, 1881-11-22
He Has Already Convinced Every
body that He Believes the
Assassin Insane.
4 Widespread Apprehension that
the Accused Is Really @
Crilzy Fool.
Bill Jones Is il tie Hands of His Friends,
and Cannot Be Identified as
the Avonger.


sptetat Dfspdteh to Tht cAlcaa4 :~thr::.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. Nov. 2l.-The prose-
cut1on rested their cfse t0lay a1ld Mr.. Scu-
vll1o begun Ills opening address to tho Jury
for the defense. 3fr. Robinson brgun tho
days proceetltnE by a very cogent statement
Of the difference which exists between llin-
self ntlu MIR. Scoyiile ~ to the proper con-
duct Of tha .1efense. a1sd, in consequence Ut
these dlsAgreelnents. asked tn 6e excused
from further connection With the triul. This
request Judge Cox, after few compliment;
ary renlArks, granted. Afr. Scoyille said he
hoped to have o.llcr counsel to aSstst him
before long. Tho Court said that my coun-
sci which WIS agreeable 10 him would be
satisfactory to tho Court. The Judge, how
ever, lnalis M olrer himself to appolita sub
slituta for AIr. IIobinson, nor did he Indicate
any purpose to do 50. NJ. Robinson snItl
TINT, in Ills view Of tile case, llo thought that
Evj:1sf russIn1.1:. aNoUSD 0F DEFESaE
should be madc, and, Under this sel,se uf duty,
he felt disposed to sec what foundation there
could bc found for defense OIL the ground
Of malpractice. Mr.. ScoyIlle, However, de-
c!ine,l t0 70 into thnt l,llnsu Of the question.
thinking 1t ilnn,nterlnl aMtl outside the Iner-
Its Ut ttle case. II, his yluw ut ii. the only de-
fense WIS the insanity Of tile prisoner. The
breueh was plainly Vital Lctwcen tho two
men, n1ut involved tiia management OF tho
defense So that no Otter isstso WIS possible,
EXCEPT tho withdrawal Of one. Mr.. 1inblns0il,
las ceased his connection with the cuse. lie
WIS, fron1 the first, In n very embarrassing
position, but It cannot b8 saitl that l!o hus
| mado very great reputation by Ills conduct.
TIL: sYMrAT1IlEA Of THE PEOPLE
generally nre with Mr: Scuytlie, whu, from
first to Inst, h0s shown II dsfntercsted desire
! 10 serye tho prisoner niui tho et.dS IF Justice
| nnd Inns ntanagc1 The casD with great ability.
| lie may not bo Il grcAt crllnlnnl lawyer, but
| ht Is Il tnall OF strung common Sense, anil Is
making undoubtedly, By Its management ut
tile present cAse, Il tfllo reputation Ills ut-
dress to the jury was cullehed tn admirable
language, ind delivered In u very effective
style, 1t was ilts che, anl he used 1t to aI,-
lcar rs a Mlall altlonk nlcn, u citizen alll0lE
citizens,
l.AstENTlS1 AS MICH AS ANyNony
tho tragedy which nude thesa proceedings
necessary. alnl at tho same time rs n Iunn
who dpsireA-as ha tonk IL fur granted all
good citizens desired that tho facts should bo
brought 0ut md tho callsa OF justleU yfndi-
Gated. Tho only dufellsc lo 1Is,sln WIS that
tho prisoner WIS l,,sa'lc. lie believed 1t.
1lo believed that when l,e called ti1s wit
ncsseH 1t would 6o eyltcnt 10 tho Jury that lIc
WAS INSANE. Tint being Ills bolsef a,,a COLI
yiclloll, llo asked tllo jury
To PUT Asli,l All. PREJUDICE AND sESrI.
| ,tEST.
anl look rs tho fncts, 81 far rs they could,
sit tho shooting t..l BEEN tl<,I'e by oils ctIl,-
mon labOrer against another In Il street fra
Gus. They were not tl!Hrt to weup over thu
SutferlnEs Ut tho President, Or Ut his ehtl
trg tr Df tho ttStitltu Istlttler lii 1lt.r Ilunl.