| Show ON 0 biml washington 28 the criminal court room win was densely crawled crow led this morning 1 at 10 mrs scoville Sc resume I 1 her testimony she described giai leauby action luring his visit to her in 1878 arid and said she wits was then convinced ho be yes was insane and should bo be put in an asylum frequent oba objections were raised by the counsel tor for the prosecution to the character of tho the questions propounded by scoville and continuous discussion ensued between the counsels upon tho the admission stan ol of certain evidence at times somo some irritability was manifested witness was askot asked if she had over ever before bel oro boon upon tho the witness stand sho replied with much emphasis no and I 1 am no lawyer either mrs Scovil villes loa examination was concluded the iho cross examination ws was post boned to allow GPO avo D I 1 burroughs of chicago to testify as ho w downed desired to leave today to day this witness boarded with scoville at the timo time of G uit eans visit in 1878 and made up his wind mind tho the prisoner was either a fool or crazy ire ho was satisfied that guitrau was unsettled in m intellect at brief intervals in ter vals before the next witness appear oil ed 0 took advant advantage agO of tho the opportunity and broke out with 1 I desire to toll all these crank news paper men thit that I 1 appear us as my own counsel conn Tl that is is the only answer to all tho silly ariff thuy have been do livering themselves of for somo some lays das past some of these newspaper men have gone crazy I 1 appear hero heio in in part as my own counsel as i I 1 bao daoa a right to under tho the law aw tin and Cons const titu tu tion of america no effort was made to check GUI and no notice whatever of the interruption was talon talen by tho the court P S joselyn of the oneida community thought Gui tenus marled characteristic was intense egotism johnw john W guiteau Giu tein brother of tho the prisoner was wag next examined he had not been on good goo 1 tera with his brother toi for some years but hail had no doubt of his sanity until ho be received some come loiters letters in in october since ho he had bad caboon camo on hero bore and bad seen his brother in in the court room loom and at the jail ho be had bad become satisfied that ho be was insane insane on bing b ing cross elamin eromin ed cd witness admitted that before ho be had bad c ome come to washington he bo had bad al ways nays in sp spelling caking of tho the case said paid he believed his brother brot lioi was response leb ble but not sano sane responsible IK be cau seas ho he thought at some period of his life the prisoner had voluntarily sur en eldered dered himself to ovil evil practices rather than good guitman winced under these state merits imenes evidently fearing foaling bi his bro brothers candor would injure tho the calop case and with considerable bitterness inter imy ily brother and I 1 have not been on good terms for fifteen years 3 oars ire ilo always sympathized with nith my fa thor on that oneida community busi noss while scoville Sc otille and my sister bister sympathized with mo a the last time I 1 saw my brother ia in boston we bad some angry words so lie he does not como heio to tor for me with tho the ordinary force a brother bi other usually does doca I 1 am glad to find he ha has ch views views however in my case I 1 want the public to understand about abou this lillis conti lo 10 interrupt and correct tho the witness flit ness once judge davidge attempted to stop him but he moved his hand im im saying you keep quiet judge if you please shortly after the ho witness was asked in in connection with on an incident he had related if he 10 at that time thought tho the pris ollor insane 1 guitrau anticipated his reply by saying why of course ho has baa always thought I 1 was badly cracked witness said ho he never do the slightest trace traca of insanity ina anity i I 1 in n his father after recess the witness waa anes tinned tit at some length na as to family amily a and nd instances of alleged in m sanity in in his family lie ile did not know of th the 0 insanity of 0 his at acet nt and two uncles except by report on be im ing asked by scoville Sc ovilla to explain what ho he meant by layng that his brother was woral morally ly responsible anil and that he be was under the in influence aneo of tho the devil witness explained the peculiar belief ot of his hia brother as to counter i influences of christ a ud tile devil deil thi h were benio behill exercised I 1 upon mankind ant and that ono one or tho the other always gained tho ilia ascendancy ire ho med agreed i with lua tailor T and believed bolie Tod at s some ome time HMO his bis brother had haa ahr fth hil intense egotism and diw to th iha of 0 tho the devil and that ali it bung being a freo free moral moi al agent li 6 w 13 morally responsible to god for foi ini his crime cinao tint that wai w is LIB his understanding of in tins this citso case the ihu pr bore in ro interrupted somewhat petulantly yorio youve got that hit thing bjong bibe up my friend its very poor theology anil and a very tory poor vo po for you yon to talio I 1 was brit I 1 dont think so sirs mrs harah IV V markor of chicago widow of guiteaux Guito Guite ans aus cousin testified tosti fied to ill ho erict of her husbands insanity in sanit and death in in an insane iii sino osmium asylum silo bho know knew guiteau Guit enu ire iia visited their lionso in ill chicago chica 11 in in 1870 and she bhe forbade him bira to lo visit tho the house again lie iio jell fell disparately dr in in love with iab witness four teen year dir old daughter davi ago LA A very ery common form ot of insanity witness thought guitrau insane as did her daughter guitrau they were very tory poor and I 1 used to go down there anil and give giva them money and they seemed boomed very grateful grato tul in that way I 1 became in rested tc in the daughter she was entirely too young fur me though fornando fernando IV jones of chicago boarded at tile tho samo bamo house in that city with the prisoner in 1870 and formed the opinion that ho he was of unsound mind witness mado representation sen tation to tho the court officers is as to Guito Guite aus auls mental condition which ho he supposed would secure his release at tho the time ho be was imprisoned for failure to return money that ho be lind had collected for a client quite a stir followed tho the sudden announcement by scoville that the alo prisoner would now bo be sworn guiteau took look tho the stand palo but otherwise unmoved ile ho glanced behind him somewhat Bome what nervously and re the of officers fleors to stand choho to him marshal henry and deputy and 1 two policemen stood between iiii gui loan and tho the crowd of mon men who filled tho ilia standing room between guiteau and tho door apparently reassured guiteau took the oath and seating himself said to judzio cos I 1 presume it is understood judge that I 1 do not appear as a regular witness but simply to identity identify some letters the letters were then handed to G by scoville Sc ovilla and Aen identified tilled tho the court then adjourned washington 29 tho crowd in and about tile the court this morning Is ia greater than ever immediately upon tha jad opening of court guiteau guinean was called 0 to o tho the witness vit noss stand ho he took his closely watched and guarded by the police and court officers ire ho was asked by scoville to give some inel incidents identa from his re recoiled collea eions of his mother guiteau replied am I 1 here bore to be put on as a ro regular ular witness to today day or only to identify some letters lott eraT I 1 supposed tho the latter I 1 am not feeling nt at all well tc day but shall bo be much be better ater in a 0 eck or so BO scoville Sc I 1 havo have ni to ox cx amino you yo a today to day nui thoro there are no other witnesses present guiteau yo yoi t should have had your witnesses on hand band I 1 object to going on tho ilia stand when I 1 am not feeling well to be subjected to cross examination by the counsel for tho the prosecution I 1 have got a good deal closay to say I 1 want to go over tho ilia whole business carefully and scientifically so to speak and I 1 want to bo be in good talking condition scoville Sc 2 shall only ask you some r simple questions guinean I 1 am willing to answer provided the prosecution will not tako take advantage of 0 my presence enca on tho the stand to force mo me to seat my entire defense judge porter of tho ilia prosecution suggested ill that at the papers and letters which wore were put in ovi evidence ovid dence enco and identified tidied yesterday should bo be read as they must necessarily lo be at some trigo of the trial scoville Sc explained ho he had endeavored to arrange for the introduction of his ovi ovid bonco according to lis his idea of prop propriety rieLy lynnd and logical fitness lit nesa lie ho know knew the prisoner was not feeling well ivell today to day and ho he had expected ho he would become tired or exhausted when ho ba had proposed to ask tho the indulgence dul gence of the court ond and postpone further examination ile he did desire however to ask 60 tho prisoner a 8 fo auw w questions today to day guinean I 1 am perfectly willing to do that but I 1 do not nol 1 want W an t tho the prosecution to tako advantage by ray my pros t enco 11 ce here to cross roo me today to day scoville tho court will relieve yon you if you ton feel ill alvith that standing I 1 will vill go 90 on colonel CoiL Corl hill bill we 0 bennt ann cnn t submit to such arrangements aa that bt OTile le wo 0 do not lisle ask your consent I 1 shall appeal to the court judge cox that if the witness went on thu the stand to testify tosti fy he ha must submit to being 1 cross examined and if iiii his examination na A witness wai wa i bagun it could not be ba BUp onel except by consent of the courish I 1 on the ho other side eijo Gui teall lN his bia head ap the law judge c as I 1 il ib after somo B nna further from tha ill stand anil and scoville proceeded to read the letters they were acro nil all writ ten tell by guiteau to his alther aid ai d other members of oe lis lia finally family ad covered cov arod a period of or twenty years onis As the reading of letters letter progressed guite an occasionally co common tod apon them or suggested sug ted tho the proper woid when scoville besita hesitated ted abilo tho the ono one from tho the oneida community wis was being read guiteau baid well you ou cin can see BI 0 I 1 was badly cranked about that timo time at another time scoville covillo iii hesitated nall said aloro is a word I 1 cannot miiko out cohz aaion is la the word 11 prompted 0 guiteau you can sea how badly mixed I 1 got in in that miserable community it malos makos me mad every timo time I 1 think of it I 1 wish those loiters letters wore out of existence scoville read roial ono one of tho the letters lettera 1 I am in m with jesus christ company and am worling tor for them those were vere my senti bonti ments inputs said guiteau iad and that has boon bt on my position ever 0 or since lann la an other letter addressed to ili ins s tho jhb prisoner had requested two or three bundled bundred dollars dented upon epou thi this s lottor letter saying I 1 father send rend tho the moncy ire io always thought I 1 w was as badly cranked another letter wag v ai read in in which the tha writer criticized criticised severely cly tho the oneida oncida community and referred roter rod to a cincu cucu lar winch which also denounced the society and its practice 1 GUI berut exclaimed IS several oeral of ilia now new york dailies took up my and devoted 15 it that was wai a little bit of revenge I 1 had for foi living in in that ac society clety im glad to know they aro are broken boolen up now I 1 was a virtuous man all the tha time I 1 was v as there though I 1 want that understood reading lle adins of the letters was finis finished lied at noon and guitrau res resumed timed the witness stand scoville began to question him in in regard to his hia euly eaily lifo life guinean Guit cail responded promptly intelligently and with perfect coolness for some min minutes apparently enjoying ilia situation and his freedom to talk alluding to his fathers second marriage he said smilingly ile ho went afi one lay day without consulting me at all and I 1 thought that was a funny way of doing business and got mad over it whenever allusion was made tu to tho the oneida community gaineau became very tory much excited and denounced tho the community on his bia fathers course in persuading him not to go there why do you blamo blame your father risked asked sea villo Be because causo it if ho he had bad not boon been out ol of the dayi never should haigono ha un tin dor der tho the influence of that miserable fanaticism there never was such it spiritual fanaticism in the world the amount of it all was to speak plainly it was to get a chance to sloop with tho the young girls nobody oiso else could though all tho the time I 1 was waa there I 1 was practically a shaker im glad the miserable community is broken up and I 1 hope the united states government will vill break up that miserable mormon community in utah gave views on religious belief and ami was asked if he lad bad peculiar views on bealing diseases ire he replied oll oh yes father was awful crank on that taint subject Sc what do you mean by crank T guiteau well ft a short iv way ay of putting utting ri it when you kvant to say a min is is pretty badly cranked cranle cran Led 1 Gul toan in in reply to a question said ho he did not believe in any religion until conversion thata tha iho word vord they we use you yon know which was in 1839 1859 when he ha camo came wider the in ia fluence of 0 beecher arid and tho the young 21 siena 0 n 8 C ahn it ri a t tiar I 1 ar association bw boccher her up to that time wal wag supposed to be a virtuous man alli guiteau told tho iho story of his connection conn estion with tile oneida community his I 1 newspaper and his chicago leg legal al adventures venti ups he wils was thirby days in in tho the tornie anil and in in jail several times but no net or i r was indicted 1 IL butoi fore r la in order r to secure tho the chicago inter lie ho offend to make it a vronI wealthy thy man governor of if ho would al tanoa the money rondo made no direct prociso iao to lady elge Con quIte 1 I charley pud put in in 25 and I 1 im m sorry to say bay lo he I 1 got ot it yet pt said to day in in testifying that ting this idea of bit bu tying in tho the inter ocean wis was to make it tho great grent organ of tho tha abt and get the advertising patro patronage ringo ot of tho ilia 0 11 he ua suggested it to somo some first cl lisa as a n cofta aws paper men the mho said binl it was a brilliant hoa and thought it I 1 con suited several partied and till nil thought it a grand scheme but t put tho ilia money into it so BO it fell through among others I 1 appl aed to tom M adomi adams president dout of tho the second national nation il backof ot 1 freeport roe port supplied to be I 1 0 norah hall half a million dollack I 1 told him 1 would anko him governor of 0 illinois and ho he said baid lie ho di dia 1 not avant to lo bo governor Go vornor ila ho lad bad boon been sekito secretary and was a man imn of reputation and eh arneter but ho he al 11 not pan out very well ell after my iny inter TIOW with him lie did not havo iwa political aspirations I 1 wanted to got get hold of those who alio hid had aspirations and money they were the lind kind of fellows fel lofta to holp we mo adams adama did not seem to caro care aay anything thing about bonie being governor iio was vm sixty years eara ot of ago and lie pre ferreA his old al simple way of 0 living and did not caro care about going into politics I 1 also aho my iny old friend charlie reed on tho the matter I 1 |
