Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-17
Deputy Marshal who endeavored to restrain

Deputy Marshal, who endeavored to restrain
the prisoner )-"Will you be 9uiet?"
The Court-"The question is whether fur
ther time ought to be allowed counsel" :.
The prisoner (emphatically)--"l don't
want that, if the Court pleases."
District Attorney Corkill insisted that the
trial should proceed now. Mr.. Robinson
pressed his claim for postponement. Owing
to the opposition of Scoville and the prisoner
to the application of Robinson for an exten.
sion of time, the Court stated that for the
present the case should proceed, as far, at
least, as swearing the jury is concerned, and
then it would consider the question of extern
sion. At II o'clock the work Of obtaining a
Jury began the three first presenting themselves
being disqualified, two on the ground that
they had formed fixed opinions on the case,
and the other on the ground that he had con-
scientious scruples OH the subject OF capital
punishment. In examining jurors Mr.. Sco-
Vile went over large range ofquestions, In
quiring as to their religious and political be-
lief. Up to the hour of adjournment FIVE
Jurors were obtained and sworn in.
Guiteau had prepared speech for delivery
in Court on Monday, the following extracts
from which are telegraphed to the Charleston
Neus and Courier:
Speaking of the late President he says !:
He was in position to do vast harm to the
Republic, and he was doing it by the unwise
use of public patronage, and the Lord and l
took the responsibility of removing him. The
Lord does not employ incompetent persons to
serve him. He uses the best material he can
find" Again, "The issue is who fred that
shot, the Deity or L? The Deity seems we'll
disposed to father it thus far. l expect he
will father it to the end"
After speaking of his ex wife he said 81
have been strictly virtuous for six or seven
years. I claim to be a gentleman and
Christian" A little further on he says
"Certain parties, whom need not name, have
been greatly benefited financially by my in
spiration, and | am going to ask them to con-
tribute to my defence. There are hundreds
of persons who are and will be benefited f.
nancially by the new Administration. They
are all indebted to me, from the President
down. I confidently appeal to them and to
the public at large to send me money for my
defence. The money can be sent quietly by
express withholding the name if you wish
to) to George Scoville, Washington, d. G.
1t will be sacredly used for my defence.
He resumes his argument again: "Had
Jefferson Davis and dozen or two of his
co traitors been shot dead in January, 1861,
no doubt our late rebellion never would have
been. 1 am patriot. To day l suffer in
bonds as patriot. Washington was patrl-
OF. Grant was patriot Let the newspa-
pers change from Guiteau the assassin, to
Guiteau the patriot"
Here is something which should please the
President: 81 appeal to the Stalwart and
Liberal press of the nation for justice. ap'
peal to the Republican party, especially the
Stalwarts, of whom am proud to be one,
for justice. I appeal to the President of the
United States for justice. l am the man that
made him President. Without my inspira-
ton be was political cypher, without power
or Importance. was with him constantly
in New York last fall during the canvass"
The address is interlarded with queer per-
sonal complaints and details, and ends "This
speech was written in cramped position in
my CELL" which is meant to vindicate his
handwriting, former specimen being criti-
cized as illegible. 1t is a remarkable produc'
tion