New-York tribune., 1881-12-08

poneous idea of the offence. John W. WI pb ,bat he
@hose yes yes @ No h;mseif even TO help brother IN
a strngglp for hfe was evidently 'eiS
Mr. Scovlle made no expanfaItbbs tbs dav was the APP
nesrauce Of General sherman TO TESTIFY 10 m he pre
of the letter written ara ha, tSe a The General was
caution cautions i no 'ooA ami of plain black ana Win
bis rnSeed face his cropped white peal auu If
sn -, tera voice. seemed the personneSMtio4s M srs ~
GeeP gu guripaSed war lie testified that bis hIst
tbonght on hearing that the freslden, el;a, Dau On
shot was that il was the WORK OF spes fnD on
NJ Scovillr Guiteau meanwhile calmly reading one one
of his bundle of NEWSPAPERS that ne cane 10 un
Conclusion that il was "the actof one man alohe.
S4hen S;Eiteaa asked him in free and easy way
1Resnltng from the political situation, vast ~.
General" he made no reply; out this iu IGo iG
deter t;uiteau from calling OUT as he reIol9eu ni
1ewsnaper at new place and readJusteu
his eyeGass. and as General sherman was iS iluen4S
hack 10 his seat - Much Obliged to you, Genera.
for sending troops for my protection at V1a'
time" .ho+ Mrs sco.
willie said her brother the assassin, ha9 PeIJu-ea
himself all the way" through bis eXaminalol' wa Na'
an error The remark was made, out aDoI, I" -
ness for the prosecution, ouS'Se WiyersS svmpafhy,
demands this correction The allusons 10 Uultau t
fondness for writing his autographs seth ~ n'ho ~
angered him He bitterly denounced lne Iued " "
49,, rhot he was vain or egotStlcal lie alsG uiaHe
fhe edifying announcement that ne VIII haho 'i
ci9 S oSSpecntion expected to-day that they would
ae allie In bepIn with Gnteaus own career t0-nlor-
row. hey do not hope TO reach tne experts oeloIo
Monday and propose " examine 'neln "' '"S'"'
THE FILL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
wAsu1SGToN. Dec. 7.--IIardly had the
nrt been called TO order and the prisoner brought ill.,
.hon he broke ont: may it please your Honor, the
American people don't desire that this case sha De leu
again and don't desire 1t. say, with the utmost re-
spect TO this Court and jury and my counsel MI
scoyile that satisfied with the ponu'ai slIua
,ion as developed in this That the gst OF this
alleged offence The President Of the United states
rould never ha We If it had not been for the
Dotica situation it existed last May and june aho
say have a right. matter OF law appearing as Wy
own counsel to ask your Honor that GeneraI 1rah''
senators Conkng and Plat and President Arthur ana
those kind Of men, who down upon Garfield that
they would speak to him on the street,
and woulA not go to the White Honse-l have
% right to show that have right to snow my
personal relations to those gentlemen, that was Oh
friendly terms with them that was cordially received
well dressed well fed at the Fifth Avenue Botei at
the National Committee I want TO show my supposed
.ersonal relations TO those don't want to take
exception to your Honor's ruling, but shall oe Obliged
TO do So | have doubt that the Court In DaIc VIII
give new trial"
The Court-Your exceptions have already been noted
The prisoner-I intend TO make the closing speech In
this case after Scove has had his say He is doing
spendidly according his theory but his theory Is
altogether too narrow in my Judgment That is all
have against Mr. ScOvine
Mr. scovie that in accordance with the agree
ent entered into yesterday he had drawn up six inter
rogatories and them 70 the President yesterday
afternoon asking him his knowledge Of the pris
hatXy
those matters He had requested answer 10 be re-
turned last evening by o'clock this morning, but he
had not yet received It,
Mr. Porter said that counsel for the prosecution had
expected the interrOgatores TO be submitted to Them
Mr. Scovile said he had stated yesterday, in open
court the questions which he proposed TO ask the Pres
dent and counsel said that they had no objection to
them Having only three or four hours within which to
act Yesterday he could not be expected to run around
after counsel get them to the interrogatories
He had supposed that the President very much oc
cuped and therefore, he had desired to get the Ques
fions before him soon as possible.
The prisoner-I do not think IL all necessary for Cen
sral Arthur to be bored in that kind OF way. do not
require his presence at all
Mr. scovile.-I want the Presidents testimony; that
IS all
The prisoner-I do not care whether you want him or
not I am doing this business myself disagree en-
tirely with your theory of the defence Iwant President
Arthur Oh the stand. | want to talk to him. would
not give snap of my finger for your paper business
Mr. Davidge-The interrocatores should have been
submitted to as Int II is Of no consequence now We
win make it our duty to them, and have no doubt
that IL they are as stated by Mr. Scoyine they will be
answered.
The prisoner-General Arthur is President of the
United States and il would be improper to have him
dragged into court do wish 1t personal favor
think a good deal Of President Arthur. made him
president and have right to have something TO say
IN the matter.
Mr. scovire-I want to have the testimony Of the
President either by his 10 my nterogatores or
by his personal attendance in court.
The CourtIf the answers to the interrogatores are
produced you can have the benefit Of them at any time
Mr. scoville-Very well
DR. SpItzka OF New-YOTk and Nettie G. Rood, OF Chi
pcago were called witnesses for the defence but as
neither of them responded, Mr. scOve applied for at
fachments against them He said that he had relied on
Dr spzka as the chief of his expert witnesses, and
had refrained from asking other experts questions
which he had reserved for Dr. Sptzka. He had written
and telegraphed to him several times and had tele-
graphed yesterday to be in court this morning Mics
Rood he understood had refused to come and was con
fumacious
Here the prisoner broke ont another subject There
lis continuous pressure upon me-" he said, for my
Autograph and the newspapers speak of vanity and
agotsm. Now, / don't snap about that. have
mo egotism or vanity repudiate the entire idea OF
vanity egotism"
The Court informed Mr. Scovie that he could have the
attachments applied for
Mr. scovlle-That is all, except the testimony Of the
president.
The desire 10 the President here in per-
son not on paper will be very glad to see him here
personally
Mr. scOvle-I had relied on Dr. Sptzka as the chlef
expert on our side Of the understood him 10 be
a gentleman who had made special study OF the dis
eases OF the mind.
The Attorney-woud ii meet your view II we
ehoud agree that Dr. spitzka would yes" to your
Hypothetical casei
Mr. scOville-It would not expected to question him
at length the general subject Of insanity. He will be
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