, 1881-10-05

that he is not in favor OF any Testimonial de-
fense or my defense bnsctl upon tho treat |
Elelit Of tho pllystrtans. lie desires, in con-
tiucting u!u defense, rs nlltll lis t'nssible tn
ctrar lilo tanllyas well rs GnIteuu nf The
stntn by proving t, tile Jury TINT tho assassin
was aud Is tnsnlc.
HOW RITZ ASSASSIN AtTEl,.
Nfr. GcorRo SroyIIlc, tho brutlier-in-law
Ut t'nlteau, nrrtvct III tiis city tlls morning
Mt 0 0'clOck, ant, after u llnsty breakfast pro.
certle't 1T once to tho Init where OnEtean Is
confined. Thu prisnl,er was brought into
thu Wnr.1cn's o1lcu tu meet Mr.. Scoyillr. a,,d
thu guards tIlen Withdrew. leaynl. tho two
men, LII conversation will, Ntr. Scovtllc thts
evening, tlo stated to your correspondent
TINT tho prisoner WIS glRtl to see Hin, nit!
said his WIS tho unlY friendly face hn Ind
seen In many days. liz sall ho Ind written
several letters tn Nfr. ScUytltu alltl Its wife
reply, nnd Thought they llati not been sent.
"What do you propose to tlo In tho casc,
Mr.. ScovIlle?"
II saw tho DistrIct.Attorlley, Col. Cork
hill, to.lny, alid llu promised To let mo know
wheil Gl1ltCau would be nrrafEncd.
TIE SOONER THIS 1s nDxE THE BETTER,
So far rs mn concerned, for have great
tIc.l Ut work ul,estl in defending tho prlso-
ncr. 1shall plcn.l Not guilty. to the In
tlictnlp,t, ntll ask tho Court to rrant time
for tho taking of testimony. Ny defense will
be insAnity, a,l.l, II given tim, will 1tave
no difficulty In securing witnesses on this
pntns.h
"Wtl1 any ono olso be associated with
you""
'rl,at las not yet been decided. have
not spoken to any one OH tile subject, a',t
probably will not ill have yisitcd New.
Inrk. There aru several gentlemen theru
win are anxious TO get into the cnse, aud
slluE1 prnbabIy consult with tllcn. us sooll us
| eal, reach Now York" ... .,
"1n your talk with uu!.oau, today, did he
appear TO rcaIizo
Till: nAN1En HE IL 1s"'
IL think not. lie hns not bcen kept III
formed rs to public sentiment, ni,d Is still Of
tile opinion TINT, If Ills Views md motives
should he presented, tile peNple wa,tl look
ut the subject differently from wllnt they Ito.
ur course, tint Is alt bosh. | iold lllm to-
t,ay that tl,eru was
NUT ANurIlEH MAN IN THE UNITED STATES
who would tlAre aiyOcnte, let nlol,o express,
si,Cl, views"
when Dc do you expect tic prisoner will bo
nrratEngd""
II understand, from my talk with Col.
Corlsllill to.lay, TINT hs will be brought ZIP
frnm the jail tomorrow 10 plead to tho Ill
,lictIucnt, nntl will then ba ren,allt1ed for
trial .lo not anticipate that VIC will bo de-
layed tN0ro than three weeks III getting to
trial.
"WtE1 yol, remain hero constantty"'
"No. As soon as Gritcan Is sent buck to
jail shalt 70 to New york, and consult
with tho gentlemen 1 hnyo alluded
to. From there shall 80 10
Nuston, Ntass, wliere Gultcau Inns i, brother,
evidence rs to his Insanity. Before return
to Washington 1slaiE visit tile OnGlda COM
1nunity nnd Vinea,d, n. j., rs mn told
tllnt scvcra! in,pnrtnnt witnesses reside IN
| these placcs. Unu witness Ut his insanity
betore tic shooting would be worth tlozci,s
since the a!Fnlr, Tor 1t would ut once be said
tlrat wc were trying to gut lin free on I'LL old
dudgc."
| "1IAyE YOu I:ECElvED ANY AID
from outsltle parties TO assist sou In conduct
| ing the t(tfensu ~
"Nune III the world. except what MY wifi
md myself will furnish. We had intenttcl
to let the Co,,rta stgn him counsel, but wlicr
l received Gt[teAu's request through C0l
Corkl,iH that wuiilA assist him. I inllntIli'
atoEy decided to do whit could under the cir
| cumstnnces. shall makt it my business to
icarn where he has stopped alld whom llu has
met sE,,ce he left Cltcago. and vi!
hunt up every witness that cat,
Ny wife and | hatt decided upon this
course Of action before I received tho coin
n1,,1cason asking me to defcIttl him. 1 tit
not anticipate my trouble III securing tai