The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-31
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
ONLY A. LITTLE MORE.
The Scenes In the Guiteau
Trial Drawing t0 q Close.
Some spats In Court.


sci sat he psused 8 moment and whis-
pered to ScoVille ''If you will only keep
quiet to-day, will laugh this case out
OF court" As soon as be reached the
dock he shouted out, Some leading pa
pers in America consider me the great
est fellow they have met in some time.
At 8 O'Clock last night I received tele-
gram, which will read for the edifca-
ton Of the audience and American PEG
pie:
Mr. ChGs. j. GuiteGW. Washington:
All Boston sympsthizes with you. You
ought to be Presiaen..
(Signed) A Host OF ADMIRERS.
Pausing moment, he branched off
into rambling harsngue, quoting Scrip
ture and comparing himself to the ''meek
and lowly Jesus" who used plain Ian
gusge, though sometimes severe. 81 have
been accused Of using too harsh Ian
guage," he added, 'but ! take my pat
tern from the Savior Of mankind. l
shall submit my name to the next repub-
licsn convention. l shall expect 10 be
before it. There are only two men in
the country who want me hanged. One
is Judge Porter, who expects to get
$4,000 from government, if am con-
victed, and the other is Corkhill, who ex-
poets TO get bounced, and who knows I
am the cause of it."
Counsel for the prosecution having
entered DR.. Kempster took the stand
and Scoville resumed his cross-examins-
tion.
! Witness did not believe in temporary
insanity in the sense that persons could
be insane and wholly recover from it in
an hour, Witness was asked if he be-
| lieVed Sickels was sane or insane when
he SHOT Key, and replied, I think he was
sane sir.
Guiteau-The jury did not agree with
you sir. They thought he was insane.
Upon witness leaving the stand Cork
| hill announced that he had but one more
witness to introduce in the part ofgoVern-
ment. He would like to hear from Sco-
Vile, as to how much time he might want
to consume upon sur-rebuttal, that some
idea might be had of how much longer
this long drawn ont trial would continue.
Scoville replied: We have some wit
nesses whose names have been presented
since we closed our case, and l shall ask
the court to permit Us to have them
sworn, and our reason will be upon the
ground Of newly discovered evidence
material to the cate. l shall only ask
your honor to allow me to ask few
questions Of these witnesses relative to
independent facts, not heretofore known
to me.
Uorkhill-We would like to know
what you expect to prove.
Scoville-We have evidence to offer re-
lstive to the state of the prisoners mind
just before the shooting.
DAVidge-Could you give US an idea of
how much time you will want on the eur
rebuttSl?
scoville-Several days, probably all OF
| next week.
Davidge-We must object, your honor,
to re-openipg this case.
| ScoVille insisted that he did not desire
to delay the trial or consume the time Of
the court, but the prosecution had con-
sumed weeks with these expert witnesses,
meeting with them nightly and con-
ferriDg With them in the preparation of
this case, and he did not propose to be cut
short in the matter Of time. He would
renew, however, his proposition that the
| jury be allowed TO separate and &c to
their homes, relying upon their honor
and integrity.
Guiteau said-I sgrse with your homer
! that they are high-toned, honorable men,
and l sint afraid to trust them any
where. The American people don't
want me hanged, anyhow, and the best
| thing this prosecution can do is to dis
miss the indictment and let uS all go
| home.
Judge Porter, turning towards the
dock, called attention to the ousburstG of
the prisoner, and intimated that if they
were to continue, be must request that
the dock be moved to the farther corner,
where at least the prisoner could not dis
turb. II do Rot ask" he added, s'for
immediate action, yoHr honor"
Guitaau (sneeringly)-Oh,Iyou don't.
Mr.. Judge Porter
Scovilie-I wish Judge Porter would
make his motions when he desires an
argument upon them, and not to contin-
ually to make his little speech to the
jury.
Judge Porter-As I have the Tn
doubted right TO do.
The question of permitting the jury to
disband was again raised, but was dis
missed by the foreman announcing that
they preferred not to separate provided
they could have reasonable opportun-
ity for exercise and fresh si:.
Corkhill proceeded 10 reply to what he
termed councils aspersions upon distin-
tinguished medical gentlemen who did
honor to the state. BE would repel the
assertion that tney met at night to weave
meshes about this criminal. The pris-
oner himself had woven the meahss
which were now enclosing him, and only
two men, and they the spawns OF the
medical profession, who could not even
acknowledge that they believed in God,
had been found who under oath declare
their belief in the prisoners insanity.
Sceville replied to Corkhi!l and sur
prised every one by making one OF the
best aud most impressive speeches that
lhas been heard in the court room since
| The opening of the trial. In earnest
language he indicated the conduct of
the defense, and severely rebuked the
course of the district attorney in his ur-
seemingly efforts to muzzle and drive
thu defense from court. Some man
festAtion of applause followed .he COZ
clusion Of his speech, but it was quickly
| checked by the court.
| DR.. John Crane, medical disappointment
ant Of the New York Luuatic Asylum,
took the stand. Witness had made ihe
study of insanity his business since 1850
and 10 that time had trested, or investi-
e 10 lod