The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-18

ChicsRo, 15.-Gultteaue counsel. hrs
Scoville, said, yesterday, that he ex-
pecied to prove by DR.. Hammond and
DR.. Sins, of New York, and DR.. Gum
and DR.. Andrews, of Chicago, that the
wound inflicted By Guittesu's bullet was
not fatal, and that death ensued from
malpractice. Both the Chicago ply
sicians believe that the use Of their names
was simply ruse to get continuance.
DR.. Andrews believes that the wound
was fatal, while DR.. Gum has expressed
no opinion.
Scoville, counsel for Guitteau, since
coming to Washington, has had SIS large
daily mail as q cabinet officer. He has
endeavored to read and dispose of his
correspondence, but the task increases SO
with each day, that he has sent to Chi
csgo for his steaographic clerk, who is
expected to STRIVE here tomorrow morn
| ing. He has not received q reply from
Gen. Butler, and therefore wrote again
this evening. He thinks Buffers tele-
gram recently published, indicates 8
Willingness to defend Guitteau, rather
than that be should not have thorough
! defense. He expects 10 summon almost
every one who attended Garfield during
his illness, especially Swain, Rockwell
and the surgeons. He thinks Butler will
make it very warm for them, and that he
will not neglect those responsible for the
peculiar AMI illegal treatment OF the
prisoner. In reply to a question, he
said: "Guitteau was terribly frightened
while in court. As l have said often
before, he is very timid man. He was
under great excitement in the court room
yesterday, and that made him look bad.
When he returned to Jail and recovered
his equinamity he felt better and
looked better. I intended to have him
let his hair grow. intended to suggest
to him to let it grow, but neglected it.
When l returned 10 Washington found
that he had had it cropped short again,
which makes him look rather peculiar.
Some three or four years ago when
GuitteAu wore his hair like other people,
and dressed well, he made very pre-
sentabie appearance. He was really q
very handsome, winning man. never
knew any man more careful about his
dress AID appearance He would talk
with man for haitian. hour and borrow
money, when another man could not
have done it on long acquaintance. He
had very winning, gentle way, and
being of French extraction was netur-
ally polite. He could go into any hotel
and secure a room without any baggage
or other security, or without paying in
advance. | have known him to go on TO
the Palmer House in Chicago three
different times in succession, and to get
room each time, though on each former
occasion he had been turned out. l only
mention these things to show that he is
not uncouth or rough as some people
think him to be; and in these things he did
not think that he was doing anything
wrong. His moral sense is so
depraVed that he thought it was
right. His idea was, l have not money
now, but l will have some ne t week
He always had glorious expec tstions Of
something that was going to happen to
him, of sums of money that We're COM
ing to him."
is Guitteso confident of his &C
quittal?" He doesn't knew" replied
Mr.. Scovllo. SHE is given credit for
having more intelligence than he really
has. OF course the great question OF in
sanity in this trial for the defense is the
main question. By the Hay. have re-
ceived many letters on this point. One
[ received yesterday from a lawyer
made some very valuable suggestions as
to tests as to insanity. l have received
=.
course they are confidential, and l csR-
not give their names. II it were not for
such help I don't know what should
do. One Of the letters is from person
who claimed that Guitteau, like himself,
phonic current, and was under an evil
who claimed to have been insane once
off in 70 ba
csse. If Guitteau was not crazy" said |
Mr.. Scoville, renewing the conversation,
she ought to be hung. The trouble is |
it will require ten times IS |
much prOsf OF insanity in his case
as in the case of the man who shot the |
negro in the street. People say be ia not |
crazy, but they accept the defense Of |
Sergeant Mason that he is insane with |
out question. I think there is much |
more proof of Guitteau's insanity. It |
will be hard to find jury of moral cour-
age enough to scquit Guitteau even if |
they believe him insane. A grocery |
man will be afraid 10 vote for scquittal |
because he will think all his customers |
will condemn him. It does not require |
much courage to vote guilty, especially |
as public opinion will favor such voter. |
SOIs SOIhDlll QOOc HOt Luluh Lu6
ger to the prisoner from self-appointed |
revengers is over, and intends to take |
every precaution to prevent anyone |
shooting him while in the court.
There is much discussion as to Judge |
Cox's opinion on the jurisdiction ques-
tiou. The fact that he insists upon de- |
Gliding it before the trial begins. points
to decision against the jurisdiction of |
his court. Should this decision be given
the prisoner would have to be taken to |
New Jer.ey fer trial, with many chances
in favor of the courts there holding there
is q failure of jurisdiction. Then also |
should Judge Cox decide that he lacks
jurisdiction, there would be 10 appeal, |
but an appeal could be taken by the de-
Tense even after trial and conviction, on
ha6eaS corpus proceedings. In the lat
ter event he could not possibly be tried
again. Should there be likelihood Of |
his escaping through such means, the |
danger of lynching would be very great.