Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-19
GUITEAU.
The Third Day of Scoville's
Speech.
He Goes Outside of the Record t,
Say Pungent Things. 8
He is Crank or a Level With
His Client.

| eO-N"J, eohilS UP duu uiSCusSiIS tuo
statistics of the insane criminals
which had been introduced in the
evidence by the prosecution and
claimed that this evidence was of the
greatest benefit to the defense. In
discussing the horrors of crime as
often shown in the acts of an in
sane criminal, Scoville said: 'sThere
is nothing in this act to compare
with some of these insane acts of in
sane criminals, and, gentlemen of the
jury. in my opinion, if there were
not reasons, and powerful ones, back
of this prosecution, this prisoner
never would have been brought to
trial; but I tell you, gentlemen of the
jury, back of this prosecution is
influence which have felt, and which
you may feel, gentlemen, before this
trial is ended. There are poll
ticians who seek to hide their own
shame behind the disgrace of this
poor prisoner, and make him a scape
goat for their crime. 1 did not in
tend, gentlemen of the jury, to take
up this feature of the case, but when
L find that the power and influence
OF this government is used against
me in denying me the small pittance
that l have asked for fair and i'm
partial trial, and the small facilities
needed for d proper defense, 1 do
not propose to keep quiet. 1 say
that such men as Grant and Conk,
ling and Arthur are morally
and intellectually responsible
for this crime. Conkling shall
not escape, he shall not shirk the res
possibility of the state of things that
led to this act; he shall not escape
the condemnation of the American
people if I can help it, for his share
in the disgraceful scramble for office
that led to q conflict with the chosen
ruler of this great nation, and led this
poor insane man to compass what
they would have hailed with satisfac-
ton, and as would, probably, huns
dreds of other politicians, if it could
occur otter than through assassina
tion. The removal of Garfield, who
stood in the way of their unrighteous
and disgraceful struggle for
office. Neither shall Grant es.
se @ Wis justly subjected. When
coming from Mexico, and coming
with undue haste he threw his own
name into the petty quarrel about
small Office in the Republican party,
and sought to foment differences
that had sprung up. I am not going
to see the misdeed of those men
high in power visited upon the head
of this poor insane man, if [ can
help it. This clamor for his blood
is not for the purpose of avenging
Garfield Or of satisfying justice, but
their theory is this: Ii it can be
shown that this was the
act of a sane man, then those
politicians in high places will say,
''of course we are not responsible
for the act of a sane man to be sure
we had some differences, but then it
could never have led sane man to
do such an act" But on the con.
trary, gentlemen Of the jury, what is
the effect of your verdict. if you ac-
quit him as an insane man? Why,
the people will say some one is at
fault. They will say we will. fix
the blame upon the heads and hearts
of those men who waged
war upon our poor dead President
until it drove this poor insane man
from reading daily in the papers
what Grant says; what Conkling says;
and from constantly thinking upon
it, to his insane act of killing the
President; and these men in high
places, really culpable ones, will go
down to posterity with stigma upon
| their names, and the detestation of
their countrymen upon their mem
| cries
Mr.. Scoville's denunciation of
Conkling and Arthur, created pro
! found sensation in the courtroom.
AS soon as recess was announced,
Mr.. Scoville was surrounded by
ladies and gentlemen and congrat-
ulated upon his fearless exposition.
One gentleman exclaimed: THAT s
the correct sentiment four-ffths of
the American people are behind you
on that !" The recess hour was en-
livened by several heated discussions
in the corridros and upon the out
side, on the general question of
moral and intellectual responsibility,
as set forth by Mr.. Scoville. During
recess, MIR, Scoville received the fol
lowing telegram
NEW YoRK, January 1S-Mr
Scoville, Attorney for Guiteau: The
New York Court of Appeals have
just decided that the prosecution
where some evidence of insanity is
produced for the defense, must make
, out a case of sanity beyond rea'
sonable doubt"
Counsel for the defense will cal
, attention to this latest decision, an6
ask Judge Cox to charge the jury te
that effect.
In resuming his argument, Mr.
e Scoville called attention to the fac
that the actions of the pris
oner at the time of the shooting
and imme diately afterwards wer,
entirely in keeping with the theor,
, of insanity, and to prove this, quoted
the testimony of number of wit
nesses for the prosecution, who, b
said, could not be charged will
being in favor of the prisoner. MI
Scoville then continued his review Q
the evidence, and pointed out variou
incidents in the prisoners life whic
went to show insanity, or at leas
the lack of something in his ments
composition which other men pos
sessed. Mr.. Scoville continued t
speak until 8 o'clock, when the ooui