Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-24
Late kilograms.


Yhe Mevchaass Indignant.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-At q
meeting of citizens held at Union
Hall last night to protest against
the evident Intention of the major
ity of the Board of Supervisors to
pass the order granting an exclu-
sive franchise 10 the Bay Shore
Railroad Company, eIcircling the
city with it's tracks, strong
speeches were made and resolu-
tions adopted, which will be pre-.
sented to the Board. The eenti-
mept of the meeting, which large
Iy consisted of the mercantile ele-
ment, was in favor OF close connec
ton between ship and Car, but no
exclusive privileges to any one cor.
poration.
Ga,ssau'. Trsn'--ro-Dss' proceed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The at
tendance at the Criminal Court this
morning was sensibly diminished
on account of the rain storm.
While Guitesu WAS taking his
breakfast at the City Hall he ex.
pressed Dissatisfaction at the re-
lease of Jones upon bail. When
the Court opened Scoville made a
formal request for the papers taken
from Guiteau at the time of his ar
rest, stating they were material
evidence for the defense, and since
the prosecution had not needed
them, he could see no reason why
they should be withheld. The Dis
trict Attorney offered to furnish
copies of the papers, but Sco-
Vile insisted upon his rights
in the matter, and asked
for the originals. Pending
the discussion Guiteau insisted
UPON being beard, and said: II
can throw light upon this. AT the
time of my arrest 1 had forty or
fifty editorial slips showing the
political situation in May and
June. These slips show the action
and forces that impelled me on to
shoot the President. They are
very important as showing the
gist of the whole matter. There
were forty or fifty slips denOunG-
ing President Garfield. 1t was by
living on such ideas as these that
I was finally impelled to
shoot the President. With
my inspiration"--C Col. Corkhill
interposed again, saying: "If
1t will favor you to get through
to-day, 1 will send for them"
During a momentary lull In the
proceedings Guiteau again tried to
make q personal explanation, say
ing that he had used the express
sion yesterday that "Julius was
too suggestive of the negro
race, anu for that reason he had
dropped 1t from his name. His
prejudice was begotten twenty
years ago. He meant no disre-
spect to any person or any race,
particularly not to the colored race,
for they were more highly thought
OF than the white race nova.
days." Scoville followed by
reading Guiteau's letters. Sooville
read q letter written by Guiteau
to his father, In which he spoke of
having gotten into some trouble,
and In which he asked for money.
Scoville, resumiDg, alluded to
Guiteau's career as q politician,
and drew the conclusion that his
intellect was deficient. This view
aroused the prisoner at once, and
he began o series OF interruptions,
protesting against Scoville's con-
illusions as false. When reference
was made to his running around
from one committee to another
seeking to be employed as a CAM
pvign speaker, and his failure to
obtain recognition was mentioned,
Guiteau shouted angrily: at was
not because 1 had no ability, but
Twas not known. had ideas but
not reputation. They wanted big
guns like Gen. Grant and Sen.
ator Conkling-men who would
draw Then in direct contradic-
ton Of his counseps declaration to
the jury yesterday, that Guiteau
was y man who never made joke
in his life, he looked up with an
amused smile and added: II pre-
sumo I'd draw now" This pro.
voked general laughter, which was
promptly suppressed by the Judge
who struggled to disguise q smile
upon his own features. Scovillt
continued his address to the Cour
at some length, but was very fire.
quently interrupted by the prls
0ner.
Col. Corkhill arose to protes
against the interruption Of tn
prisoner, when Guiteau waived hi
hand to him patronizlngly ant
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