Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-23
scovIIIs Closes HE openins
Speech in the Gull
teau Case.
Commencement Of the Exsminauoa
Of Witnesses fof the
Dsfenss.
Guiteau Desires to be Considered
q Lunatic, but Repels tho
Assertion that ho
is q Fool.
tn. Trial Of ou,.s.a.

sensibly diminished ON account Of the
rain storm. While Guiteau was taking
his breakfast at the city hall hs express.
ed his dissatisfaction at the release Of
Jones on bail.
When the court opened Scoville made
formal request for the papers taken
Guiteau at the time Of his arrest, stating
that they were material evidence for tho
defense. and since the prosecution had
not needed them be could see no reason.
why they should be withheld. The dis
trict attorney offered to furnish copies Of
the papers. but Scoville insisted upon his
rights in the matter and asked for the
original. Pending the discussion Gui-
teau insisted upon being heard, andsaid.
II can throw light upon this. At tho
time of my arrest I had forty or
fifty editorial slips showing the
political situation in May and June
These slips show action and one Of the
forces that compelled me to shoot the
president. They are very important ~
showing the most gist Of the whole mat
ter. There were fo,ty or fifty slips, de-
nouncipg President Garfield. II was
living on such ideas as these that I was
finally impelled to shoot the president
with my inspiration.
Col. Corkhill interfered again, saying
if it will be favor to wait through to-
day will send for them.
During momentary lull in the pro.
ceedings, Guiteau again tried to make 0
personal explanation, saying he had used
the expression yesterday that Julius was
too expressive of the Eegro race and for
that reason he had dropped it from his
name. His prejudice was begotten TWEEN.
ty years ago. He meant no disrespec,
to any persono or any race, particularly
not the colored race, for they were more
highly thought Of than the white rae,
nowadays.
Scoville continued by reading Gui
teau's letters. He read letter write,
by Guiteau to his father in which b.
spoke of having gotten INTO some troubl
in which he asked TO
money. Guiteau exp lained th,
letter by saying that one Of my clients,
miserable little whelp. had me arrsstet
on account of little difference of TWEEN
ty dollars between us. AZ soon - tn,
district attorney g attention was called Il
the matter I was released. I never ough
to have been arrested. Il got into tha
papers and did me good deal of harm
I had been in the theology business TO
some time and as usual was out Of money
That's all there was in that" Az th
. reading of the letter was concluded Gui
teau again interrupted, Saying. II neve
got much from my father. He got dow
on me because I left the Oneida CON
munity. We could never after that agre
on that miserable. stinking commnnit
business. I'm mad every time think {
] it. 1t kept me out Of fellowship wit
my father up to the time Of his death
Scoville resumlng alluded to Guiteau
career us politician. and drew the co,
a clusion that his intellect was def
3 cient. This view aroused the pr
T soner at once. and he began seris
!, of interruptions, protesting again,
|. Scoville's conclusions a. false. Whe
9 reference was made to his runnin
Q around from one committee room to u
other seeking to be employed - can
paign speaker and his failure TO obtai
recognition was mentioned, .Guitea
+ shouted angrily: .-rvasn't because
u had no ability, but was not known.
n had ideas, but not reputation. The
q would try guns like General Grant an
Senator Conkling, men who woul
draw" Then in direct contradiction ,
Q the declaration Of his counsel TO the iuI
4 yesterday that Guiteau was man vi
% never made joke in his life, he locke
10 up with an amused smile and addet
n II presume I'd draw now" This pr
voked general laughter, which v,
promptly suppressed BY the Judge, vi
ID struggled to disguise smile upon b
9 own features.
y Scoville continued upon the same liz
or and criticised Guiteaui speech entitle
"Garfield vs. Hancock, and said it was
mere tumble Of ideas collected fro
- newspapers aud speeches
ems m others. No one but . crazy ms
re would have imagined, a Guiteau di,
w this speech. Guiteau became moro On
~ ~ more restless and in the most excit.
ne manner shown by him shouted to So
IN vile, II object to your theory on tn
re score, and when you try to mako out r