Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-29

mony, the wsll-established fact of the prison.
er's sanity and their experience in criminal
cases.
The general belief is that Scoville would
not only have nsver entered the case, but
would have thrown it up afterwards, but for
the influence that bis wife, the sister of Gui-
taau, exercised over him. She is master of
the domestic circle. and does not hold back
jos from :" bossipg matters
The Course OF Judge Cex.
WASHINGTON, December 28sb.-The re-
marks made by Judge Cox to-day in granting
the motion to place Guiteau in the prisoners
dock are the subject of much comment this
evening, and there seems to be general
unanimity of opinion that his explanation OF
his reason for according extraordinary latl-
tude TO the assassin up to the present time IS
satisfactory. 1t appears that the prosecution
expressly desired Judge Cox to allow Guiteau
full opportunities for exhibiting to the experts
daily assembled in the Courtroom his actual
mental condition and real moral character
istics, and that the adoption OF this course has
been justified by the fact that all the opinions
OF experts thus far examined have been
largely based upon those very exhibitions.
The explanation is particularly gratifying to
the people of Washington, most of whom,
without regard to party, have long
held Judge Cox in high esteem for
his fine legislative abilities and upright
character, and have witnessed with concern
the storm of abuse to which he has patiently
submitted until the proper time for vindics-
ton should arrive. There is considerable
speculation as to what his future course will
be, now that he has intimated his intention
to hold Guiteau herceforth within bounds.
The defense of iusarity will cf course con-
tinue to be maintained, and Guiteau can
make himself heard from the dock quite as
l. E..
counsel. The question may soon recur
whether the Judge has any right
to assume the asssssin's sanity In
advance of the jury's verdict, and
upon this assumption treat him as a sane
man should be treated under the same cir
cumstances 1t is moreover insisted by many
well informed persons that the trial of an ad-
mittedlY sane prisoner would be helped by
gagging him or removing him from the Court
room tor any time whatever during the
progress of his trial. On the other hand,
there is high authority for holding that the
constitutional right of prisoner to be present
at his trial does not include the right to pre-
vent trial hy unseenly disturbance.
seovsne Rushes into Print.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-Scoville
sent the following communication to the Post
tonight:
Ny attention has been called to published iuter-
view with Marshal Henry, and desire to correct
what may be false impression IN the public mind,
from tie statement of the Marshal as published lie
says Mrs Scoyie got $500 for her witness fees and
put it down in her pocket, or words 10 that effect
The fact that she got Sl02 and that 81 only went
down into her pocket, the balance being used
to pay our beard bill. The Marshal has the
figures in his office, his deputy having pad
the money, and it is hardly just that he should
make such a statement. IL becomes material
whether two is placed at the right or left OF the
other figures when counting money, and we do not
like to be prejudcsd by any mistake IN that respect
The Marshal also seemed to complain that the law
of this District allows defendants witnesses to be
paid by the Government. The same law that l'owS
the Marshal his compensation out of the public
treasury allows the payment of these witnesses
fees and he has no more right to complain Of it
than have to complain of his drawing his pay from
the pubic treasury. think witnesses for the pros
ecution will cost the Government three times as
N O - GEORGE W. soovILLE-
The Assassin's "Christn,as Stockings"
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-It having
been announced that Guiteau had said he
eve, lady remarked that if he would pa
tiently postpone his intention few weeks
he could hang up pair of them-whereuro
one of the Judicial experts rejoined, And
they will both be well filed"
Cost OF the Gniteau Trial.
NEW YORK, Dscemb Der 28 th-The Sum Z
Washington special says: The expenses of
the Guiteau trial will bo enormous. The
cost of the prosecution, not including the
witnesses fees, viii amount to nearly $780,
000, and the fees of the witnesses on both
sides. which the Government pays for, will
probably be nearly as mu:h mere. Some OF
the experts have charged high, though the
figures are not known.