Evening star., 1931-12-27

"CongreSsmen who shudder at the
idea of spending few dollars toward
Capital csntta5 aNS u,orthr 'r9" tna na.,uaai .aa
making, lean people," says The
Star of December 10,
1881, Ought to look at the amounts
proposed to BE- expended by the French
Legislative Assembly for the improve
ment Of Paris. Among other items in
the budget is one of $50 000 900 for in
creaSing the water supply of the city
Another contemplates the expenditure
CT 100000 600 on schools and academies
and for the repair and Improvement of
streets and avenues. 1t is shown that
there are at present in Paris 10000
houses unprovided with water and many
miles of strestS on which the residents
slops, etc, for want of proper sewerage
facilities Such facts being established,
it doesn't take the statesmen of France
long to supply the remedy, and the
people of that country indorse and ap-
prove their action just as the people
of this country would indorse and ap-
plaud the action of Congress in any
steps it may take toward increasing the
water supply Of Washington and i'm
proving its sanitary condition by prop
erly improving the channel of the river
In front Of the city
Guiteaus behavior in court during
his trial for the murder of President
Garfield became 50
Threatened obgtreperous that it
With Dock. that NaS he tabs be- pEaced RsopGSfa in
the dock instead Of being allowed to
sit at the counsel table. In the course
of the examination of an expert wit
ness at the session of December "a,
1881, as told in The Star Of that date,
occurred tie following colloquy When
MesSrs. Scoville and Reed had finished
with the witness the prisoner said:
ALLOW me to ask you. doctor, II you
hold that man cannot be insane in
the specific act without his brain is
diseased? Is that your theory?" Judge
Porter for the prosecution checked
the witness from answering the ques-
ton.
Who's doing this business, you or
the c-urt?" inquired the prisoner
Judge Porter remarked that it appeared
that the criminal was managing it.
Il am no more of criminal than
you are" replied Guiteau II stand a
great deal better outside than you do.
The newspapers are saying that Guiteau
is bigger man than old Porter"
II shall be compelled, If these in
terruptions continue" said Judge Por-
ter, Ito have them made from the
dock"
That Is a question that has sug-
gested itself to me-" remarked the
court.
II am here as my own counsel" in
sisted the prisoner. Mr.. Corkhfll said
that the suggestion made by Judge
Porter was very proper one.
TITS only matter of discretion"
said the prisoner. II come here as my
own counsel and have as much right to
be heard as you have, Corkhill Ths
DrcSe "ution seems to me very anxious
it is pretty bad case for them"
d.. Jamin Strong superintendent of
the ASYLUM for the Insane at Cleveland,
Chi", w9s next called to the stand.
F1 testified to examining the prisoner
It the iail and was about to state the
result when the prisoner broke out:
Il will help you. doctor, by saving
I that I am in good health and spirits
and I am not insane now. The ques-
tion is whether my free agency was
destroyed on the I'd of July" The wit
ness said he found the prisoners
senses in perfect condition.
I'm other words" said the prisoner,
"that I am no fool. The Lord never
employs a fool to do his work, and
when He does EMPLOY man He takes
care Of him. He will take care of this
case. too"
Judge Porter rising. again protested
against the interruptions. IT notice
that this is equally annoving to the
Jury, your Honor; the practice Of plac-
inn the prisoner in the dock must be
! enforced In the very next instance
/ will ask the court to direot the mar
chal that the prisoner be placed where
everv criminal belongs, in the dock.
He has sworn that he murdered the
President. He has declared that he is
sane"
"Why don't you Go 1t now?" the
prisoner cried out.
81 apply to the court" said Judge
Porter, "to have the prisoner removed
! to the dock"
THAT Is a matter have under con-
sideration," remarked the court. IT
: admonish the prisoner OF that fact"