New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-07
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The prisoner fred mp at this suggestions ana er and ali
That Is false sir. Iconsdercd Gehetta % "a Whenever
they met me on street they treated me We" had no
scovilc Irepudiate you and your theory & yyond not
business 10 get into ths AT all ana you been
have got into it If Won you arc had not no ft to
y 9y the cass Yon ara trying it like BOBBY YOn
sncaEcd into tins was ON GOOD rleilpf Ill and
win Grant ana Arthur Rdv and CoRxns f treated me in
friendly, kindly way. again turning OH MI '0
Mr. 9ceSrT nropose TO- show by President Arthur
that all that The prisoner is now saving IS ta lvovs
The prsoncr-It is not These men were ai""''
Mr. scoviile"Gnd that the prisoner had rever any rea
sonahle erounds-any such grounds as a sane nun
The prisoner tHercey)-I repudiate that theory en-
Mr. scovile nshng his scntenceTo apply 10 tIesd tneae
dent Arthur for any favor or position "Ha%e % no the
OF the facts which expect TO sho" " '
President.
The nrisoner-You cannot show It. r-..,,o,.
MI ScOvil'e-I Do not expect to question tle re-
"a TO political affairs as 70 his pnDc OF CON
latons but simply as to those personal Arthur
il informed and which cannot show by any otue' P
The prisoner (couterptuously to Scovie)-You @ nad
anything 10 10 with those hiRh-toned mn, haon
do 10 not know how to act with them 1ou uo0 nIiti.
always away down in the dirt 1ou hNe 80 tbioa,a and
cal record YOu ought to have stayed IN Cnic'O, bs
not come into this case. GoG hay no caPuc! You
kind NJ business. What DO you know ABOUT u ~
will not !" sit down on me" any more. ,. Art. Court
Mr. Porter in tones suggested that TINS & Cu'
branch of the Judiciary Department oi @ Inc f the
ment, had no right To compel the attehI]lhcr ] " bis
duties to the Nation 10 serve te pHilV'S in W. sboni
and he proposed that inteTrogaores III WItlls tI"r
he submitted to the President ana his answers 10 '
The prisoner with great irritablity OF manner-l on,
icci to Mr scOyilie coming here and conpr0msHS NY
case II is not Just, aud there is sense IN IT,
into the merely because he II my btotncr-n9" to-
the Trcsdeut death and asked me IL he should not 1
send for Mr. Sc0ylc hc would not nave been mere c
is criminal lawyer and no politician want nl''
Mr. scoyille-I accept the Offer Of Nr. Porter; that a.
take his written answers as evidence.
TUE ASSASSIN WANTS GRANT AND CONHiSG.
The prisoner brcakmg inl-I do not care single cenl
abou President Arthur being in the case, but do want
to have Grant, and Conkins and jewell and h"' CLASS
OF men.
Mr. scoyillc-I consider il important and necessary
that the defence this should have. in some ior'
the testimony Of the resdcut have done my nest 10
obtain H. IL X absurd Tor NJ ioFttI 20 @ rII -, %
cnu manner That branch " inc Juhc'atE C".', i, i,
manG the attendance of the Executive Ihc lFt-lutn'
may know fact naterisl to 'hc defence OF l1s man.
aud counsel has no right 10 say tnni me lIe.r'I I'
shall not bc called into court 10 Ninucatc cIlmhal
lie is not % criminal until the verdict of the iry s rei.
d.rcd and hc Is entitled To the EnOwedge Of every man
in the country whether President or laborer that ID
The Court-Rcduce your iutcrrogatorcs TO writing.
and the ruling Of the Court is wanted VIII RUE upon
Mr.. scovine-I am willing 20 do that. only want 20
get at this matter in the best way can he done nave
stated fairly and clndidy what proposed 10 snow 10y
lie President and dO NOT propose 20 90 any tAfthtl
Eut cannot reduce my interrogatores to writing NO"
The Court-It can he done this afternoon. H..
The rri,3ncT-l VIZ 10 - hJ" " ~ =, V ,5, cbgrc,
10 subpoena those prominent nen whose hnmr. ! uA'e
given 10 your Honor, and want ruling ON thai.
Nir P0iter-That Is question OF practice ana dscre'
ton of 'hr present stage uf the trial.
The prisoner uutc. ruptin@l-fon keep quirt Jhl;e
Mr. Porter rtcouuuull--And not proceeding That IL
subject to revision or appeal 1rF HONOR can btSl u
teru ont o court ana the progress OF the trial should
not bee arrested hy 10 IN court.
The Court TO the rrisoner-I viii look into that
The uronerG thank yorr Honor. van' Justice. and
no more tnau Justice m the matter We WIZ 'r auoWe'
to introduce these prominent Gentlemen WI'nrNffi we
gel access 10 tncm wanted Them -nbppna'd tsE-
era DAYS ago. but MI SGoE llr nuh 40 pr sS ON & ie
theory OF this defence " h 5iors were dr'hdhS ih'
case he aud would be- In perfect harmony H"is IN
abler man than scoyile n every way. nm very sorry
uoI,,n and one gf On, most brilliant men at tho Am,r-
ga. pr. % i 10, - 6 r,v an tbi Mind of b,siI,s
That Is all troubc with him. II requires frstciasa
ohn " Gncau was recalled to riyc the date at which
he began to change hs mind as 10 l4 hI@tiera m'n"
bundle hi letters from his sister Flora after october
Mr. -coyle then proceeded TO road some posters and
LaDdbl,l- adysr-iis DO. book cal'd" truth aud the
prisoners lecture on lao second coming 7. uT ro ~
] neo Jc' r hhp,ng 10 understand that the Deity IN
sprcd ths act, and they say: Well II the peiN inspired
Mr. scogie-Ibeleye that this closes the FOR the
The prisoncr-I want a ruling my application FOR
ma Coar'i 30 not think II necessary issue them
The prisoncr-rhrn the reporter viii not" am cNccp
ton let the record show that applied m person Tor
subpguns for certain persons TO show the political con
ditan ast spring and SHOW my connection win lhcHc
prominent prfFOn8-COnkliug Grant, Arthur Jewel and
ihat clas. OF men. | to show my relations with
them personally and politically. and the Court refuses To
ALLOW, N. Note an exception On thai pOht
Mr. Davidge skel Mr.. ScpyiIle what he proposed TO
do az the portions OF the book Truth which hc IN
tended 10 call to the attention Of the Jury.
Mr. scoylllc proposed that he should marx thoscp or
tion- and thon be AZ liberty TO refer To- them.
As counsel for the Government objected 10 that
course Mr. sco.ic said he would only have 10 read thu
whole book, and he beginning 10 do 30 when the
prisoner called QUITO him: " 10 not rcnd 70 Ike
schOOlboy. Read it with some spirit There
upon Mr. scoy..ie proposed that the prl--
ceeded 10 do so rather poor effort defamation
aud with occasional Illustrative remarks, such as
" That iH the thai Paul got In his work Whch
slight disturbance caused by some O The spectators
trying get out the prisoner commanded order, ana
said Some ~ this book "a interesting II Il good re
lginus talk II will do people good to hear n read
After about thTcCquarters OF an hour spent IN this
way the DstricAtturncy nteryencd, representing mat
this was waste o the time OF tho Court and, a. the re-
suit OF some discussion IL agreed that Mr.. ScOylle
should tomorrow mark the portions ot tho book To
which he proposed 10 call the attention OF the jury
The question TO the Bcrcan" beng In evidence
also came up and counsel for the prosecution ntnated
that they wOd take such In regard to t as they
would deem proper.
Mr.. ScOville then announced that with the exception
OF the testimony Of President Arthur arranged Tor
today, the testimony OF DR. SpitZka OF HeWYOrk and
the Of the book called TRUTH" which he would
mark by TO morrow, the for defence closed.
Then at II O'clock az tho suggestion OF the District