Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-03
The Case of EuiteaU.

MOTION AS TO GUITEAU'S PAPERS-FURTHER TINE
ASKED.
This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Cox.
Immediately after the opening and before the ar
gument in the star route cases were commenced,
Mr.. Leigh Robinson the associate with Scoville as
counsel for Defence came into court Mr. Robin
son said that he had given notice to the District
Attorney yesterday that he would this morning
make motion In the case Of Guiteau. There were
certain letters, papers and newspaper scraps, and
the pistol, which were taken from the prisoner
Guiteau at or about the time OF his arrest in the
possession OF the District Attorney. Mr.. ScOyflle
had endeavored to gain access to them and had
been denied. A communication written by the
prisoner since his arra1gnment addressed to Mr.
ScOv1le, was also in the District Attorneys hands,
MI. Robinson referred to sections 4O6 to 424 r. S.,
relating to the District, as to the duties OF the
these sections the papers should have been placed
in the charge OF that officer. He therefore made
the motion that the papers referred to be ordered
into the custody OF the property clerk that they
might have an opportunity to Inspect them.
Mr.. COrkhill, District Attorney, said that it was
unnecessary for him to say anything other than
that the articles referred to were not to be re-
garded as property but as evidences Of crime, and
as such he proposed to keep them.
case IN which the property clerk was party that
the District Attorney was entitled to the custody
OF such articles Counsel may, however, be enti-
tied 10 inspect the papers, and he would consider
Mr.. Robinson remarked that the court may see
from the motion that when he asked time to pre-
necessary. 1t was necessary to take depOSitiOnS,
and only yesterday Mr. ScOville had procured COM
mission to take adepostion in Dakota. They had
great difficulty in securing the attendance OF wit
neSSeS, and when 1t became known that subpoena
had been issued there was q public clamor as to
the party and he at once rushed into print to set
himself right. The time he had asked was fndtS-
penSable to him; more so now than before, for at
the time he asked 1t they expected to have asSO-
ctated with them gentleman from Chicago whom
he now understood would not be here, and conse-
quently additional labor would be entailed on him.
When the prosecution announced that it was ready
it impossible for him to get ready in the time
suggested. He desired that the duty imposed upon
him should be properly discharged, and he was
satisfied that the law would be administered prop
erly There should, however, be something prop
erly presented to be administered upon. He called
attention to having inadvertently stated the time
of his engagement in Fairfax. and asked further
time.
1ect and give weight to what he had said.
Mr Robinson desired 1t to be understood that, fr-
respective of the views of Mr. Scoyie on turisdic-
tiOn. he should not be committed by what had
passsed before He did not consider that he was
precluded from availing himsely OF thatdefence or
district Attorney Corkhill-we so understand
1t.
This morning the court issued a commission to
take the deposition Of j. w. Turner and Turner
Oak.