Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
GuiIeau's Case-The Demand for an Ai-
 loyyauce for Witness Fees

GuIeau's Case-The Demand for an AI-
 loyyance for Witness Fees.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Guiteau's counsel will tomorrow ask Judge Cox that counsel be assigned to assist him in defending the prisoners and he will also file an argument in reference to his application for an order of court allowing witness fees, etc. In this ar gument he will apply for the order under the revised statues relating to the District of Co., lumbia as follows:
 Section s45. In all criminal trials the Supreme Court the judge try ng the may allow such pear necessary fees thersof with service to be paid in the same manner government wit nesses are paid
 He claims that there has been no repeal or modification of this statute since February 22, 1867, unless it may be held to have been absolutely repealed by virtue of the statute approved February 21, 1871, incorporated as section 91 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia, as follows:
 Section 91. The Constitution snd all laws of the United States which not locally inapplcabe shall have the and effect within the District as elsewhere within the United States.
 Counsel claims it was not repealed After citing cases where the claim would seem to be sustained counsel will close as follows ''The attention of your honor has thus been called to points of law on the application of defendant. He asks no forced construction of any statute in his favor. His counsel be- lieves proper construction having and giving full effect of all acts of Congress will enable your nouer to make such order as he asks, to wit, that he may have summoned like num- Der of witnesses are arrayed against him on behalf of the prosecution. The court is assured that the order asked will be availed of only so far as it may be necessary for & fair trial. Having failed to obtain the services of counsel who have been asked to undertake the defense, and the re- sponsibiity devolving entirely upon myself, at least of indicating what the defense will be, I have no hesitation in saying to your honor that shall summon no witnesses ex- cept on the question of insanity. The ques- ton of malpractice has only been in abey- ance, so that leading counsel who might defense according to their own views. It is now abandoned, so far as I have connec- ton with the case.''
 Scoville issues an appeal asking all who have known of the insanity of Guiteau to send him, by affidavit what they know. He says he is forced to do this to get the in- formation which his client declines to give him.
 It is definitely stated tonight that Judge Cox will tomorrow assign General s. $. Hin kle and R. D. Massey, prominent members of the District bar, to assist MT. Scovllie in Guiteau's defense. The letter recently re- ceived by Scoville from George Francis Train is curiosity. It covered dozen sheets of foolscap and was written on both sides in characters as large as baby's footprint. In one place he sayS Il am an arlstocratlc crank, the only one the world could not con- quer. I hereby declare that Garfield was murdered by the surgeons. Their treatment was wrong Call Grace Courtland to the stand"