Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-18
EASTERN intelligence.
sCovILLE GETTING TO BE OF
MUCH IMPORTANCE.
HOW cuITEAu APPEARED IN
COURT.
A VERY NDsOME AND WIN
MING MAN.
cUiTEAu UNDER AN EVIL IN
FLuENcE.
mAHoHs INSISTS UPON. the NOMINATION
or G0RHAM AID RiDDLsBEReER.
He Threatens to Nominate Them
In Open Senate.
No ELECTION OF SECRETARY IN
TIL DECEMBER.
cuITEAu UNDER AN EVIL IN
FLuENCE.
MAHoaE INSISTS UPON. THE NOMINATION
OF eoRHAM AND Ri~DDlEBEReER.
He Threatens to Nominate Them
In Open Senate.
NO ELECTION OF SECRETARY UN.
TIL DECEMBER.
MAHONE'S LETTER TO THE
PUBLIC.


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has had as large a daily mail as Cabinet off,
GERS. He has endeavored to read and dis
pose of his correspondence, but the task
increases so with each day that he has sent
to Chicago for his stenographic clerk, who
is expected to arrive here to-day. He has
not received a reply from General Butler,
and therefore wrote again last evening.
He thinks Buffers telegram, recently
published. indicates a willingness to de-
fend Guiteau, rather than that he should
not have a thorough defense. He expects
to summon almost every n who attended
Garfield during his illness, especially
Swain, Rockwell and the surgeons. He
thinks Butler will make it very warm fer
them, and that he will not neglect those
responsible for the peculiar and illegal
treatment Of the. prisoner. In reply to a
question, he said Guiteau was sensibly
frightened while in court. As | have said
often before, he is a very timid man. He
was under great excitement in the Court
room OF Saturday, and that made him
look badly. When he returned to Jail,
and recovered his equanimity, he felt bet
ter, and he hooked better. intended to
suggest to him to let his hair grow, but
neglected it. When l returned to Wash
ington / found that he had had it cropped
short again, which makes him look rather
peculiar. Some three or five years ago,
when Guiteau wore his hair like other
people, and dressed well, he made q very
~presentable appearance. He was really q
very handsome and winning l never
knew any man more careful about his dress
and appearance. He would talk with q
man for half an hour and borrow money,
when another man could not nave done 1t
on a long acquaintance. He had q very
gentle, winning way, and being Of French
extraction was naturally polite. Hecould go
into any hotel and secnre O room without
any baggage or other security, and without
| paying in advance. I nave known of him
| going to the Palmer House in Chicago three
different times in succession, and get O
room each time, though on each former
occasion he had been turned out. I only
mention these things to show that he is
not so uncouth or rough as some people
think him to be. In these things he did
not think thath he was doing anything wrong.
His moral sense Is 81 depraved that he
thought it was right. His idea was, u
have not money now, but I will have mex
week." He always had glorious expecta.
tions of something that was going to hap.
pen to him-sums Of money that were com
ing to him, etc.
Is Guiteau confident Of his acquittalP
He does not know, replied Mr.. Scoyille,
He is given credit for having more intelli.
gence than he really has. OF course the
great question in his trial for the defense
10 his insanity. By the way, I have re-
ceived many letters on this point. One
that I received yesterday from o lawyer,
l m N onnaa ay.y vols1o h1o M nuaoftrpa uc kr
tests as to insanity. I have received many
letters like this from lawyers. OF course
they are confidential and ] cannot give
their names. II 1t were not for such help.
I don't know what ] should do. One Of
the letters was from o person who
claimed that Guiteau, like himself, had
been drugged by an elecrrio telephone cir
cult, and was under an evil influence.
Others were from persons who claimed to
have been insane once, and offered advice
in reference to the case. II Guiteau was
not crazy, said Mr.. Scoville, he ought to
be hanged. The trouble ia that 1t will re-
quire ten times a. much proof Of insanity
in his case as in the case Of q man who
shot a negro in the street. People say he
is not crazy, but accept the defense Of Ser
geant Mason that he 10 insane without o
question. I think there Ia much more
proof Of Guiteau's insanity. It will be
hard to find . jury Of moral courage
enough to acquit Guiteau, even II they be.
lieve him insane. A grocery man will be
afraid to vote for acquittal, because he
will think all his customers will condemn
him. 1t does not require much courage
to vote him guilty, especially as public
opinion will favor such q vote. Colonel
Corkhil does not think the danger to the
prisoner from some s~elf-appointed avenger
/ 70 nxa. .,I .korIs 90 xaEo vxaru ~ana.
ton to prevent any n shooting him
while in Court. There is much discussion
as to Judge Cox's opinion on the iurisdic-
ton question. The fact that he insists
upon deciding it before the trial begins,
points to a decision against the jurisdic-
ton of his Court. Should this decision
be given, the prisoner would have to be
taken to New Jersey for trial, with many
chances in favor Of the Courts there hold
ing that there is q failure Of jurisdiction
there also; should Judge Cox decide that
he lacks jurisdiction, there would be no
appeal. but an appeal could be taken by
the defense, even after the trial and con-
~viction. on hAbeas corpus proceedings: In
the latter event. he could not possibly be
tried again. Should there be Q likelihood
OF his escaping through such means, the
danger Of lynching would be very great.
N A S08I&OOb8 ~
Jubal EARLY.
WASHINGTON, Dot. 1.-THE following
appears in this mornings papers: To the
public: The speech OF General Jubal A.
Early in Richmond, Oct. II. 1881, has
been read by me. So far as 1t concerns
myself. the rank Of General Early In the
Confederate Army entitled his speech to
that much. 1t brings me to decide whether
l shall demand satisfaction from General
Early for what was intended by him as an
insult. After years Of ~unprovoked malice
and indirection. he presents his bsue
squarefy and grossly. It admits Of no
discussion, and would never be met nor
evaded by recriminstion. 20 accept II.
My decision, arrived at advisedly and
maturely, 10 that the rank Of Gen. Early,
| which is his sole claim to recognition,
| does not outweigh the other considerations
which forbid such recognition. The pub
lie Of Virginia need no specification OF the
facts concerning General Early, on which
/ rely for this action. only deaire to
make 1t known that I am not ignorant or
neglectful Of his speech. He could give
me no satisfaction, and / can have non
even in describing him as he Ii known by
all men. He may therefore proceed with
his f~alsehoods and would-be insults,
assured Of immunity as far 40 ! am con-
cerned. ~tSigned) VIM. MALONE.
Egan's Letter 10 r. A. Collins.
BOSTON, Oct. fitzpatrick Eagan. ct