Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-23
The Wretched Gniteaat.
DREAD OF LYNCHING.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-District Attorney
Corkhill declines to express an opinion on the
subject of jurisdiction of the district courts
over Guiteau. He says, however, that he will
be brought before the grand jury, which meets
one week from next Monday, and indicted,
after which the question of trial will be final
Iy settled. This morni ng the assassin made q
remark that lie was feeling better than for
some time before, but evidently his talk was
bragadocio. He expressed great desire to
have exercise, and asks for some paper
to s0n,remt Write that to hs fl friend; snrn 1t is
much as it is possible for etDg mann to suffers as
for he is fearful at the least sound. On Gen.
Crocker making the usual inquiries of the
prisoner this afternoon, he answered that he
had slept well, and, continuing, said: 81 de-
mand and expect ample protection by the au-
thorities. want the guards doubled and the
strictest vigil kept. This / want until the
public mind has settled" He asked, "where
is President Garfeld's body now?" and Gen
Crocker answered that it was in the city. He
then wished to know if there were any crowds
of people in the city, and was told that there
were vast numbers of people here and more
coming. Guiteau hung down his head for a
moment and remarked: Well, it could not be
expected otherwise. After another pause he
said, "The greatest cause of alarm is from
strangers" and he again asked Senator Crock
er to use the greatest means for his protec-
ton. When asked if he had selected lawyer
yet he replied that he had not, but he would
want some one to assist him in the manage
ment of his case, and though he was lawyer
himself, he would when the time came select q
firstrclass man. He was given an opportunity
fn leo fo- h11f h hao al
low it and he spent but little time in the cor
ridor. This afternoon he spent in writing to
friend. This morning when one of the
guards was passing through, he noticed thai
Guiteau's eyes were on his every move, show
ing that he is getting very suspicious of the
regular officers of the Jail.
THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
There is still wide difference of opinion
here among lawyers and even judges of thu
courts as to neither Guiteau must be ar
raigned for trial here or in New York. Whilt
it is not at all likely that any counsel will
volunteer to defend Guiteau, and that it would
be disagreeable duty to any lawyer, the
court will have to assign him counsel and it il
naturally supposed that his lawyers will then
use every possible point in his de.
fense. Guiteau's greatest fear evi
IDENTIFY is that the Jail will be
attacked to take him out. Should nothing oil
this occar he entertains some idea of escaping
with light penalty if he can escape pupulal
Indignation.
SERGT. MASON.
Alegal point has been raised that will bt
made in Mason defense. 1t is that from the
position Guiteau occupied in his cell wher
Mason fired it was impossible for him to bt
injured by the shot; that if 1t were it was i'm
possible to have carried out his intent to Kill
Guiteau; that it is not enough for the accused
to have an intent to commit the offence, bu
it requires in order to constitute crime ani
to secure conviction thereof, that the crime
was impossible of execution by the means
employed. In illustration of this point law
yers for the defense say, suppose that Mason'l
musket had not been loaded, thai
though he had supposed it to be ant
pulled the trigger after taking aim at Guiteau
he could not be arraigned for attempted muir
der because he was unable to carry out his in
tent to kill. tits claimed that Mason is only
guilty of an infraction of military law, OF
rules, and that he can only be punished fo
that, that in short he might as we'll, as far al
C onviction is concerned, have fired at an eff
gy of Guiteau. This will be the line of Mason
defense.