, 1881-11-25
WASHINGTON.
Judge Cox in Council on the
Subject Of sque1ohing
Guiteau.
The Project of Si1encing the
Wretch Very Hazard
Gus One.
Text Of a Projected Charge for
the Prosecution rs to
Insanity.
Senator Logan'e Experience with
0uiteau in March Of This
Year.
Prominent Features Of Postmaster.
General James Scheme for a
Postal Bank.
No Wonder that Wayne MacYcngh 1fade
Hasty Retreat from the
Cabinet.
The Efforts Of tie National Grange to
Secure Department Of Agri-
culture.
Prominent Features Of Postmaster
General james Scheme for a
Postal Bank.
No Wonder that Wayne MacYcnEh 11ale
Hasty Retreat from the
Cabinet.
The Efforts Of tie National Grange to
Secure 4 Department Of Agri-
culture.


"o0'1N %Oh AsIA AA4EsNGH-
-. sofeaat D'fpateh to 1af chteas" 1"onnt'
"Ash'S67oS' u. T., Nov. ""a4-JudRe COX, VINO
pfea'aes at tho 0ultoau trial. Is reported to bc
very tnueh Outraged at the mnnnor In which tho
assassin coflufota himself. but has not aA got dis"
coFerca any way " which hls iasoldhee anu
blasphenhy eau bc prGventedt except to remove
MN from tho courtsfooH. .fudFe Cox. It Is
thaisRhts has conferred with hia nssocinte judges
on that point, and 1t Ia lclEerod that they have
rccommenued TINT he Should not resort to that
extremity or do anytntnE that Flll furnish Qut'
1eau with 'esal technIcality 70 appeal 10.
THAT "cou1rr IN 1fASc"
or which be talks 80 much. 14 thrcnts will not
compel the auiaciols assastnfto keep silence,
tho Judge can only put, gag itn his mnuth. or
delay tho triRl and punish hlm flor contempt Of
court. To resort to this men4urc would. 1t Ia
feared, create sympnthy for Gplteau. Hud par.
hapa holp hin before the jury To puuIsh him
for n1cmpt would on!y bc tq delay tho trial,
rs Guteau could not bo confined any more
thnn he now now ls+ But be plight bo put on
bread and watcr. Unless thodp who are uan-
nRlng tho prosecution arc Rrea}iy mistaken. the
trlal will not lot,x continue.
D1STnfCr-ATTollSEY ,4onK1ILL
said today TINT be thought that It would close by
tho end Of next week, Dec .. fIe did not think
that the defense coui,t protract It much longer,
as they bad a1rca1y nut in tue tuniu points upon
GuItenu upon Ills sister With IN ax and the SUBJ
scqucut examination by the Wtsconan surgeon,
who testified yesterday. It Il vory doubtful,
however, II the confident expectations Of Col.
Corkhlll !u this rcspeut ara realized. He also
thinks tl,at thorc can bc no deo1t that tho tury
Will return q verdict Of guilty. =
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION
has arisen bet.suen Mr. Scoyffte and plstrtct-At-
turncy Curkh,H Tho latter had In bin possession
honewspaper- clippings which g utcau arrn.1qed
tho day before ho assusinatod tho President md
sent to the Attorney. General. Thoy wore takcu
from tho various stalwart Journals Of tho coun.
try. and consisted Of nttacks On President Gnr-
Hold aud arguments toshow that he WINS tlestroy-
tnx the Republican party Col. Corknllt has pnw
Furnished collection Of these extracts, but
uuiteau declares that only about one. third OF
tho extracts havo been furnished by Col. Cork
h1lt aud that ttlusc Withheld Aro from the Bit
tcrcst StaIwArt orxnhs. {}uitcau says ho can ra-
cali all that hnve bnen suppressed, and TINT,
when he 1s examined as Il witness, be will nume
Them all to Mr. Hcovitlc, and tnoy can then
readily te ot,ta!ncd FROM tho dies.
A SENSIBLE PROPOSITION.
The counsel for tho Government will ask tho
Judge 10 c,,nrge tho Jury, atuong other thluea.
that tho inv as to tho .lefeuse Of insanity on
criminal trials is na follows: "sybcu tho prIa.
fl sncl, stato OF mini a. 10 know that tho 1rt n
unlawful md morally wyoux, ho Is rcspona,bte.
The law docs not recognize furua of tnKnnitv
tn which tho cnpactty Of distinguishing right
from wrong exists, w(thuIt thu bower Of choos.
Inn botwecn them. Thnt suoofoa OF nhrnnsv
which la INDUCED by nasslop. un,ess HcttlotI tloy,
min n atate Of totnt doranuotncnt. viii nat cx.
case tne commission o1 eF'ne' 10 acqa't On
tho EFouhil or !h8an!ty 1t IS HOE enough that