Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-16
EASTERN intelligence.
sCovILLE IN THE CRIMINAL
COURT.
HE PRESENTS AN AFFIDAVIT
OF cuITEAu.
INSANITY WILL BE THEIR MAIN
PLEA.
A GENERATION OF INSANE
CuETEAuS.
Forty-Four Witnesses to be Sub
penaed.
THE DAY OF TRIAL FIXED FOR
NOVEMBER Z.
INSANITY WILL BE THEIR MAIN
PLEA.
. GENERATION OF INSANE
CuLTEAuS.
Forty-Four Witnesses to be Sub
penaed.
THE DAY OF TRIAL FIXED FOR
NOVEMBER Z.


er's defense, and without which he cannot
safely go to trial ; that the names and
residences Of such witnesses, and the facts
that can be proved by them severally, are
all known to atlantis counsel, George Sco-
vile, and are only known in part by af-
FAINT that he has no money or property,
and is unable to pay the fees and mileage
of witnesses or the cost of them. He
therefore prays that the Court shall allow
such witnesses in his behalf as may be
shown by atlantis counsel to be necessary,
and the costs to be paid in such q manne
as those Of Government witnesses are
paid. Scoville then read an affidavit made
by himself. 1t states that, besides the
points of law that may be made, the de-
Tense will consist of two points First
h insanity of defendant. Second
That the wound was not necessarily NOR
tai, and was not the cause of President
Garfeld's death. Affiant has endeavored
to obtain the names and residences of wit
nesses for the defense to prove the mate
rial facts on the question Of insanity, but
has been unable to do 30, because defen-
aAht 0A4 " oSohA w AihSA ot6uu duu .
fused to acknowledge the effect Of common
and established rules of evidence. Afiant
believes this defense arises from the very
fact which such evidence would prove, to-
wit: Defendants insanity, and yet knows
no means to overcome Here the SEN
tence breaks off abruptly.-ED. Afiant
expects to prove that defendant was insane
at the time of the shooting by the testimony
of the following persons: Drs. Mcdonald
and Fitch, Insane Asylum, Wards Island,
N. Y; w. Bradner, Pennsylvania Hospi-
tai for Insane, and DR.. Sprague, in charge
Of the Cook County, ILL.,, Asylum. Afiant
further expects to prove by the following
medical experts: William A. Hammond,
New York; ]. Marion Sims, New York;
Gum, Chicago, and Edward Andrews,
Chicago, that the wound was not neces-
sarily fatal. and was not Of itself the cause
Of death. but that death ensued from the
result Of the malpractice Of the principal
physician in charge Of the wound. Afaant
has reason to believe, and does believe, that
tense whose names are at present
unknown to him. That as to the
question of insanity, thus far afaant
has been unable to obtain any in
formation from defendant himself or
otherwise, with any particularly a. to
where he has been, or as to persons with
whom he has associated for some years
past, so as to know whom to call as wit
nesses; but afiant believed that upon
further inquiry. and within 80 days he
can ascertain the names Of the residences
Of many such Witnesses, whose testimony
would be very material. Afiant expects
to prove defendants hereditary insanity,
not only by his own conduct but by estab-
fishing first, that D. W. Guiteau, abrother
OF defe ndant's father, was insane, and died
insane in New York many years ago; Sec
ond. that one Augustus Parker, Q cousin
of defendant, and Q son Of his fathers
slater, was insane. and died insane four
years ago In Inyo County. Illinois,
and that another cousin OF defendant,
n Able Maynard, daughter of another
sister OF defendants father, has been in
sane for many years, and 10 yet in Chicago
and further, that Luther W. Guiteau,
father Of the defendant, was b monomaniac
on the subject Of religion for many years.
Afiant further says that he expects to
prove the actual insanity OF the defendant
himself on different occasions, by B. G..
Scoville and George T. Burrows Of Chi
cago; John n. Noyes OF Niagara Falls,
and to prove by Mr.. Foss Of Dover, New
Hampshire, that he was present at the
time and place Of the shooting saw de-
PENDANT and heard what he said, and that
defendants acts and words on the occasion
showed u~nmistakably that he was insane.
Affiant further says that it Is important
and necessary for the defense to have the
testimony Of experts on the subject OF
insanity, in addition to other witnesses.
Afiant believed that as many witnesses
will be necessary ON the part Of the de-
tense, as appear on the list OF the witnesses
for the prosecution, TO wit: "A, and the
Court 10 respectfully asked to make an or
der allowing any number Of witnesses, not
exceeding A, to be subpenaed on the part
Of the defendant, as his counsel may from
time to time deem necessary. Afiant fur
Their says that defendant has no means for
the payment Of any expenses. and that
afiant himself has received nothing, and
expects to receive nothing for his expenses
or disbursements.
District Attorney Corkhill opposed the
delay asked for. Judge Cox said q prompt
trial was essential, and fixed the day OF
concluded the officers gathered about
Guiteau and securely fastened his hand.
cuffs. The prisoner was then taken from
the Courtroom.
Frightfnl scenes at,s PhiladeIphia
Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.-Charles H.
Landerberger's mill. at LII Randolph
street. was burned last night. The Ere
broke ont about e:45. The neighbors
to the building and saw the opera
tives at the windows on the third and
floors. They called to the girls not
to jump, as ladders would be brought, but
Of the girls sprang from the win
dows. The shrieks Of the people In the
building where escape was cut
of were h~esrtrending. Most Of them
Jumped to the sidewalks, and .
few escaped by the elevator rope. 1t il
believed that one-half Of those injured
will die. One girl is reported killed out
right by striking on the steps. Some OPP
are thought to buried in the ruins. |
The fire Is supposed to have originated
from sparks from the electric light firing q
lot Of material on the second door. The
some to their homes. some to houses close
by, and others to various hospitals. The
number cannot yet be stated.
The doctors say the wounds OF nearly
every one admitted 10 81. Mary's Hos |
pital will result fatally. The total number
81 deaths will probably exceed 20, there
being 10 bodies in the ruins. Had the
are occurred In the daytime fully 400 peo-
pie would have been compelled to fght for
life, Within On hour the flames were |
under control, leaving the walls
standing, but Quilted. The same mill was
burned In 1879. Two bodies were recov-
,red this morning from the ruins.
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