Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-11
TRYING THE ASSASSIN.
THE PROSECUTION CLOSES.

with Or. tray, OF Ullca, N. - uPou
the witness stand. His cross-examl-
nation was concluded. He said that
he did not believe in any of the social
ed moral insanities. Kleptoman'a,, ne
said, is theft, dypsomania is drunken
ness, and pyromania is ince odlarisu'
When DR.. Gray left the District-Attor-
new announced that the testimony 1or
the Government was concluded. A
physician from Kansas City, Mo, was
called as a witness by the defence to
contradict Mrs Dunmire, Govern
ment witness. Mr.. Scoville stated
that he wished to Summon additional
witnesses, and will to-day present his
affidavit setting forth the facts expect
ed to be proved by them. The prose:
cution will object to any rehash OF
old matter. 1t is stated that Gut
teau's apparent confidence OF being
saved Is based on the expectation that
the President will somehow come to
his aid.
THE BASIS OF THE AssAssIN's
CONFIDENCE
WASHINGTON, January 3.--The
statements of some of the experts,
taken with evidence that has been
given in the case, raise the presump-
tion that the confidence which sqstalns
Guiteau in the face of almost cer-
tain conviction, is due, in part at least,
to a cause not hitherto suspected 1t
is interesting only as one more revela-
tion of the assassin's depravlty. This
| is. that he has been calculating on the
belief that President Arthur would In
some way help him to escape the ven-
geance of the law.
The probability Is that this idea was
distinct element in his plans in deter
mining upon the murder. Qr.
Kempster says that in his talks with
Guiteau at the Jail before the trial be-
gan he touched upon his chances or
escape, as upon many other subjects,
in order to test his sanity. Gulteau
said General Arthur is man and
is actpated by the same feelings that
actuate other men. He knows thot I
took him ont of position where ne
had only $4,000 year, and had hard
ly any influence, and put him In posi-,
tion where he has $4,000 year apd
has more influence than any other
man in the world That's got to have
its influence Now, it's going TO pe
easy enough for him to say to General
Croker, You've been here long
while and you must be tired, and l
guess you can take furlough.' PGel
he can put somebody in there who can
give me chance to get out and get 10
Europe, If Pm once outside l have
friends who will help ne
Only few days ago Guitean wrote
a letter of introduction for his brother
John w. Guiteau, to President Arthur.
In urging him to see the President,
using this letter as a passport, Guiteau
told his brother that Mr. Scoville had
no skill in approaching men and
couldn't be trusted to find out how the
President felt TOWARD bin. Of course
the letter was merely passed oyer TO
Mr.. Scoville, who now has it. Dr..
Kempster says that those who find 1t
dificnlt TO understand that Guiteau
fouMFeally believe anything so absurd
and monstrous as this and still be a
sane man, have only to put themselves
n Guteau's place and reason from bis
point Of view, if that is possible
thing 10 anybody but Guiteau. He
can see nothing unnatural in his ex-
pectation, because he knows what he
would be willing to do if he were in
General Arthqr's place. Having no
conception of honor and believing that
all men are like him, he cannot reason,
except according to the process which
his abominable depravity has taught
him. AS for his being so foolish as to
tell such things-a point on which Dr.
Kempster was not questioned--that Is
probably to be accounted for by the
same moral blindness, as well as by
the characteristic fooli5hness that has
frequently shown itself during the
trial, side by side with strange quick
ness and shrewdness. District Attor-
ney Corkhll adds something to the ac-
count already given of his instructions
to DR. Gray when he was first sent to
examine Guiteau. Dr. Gray came here
without any knowledge of Guiteau.
He was asked so many questions
about his opinion Of the assassin that
the only way by which he could avoid
disagreeable notoriety was to refrain
from reading on the subject When
the District Attorney sent for him, he
simply asked him to go to the Jail aud
make up his mind whether Guiteau
was insane or sane but without telling
him that the action OF the Government
would probable depend upon his ver-
dict. Or. Gray reported that the man
| was sane.
LEGAL POINTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
Mr.. Davldge then read and submit
ed to the Court the following prayers
on the part Of the prosecution upon
which the Court was asked to charge
tbs jury.
First. The legal test Of responsible
ty for insanity set up as a defense for
an alleged crime is whether the accus-
ed, at the time OF committing the act
alleged, knew the difference between
right aud wrong in respect of such act
hence, in the present case, if the accus-
ed at the time Of committing the act
charged knew the difference between
right and wrong in respect of such act,
that is, il he knew what he was doing
aud that what he was doing was con-
tary to the law of the land, he is re-
sponsible
Guiteau. | didn't, because my free
agency was destroyed,
Second If the accused knew what
he was doing and that what he was
doing was contrary to the law Of the
land, it constitutes no defense, even if it
were true that he was thereby produc-
ing public benefit or carrying out an
inspiration of Divine origin or appro-
vol Su.h belief woul1 not afTnrd any