le again objected that the witness was
volunteering al argument instead of adhering
to a statement Of tie facts. The witness, with
some feeling, replied: 81 am under oath, Mr..
Scoville, ard l 90 not care to volunteer any
thing which is not strictly and appropriately
evidence in the case"
Guiteau-tThen you had better stop talk
ing, if you don't want to volunteer anything"
Witness did not find single circumstance
as narrated by the prisoner that would in
dictate to his (wituess) mind insanity. He was
of opinion, Judging by his examination of the
prisoner in the Jail, and from his observation
of him in court, that he is sane
Corkhill then read to witness the hypotheti-
cal question of Donez, and turning to SEQ
Vile, said: ''YOu see, Mr.. Scoville, l have
submitted your own question"
Scoville-"Yes, only you don't read it with
the same emphases that you do your own"
Corkhill-"PreciselY So Because l don't
believe in it as do mine"
Witness replied: 81 would not like to answer
that hypothetical qestion, because it evidently
means TO apply to the prisoner, and knowing
what | do of him, from my own observation
and examination, could not answer it as a
hypothetical case, because in my judgment 1t
does not describe an insane state"
Witness then analysed the question, clause
by clause, and severely criticized it. Corkhil
then read the lengthy Hypothetical Questions
of the prosecution.
Gufteau suggested there 'as no necessity
to repeat that bosh, as everybody had heard it
3 dozen times. The su geston was unheeded,
the prisoner added: "Two-thirds of that is
false. and it makes ME mad every time | hear
-
tinualy called out: THAT'S false, that's
false;n Chow do you know" "That's Smiths
lie and similar expressions.
Witness replied: 81 believe him to have
been sane on July q"
Guiteau shouted: "The whole substratum
of that thing is false. How can the doctor
give a truthful answer"
Witness then gave at great length, and in
full, the details of what he had observed in the
conduct and sayings of the prisoner in court,
that led him (witness) to believe in his sanity
Referring to the prisoners claim that the deity
inspired the act, he was interrupted by Gui-
teaIl, who called out: Yes, and he is taking
care of it too, Dr. Gray. I'll stake my life on
it."
Witness was asked: DO you think the
prisoner has been feigning in court?" and re-
plied, eyes, do. He claims an inspiration
from the deity. doubt that he believes any
such thing, and in such sense he is feigning
and acting part"
Guiteau-"No such thing. I never feign.
You are paid for your opinion; the jury is
mott
Scoyille bepan the cross-examiuation. Wit.
ness was asked if he had testified as an expert
in cases of persons on trial for capital crimes
but before he could reply Guiteau supple
mented the question by calling out: elbow
many men have you helped to hang, doctor?''
Witness was not aware of case where he
had pronounced a sane man insane, or where
he had adjudged an insane man sane. he adj
mitted, however, that his views upon some
types of insanity had changed since he began
study of the subject.
EGuiteau-"Yo live and learn then, like
other people. If you live twenty years long
er you may know something about insanity
You may reach the Abraham type by thai
time. You are growing man, DOCTOR"
Witness stated that he had abandoned the
theory of ''moral insanity" as far back as 1854
He did not think it would be found in his re-
ports subsequent to that date as a distinct
classification.
After some further questions on this sub
ject Gulteau broke out impatiently: eThe
amount of it is, these experts
will swear to anything for
money. They will swear to things to day that
they would not have thought of swearing ia
% years ago, or would swear to 25 wears
hence. This subject, of insanity is progress
sive.''
Witness was asked how he came visit
Washington to testify in this case, and re.
piled; 81 did not care to come, but the presi
dent of our board said he thought it my duty
to come"
scoville-"Then you came on his interpre
tation of your duty
Witness indignantly sir; came on
telegram"
Guiteau added: "aow about Corkhill's
money? l guess that was the influence thai
brought you here. This fellow Corkhill has