The Portland daily press., 1881-12-20
GUITEAU'S TRIAL.
The Case Postponed Until Wednes-
day.
SCOvILLE EXPECTS A DISAGREE
MENT OF THE JURY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 1T wss generally
known this morning that the wife OF one OF
the Jurors in the Guiteau case had died some
hours previously and that there was little or
no probability of the trial being proceeded
with to-day. Nevertheless the crowd waiting
for the opening of the doors was as large as
usual and the court room soon after the doors
opened was filled to OVERLOOKING
Mr. Williams, deputy marshal, made an
nouncement by the authority of Judge Cox
that there would be no session OF the court To-
day, and that probably the prisoner would not
be brought in and that those who edesired 10
leave the room might do SO at once, but the
intimation was not acted on and all the specta-
tors kept their places. When the jurors took
their seats there was one vacant chair. 1t was
near II O'Clock when the court formally OPEN
ed and The prisoner was escorted to his seats
His appearance was greatly changed though
hardly improved by having MS race CLOSELY
shaved since last Friday.
Mr.. Hobbs, the bereayed juror, came into
court Just after Judge Cox took his seat and
had a whispered conversation with the Judge
The District Attorney rose and IN appropriate
terms referred to the calamity which had
fallen on juror and said that humanity re-
quired that the juror be allowed an oppor-
tunity of paying proper respect to his deceased
wife. He therefore proposed with the assent
of the prisoner and his counsel that Mr.. HOBBS
be permitted to 60 home. Scoville expressed
his full consent and suggested that the juror
snail not even be encountered by the presence
of a bailifi. At the same time he asked the
court to admonish all jurors not to have any
communication or conversation with ontslde
persons in regard to the case.
Judge Cox said the bailiffs in charge OF the
jury were aware of the rule and enforced it,
aud that the jurors themselves also understood
it. The prisoner said he entire confidence in
the honor and integrity of the Jurors. Judge
Cox repeated his admonitou to the jurors TO
hold no communication with any person out
Oh in IN the ScOVilla StIDuia-
ted that the warning should also apply to
daily papers and that they should not be read
by Jurors. He also intimated that he desired
to put some further questions to Mr.. wilson
and Mrs. Dunmire and asked that they De not
allowed to leave the court. Order permitting
the others to go home was then duly made and
entered, and the court adjourned till Wednes-
day.
Scoville denies that he expected to have to
leave Guiteaus case in charge of Mr.. Reed on
account of illness of his mother, and that he
despaired of saving the life of his client. He
saws he has fair faith that the jury If it does
not acqut the prisoner will disagree lie mas
held this opinion from the first and has seen
no reason to change it. As to his mother she
is i'll and if her illness demanded his presence
there be could leave the crse in charge OF MIR.
Reed, but he does not COZ template that con-
tingency just now In regard to the expert
testimony Scoville does not think 1t Will
amount to much one way or the other for the
experts will be so torn to shreds that the jury
will lot give much consideration to their testi-
mony at all Scovile thinks Guiteau is spoil
ing his case as far as he can. Guiteau does
not.s eem to be able to see what Is to come
from questions. Mr.. Scoville asks the wit
nesses and when Scovlle lays the foundation
for contradicting witness Guiteau does posi-
tive injury to himself and spoils the whole
Thing by correcting the witness on the spot and
putting him on his guard This has been the
case in regard to the witness Show for ex-
ample Scoville says in reference to Mrs. Dun
mire that be can prove she said at the time OF
her divorce TO DR.. Bowker of New York that
She thought she ought to remain with Guiteau
as she believed he was insane and needed some
one to care for him. Guiteau, when he was
leaving the court room to-day, stopped at the
District Attorneys desk and said, "Corkhill,
| have had a model taken from my head for q
bust. wi be great man yet, Corkhill, II
Won let me alone