, 1881-11-07
GUI'rEAU.
Barrister Trude Inclined to Take
Part in the Defense.
Insanity, Pure. Simple, and Horeli-
tary. VIII Be the Plea.
Tito Distinguished Lawyer Afllrms that
tho Assassin r. InsnnU.

Tic DlStinHllSlcn Lawyer A1llFlus tliat
tic Assassin Is Insnlle.
Mr. a. 8. Trttlo. who Inns l,ccn urRcd by
George Scovllo anA othors to take charge Of tho
detGnA0 III tho nssasin Uuitpnu. tnst night sent
II telegram to ac0vliip III Washington, AnytnK
that # another continuance could bo keG,,reh tlu
would try flt1 nrrhtED to cnntltlpt tho tleteisc.
Str. Trtt1e wus seen nt h1s residence by II re-
rortcr or I'll. TRInESE nfter tho tlitl'htch WIS
torwnrstGsl. Mnd was asked ta Rvr M OUTLINE Of
tho fcfensB ns It would l'e conducted un.ler hts
management. Ttr lmrristcr informed tho re-
porter TINT hu hnd been posting III iii "rrn,,ks"
In general. nnd believed t1u colitt mike II strong
dc!cnse in tic cnac. tito tnorU rspccnlly as ho
hAt nlwoya known 6lttpau t0 Ge tnsnHe.
~ have not cntcr,'l Into tho ease t,ecauso l
cstro llotorIusy," sul,l Mr. Tr.tdo, 'nnd hnya
tried to keep Tho chrrcspnts.Gnco betwGcn ScD-
Vile and myself Oilt Ut tho pnllors. lilo rst ul-
jntnnsl sccrccy uH'n l,lc, mid tho next thiuK
khuw usio Of my LISTERS nppbnred 1T tho Now
York Herald. whlio I, like everybody else.
nGor tho nssasIt,. tho fact nevertheless reinn!ns
lhat hu Is u,lttied tuM rnir trial. We nro fast
drifting tn corso where, wtlcn Insanity Ia tho
sulo defense In murder cases, tho yertllct Of Tho
Jury and tho Judgment uf tho Court
must bu that' tho convicted person bu
cunsIghcti 10 perpetual Imprisonment. Gu,touu
Il n religious tnunu,nAMIac. From tho time tho
WHtG4h W ttEUu FCECNtN EbHStOtS llklSlH nus
been tho cause Of nlprt 1NultlGru thIn nil tho III.
hcrent wlcke.lncss III tho h,,mat sncu. It Is a
fact thnt wl,osu communities uro tl,snnn over
religion. Tlg NU1lrtcs and aune Of tho lOwGr
sccts, who foam nj tho mouth und nru Wrought
u;I to rulfHiDns frcNzy. nrr inore OF less nsAue.
und tho persons who join them nro AcGlletlly OH
la Tho seMt Ut rcaaon.
~ hive advised Scuyil!c to n,nko tho defense
strictly on tho busis Of hurcdsinry insnnlly,
which wis aggravated md inalu dangerous In
tiu!ien't 6y various events huppenlug suose.
Quunt to his birth.
"As Is natural, l meet with great t1cnt OF op-
position 1nd uluy yet he compelled
TO GIVE ur ALI. IDEA
Of handling the caso havo applied to Chief
Justice Curry for cuntfnunnceA In sumo lmpOr-
tUi cnscs, md he ils r,tlett Tint couttntiul1ccs
cal, Ir granted on'y ih such ciscs rs havn gono
u to tho District uE Columbia fr,m tlia county.
or eourso this shnts t!u out OH tho uMteau
ensc. which orlgl!lntell tl'ore. My only ~.
uppostnv counsel to havU tho cuscs
thnt would keep ne iro,M going continued. it
hnt =! ~ aaSy VII W.T. " apsGG v r. 70 as H. sny 1So y,
ttsteu.l hi family frun tho oMln uf tho crime.
His wife fs mort gne,t Ail her property. n1d IL
INV s0lllK about the country securing wltnuAacs
ntiIr own UxpsHse. 1t !s not to ctcMr tho mir
| durous wretch, but simply to prove lin ins'inc.
"rhcy nllEht cah!m tlp WIS iusnnc. md drop
| tne n.nitcr without further expense. hut this
woul = not prove his 1s4nity TO nc sne wosd; s.
Porter and DAvid9e TO nssst in the prosecution
0r uuttca,l. who ia tNlnx defended only by two
Ihv Inv of tho land cut,templatcs tiiat uvery
lnnn. no nlattnr how 4rcat his crime, shall have
a fa!r AMI Imparttal tria1. Tho Gosrrnmunt
T. k, Q was,ht,,x.on unless the!r
Hucncrs tnd utroot Of this trIl upon tho ct,stn-
try than tno cxasperatlan htd prejudice oi tho
nuon has YET allowed W. ~ TO- e. rsnt;ze; .I, WHY. Mhy.
tMgtnn n!.ice tho President waR shot is II wituess
q unsans insan!ty Md I'M NJ ayi,ionce % 9r:a Tint o
10 D eansieroi. IT, When Oxfori. tho wandering,
Es' I io Hss.h sat Z se 9sss p: O.
ytdcd tho best Of coutise! nId
IT WAS 4 RELIEF
to tho English pcnpln to tlnd that tho man who
ha.i want.'nly attempted tl1o ilfe of their % soye-
@ I'D ihaa n s'a % s'a Tesposi:
Vii IL u rnct TINT the whole family Of 0uitear
children wer. pi,yscslly al,a mentally defnrn,e
| died YtlGtK frt1ln Hitch weaknesses.
"Mr. and Mrs. scoyltto assure mt that tl,oy Gun
hrli.K my aMoint ot oyllelco ns to biz Insanity;
slat pruyed upon hs mind until ho beaalne,
when .,i1cr tic Influence Of the dclustol,s, to-
tIlly LOST to all sonso VI moral responsibility for
- Whnt ircenr.! ms orc Of tho strongest proofs
Of big insuttty IL the fact that ho refuses to
pccts 10 be aCiluttteda antl 10 e given conspiutl
ols otlcu, such rs Alnbaasador.to some foreign
"lt m, attorney should go into tho tho
mou from thalr birth ,ons of whnsn
nnu tho oth0r MI Insane assassin, Guttean would
arIso n,1d drnonnco tho atsor,loy WIN was try
| Hnt high moral ground TINT hi, wlts i,lsane mid
| Incompetent An iilstat'cB Of the kltd ncc,lrr!ns
sn'ty n tue & easy n,1 "f nono9s; "a tho
nn,y be acquitted. t'',t would ''e eteccln County
Cornnissl?isr. !loarnsu in court nnd slcno"'Msc'i NJ
ehnrgo Ut trlckcry WIS mule aKnll.st nlu Ut the
t!nr, but llonugh,,c WIS sunt 10 the asylum Us
| lneiirAbly iIlslne. aud 6s tllero yet.
'TI1E nEFESsE IN uC1ri:Au's cAsl:
| will shuw Insanity. grounded un l,crcllty. and
n,adc mora pra'uutlnec,l by inpntcuuy Ml1 t'nn-
Kurots by repeated futures. vuxutotl4, and the
"s tS!s enar"tsr % inns i aiic!ntam is il VIZ
that hc was inspired 6y iud Z. do eurt!tn thugs.
a,nonE others TO assAsI,,Atn the President IL ur-
ant! To elevate himself to II high psssItio,,. tlo
cil1lvs to te hitter lieu ye,, uni viii nut s,ul!evt
"une nt ,no wt,uysos in ii,o caso viii lie Frns;ss
Day, u prosructor Mid miner. whn Will testify
that willie irnvrrsI',x II lonely cAilon II, tho wllda
at Cnlar1lslu ht eAMla lipn'l, nil unkenipt, tat
rock ren.l!nY aluld frun !. bible. and that thla
.iulus GHtoau, pf Chic.ao. and s.I ln !laii Iuot,
,!sptred by una ~ follow Thy "ahsnrio nr tho
Gnilrsn , q ,sfas sna mike sr''su
:. I'iiv t'overiiIasit will 70 betore tho Jury
With III ariny " well tHid physicians and VIII
viii 10 asked II i si,n VII, II ulearly copcsivs,I
intent md rl,yp2se 70 kill = nun IN hixl, Tnsl-
rrarl! !co with Il to ualn acvracy. carutully wrai
M III paper to pruteot Il frnn usolstura. await
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