Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-03
GUITEAU.

scov11LE MOTIONS ron NEW TR1AL-A HEAR
ING GRANTED FOR To-DAY-APPEALs PROM
scoy1ILE AND GU1rEAU.
Last Saturday Mr. Scoville filed his motion
in Judge Cox's court for n now trial for Cult
eau The reasons which he specifies for ask.
ing a new trial are twelve in number, but the
main grounds are want Of jurisdiction, newly
discovered evidence and msbehayior OF the
jury in reading or hearing read a newspaper
calculated to prejudice their minds against
the prisoner. The misbehRvior of the jury is
inferred from the fact that one Frederick II.
Snyder makes affidavit that on Dec. 10, 1881,
he found in the room occupied by the jurors
in the National hotel a newspaper containing
a report of proceedings in court with editorial
comments on the case and that on the news
paper some of the jury appeared to have
written their names or initials. The juWmen
whose signatures it is alleged appear on the
margin of the newspaper deny most positive
ly that a copy of that or any other paper was
ever in their apartments at the National hotel,
and declare that they never had pen in their
hands during the whole course of the trial
except to write autographs for outside parties,
and that this was always done in the room
occupied by the bailiffs and in the immediate
presence of these officers. The general i'm
preston with those who have examined the
matter is that it is clever piece of forgery.
1t is said that there is bad mistake in the
name of one of the jurymen which is written
in German.
In regard to the newly discovered evidence,
the alleged facts are simply that two men,
named Green and Bragdon, who had the Gu
riosity to observe Guiteau's eccentric ways
out of doors on five or six different occasions,
in June last, thought that he acted like an
insane man.
Friday of this week has been fixed for the
argument on the motion for new trial
Great confidence is felt that the motion will
not be granted.
District Attorney Corkhill says that Guiteau
will undoubtedly be executed not later than
June 30
Guiteau has addressed blasphemous letter
ito the American people," in which he asks
for money and the assistance of 1.-TWO or three
frst.class lawyers" to argue the question of
the jurisdiction of the court that tried him.
Mr.. Scoville has published an address APP
pealng for contributions of money to aid him
in continuing the defence. He says at least
$1,000 will be necessary to properly conduct
the appeal to the general term Of the court
Mr.. Scoville has received n letter from a
firm in Philadelphia who have a process of
arresting decay in meats by a refrigerating
process, proposing to take Guiteau's body as
hOOH 10 hO ~ hhhBfui HhbltNA ~ w lhlo pioS-
ess in a chest with glass sides exposing it to
view and then exhibit it in this country and
in Europe, giving the relatives of the refrig-
Grated corpse one-half of the net proceeds.
A St. Louis firm offer Mr.. Scoville $4,000 out
| right for Guiteau's body.
Writing of the Guiteau case, the Boston
| Journals Washington correspondent says
General Crocker thinks the execution will
take place in July, but possibly it can be
hastened sufficiently to bring the end in May.
The gallows is already standing. The last
man executed upon it was Stone, the wife
murderer The scaiIold stands inside in the
| jail, and the executions take place in what is
known as the rotunda. Applications are al
ready pouring in for tickets TO the last scene. n
A rumor which was exploded before it had
| gained much circulation was started Friday
morning that Guiteau had committed suicide
in his cell The Jail authorities say that
Guiteau is cheerful aud could not be induced
| to kill himself.