Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-05
TRIAL OF rHE ASSASSIN.
Arguments offered Yesterday by tho
Defense for Re opening the Case
Court Adjourned to Saturday.

Defense for Re opening the Case
Court Adjourned to Saturday.
wAsHISoToS. January 4. Guiteau
kept quiet today and made q merit Of II
In a speech.
Scoville read an affidavit setting forth
that he Is the prisoners sole counsel;
that the prisoner has been in such .
state Of mind that hs has been unable
to assist, or sugges! any Witnesses, and
that counsel. since the closing Of the
case, had learned OF certain material
witnesses. He gave their names and
what he would prove.
Corkhill said nothing need be said
on the motion to introduce this evidence.
Colonel Reed addressed the Court In
favor Of the motion. He felt sure that
the American people would not bssrudse
this justice. He elowinsly compliment
ed Scoville.
Davidgs denied that there was q prsce-
dent for the r~s-opsning Of the case. and
declared that Il would be scandalous.
scovills replied at great length, and
detailed the bsrdships and difficulties
under which the defense had labored In
the preparation Of their case. It was al.
most impossible to get witnesses to come
hero. The experts for the defense were
compelled to be satisfied with 81 rs per
diem. the regular witness fee. while for
the government witnessesscams here, II
is supposed, leaving great trusts behind
them. and remained for six weeks. and
every one OF them plainly showed by
their evidence that they expected full
pay for their services; and oil know what
that meant. "And these experts" said
Scoville, 'are still waiting here to sec
the result Of their evidence 10 the hang
ing Of the prisoner; but, fortunately for
the cause OF justice, your Honor and
this jury stand between him and the gal
lows"
Colonel Corkhill could not at this
stage allow the remarks Of counsel to 60
unanswered. He said yesterday. and
would repeat today. that he would not
object to the introduction Of any new
fact material to the defense. Tho only
objection 10 be made by the prosecution
had already been mentioned by Davidge.
There had never been q trial in this Dis.
trict where so much liberty had been
shown by the government.
Gui,eau insisted on being heard. The
bailiff tried 10 silence him, but was met
with an angry '.Let mo alone, or I will
slap You in tho mouth" Guitsau called
out: "Your Honor, oil I want 10 to show
that I told these men on the way to the
Jail that it was the political situation and
the pressure Of inspiration that caused
me to remove tho President"
Judge Cox said the counsel for the de-
Tense came here q stranger to the courts
OF the District, and oven to the prisoner
himself. and found himself environed
with difficulties from the outset. The
most serious difficulty was that the obi
um attaching to the assassination made
witnesses unwilling even to allow their
names to be known to the defense. Ap.
preciating all these difficulties. which
embarrassed the defense. be Judge Cox
hal felt disposed to Offset this with
equal latitude mt more than ordinary
fairness. Evidence Of insanity could
not DO offered In ~sur.rebuttal. In his
opinion. proof OF insanity should be
limited to rebu,ting testimony Of the
prosecution. He, therefore. must sx.
clude the evidence OF DR.. Mcfarland,
who, Scovills said, would testify TO the
prisoners insanity. The testimony,
however, OF the witnesses by which the
defense expected to prove that the pris-
oner asserted upon the day OF the assas.
sinatiou, aud upon the day after. the
motive for his act. the court held should
be admitted as evidence In sur.rebuttal.
j. j. Brooks, Chief OF the Treasury
Secret Service, was called by Scoville.
He visited the prisoner on the night OF
the shooting. Guiteau was very angry
with the witness for disturbing his rest
at night. Witness reprovsd him as .
murderer. and the prisoner said: "No
murderer. but q Christian gentleman.
The act was 4 political necessity, for the
oood Of the country" and that witness,
being n Stalvsrt. could appreciate why
he S;a n. tha, ne had tbousht over and
nroysa o,er tho matter for six weeks.
md hscams CONVINCED that the Presldsnt
must 90 by his hand.
Scoville introduced o letter written by
Scovills's father. which expressed the DO.
lief that the prisoner was insane.
Guiteau sneeringly and insultipRly re-
proyed Scovills for introducing this,
threatened the bailif, and said he could
oct plenty Of experts to testify that he
Was as cray a. q loon, but be wouldn't
give a cent for a buckstiul Of expert
testimony.
DR.. Beard was called, but was ruled
out. An exception was noted.
Scoyills said he would like o little
time for a proper preparation Of this