Title

Approaching the End

Description

Illustration from the Judge magazine depicting the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau, assassin of President Garfield. The illustration shows how testimony from psychiatrists (the "expert testimony" label on the branding iron) pronounce Guiteau sane and culpable for the murder of Garfield, opening up the path to execution. The illustration erases the dissenting testimony of psychiatrists for the defense, including W.W. Godding, Edward Spitzka, and James Kiernan, who were convinced that Guiteau was not sane.

Creator

J. A. Wales

Source

Collection: Charles Guiteau Papers
Folder: Oversize (Prints & Photographs Collection)
File: "Approaching the End"

Find in our collection under the call number 2014.002.002.

Date

1881-82

Format

Illustration, ink on paper

Language

English

Type

Newspaper caricature

Original Format

Illustration, ink on paper