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people were waiting for. and not that this
man should be proved insane" The Court,
in granting postponement to November
IA, and No. no longer. said sal d5n,tiI If this us
arrangement of counsel to enter into the
case, he should say the case should not be
subordinated to other engagements but it
was consideration not TO be disregarded
that the order of the Court had taken coun-
sci from the performance of other engage
ments.
Judge Lawrence, First Comptroller of the
Treasury, has decided that witnesses for
Guiteau living more than 100 miles outside
the District of Columbia are beyond the jur-
isdiction of the Court and can not be paid
by the Government; inside that radius their
expenses can be paid.
District Attorney Corkhill has received
telegram from Judge Porter, of New York,
stating that he will assist the Government
counsel in the prosecution of Guiteau.
CHICAGO LAWYER TO ASSIST IN THE DEFENSE.
TBy Telegraph to the New York Herald.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. A-Mr. Scoville.
counsel for Guiieau. is very busy just now
in replying to letters and selecting what
witnesses he shall have summoned for the
defense. There is no lack of witnesses. but
the trouble is to ascertain what each one
knows relevant to the issues involved.
LETTER FROM CHICAGO LAWYER.
Tonight Mr.. Scoville received the follow
ing letter:
CHICAGO, Ill. Oct. p, 1851.
George Scoyille. Esq. Washington. D. c.:
DEAR sTR--Your letter Of October IL. 1881. was
hauded me by your son Louis and In reply there
to would say that to your request that appear as
counsel for Charles Guiteau and take principal
charge Of the case" answer that will. provided
poste side in some libel suits lam counsel for the
Chicago Times and Chicago Tribune, both of
Superior and Circuit Courts wherein the PLAIN
tis, is usual In such cases not only want large
damages but ''vindication." and are somewhat
osef Counsel But think win be able to continue i
the cases Notwithstanding and assist i'm the trial
of Charles Guiteau.
LAWYERS DUTY.
There are q number Of nondescr1pt lawyers who
have caused ii to be said In the pubic prints that
they have been applied to and declined appearing
as counsel for Guiteau. To such have through
the anne medium replied that they have declined
before they were asked, and took this oppor
tunity of acquiring notoriety and asserting the
ownership o. virtue which the law, spoken
infamy. . Sc See ! Bishop. fourth edition, page 40
note IL, which concludes as follows: Every &C
cused person has the right to have all proper de-
to make proper defence on the ground that he
will thereby incur public obloquy violates q rule
of honor and the high behest Of duty which ought
Criminal Proceedings. volume 2. Bishop. Sections
1,001 and 1,002 .s-ss..7s
pREcEDEsrs CITED.
Thinking, Mr. scoville. that by citing few
cases upon the subject under consideration may
| aid you somewhat / call your attention 70 the
authorities used by myself in the villineer and
Tansey cases, both of whom killed their victims
under the belief that they were oeeying DIVINE
decree, and both were acquitted, because 1t ap-
Subjects the mind was diseased in this regard.
! A like result was had in the case Of James Had
il the S Court s R.s ssDsh .Ss. On hs @
| had shot at the King while acting. as he be
lieved under the Omnipotent command. The
s the set sn 'ns as
| tions of counsel appear In the fourth
volume of Erskine's Speeches, page 1l6, together
in % cases wherein defendants were charged with
murder or treason and the defense interposeo
hat of insanity.
| AS you must be afflicted with the reception o
| numberless letters in which are constant sugges
tons and citations of authorities, l will be brie
and call your attention to the reasoning OF the
Oxford. who was charged with shooting queer
| Victoria; the cases of McParlane and of Sickles
The latter was tried probably in the same cour
room in which Guiteau viii be tried. Let me
am yours courteously,
Mr.. Trude is a well-known lawyer, who
has practiced in Chicago twelve or fifteeI
years For several years he has given at
tention especially to criminal law. Though
| a Young man, he is q hard worker, and on
whose tenacity in maltaining his position ii
lawsuit is such as to forbid intimidation
and causes him to execute whatever he un
dertakes Mr.. Scoville regards his being IL
this case as one of importance, and with MI
Robinson. of Washington, expects to maste
the subject matter and be ready for one o
the most remarkable trials known in tn
| annals of criminal iurisprudence.