The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-09
fhe Returns from the Elections Yes.
terday Indicate Slight Interest
In the Vote.
fhe Democratic Nominees Carry New
YORK City by from Thirty.Fiye
to Fifty Thousand.
Returns from the Other States Arc as
Yet Exceedingly Meagre and
Unsatisfactory.
Ihe Argument Continues on the Star
honte Information -. The
Guiteau Case.
Leroy Convicted OF Murder Yesterday
at Maidstone, in England.
General Domestic and Foreign News.
Tho Gnitenn Cnsn-

maj court this morning Scoville, counsel
Tor Gulteau, called the attention of Judgo
COX to the motion made in the case A few
DAYS ago by hisassooiate, Robinson. Jndge
COX said the motion referred in tbe first
place to postponement of the trial. w II
he was exceedingly anxious to occommo.
date counsel, he did not see how he could
pos.po1e lhe trlai without the consent of
ooul,sel On ooth sides. In regard to the
trict attorney to deliver to the counse, O;s ssr
the defense certain papers, he said I'M IN
consultation yesterday with Mo
aistrict attorney and Robinson tho
district attorney offered TO finnish
any papers he had for the insnection' 'su ~
consul, and he did not see thai tbe co,ut VI
could give an order for. the prodnctinn
Oh papers that might be evidence on tba
part .oi the prosecution. On that score
however there would be no difficnltv
Scoyllle remarked that the matter hid
naruiy Deen presented, the other day ex.
actly IN the view which he had of il, There
were thIee classes of fpapers in the possession
~ y .io elstrlct attorney, and he considered
reIy Important That counsel for the priso-
her shouiu nave not merely the insnection
OF the papers i'm the presence of and nndar
the supervision of the district attorney. bnt
should nave the papers for consultation
among themselves and with the nrisoner
ihere could be no difficulty about the cns.
tody OF the papers, because a recent could
be given for them and their co.
tents could be aseertained ona
noted In the first place tbnra
were certain clippings from newspaners
W wi,lcli unu been gathered up by the pris.
oher curing the SIX weeks before the shoot
ing. Inc reason why counsel for the
psa ppssVher wanted them and why they were
v,i,,eieu ,rnua 70 tnem, was that these clippings
eNluelce lor TIE defense MS TO the in.
nuehces that were brought 10 bear ON Tho
prisoners mind, and of the mo,;,as
winch operated on him finally in com.
mltting. the deed, Evidently, of conrsr
an application for things of this characte,
IN possession of the district attorney
might not be proper, but in this case The
deience consisted Of insanity. and II was
extremely important for counsel TO ascer.
taln, ana to be able to produce In evi-
dence, the influences which opernied On
Guiteaus mind for six weeks before tho
shooung. Suppose, for example, that GER
.aIn leIters had been written to the prisoner
Hurlhg that time by accomplces i.stigat-
1nS nm 10 nc,, understanding his mental
Sohultion, would 1t be claimed that counsel
LOT the prisoner were not entitled 10 fheir
possession in order to show IN. induencos
that were brought to bear on the prisonep
ana now they operated on his mind
instead OF there being such letters nd.
ulesseu 10 the prisoner in person there
were as he understood cer,a;r
printed documents or printed letters
addressed to him in common with all neonio
9i the United States, and counsel Eor ihe
defense are entitled to an inspection nm ey.
ANIMATION OF these papers, to see how far
Lley lniluenced the prisoners action and
nov iar they were proper to be produced In
evidence on the part of the defense. There
was hlso printed book, the property of the
him, During the six weeks before The % oct
was committed Guiteau was, as he under'
STOOD, engaged in making annotations in
lhat BOOK and noting all along the maroin
making alterations and corrections and
putting additions to ii on the margin
a ihese things We're important rs indicating
the condition of the prisoners mind whaf
he was thinking of as bearing upon the
question OF mental soundness and LEGAL ra-
sponSbility, Counsel for the defense wore
entltled 70 them and entitled to have them
nelore trlal; Iheywere not bound to look 10
the grace OF the district attorney TO Obtain
t@helr @ evidence They were entitled 10 Il.
themselves m to examine II, TO canvass Il In
Ut, l.s bearings, so US TO see whether Il was
a proper thlng to produce in evidence MS
they now believe il was. Lastly tbree
weeks ago the prisoner had pre.
pared in Jail conmnn;caHon
which he desired to have publisbed
ana had sent in an envelope with n note to |
himself (Scoville). The warden Ind |
brought u to his room, but not finding him |
nc had lett II with the district attorney
Ihat letter and communication he Ind becn
unable to get. He had applied 10 The dis.
trlct attorney repeatedly FOR them but had
I nps oeeh able TO get them. |
re he now submitted the matter ia
.ne court lie was not asked for ANYTHING
~ w. iavor, put he held that he wns entitled
W tnYso papers without any qualifications.
papers he should say that counsel for the
prisoner were entitled TO them, but In the
absence ofthe district attorney he could NOT
make MAJ any order as TO the book referred to
i INC district attorney yesterday told
that ho would give him a copv
wy 10 ho'
Judge Cox; ~ do not see taat I have onv
power 10 order the district attorney 10 do.
lyer any letters that he holds and which
~ may uesire To- use as evidence. / be.
,evg n ne Is willing to give an oppor.
unity. TO examine eyerything Il.
las. ] 10 not think my order will he noe.
,,ssary, However, ! will consult with tbe
district attorney. as soon as he comes into
,ourt, ana probably the matter can be nc.
without formal orer.n
subsequently District Attorney Corkbill
anne Into, court and said that The naners
by counsel for the defense being
violence ho would not concede
ne right, Of any person 10
mem. lie had never received any
communication Of any kind addressed 10
'coville, and had nothing of the kind IN his
possession. scoville said he would to.mor.
ow morning present an affidavit of Warden
rocker In relation 10 the matter.
The Star Route Cases.
WASHINGTON, November s.--Argument