The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-10

BROOKLYN, Nov. 8.-The election is
proceeding quietly with the indication
that the vote polled will fall consider
ably below the registery. All interest
is centered in the mayoralty contest,
and the signs at noon are there will not
be fifteen hundred majority either way.
A Talk With Guiteau'a Counsel.
WASHINGTON Nov. 5-Whcn a reporter
dropped into Mr.. Scoville's room this
morning he was going through an i'm
mense package of papers. He was, he
said, sending out subpenas and had
been up ever since O'Clock this morn
ing. He had not seen Guiteau for four
days, but had received a note from him,
asking him to come to Jail.
Don't you think Guiteau wrote the
letter 10 the president and to Mr.. Ben
nett ask ing for contributions to his de-
tense as a sort of joke 80 inquired the re-
porter.
"He never perpetrated joke in his
life and il is too late for him to begin
now" said Mr.. ScoVille. HE was as
much in earnest when he wrote those
letters as when he took this speech"
picking mp pamphlet containing Gui-
teau's speech on Garfield and Han
cock, "and writing consul to Paris
across 1t, sent it 10 the president. A
lady who has written to me says she
never knew such fanatical and positive
man or a man more honest in religion
than L. w. Guiteau. His son, Charles
julius, was an exact counterpart of him.
That is so. His father never made a
joke in his life. People will know Gut
team before the trial is over.''
"Onedia Noyes," remarked the re
porter, ''says that you wanted him to
testify to Guiteau's insanity"
j"That is not strictly true. When l
appeared in court and asked time, had
to present such
LIST OF WITNESSES
as I could get together, and NOyes'
name appears in the list. have given
out recently some matters for publica-
ton, which l hope will counteract the
effect of Noyes' letter. spoke of him
as witness, because when Guiteau be-
longed to the community Moves used to
is crazy. He said Guiteau was insane
then"
81 received letter this morning."
continued Mr.. Scoville, "from a gentle
man who was intimate with Mr.. Lincoln
and who was connected with the treas
ury in Mr.. Lincoln's time and was BIZ
ographer of Lincoln. was associated
with him in q murder trial in Chicago,
the only murder trial / was ever con-
nected with except the present one.
will read you the letter.
Mr.. Scoville then read the following:
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 1881.
To Geo. ScOUiIle, Esq.
DEAR SIR: Your note of the 31st ult.
has Just deem received. You recall our
association many years ago in the de-
fapca IN q ~ Of for tho Tnnr6or nf rnun0
Mclaughlin. l would like to be pres
ent at the trial of Guiteau, but I have
engagements which l cannot put off. I
remember the boy Mclaughlin. We
saved on this occasion an innocent lad
from the gallows. / do not know
whether Guiteau is guilty; whether he
was sane when he committed the cruel
act for which he is to be tried. This is
the question the court and jury are to
try and Guiteau is entitled to fair trial,
which he cannot have without able
counsel.
IT WOULD BE DISGRACE
to the American bar and the American
judiciary if public prejudice should pre-
vent him from having a fair trial. ]
cannot believe there is in our country
a member of our noble profession who
could be SO cowardly selfish as to refuse
to defend Guiteau, because he feared
that an honest, faithful and
earnest defense will bring up
on him the abuse of the press.
All whose opinion is of value would
not only approve. but honor such a pro-
fessiOnal duty. / knew, respected ami
loved Mr.. Garfield. We were members
of congress together. He has been my
honored guest, and the death of no pub
lie man, with one exception, ever so
shocked and grieved me. But if Gar
field were alive to-day and the appeal
such as you have made for aid were to
him his professional chivalry would
not have hesItated one moment He
would have done all in his power To Sc
cure to the accused fair trial if denun-
citation and obloquy were to follow. He
was quite brave enough to do his duty,
of all such considerations.
brother of your wife. Your course, so
far as il has come to my knowledge,
has been honorable to you as man and
a lawyer. Very truly yours.
.p-e ISAAC N. ARNOLD.
This letter was written in response to
one from Scoville. inviting Mr.. Arnold
to attend the trial.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. SIN the
counsel for Guiteau, called the attention
of Judge Cox TO the motion made in the
case few days ago by Associate Robin
son. Judge Cox said the motion re-
ferred in the first place to the postpone
ment of the trial. While he was ex-
ceedingly anxious to accommodate the
of the counsel, he did not
see how he could postpone the trial
without the consent Of the counsel ON |
both sides. In regard to the other part
Of the motion to direct the distsict at |
torney TO deliver the counsel for the de- |
Tense certain papers, he said that in con-
sultation yesterday with the district at |
torney and Robinson, the district attor- |
ney offered to furnish any paper he had |
for the inspection of the counsel. He |
did not see that the court could give an /
order for production paper Of any that !
might produce evidence on the part of |
The prosecution. On that score however |
there would be no difficulty. Seoville re-
marked that the matter had partly /
been presented the other day exactly in /
the same view he had oft. There were /
three CLASSES of papers in the possession
OF the district attorney and he consid-
cred il very important that the counsel 4
for the prisoner should have not merely
OF the papers in the presence
Of or Under the supervision Of the dis
ffict attorney, but should have the pa
pers for consultation among themselves
and with their prisoner. There could,
be no difficulty about the custody of the /
papers, because q receipt could be given
for them, and their contents. could be
asceftained and noted. In the first
place there were certain clippings from
newspapers which had been gathered up
By prisoner 6 weeks before the shooting
The reason why the counsel for the
prisoner wanted them when they were
sntitled TO them, was that these clip
pings were evidence for the defense to
how the circumstances that were
brought TO bear on the prisoners mind
md Of the motives which operated on
him and finally resulted In his commit
ing the decd. Ordinarily, of course an APP
1lication for things Of this character in
he possession of the district attorney
uightn not be proper, bat in this case the
lefense consisted of claim of insanity
md il was extremely important for the
counsel TO ascertain, to be able to pro-
luce in evidence, the influences which
operated on Guiteau's mind six weeks
,efore the shooting. Let him suppose
or example, that certain letters had
cen written TO the prisoner during that
ilne by accomplices. instigating him To
ct. understanding his mental condition,
youId il be claimed that the counsel for
be prisoner were not entitled 10 their
,oseessien, in order 70 show the in
Iuences that were brought TO bear on
be prisoner and how they operated on