The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-21
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ALAMEANp lMporENr ooNoLUsIoN
s.O,ttis cOastuds, the Ffnt,hiur "rstsi
DspravitI" will El.etrIfy " the jury To.
dsT, By Special PsrnIsslOR ofJsdgs Coz.
An Exhibition Of Anger M Recess.


brought into court with him roll Of man
uscript said TO be an elaborate preface tc
his speech, which has already been pub
liShed. His counsel seem to think thli
morning that Judge Cox will allow him
under certain conditions and restrictions
to address the jury after scoville has con-
cluded.
Scovitle called attention to the testimony
Of DR.. Hamilton, zone OF the Government
conspirators," as he terms him. He read
from his testimony, and said that from the
very start Dr.. Hamilton had perverted his
testimony and studiously made use Of the
very strongest adjectives, showing the in.
tensity Of his feeling, Us though every effort
on his part was designed to secure beyond
peradVenture the conviction Of the prisoner.
In short, his feelings led him to transcend
tho bounds Of truth, and these expressions
were used. by him, ms it appears to me, for
the express purpose Of manufacturing a
feeling in your minds against the prisoner.
Scovfile produced diagram, showing a
section Of the prisaner's head.
That's not in the evidence" said Cork.
hill.
at is" replied scoville, ian exact fac
smile Of your head. Put it on" Then
reaching across the table to the District
Attorney, he said: "You can take it and see
that It isso."
Corkhill, shaking his head contemptu.
ously, said: ut is an imposition on the
jury. II you please, don't put 1t on me-"
Scoville, earnestly-"I will take q rule
and make measurement right here be.
fore the jury"
Corkhill-Oh, don't, your speech is bad
enough, your testimony will be worse.
Scoville, half apologetically-Well, Col.
Corkhill, am doing the best I can, and
am honestly endeavoring to get the truth
before this jury.
Scoyille continued, with frequent inter.
ruptions on the part OF the District Attor.
ney. Taking up the diagram Of Guiteau's
head, offered in evidence by DR.. Hamilton,
Scoville said: II propose to show you
that DR.. Kempster lied when he told you
that this diagram was a correct representa-.
ton OF the shape Of Guiteau's head. He
attempted to convince you that Guiteau
had an unusually symmetrical head. and
propose to show you that his evidence in
this respect was absolutely false"
Mr.. Scovitte continued to discuss the
subject OF the head diagrams. Guiteau
took advantage Of pause aud called out !:
'The District Attorney has run out Of
money and can't pay these fellows until he
gets m extra appropriation from Con.
grcss. Laughter.) They had better staid in
New Yor K. They will go home with less
money than they expected; serves them
right"
Scoyille said he must protest against Mr.,
Corkhitt continually volunteering his own
testimony, as he did yesterday, when he
wanted to cpst slur upon The witness
Moss. II have seen the record this morn.
ing" said Scoville, "and have learned the
reason for the District Attorneys apimps
against that witness 1t seems that the
witness Moss had to sue Corkhill in a
Magistrates Court for three-doliar wash
bill, which the District Attorney owed
Moss's wife, andi the record says that the
District Attorney paid it, and one dollar
and twenty cents"
Guiteau (excitedlyl-If they should un-
dertake to sue Corkhill for ali he owes it
would take the time Of all the courts to at
! ItlQ 10 Tue DIlalneSSs
Scoville-l very much dislike TO bring
out such things in court room, but when
the District Attorney persists in mean little
personalities he compels me to retaliate,
Shortly afterwards Corkhili again inter
rupted, when Davidge, who had come in,
protested with mock gravity "Oh, don't
interrupt him. In heavens name don't
interrupt him. He might stop altogether"
General laughter, in which Mr.. Scoville
joined.)
Guiteau found an opportunity to call out:
The papers say l spent three weeks prepar.
ing my speech. As a matter of fact only
spent three or four days, nights and morn.
ings. want the record straight on this
matter.
scoville contended that Dr.. Gray's tables
OF homiCides by insane persons were pre-
pared for this case and do not correspond
with the tables for some years in Gray's
official reports. In reading the account az
one case OF homicide, Scovile said, had the
District Attorney been there he would
have probably put him on trial for
murder and hung him.
"This is case Of devilsh deprayity, u
Guiteau shouted, excitedly. "Corkhiif IL
an authority on the devil. DR.. Gray ia n
maR with big mouth. That's the way /
mark him."
Recess
| After recess Mfr. scovifle said: az might
detain you, gentlemen, for week longer
with such observations as l have been
making upon the evidence introduced by
the prosecution, but shall not dwell long.
er upon the facts | will close with few
general observations" Afr. Scoyilie then
went on to say that laws are made for The
punishment Of sane people, not insane.
When man has oversteppcd the bounda-
~ line OF sanity and has committed crime.
he should not be punished rs sbould n
sane man. II you find doubt, as the law
mercitully declares, oil his sanity, Won shall
give him the benefit Of it. The object OF
punishment is not for revenge.
Scoyille discussed at some length the
dcmoralfzfng influence OF the scaffoid and
expressed the opinion that crimes wonId
be diminished by the abolition oi capitaI
punishment. He then proceeded 10 antic.
ipate the argument ot Judge Porter and 10
point out to the jury the fallacy Of tbe
arguments which he predicted Judge Por-
ter would advance to support the theory Of
the prosecution and to secure the hanging
OF Guiteau.
In conclusion, he said: II has often
been said that our Jury trials are farce,
and have in my practice frequently heard
it said that the jury system should Be abol.
ished, because the Jurors make mistaEes
because they are Influenced by the cIo,
quence Of the advocates; because thew ore
Influenced, not by Justice, not bv evidence VA %.s
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